When I was at the Swannanoa Gathering in 2005, this tune was the bane of my existence. Everyone seemed to know it. Yet as simple as it is to play in Standard Tuning, I could not find a way to make it sit well in DADGAD. Finally, I gave up on it.
Recently, I tried again and this time, I quit trying so hard to play it note for note. Instead, I opted for a simple arrangement that got the point across, while playing within the constraints of the tuning.
I don't have a video of this one yet, but here is the arrangement.
|--7-----4-----|--------0-----|-----------7--|--5-----------|
|--------------|--7-----------|--4-----------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-----4-----4--|-----4-----4--|-----7-----7--|-----7-----7--|
|--------0-----|--------0-----|--0-----0-----|--0-----0-----|
|--0-----------|--0-----------|--------------|--------------|
|--9------5----|--4-----------|--0--------7--|--4-----------|
|--------------|--------7-----|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-----7-----7--|-----7-----7--|-----4-----4--|-----4-----4--|
|--0-----0-----|--0-----0-----|--------0-----|--------0-----|
|--------------|--------------|--0-----------|--0-----------|
|--4--------5--|--4-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|
|--------------|--------7-----|-----------7--|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------4-----|
|-----4-----4--|-----4-----4--|-----0-----0--|-----0-----0--|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--4-----4-----|--4-----4-----|--5-----5-----|--5-----5-----|
|--------4-----|--4--2--------|--0-----------|--------0-----|
|--0-----------|--------------|--------------|--------0-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------7-----|
|-----4-----4--|-----2-----2--|-----4-----4--|--------4-----|
|--------0-----|--0-----0-----|--------0-----|--------0-----|
|--0-----------|--------------|--0-----------|--0-----------|
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Monday, December 20, 2010
Down In the River to Pray
It has taken me longer than I intended to get this one done. I arranged this tune with a simple, mountain dulcimer type of sound in mind.
I used a tablature program called Songwrite, and then exported the tab in ASCII format.
I played this on the 12-string guitar, which I keep tuned at least a full step lower.
Enjoy.
Low Verse:
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------0----|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0-h2-h4----|-2-----2-p0--4-----2--0-|
|-------0-----2----------|-------------------0-h2-|------------------------|-0----------------------|
|------------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0----------------------|-------------0----------|-0-----4-----2----------|-------0----------------|
|-------2-----0----------|-0--------2--------2----|-------------0----------|-2-h5--------2-p0-------|
|-0-----------0-----4----|-0-----------0----------|-0----------------------|-5-----------0----------|
Low Chorus:
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-------2----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-2-----------2----p0----|-2--4--------4--2-------|-2--4--2--0--0----------|-------0----------------|
|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|------------------------|-2--5--------2--0-------|
|------------------------|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------5----------|-5-----------0----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-------2----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-2-----------2-----0----|-2--4--------4--2-------|-2--4--2--0--------0----|------------------------|
|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-------------2--5-------|-2--0-------------------|
|------------------------|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------5----------|-0----------------------|
High Verse:
|-------------------0----|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0-h2-h4----|-2-----2-p0--2-h4-p2-p0-|
|-------0----------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0-----------0----------|
|-------------2-h4-------|-------------------2-h4-|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-2-----------2----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0----------------------|-------------0----------|-0-----2-h4--2----------|-------0----------------|
|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-2-h5--------0----------|
|-------4-----2----------|-2--------4--------4----|------------------------|-0-----------4-p2-------|
|-0-----------0-----4----|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------2----------|-------------0----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
High Chorus:
|-2-----------2----p0----|-4-----------4-p2-------|-4-----2-p0--0----------|-------0----------------|
|-0----------------------|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------5----------|-5-----------0----------|
|------------------------|------*2----------------|-------------0----------|-0-----------4-p2-------|
|-2----------------------|-0-----------0----------|-0----------------------|-------------0----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-2-----------2----p0----|-4-----------4-p2-------|-4-----2-p0--------0----|------------------------|
|-0----------------------|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------2-h5-------|-0----------------------|
|------------------------|------*2----------------|-------------0----------|-4-p2-------------------|
|-2----------------------|-0-----------0----------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
*Please note that the high A note played on the 2nd fret of the G string sounds an octave higher. I used the high octave string of my 12-string guitar to play that one.
I used a tablature program called Songwrite, and then exported the tab in ASCII format.
I played this on the 12-string guitar, which I keep tuned at least a full step lower.
Enjoy.
Low Verse:
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------0----|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0-h2-h4----|-2-----2-p0--4-----2--0-|
|-------0-----2----------|-------------------0-h2-|------------------------|-0----------------------|
|------------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0----------------------|-------------0----------|-0-----4-----2----------|-------0----------------|
|-------2-----0----------|-0--------2--------2----|-------------0----------|-2-h5--------2-p0-------|
|-0-----------0-----4----|-0-----------0----------|-0----------------------|-5-----------0----------|
Low Chorus:
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-------2----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-2-----------2----p0----|-2--4--------4--2-------|-2--4--2--0--0----------|-------0----------------|
|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|------------------------|-2--5--------2--0-------|
|------------------------|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------5----------|-5-----------0----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-------2----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-2-----------2-----0----|-2--4--------4--2-------|-2--4--2--0--------0----|------------------------|
|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-------------2--5-------|-2--0-------------------|
|------------------------|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------5----------|-0----------------------|
High Verse:
|-------------------0----|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0-h2-h4----|-2-----2-p0--2-h4-p2-p0-|
|-------0----------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0-----------0----------|
|-------------2-h4-------|-------------------2-h4-|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-2-----------2----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0----------------------|-------------0----------|-0-----2-h4--2----------|-------0----------------|
|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-2-h5--------0----------|
|-------4-----2----------|-2--------4--------4----|------------------------|-0-----------4-p2-------|
|-0-----------0-----4----|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------2----------|-------------0----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
High Chorus:
|-2-----------2----p0----|-4-----------4-p2-------|-4-----2-p0--0----------|-------0----------------|
|-0----------------------|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------5----------|-5-----------0----------|
|------------------------|------*2----------------|-------------0----------|-0-----------4-p2-------|
|-2----------------------|-0-----------0----------|-0----------------------|-------------0----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-2-----------2----p0----|-4-----------4-p2-------|-4-----2-p0--------0----|------------------------|
|-0----------------------|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------2-h5-------|-0----------------------|
|------------------------|------*2----------------|-------------0----------|-4-p2-------------------|
|-2----------------------|-0-----------0----------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
*Please note that the high A note played on the 2nd fret of the G string sounds an octave higher. I used the high octave string of my 12-string guitar to play that one.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Romanza
I adapted this tune from Standard Tuning to DADGAD. In DADGAD, it has a bit of a droning, dulcimer quality to it. The chords are more implied.
If I played in true classical form, I would do the triplets with my ring, middle, and index fingers. Instead, I do them with my middle, index, and thumb. Do them whichever way feels comfortable to you.
I transcribed this in two parts. The first movement is in D minor:
D |-7--------7--------7--------|--7--------5--------3--------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-3--------2--------0--------|--0--------3--------7--------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-12-------12-------12-------|--12-------10-------8--------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-8--------7--------5--------|--5--------7--------8--------|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
G |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-5--------------------------|--5--------------------------|-
D |-7--------8--------7--------|--11-------8--------7--------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |-------6--------6--------6--|--------6--------6--------6--|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
A |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-7--------5--------3--------|--3--------2--------0--------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-2--------2--------2--------|--2--------3--------2--------|-
A |----4--------4--------4-----|-----4--------4--------4-----|-
G |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
A |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------0--------0--------|--0--------------------------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|--0--------------------------|-
G |-------2--------2--------2--|--2--------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
A |----------0-----------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-------------------3--------|--0--------------------------|-
The second movement is moved into D major:
D |-4--------4--------4--------|--4--------2--------0--------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-------4--------4-----------|--------4--------4-----------|-
A |-------------------------4--|--------------------------4--|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
A |-5--------4--------4--------|--4--------3--------4--------|-
G |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
D |-------2--------2--------2--|--------2--------2--------2--|-
A |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-9--------9--------9--------|--9--------11-------9--------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |-------6--------6--------6--|--------6--------6--------6--|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
A |-0--------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-9--------7--------7--------|--7--------9--------11-------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-12-------12-------12-------|--12-------11-------10-------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-9--------9--------9--------|--9--------7--------5--------|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
G |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-5--------------------------|--5--------------------------|-
D |-4--------4--------4--------|--4--------5--------2--------|-
A |----2--------2--------2-----|-----4--------4--------4-----|-
G |-------0--------0--------2--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
A |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------0--------0--------|--0--------------------------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|--0--------------------------|-
G |-------2--------2--------2--|--2--------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--4--------------------------|-
A |----------0-----------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-------------------4--------|--0--------------------------|-
Enjoy.
If I played in true classical form, I would do the triplets with my ring, middle, and index fingers. Instead, I do them with my middle, index, and thumb. Do them whichever way feels comfortable to you.
I transcribed this in two parts. The first movement is in D minor:
D |-7--------7--------7--------|--7--------5--------3--------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-3--------2--------0--------|--0--------3--------7--------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-12-------12-------12-------|--12-------10-------8--------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-8--------7--------5--------|--5--------7--------8--------|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
G |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-5--------------------------|--5--------------------------|-
D |-7--------8--------7--------|--11-------8--------7--------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |-------6--------6--------6--|--------6--------6--------6--|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
A |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-7--------5--------3--------|--3--------2--------0--------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-2--------2--------2--------|--2--------3--------2--------|-
A |----4--------4--------4-----|-----4--------4--------4-----|-
G |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
A |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------0--------0--------|--0--------------------------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|--0--------------------------|-
G |-------2--------2--------2--|--2--------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
A |----------0-----------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-------------------3--------|--0--------------------------|-
The second movement is moved into D major:
D |-4--------4--------4--------|--4--------2--------0--------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-------4--------4-----------|--------4--------4-----------|-
A |-------------------------4--|--------------------------4--|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
A |-5--------4--------4--------|--4--------3--------4--------|-
G |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
D |-------2--------2--------2--|--------2--------2--------2--|-
A |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-9--------9--------9--------|--9--------11-------9--------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |-------6--------6--------6--|--------6--------6--------6--|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
A |-0--------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-9--------7--------7--------|--7--------9--------11-------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-12-------12-------12-------|--12-------11-------10-------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-9--------9--------9--------|--9--------7--------5--------|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
G |----0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------0--------0-----|-
D |-------0--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-5--------------------------|--5--------------------------|-
D |-4--------4--------4--------|--4--------5--------2--------|-
A |----2--------2--------2-----|-----4--------4--------4-----|-
G |-------0--------0--------2--|--------0--------0--------0--|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
A |-0--------------------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
D |-0--------0--------0--------|--0--------------------------|-
A |----0--------0--------0-----|--0--------------------------|-
G |-------2--------2--------2--|--2--------------------------|-
D |-0--------------------------|--4--------------------------|-
A |----------0-----------------|--0--------------------------|-
D |-------------------4--------|--0--------------------------|-
Enjoy.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Für Elise
This tune by Ludwig van Beethoven, has been played on a number of instruments over the years. Everything from solo classical guitar to orchestra is included.
It was challenging, but fun arranging it on the 12-string guitar in DADGAD. I am actually tuned a step lower to CGCFGC. With the capo on the 2nd fret, I am in the key of Dm. The original is in the key of Am.
The most difficult part is the full barre in the 2nd measure of Part B. All that I can say is to persevere. Make use of the notes played on adjacent strings and allow them to ring. The melody will flow much smoother.
As always, if it is difficult to read here, you can copy & paste the tab into a text file. Post a reply if you run into any problems.
Enjoy.
Fur Elise: Part A
D |-------------7--6--|--7--6--7--2--5--3--|--0--------------0--|-
A |-------------------|--------------------|--------------0-----|-
G |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
D |-------------------|--------------------|--------0-h3--------|-
A |-------------------|--------------------|-----0--------------|-
D |-------------------|--------------------|--0-----------------|-
D |-2--------------2--|--3-----------7--6--|--7--6--7--2--5--3--|-
A |----------0--------|-----------0--------|--------------------|-
G |-------------6-----|--------------------|--------------------|-
D |-------------------|--------0-----------|--------------------|-
A |-0--0-h4-----------|-----0--------------|--------------------|-
D |-------------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|-
D |-0--------------0--|--2--------------2--|--0-----------------|-
A |-------------0-----|-----------0--------|--------------------|-
G |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
D |-------0-h3--------|-------------[3]----|--------0-----------|-
A |----0--------------|--0--0-h4-----------|-----0--------------|-
D |-0-----------------|--------------------|--0-----------------|-
Fur Elise: Part B
D |----------2--3--5--|--7--------------7--|--5--------------5--|-
A |-------------------|-----------3--------|-----------3--------|-
G |-------------------|-------------[3]----|-------------[2]----|-
D |-------------------|--------3-----------|--------2-----------|-
A |-------------------|-----3--------------|--3--3--------------|-
D |-------------------|--3-----------------|--------------------|-
D |-3--------------3--|-------------^7-----|-
A |----------0--------|--------0-----------|-
G |------------[0]----|--------------------|-
D |-------0-----------|----------^7--------|-
A |----0--------------|--0--0--------------|-
D |-0-----------------|--------------------|-
The the notes with brackets, i.e. [3] indicate melody notes that are played on the 12-string octave string. These are played with a down stroke of the right hand thumb.
The two 7th fret notes in the last measure with the up arrow, ^7 are harmonics.
It was challenging, but fun arranging it on the 12-string guitar in DADGAD. I am actually tuned a step lower to CGCFGC. With the capo on the 2nd fret, I am in the key of Dm. The original is in the key of Am.
The most difficult part is the full barre in the 2nd measure of Part B. All that I can say is to persevere. Make use of the notes played on adjacent strings and allow them to ring. The melody will flow much smoother.
As always, if it is difficult to read here, you can copy & paste the tab into a text file. Post a reply if you run into any problems.
Enjoy.
Fur Elise: Part A
D |-------------7--6--|--7--6--7--2--5--3--|--0--------------0--|-
A |-------------------|--------------------|--------------0-----|-
G |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
D |-------------------|--------------------|--------0-h3--------|-
A |-------------------|--------------------|-----0--------------|-
D |-------------------|--------------------|--0-----------------|-
D |-2--------------2--|--3-----------7--6--|--7--6--7--2--5--3--|-
A |----------0--------|-----------0--------|--------------------|-
G |-------------6-----|--------------------|--------------------|-
D |-------------------|--------0-----------|--------------------|-
A |-0--0-h4-----------|-----0--------------|--------------------|-
D |-------------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|-
D |-0--------------0--|--2--------------2--|--0-----------------|-
A |-------------0-----|-----------0--------|--------------------|-
G |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
D |-------0-h3--------|-------------[3]----|--------0-----------|-
A |----0--------------|--0--0-h4-----------|-----0--------------|-
D |-0-----------------|--------------------|--0-----------------|-
Fur Elise: Part B
D |----------2--3--5--|--7--------------7--|--5--------------5--|-
A |-------------------|-----------3--------|-----------3--------|-
G |-------------------|-------------[3]----|-------------[2]----|-
D |-------------------|--------3-----------|--------2-----------|-
A |-------------------|-----3--------------|--3--3--------------|-
D |-------------------|--3-----------------|--------------------|-
D |-3--------------3--|-------------^7-----|-
A |----------0--------|--------0-----------|-
G |------------[0]----|--------------------|-
D |-------0-----------|----------^7--------|-
A |----0--------------|--0--0--------------|-
D |-0-----------------|--------------------|-
The the notes with brackets, i.e. [3] indicate melody notes that are played on the 12-string octave string. These are played with a down stroke of the right hand thumb.
The two 7th fret notes in the last measure with the up arrow, ^7 are harmonics.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
My Darling Asleep
This is a tune that I've played many times in sessions, but I was always playing a strummed rhythm. Recently, I was going through some old guitar books and magazines and I found a book that I didn't even remember buying called "DADGAD tuning," by Julie Henigan.
Her version was played in a more linear style. I chose more of a cross-string style, where the notes are played on different strings. This cascades the notes, more like a harp. I also made use of the octave strings to play a couple of the melody notes.
This tune is supposed to be a jig but to me, it feels like it should be a lullaby. I hope you enjoy what I've done with it. I played my small bodied Lowden 12-string in DADGAD lowered one full step to CGCFGC. Of course, with the capo on the 2nd fret, I am in the key of D.
As before, I tabbed this out with a program called eTktab, which I then exported into a text file. Not perfect, and not very pretty, but it gets the idea across. The program is a free download and it works with Windows, Mac or Linux. If it is difficult to read here, you can copy & paste it into a text file. Post a reply if you run into any problems.
D |----------0--------|--4-----0-----------|--------------------|-
A |----------------7--|-----7-----4-----0--|-----0-----0--------|-
G |-------------------|--------------4-----|--4-----0--------0--|-
D |-------------------|--0-----------------|-----------0--------|-
A |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
D |-------------------|--------------------|--5-----------------|-
D |----------0-----4--|--5-p4--------4-h5--|--4-----0-----------|-
A |-------0-----7-----|-----------7--------|-----7-----4-----0--|-
G |----0--------------|-------[0]----------|--------------4-----|-
D |-4-----------------|--------------------|--0-----------------|-
A |-------------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|-
D |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
|1.
D |-------------------|-----------0-----4--|--5--------0--------|-
A |----0-----0--------|--------0-----7-----|-----7-----------7--|-
G |-4-----0--------0--|-----0--------------|--------6-----------|-
D |----------0--------|--4-----------------|-----------0--------|-
A |-------------------|--------------------|--0-----------------|-
D |-5-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
|2.
D |--5--------0--------|-
A |-----7--------0-----|-
G |--------6--------0--|-
D |--------------------|-
A |--0-----------------|-
D |--------------------|-
D |----------0--------|--------------------|-----------0-----4--|-
A |-------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----|--------0-----7-----|-
G |----0-----------0--|-----0-----4-----0--|-----0--------------|-
D |-4-----------------|--4-----------------|--4-----------------|-
A |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
D |-------------------|-----------5--------|--------------------|-
D |-5-p4--------4-h5--|--4-----0-----------|--------------------|-
A |----------7--------|-----7-----4-----0--|-----0-----0--------|-
G |------[0]----------|--------------4-----|--4-----0--------0--|-
D |-------------------|--0-----------------|-----------0--------|-
A |-0-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
D |-------------------|--------------------|--5-----------------|-
D |----------0-----4--|--5--------0--------|-
A |-------0-----7-----|-----7--------------|-
G |----0--------------|--------6-----------|-
D |-4-----------------|-----------0--------|-
A |-------------------|--0-----------------|-
D |-------------------|--------------------|-
Note: The open string inside of the bracket [0] indicates that the melody note is played on the octave string of the 12-string guitar. If you are playing a 6-string guitar, the note can be played on the 5th fret of the first string.
Her version was played in a more linear style. I chose more of a cross-string style, where the notes are played on different strings. This cascades the notes, more like a harp. I also made use of the octave strings to play a couple of the melody notes.
This tune is supposed to be a jig but to me, it feels like it should be a lullaby. I hope you enjoy what I've done with it. I played my small bodied Lowden 12-string in DADGAD lowered one full step to CGCFGC. Of course, with the capo on the 2nd fret, I am in the key of D.
As before, I tabbed this out with a program called eTktab, which I then exported into a text file. Not perfect, and not very pretty, but it gets the idea across. The program is a free download and it works with Windows, Mac or Linux. If it is difficult to read here, you can copy & paste it into a text file. Post a reply if you run into any problems.
D |----------0--------|--4-----0-----------|--------------------|-
A |----------------7--|-----7-----4-----0--|-----0-----0--------|-
G |-------------------|--------------4-----|--4-----0--------0--|-
D |-------------------|--0-----------------|-----------0--------|-
A |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
D |-------------------|--------------------|--5-----------------|-
D |----------0-----4--|--5-p4--------4-h5--|--4-----0-----------|-
A |-------0-----7-----|-----------7--------|-----7-----4-----0--|-
G |----0--------------|-------[0]----------|--------------4-----|-
D |-4-----------------|--------------------|--0-----------------|-
A |-------------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|-
D |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
|1.
D |-------------------|-----------0-----4--|--5--------0--------|-
A |----0-----0--------|--------0-----7-----|-----7-----------7--|-
G |-4-----0--------0--|-----0--------------|--------6-----------|-
D |----------0--------|--4-----------------|-----------0--------|-
A |-------------------|--------------------|--0-----------------|-
D |-5-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
|2.
D |--5--------0--------|-
A |-----7--------0-----|-
G |--------6--------0--|-
D |--------------------|-
A |--0-----------------|-
D |--------------------|-
D |----------0--------|--------------------|-----------0-----4--|-
A |-------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----|--------0-----7-----|-
G |----0-----------0--|-----0-----4-----0--|-----0--------------|-
D |-4-----------------|--4-----------------|--4-----------------|-
A |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
D |-------------------|-----------5--------|--------------------|-
D |-5-p4--------4-h5--|--4-----0-----------|--------------------|-
A |----------7--------|-----7-----4-----0--|-----0-----0--------|-
G |------[0]----------|--------------4-----|--4-----0--------0--|-
D |-------------------|--0-----------------|-----------0--------|-
A |-0-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
D |-------------------|--------------------|--5-----------------|-
D |----------0-----4--|--5--------0--------|-
A |-------0-----7-----|-----7--------------|-
G |----0--------------|--------6-----------|-
D |-4-----------------|-----------0--------|-
A |-------------------|--0-----------------|-
D |-------------------|--------------------|-
Note: The open string inside of the bracket [0] indicates that the melody note is played on the octave string of the 12-string guitar. If you are playing a 6-string guitar, the note can be played on the 5th fret of the first string.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
In The Garden
It has taken me a long time to post my first tab. Apologies. A fellow musician once told me that he would rather slide down a telephone pole naked, than tab out one of his tunes. I would not go THAT far personally, but it is time consuming, so please bear with me.
Anyway, this tune is an old hymn that I arranged while my wife was out on an errand. By the time she got home, I was ready to record it. It is a very basic arrangement that will probably fill out with time.
I tabbed this out with a program called eTktab, which I then exported into a text file. Not perfect, and not very pretty, but it gets the idea across. The program is a free download and it works with Windows, Mac or Linux. If it is difficult to read here, you can copy & paste it into a text file. Post a reply if you run into any problems.
EDIT: Note the 3 note chord in measure 5 differs slightly from the arrangement on the video. The more I play the tune, the more it matures. A case in point for not recording things that are too new.
D |----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
A |-------0--|-----------|--0--5--7--|--9--------|-
G |----------|--2-----0--|-----------|-----------|-
D |----------|--4--4-----|--4--4--5--|--7--------|-
A |----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
D |----------|--0--------|--0--------|--0--------|-
D |-------0--|--------0--|-----0-----|--0--------|-
A |-7--------|--5--------|--7--------|-----------|-
G |-5--------|--4--------|--4-----4--|-----------|-
D |-0--------|-----------|-----------|--4--------|-
A |----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
D |----------|--5--------|--5--------|--0--------|-
D |-------0--|--2-----2--|-----------|-----------|-
A |-0--4-----|-----------|--4-----4--|--5-----7--|-
G |----------|--0--------|-----4-----|-----------|-
D |-4--------|-----------|--2--------|--4-----5--|-
A |----------|--0--------|--0--------|-----------|-
D |-0--------|-----------|-----------|--0--------|-
D |-------0--|--2-----4--|--2-----0--|-----------|-
A |-9--------|-----------|-----------|--4-----5--|-
G |-7--------|--1--------|--1--------|-----------|-
D |----------|-----------|-----------|--2-----4--|-
A |----------|-----------|-----------|--0--------|-
D |-9--------|--2--------|--2--------|-----------|-
D |----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
A |-7--------|-/9----\7--|--5-----5--|--5--4-----|-
G |----------|-----------|-----------|--------4--|-
D |-5--------|-----------|--4--------|--4--------|-
A |-0--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
D |----------|-----------|--0--------|--0--------|-
D |----------|-----------|--5-----5--|--5--4-----|-
A |-4-----4--|--4--------|-----------|--------7--|-
G |----------|--------2--|-/6--------|--6--------|-
D |-2--------|--2--------|-----------|-----------|-
A |-0--------|--0--------|--0--------|--0--------|-
D |----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
D |----0-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
A |-9-----7--|--9-----9--|--7-----7--|--5-----5--|-
G |----------|-----------|--6--------|--4--------|-
D |-7--------|--7--------|-----------|-----------|-
A |----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
D |-0--------|--0--------|--4--------|--5--------|-
D |----------|-----0-----|-----------|-----------|-
A |-5--------|-----------|--4-/7-----|--4--------|-
G |-3-----3--|-\2--------|-----------|-----------|-
D |----------|--4--------|--2-/5-----|--2--------|-
A |----------|-----------|--0--------|-----------|-
D |-5--------|--0--------|-----------|--0--------|-
Here is the original video:
Anyway, this tune is an old hymn that I arranged while my wife was out on an errand. By the time she got home, I was ready to record it. It is a very basic arrangement that will probably fill out with time.
I tabbed this out with a program called eTktab, which I then exported into a text file. Not perfect, and not very pretty, but it gets the idea across. The program is a free download and it works with Windows, Mac or Linux. If it is difficult to read here, you can copy & paste it into a text file. Post a reply if you run into any problems.
EDIT: Note the 3 note chord in measure 5 differs slightly from the arrangement on the video. The more I play the tune, the more it matures. A case in point for not recording things that are too new.
D |----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
A |-------0--|-----------|--0--5--7--|--9--------|-
G |----------|--2-----0--|-----------|-----------|-
D |----------|--4--4-----|--4--4--5--|--7--------|-
A |----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
D |----------|--0--------|--0--------|--0--------|-
D |-------0--|--------0--|-----0-----|--0--------|-
A |-7--------|--5--------|--7--------|-----------|-
G |-5--------|--4--------|--4-----4--|-----------|-
D |-0--------|-----------|-----------|--4--------|-
A |----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
D |----------|--5--------|--5--------|--0--------|-
D |-------0--|--2-----2--|-----------|-----------|-
A |-0--4-----|-----------|--4-----4--|--5-----7--|-
G |----------|--0--------|-----4-----|-----------|-
D |-4--------|-----------|--2--------|--4-----5--|-
A |----------|--0--------|--0--------|-----------|-
D |-0--------|-----------|-----------|--0--------|-
D |-------0--|--2-----4--|--2-----0--|-----------|-
A |-9--------|-----------|-----------|--4-----5--|-
G |-7--------|--1--------|--1--------|-----------|-
D |----------|-----------|-----------|--2-----4--|-
A |----------|-----------|-----------|--0--------|-
D |-9--------|--2--------|--2--------|-----------|-
D |----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
A |-7--------|-/9----\7--|--5-----5--|--5--4-----|-
G |----------|-----------|-----------|--------4--|-
D |-5--------|-----------|--4--------|--4--------|-
A |-0--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
D |----------|-----------|--0--------|--0--------|-
D |----------|-----------|--5-----5--|--5--4-----|-
A |-4-----4--|--4--------|-----------|--------7--|-
G |----------|--------2--|-/6--------|--6--------|-
D |-2--------|--2--------|-----------|-----------|-
A |-0--------|--0--------|--0--------|--0--------|-
D |----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
D |----0-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
A |-9-----7--|--9-----9--|--7-----7--|--5-----5--|-
G |----------|-----------|--6--------|--4--------|-
D |-7--------|--7--------|-----------|-----------|-
A |----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
D |-0--------|--0--------|--4--------|--5--------|-
D |----------|-----0-----|-----------|-----------|-
A |-5--------|-----------|--4-/7-----|--4--------|-
G |-3-----3--|-\2--------|-----------|-----------|-
D |----------|--4--------|--2-/5-----|--2--------|-
A |----------|-----------|--0--------|-----------|-
D |-5--------|--0--------|-----------|--0--------|-
Here is the original video:
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Just What The Title Says
I've begun posting tunes up on YouTube. That, of course, leads to guitarists being interested - at least if I do it right. Then they request tablature so that they too can learn these arrangements.
A few rules:
I will only post tabs of my own arrangements. I will NOT post tabs of copyrighted material. Please do not ask.
I will post these when I am able. Please be patient. Most of my arrangements are for 12-string guitar. All of my arrangements are in DADGAD tuning
If you benefit from these tabs, rate the video or at least leave a comment.
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