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Thunder On The Mountain

Biography:

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is an American musician, poet and artist whose position in popular culture is unique.

Dylan started his musical odyssey in 1959 when he began playing in Dinkytown, Minneapolis while attending the University of Minnesota. Shortly after starting to play he changed his stage name to Bob Dylan, after being influenced by the poetry of Dylan Thomas before legally changing his name in 1962.

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Song: Thunder On The Mountain - Video
Artist: Bob Dylan
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RPkJeziNyI;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_%28Bob_Dylan_album%29
Tempo: 8|4 Time
Style: Modern Electro-Western Bop using morphing chords

Capo 3

Chords: EADGBe
C/G 332010
G 320003
Em7 020003
Cmaj/G 332000
D XX0232
Dsus2 XX0230
Dsus4 XX0233

INTRO:

Guitar 1 - Lead Lick on Capo 9
e ||————2—————————————————————————2————————2——-———2————————-——|
B ||————3—————————————————————————3————————-—3—————-3——————-——|
G ||————2——2^0^2——2^0^2——2^0^2————2———0^2——————0———-——2^2———-—|
D ||————0—————————————————————————X———————————————————————-———|
A ||————X—————————————————————————X————————————————————————-——|
E ||————X—————————————————————————X———————————————————————-———|

Guitar 1 - Lead Lick (cont.)
e ||————2—————————————————————————2————————2——-———2—————————-—|
B ||————3—————————————————————————3————————-—3—————-3——————-——|
G ||————2——2^0^2——2^0^2——2^0^2————2———0^2——————0———-——2^0^2——-|
D ||————0—————————————————————————X—————————————————————————-—|
A ||————X—————————————————————————X————————————————————————-——|
E ||————X—————————————————————————X———————————————————————-———|

|C/G G|C/G G|[2|4 Time] (Slow Riff, Picked Bass and Snare Drums and Cymbals over)
|G Em7 G Em7|G Em7 G Em7|[8|4 Time] (Walking Bass, Drums with Rhythm backing)

VERSE 1:(Bass, Drums with Rhythm backing)
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G
Thunder on the mountain and there’s fires on the moon,
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G?
There's a ruckus in the alley and the Sun will be here soon.
C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G G?
Today's the day, gonna grab my trombone and blow,
Em7 G D Dsus2 Dsus4 G?
Well, there's hot stuff here and it's everywhere I go.

VERSE 2:
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G
I was thinkin' 'bout Alicia Keys, couldn't keep from crying,
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G?
When she was born in Hell's Kitchen, I was living down the line.
C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G G?
I'm wondering where in the world Alicia Keys could be,
Em7 G D Dsus2 Dsus4 G?
I been looking for her even clear through Tennessee.

VERSE 3:
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G
Feel like my soul is beginning to expand,
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G?
Look into my heart and you will sort of understand.
C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G G?
You brought me here, now you're trying to run me away,
Em7 G D Dsus2 Dsus4 G?
The writing's on the wall, come read it, come see what it say.

INSTRUMENTAL 1:

Guitar 1 - Lead Lick on Capo 9
e ||————2—-—2———2-—-2———2—————————2—-—2———2-—-2———2—————————-—|
B ||————3-—-—3———3———3————3———————3——-—3———3———3————3———————-—|
G ||————2-————————-—————————2^2———2-————————-—————————2^2———-—|
D ||————0————————————————————————-0———————————————————————-———|
A ||————X—————————————————————-——-X——————————————————————-———-|
E ||————X-———————————————————-————X———————————————————————————|

Guitar 1 - Lead Lick (cont. 1)
e ||————2—-—2———2-—-2———2—————————2—-—2———2-—-2———2————————-——|
B ||————3-—-—3———3———3————3———————3——-—3———3———3————3———————-—|
G ||————2-————————-—————————2^2———2-————————-—————————2^2———-—|
D ||————0————————————————————————-0————————————————————————-——|
A ||————X—————————————————————-——-X———————————————————————-——-|
E ||————X-———————————————————-————X———————————————————————-———|

Guitar 2 - Accompaniment on Capo 9
e ||———2—X—X—X—————————————-—-———————————————————————————-——-—|
B ||———3—3^3^3——3^3^3^3——3^3^3——3^3^3^3-—8^8^8——-8^8^8^8—————-|
G ||———2—2^2^2——0^2^0^2-–0^2^0–-0^2^0^2——7^7^7———7^7^7^7—————-|
D ||—-—0-0^0^0——0^0^0^0-—0^0^0–-0^2^0^2-———————————————-—————-|
A ||———X———————————————————————————————————————————————————-——|
E ||———X—————————————————————-—-————————————————————————————-—|

Guitar 2 - Accompaniment (cont. 1)
e ||—-———————————————————————-—-————————————————————-——————-——|
B ||——3^3^3——3^3^3^3——10^10^10——10^10^10^10——-3^3^3——3^3^3^3——|
G ||—-2^2^2——0^2^0^2-–-9^-9^-9———9^-9^-9^—9—-—2^2^2——0^2^0^2——|
D ||—————————————————————————-—-——————————————————————————————|
A ||—————————————————————————-—-———————————————————————————-——|
E ||——-——————————————————————-—-———————————————————————————-——|

Instrumental 1 - Chords:
|G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G|
|G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G|
|C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G G|?| Em7 G D Dsus2 Dsus4 G|?

VERSE 4:
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G
Thunder on the mountain rolling to the ground,
Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G?
Gonna get up in the morning walk the hard road down.
C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G G?
Some sweet day I'll stand beside my king,
Em7 G D Dsus2 Dsus4 G?
I wouldn't betray your love or any other thing.

VERSE 5:
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G
Gonna raise me an army, some tough sons of bitches,
Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G?
I'll recruit my army from the orphanages.
C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G G?
I been to St. Herman's church and I've said my religious vows,
Em7 G D Dsus2 Dsus4 G?
I've sucked the milk out of a thousand cows.

VERSE 6:
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G
I got the porkchops, she got the pie,
Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G?
She ain't no angel and neither am I.
C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G G?
Shame on your greed, shame on your wicked schemes,
Em7 G D Dsus2 Dsus4 G?
I'll say this, I don't give a damn about your dreams.

VERSE 7:
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G
Thunder on the mountain heavy as can be,
Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G?
Mean old twister bearing down on me.
C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G G?
All the ladies of Washington scrambling to get out of town,
Em7 G D Dsus2 Dsus4 G?
Looks like something bad gonna happen, better roll your airplane down.

VERSE 8:
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G
Everybody's going and I want to go too,
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G?
Don't wanna take a chance with somebody new.
C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G G?
I did all I could and I did it right there and then,
Em7 G D Dsus2 Dsus4 G?
I've already confessed – no need to confess again.

VERSE 9:
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G
Gonna make a lot of money, gonna go up north,
Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G?
I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth.
C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G G?
The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf,
Em7 G D Dsus2 Dsus4 G?
For the love of God, you ought to take pity on yourself.

INSTRUMENTAL 2 & CODA:

Guitar 1 - Lead Lick on Capo 9 (x2)
e ||————2—-—2———2-—-2———2—————————2—-—2———2-—-2———2—————————-—|
B ||————3-—-—3———3———3————3———————3——-—3———3———3————3———————-—|
G ||————2-————————-—————————2^2———2-————————-—————————2^2———-—|
D ||————0————————————————————————-0———————————————————————-———|
A ||————X—————————————————————-——-X——————————————————————-———-|
E ||————X-———————————————————-————X———————————————————————————|

Guitar 1 - Lead Lick (cont. 1)
e ||————2—-—2———2-—-2———2—————————2—-—2———2-—-2———2————————-——|
B ||————3-—-—3———3———3————3———————3——-—3———3———3————3———————-—|
G ||————2-————————-—————————2^2———2-————————-—————————2^2———-—|
D ||————0————————————————————————-0————————————————————————-——|
A ||————X—————————————————————-——-X———————————————————————-——-|
E ||————X-———————————————————-————X———————————————————————-———|

Guitar 2 - Accompaniment on Capo 9
e ||———2—X—X—X—————————————-—-———————————————————————————-——-—|
B ||———3—3^3^3——3^3^3^3——3^3^3——3^3^3^3-—8^8^8——-8^8^8^8—————-|
G ||———2—2^2^2——0^2^0^2-–0^2^0–-0^2^0^2——7^7^7———7^7^7^7—————-|
D ||—-—0-0^0^0——0^0^0^0-—0^0^0–-0^2^0^2-———————————————-—————-|
A ||———X———————————————————————————————————————————————————-——|
E ||———X—————————————————————-—-————————————————————————————-—|

Guitar 2 - Accompaniment (cont. 1)
e ||—-———————————————————————-—-————————————————————-——————-——|
B ||——3^3^3——3^3^3^3——10^10^10——10^10^10^10——-3^3^3——3^3^3^3——|
G ||—-2^2^2——0^2^0^2-–-9^-9^-9———9^-9^-9^—9—-—2^2^2——0^2^0^2——|
D ||—————————————————————————-—-——————————————————————————————|
A ||—————————————————————————-—-———————————————————————————-——|
E ||——-——————————————————————-—-———————————————————————————-——|

Guitar 2 - Accompaniment (cont. 2)
e ||———2—X—X—X—————————————-—-———————————————————————————-——-—|
B ||———3—3^3^3——3^3^3^3——3^3^3——3^3^3^3-—8^8^8——-8^8^8^8—————-|
G ||———2—2^2^2——0^2^0^2-–0^2^0–-0^2^0^2——7^7^7———7^7^7^7—————-|
D ||—-—0-0^0^0——0^0^0^0-—0^0^0–-0^2^0^2-———————————————-—————-|
A ||———X———————————————————————————————————————————————————-——|
E ||———X—————————————————————-—-————————————————————————————-—|

Guitar 2 - Accompaniment (cont. 3)
e ||—-———————————————————————-—-———-—————————————————————————-|
B ||——3^3^3——3^3^3^3——10^10^10——10^10^10^10——-———————————————-|
G ||—-2^2^2——0^2^0^2-–-9^-9^-9——-9^-9^-9^-9-—-———————————————-|
D ||—————————————————————————-—-————————————-————————————————-|
A ||—————————————————————————-—-———————————————————————————-—-|
E ||——-——————————————————————-—-—————————————————————-———————-|

Guitar 2 - Accompaniment (cont. 4)
e ||—-—2——-————2-————-——2————-————————————————————————————————|
B ||——-3—————3———3——-—3———3———————————————————————————————————|
G ||——-2———0——————-—0———————2^2——————————————————————-————————|
D ||———0————————————0——————————-—-———————————————————————————-|
A ||—————————————————————————-—-—————————————————————————————-|
E ||——-——————————————————————-—-———————————————————————————-——|

Instrumental 2 & Coda Chords: (x2)
|G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G|
|G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G|
|C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G C/G Cmaj/G G|?| Em7 G D Dsus2 Dsus4 G|?

[End]

NOTES:
1. There are three extra verses and in the album version, after the INSTRUMENTAL 1 break.
From http://www.bobdylan.com/us/songs/thunder-mountain, which are different from the video version:

“…Thunder on the mountain, rolling like a drum
Gonna sleep over there, that's where the music coming from
I don't need any guide, I already know the way
Remember this, I'm your servant both night and day

The pistols are poppin' and the power is down
I'd like to try somethin' but I'm so far from town
The sun keeps shinin' and the North Wind keeps picking up speed
Gonna forget about myself for a while, gonna go out and see what others need

I've been sitting down studying the art of love
I think it will fit me like a glove
I want some real good woman to do just what I say
Everybody got to wonder what's the matter with this cruel world today…”

2. “"Thunder on the Mountain" has a second verse based on the song "Ma Rainey" by Memphis Minnie.
Dylan cuts and shuffles Memphis Minnie's lyrics substituting Alicia Keys and Hell's Kitchen for
Ma Rainey and her Georgia birthplace. The reference to Keys was listed by Rolling Stone as among
the "ten weirdest shoutouts" in song. The guitar licks and riffs are typical of Chuck Berry's
famous records, with the melody sounding closest to "Let It Rock."”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_%28Bob_Dylan_album%29
3. Apologies, if I misheard something, as my ears are bleeding. :-R