John McLaughlin's ~Meeting Of The Spirits~
Transcription by Sandy Freeze a.k.a.:guitalife

Tabulature for:
 A]The Overture block chords
 B] Main vamp Arpeggios
 C]Whole Tablature for:
Guitar & Violin (TAB (Equivalent) Melody &
 Two bass guitar patterns
Guitar Equivalent to additional Keyboard chords.
 

 This tune, from ~THE INNER MOUNTING FLAME~, By John McLaughlin and the 
Mahavishnu Orchestra has some tough chords ...
 Observe the notations at McLaughlin book Index,
on ~PAGES OF FIRE~ tribute.
The Opening MotS page 1 (page 12, scores)

A] in the "Overture" which may be placed in 2 different string sets.
 Either way,they're all quite unique stretches!
 Note : ( ,=1/4 value ),
      : lowest fret#(>0) stopped by left 1rst finger. 

~MEETING OF THE SPIRITS~ OVERTURE CHORDS
~`*~SET #1             *                    **         **`~
E|0+++++|1+++++|4+++++|,,,,,,|2+++++|5++7++|------|1+++++|E
B|2+++++|3+++++|5+++++|3+++++|4+++++|6++8++|3+++++|1+++++|B
G|1+++++|2+++++|4+++++|5+++++|4+++++|5++7++|4+++++|2+++++|G
D|3+++++|4+++++|3+++++|5+++++|2+++++|------|5+++++|------|D
A|------|------|------|7+++++|3+++++|7++8++|------|------|A
E|,,,,,,|,,,,,,|,,,,,,|7+++++|3+++++|,,,,,,|5+++++|3+++++|E
~`*     '      '      *      '      '      '**    '    **`~

                      [same____________here]               

~`SET # 2 Alternate   *      '      '      '**    '    **`~
E|------|------|------|,-----|2+++++|5++7++|------|------|E
B|5+++++|6+++++|9+++++|3+++++|2+++++|6++8++|3+++++|6+++++|B
G|6+++++|7+++++|9+++++|5+++++|4+++++|5++7++|4+++++|5+++++|G
D|6+++++|7+++++|9+++++|5+++++|2+++++|------|5+++++|7+++++|D
A|8+++++|9+++++|8+++++|7+++++|3+++++|7++8++|-----stretch!|A
E|,,,,,,|,,,,,,|,,,,,,|7+++++|3+++++|,,,,,,|5+++++|3+++++|E
~`      '      '      '      '      '      '**    '    **`~

  B] The Meeting Of The Spirits~ main Vamp has 2 5-note chords, which 
McLaughlin plays, on guitar and Jan Hammer duplicates on electric piano.
 Using a Pick and Roll method K\/k is alternate flatpicking.
 See the down beat attack on K\... ? 
 r)a)m) are right hand fingers.
E|--------r0--------r0++++|--------r0--------r0++++|E
B|----a2++++----a2++++++++|----a2++++----a2++++++++|B
G|------m0++------m0++++++|------m4++------m4++++++|G
D|--k4++++++--K4++++++++++|--k4++++++--K4++++++++++|D
A|,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---|A
E|K2++++++++k2++++++++K2k0|K3++++++++k3++++++++K3k0|E
~`F# Minor 7-9____________`G Major 7(#11 13)_______` 
  ^Use left thumb.
Modes and Vamps
 
 
 
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{0 x - 0 - 0}    / _____B|Z2++|Z2++|B_/ / / / / {0 x - - - 0}
[~\  -   -  ]   / / ____G|Z0++|Z4++|G__/ / / /  [~\  - - -  ]
[T/  -   1  ]  / / / ___D|Z2++|Z4++|D___/ / /   [~/  - - 1  ]
[    -      ] / / / / __A|----|----|A____/ /    [T   - -    ]
[    3      ]/ / / / / _E|Z2/0|Z3/0|E_____/     [    3 4    ]
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~`F# Minor7-9                                 Alternative G Major7th#11.13`~
E|--------K0--------k"++++|E    Sound_A_Phrase  E|--------K0--------k"++++|E
B|----K2++++----k"++++++++|B         _N_        B|------k02++++---K"++++++|B
G|------k0++------K"++++++|G         _D_        G|----K6++------k"++++++++|G
D|--k4++++++--K"++++++++++|D      GUITALIFE     D|--k4++++++--K"++++++++++|D
A|,---,---,---,---,---,---|A     Sandy Freeze   A|,---,---,---,---,---,---|A
E|K2++++++++k"++++++++K2k0|E      K\/r)a)m)     E|K3++++++++k"++++++++K3k0|E
~__________________________---------------------___________________________~
__VAMP F#-7b9_____________"Meeting of The Spirits"____G Major 7#_11_13______