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Song
Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)
Artist: Bert Jansch
Track title: Bett's Dance
Album: Toy Balloon (and Live at the 12 Bar)
Tuning: DADGBD
This is a really nice instrumental. Bert plays it using a "double dropped D" tuning, which
is basically a drop-D with the addition of the 1st string tuned to D also. I tabbed it in
a quarter-note based beat (notes are triplets), which was easier for me but my non-musically
trained mind suspects that it should be some kind of eighth-note beat. Doesn't really matter
anyway, as you'll probably want to work with the record to get the feel down. There are some
parts which should be strummed (you'll see) but I tabbed it as best I could nonetheless.
Experiment with fingerings as there are many possibilities - for instance, I couldn't make my
mind up whether the first note of the main riff was an open 1st (as I tabbed it) or 3rd fret of
the B. Some places it sounds open, some fretted. So make your own mind up. It's tabbed up until
just before the last repeat of the theme - then there's some improvised noodling at the end which
I didn't tab. The live version is very similar with a few small differences. Have fun! :o)
Rhythm: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4 (various!)
Beat: * * * * *
D||-------|--0-------------------------------------------| B||-------|----------------------------------------------| G||-------|-----2-----0-------------------------------0--| D||-------|--------4-----2-----0h2p0-----0---h2-h4-------| A||-------|-----------------4---------4------------------| D||----0--|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
D--0----------------------0----------|--0-------------------------------------------| B----------------------------3-------|----------------------------------------------| G-----2-----0----------------2-------|-----2-----0-------------------------------0--| D--------4-----2-----0-------0-------|--------4-----2-----0h2p0-----0---h2-h4-------| A-----------------4------------------|-----------------4---------4------------------| D---------------------------------0--|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
D--0----------------------0----------|--0--------0-------------0----------| B----------------------------3-------|----------------------------3-------| G-----2-----0----------------2-------|-----2--------0-------------2-------| D--------4-----2-----0-------0-------|--------4--------2--0-------0-------| A-----------------4------------------|------------------------------------| D---------------------------------0--|---------------------------------0--|
* * * * * * * * *
D--0-------------------------------------------|--0-----------------------0----------| B----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------3-------| G-----2-----0-------------------------------0--|-----2-----0-----------2-----2-------| D--------4-----2-----0h2p0-----0---h2-h4-------|--------4-----2-----0--------0-------| A-----------------4---------4------------------|-----------------4-------------------| D----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0--|
* * * * * * * * *
D--0-------------------------------------------|--0--------0-------------0----------| B----------------------------------------------|----------------------------3-------| G-----2-----0-------------------------------0--|-----2--------0-------------2-------| D--------4-----2-----0h2p0-----0---h2-h4-------|--------4--------2--0-------0-------| A-----------------4---------4------------------|------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------0--|
* * * * * * * *
D-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B--------------------0----------------|--------------------3--------3-------| G-----------2-----------0-------------|--------------0--------2-------------| D--2--0-------(0)---------------------|-----0-----2--------------0----------| A--------4--------2----------------0--|--2-----4--------0-------------------| D--------------------------4-b5-------|----------------------------------0--|
* * * * * *
D------------------------------------|-------------------| B--3--------3-------3--------3-------|--3--------3-------| G-----2----------------2-------------|-----2-------------| D--------0----------------0----------|--------0----------| A------------------------------------|-------------------| D----------------0----------------0--|----------------0--|
* * * * * *
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B--3--------5--------3--------|--1--------------------------| G-----2--------2--------2-----|-----0-----2p0---------------| D--------4--------0--------4--|--------2--------2--2-p0-----| A-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D-----------------------------|--------------------------0--|
* * * * * * *
D-----------------------------|--------------------------------------| B--3--------5--------3--------|--------------------------------------| G-----2--------2--------2-----|-/5--5--5--5-\4--2--0-----------------| D--------4--------0--------4--|-----------------------2-p0--2-p0-----| A-----------------------------|--------------------------------------| D-----------------------------|-----------------------------------0--|
* * * * * *
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B--3--------5--------3--------|--1--------------------------| G-----2--------2--------2-----|-----0-----2p0---------------| D--------4--------0--------4--|--------2--------2--2-p0-----| A-----------------------------|--------------------------3--| D-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
This section with strummed feel:
* * * * * * * *
D---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------|-----3--3--3----3-----3--3--3----3--| G--------0--4/5-4--0--2-p0--2--2-p0-----|-----2--2--2----2-----2--2--2----2--| D--0-h2------------------------------2--|--0-----0--0----0--0-----0--0----0--| A---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
D-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| B---/6-----6----6-----6--6--6----6\-|-----3--3--3----3-----3--3--3----3--| G---/5-----5----5-----5--5--5----5\-|-----2--2--2----2-----2--2--2----2--| D-------0--0----0--0--0-----0----0--|--0-----0--0----0--0-----0--0----0--| A-----------------------------------|-------------------------0----------| D-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
D-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B----6-----6----6-----3--3--3----3--|----6-----6----6-----6--6--6----6\-| G----5-----5----5-----2--2--2----2--|----5-----5----5-----5--5--5----5\-| D-------0--0----0--0--0-----0----0--|-------0--0----0--0--0-----0----0--| A-------0----------0----------------|-----------------------------------| D-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B-----3--3--3----3-----3--3--3----3--|----6-----6----6-----6--6--6----6--| G-----2--2--2----2-----2--2--2----2--|----5-----5----5-----5--5--5----5--| D--0-----0--0----0--0-----0--0----0--|-------0--0----0--0--0-----0----0--| A----------------------------0-------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * *
D-------------------|--7-p5-----------0------------------| B-----3----3--3-----|--------6-------------3--3--3-------| G-----2----2--2-----|-----------7-p5-------2--2--2-------| D--0-------0--0--x--|-------------------------0--0-------| A----------------x--|------------------------------------| D----------------x--|---------------------------------0--|
* * * * * * * *
D--7-p5-----------0------------------|--7-p5-----------0---------------| B--------6-------------3--3--3-------|--------6-------------3--3-------| G-----------7-p5-------2--2--2-------|-----------7-p5-------2--2-------| D-------------------------0--0-------|-------------------------0-------| A------------------------------------|----------------------------0----| D---------------------------------0--|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
D-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| B-----------------------3--3----------|-------------------3--3----------| G-----------------------2--2----------|-------------------2--2----------| D--------0--2h3p2p0--------0----------|--------0--3----0-----0--0-------| A--0-h3-----------------------0-------|--0-h3---------------------------| D----------------------------------0--|------------------------------0--|
* * * * * * * *
D---------------------------------|------------------------------------| B-------------------3--3----------|-----------------------3--3---------| G-------------------2--2----------|-----------------------2--2---------| D--------0--3----0-----0--0-------|--------0--2h3p2p0--------0---------| A--0-h3---------------------------|--0-h3------------------------------| D------------------------------0--|---------------------------------x--|
* * * * * * * *
D----------------------------0----0--|----0--0--0----0--------------------| B----------------------3--3--3----3--|----3--3--3----3--------------------| G----------------------2--2--2----2--|----2--2--2----2--------------------| D--3p2p0-5p0-2p0----0-------------0--|----0--0--0----0--------0--3-p0-----| A--0-------------3----------------0--|----0--0--0----0--0--3--------------| D------------------------------------|---------------------------------0--|
* * * * * * * *
D--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B--6--------6--------6--------6--------|--6--------6--------6--------6--------| G-----5--------5--------5--------5-----|-----4--------4--------4--------4-----| D--------0-----------------0-----------|--------0--------0--------0--------0--| A--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D-----------------0-----------------0--|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
D-----------0-----------------0--------|-----------0-----------------0--------| B--6-----------6-----6-----------6-----|--5-----------5-----5-----------5-----| G-----3-----------------3--------------|-----3-----------------3--------------| D--------0--------0--------0-----------|--------0--------0--------0--------0--| A-----------------------------------0--|--------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
D-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B--3--------3--------3--------3-------|--3-------3--------3--------3-------| G-----2--------2--------2-------------|-----2-------2--------2-------------| D--------0-----------------0----------|-------------------------0----------| A-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D-----------------0----------------0--|----------------0----------------0--|
* * * * * * * * *
D--0-------------------------------------------|--0----------------------0----------| B----------------------------------------------|----------------------------3-------| G-----2-----0----------------------------------|-----2-----0----------------2-------| D--------4-----2-----0h2p0-----0---h2-h4----4--|--------4-----2-----0-------0-------| A-----------------4---------4------------------|-----------------4------------------| D----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------0--|
* * * * * * * * *
D--0-------------------------------------------|--0----------------------0----------| B----------------------------------------------|----------------------------3-------| G-----2-----0-------------------------------0--|-----2-----0----------------2-------| D--------4-----2-----0h2p0-----0---h2-h4-------|--------4-----2-----0-------0-------| A-----------------4---------4------------------|-----------------4------------------| D----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------0--|
* * * * * * * * *
D--0--------0-------------0----------|--0-------------------------------------------| B----------------------------3-------|----------------------------------------------| G-----2--------0-------------2-------|-----2-----0-------------------------------0--| D--------4--------2--0-------0-------|--------4-----2-----0h2p0-----0---h2-h4-------| A------------------------------------|-----------------4---------4------------------| D---------------------------------0--|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
D--0-------------------------0-------|--0-------------------------------------------| B----------------------------3-------|----------------------------------------------| G-----2-----0-------------2--2-------|-----2-----0-------------------------------0--| D--------4-----2-----0----0--0-------|--------4-----2-----0h2p0-----0---h2-h4-------| A-----------------4------------------|-----------------4---------4------------------| D---------------------------------0--|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
D--0-----------------------0--0-------|-/4--------4/5\4-----0----------------| B-----------------------------3-------|-----3------------------0-------------| G-----2-----0-----------2-----2-------|------------------0--------2-------0--| D--------4-----2-----0--------0-------|--------0---------------------4-------| A-----------------4-------------------|--------------------------------------| D----------------------------------0--|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
D-----------------------------|--4--------4/5\4-----0----------------| B-----------------------------|-----3------------------0-------------| G-----------------0--2p0------|------------------0--------2-------0--| D--2-p0-----0-h2-----------4--|--------0---------------------4-------| A--------4--------------------|--------------------------------------| D-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
D--------------------0--0--0--0-------|--4--------4-5-4-----0----------------| B--------------------3--3--3--3-------|-----3------------------0-------------| G--------------------2--2--2--2-------|------------------0--------2-------0--| D--2-p0-----0-h2--0--0--0--0--0-------|--------0---------------------4-------| A--------4----------------------------|--------------------------------------| D----------------------------------0--|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
D-----------------------------|-/4--------4/5\4-----0----------------| B-----------------------------|-----3------------------0-------------| G-----------------0--2-0------|------------------0--------2-------0--| D--2--0-----0--2-----------4--|--------0---------------------4-------| A--------4--------------------|--------------------------------------| D-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
* * * *
D--------------------0--0--0--0-------|| B--------------------3--3--3--3-------|| G-----------------0--2--2--2--2-------|| D--2-p0-----0-h2-----0--0--0--0-------|| A--------4----------------------------|| D----------------------------------0--||
TAB guide: h = hammer on, p = pull off
b = bend note up into next note
/ = slide into note from below
\ = slide down to note from above
x = dead (or muted) note
()= ghost note
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