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Song
Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)
Artist: Bert Jansch
Track title: In The Bleak Midwinter
Album: The River Sessions
Tuning: DADGBE (drop D)
Capo: 2nd Fret
This was the one song I used to love singing at school before Christmas as a kid, and I'm
chuffed to find Bert singing it too. As ever, the guitar part goes beautifully with the song
and the good news is this one's really easy to play. I've tabbed the intro, the first verse
and the break before the second verse (which contains nothing different). This is a really
beautiful tune! Enjoy :o)
Intro:
Beat:* * * * * * * * * *
E||--------2------------2-----|--0-------------------3-----|--------3-----| B||--------3------------3-----|--0-------------------3-----|--------3-----| G||-----2------------2-----0--|--0------2p0-------4--------|-----4--------| D||---------------0-----------|--2h4h5------4--0--------0--|--0--------0--| A||-----------0h2-------------|----------------------------|--------------| D||--0------------------------|----------------------------|--------------|
* * * * * * * *
E-----------------------------|--------0h2----------2-----| B----------------------10-----|---------------------3-----| G--------9b10r9--------9------|-----2------2-----2--------| D-----0-------------7------0--|---------------0--------0--| A----------------0------------|---------------------------| D--9--------------------------|--0------------------------|
Verse:
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E-----------------------------|--------0h2----------2-----|--------2------------2-----| B----------------------10-----|--------3------------3-----|--------3------------3-----| G--------9b10r9--------9------|-----2------2-----2--------|-----2------------2-----0--| D-----0-------------7------0--|---------------0--------0--|--0------------0-----------| A----------------0------------|---------------------------|-----------0h2-------------| D--9--------------------------|--0------------------------|---------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E--0-------------------3-----|--------0-----------2-p0--|--------0-----------0-----| B--0-------------------3-----|--------0--3-----0--------|--------2-----------2-----| G--0------2p0-------4--------|-----0--------------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0--| D--2h4h5------4--0--------0--|--2--------4--5-----------|--------------2-----------| A----------------------------|--------------------------|--0-----------------------| D----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E--------2------------2-----|--0-------------------3-----|-----------------------------| B--------3------------3-----|--0-------------------3-----|----------------------10-----| G-----2------------2-----0--|--0------2p0-------4--------|--------9b10r9--------9------| D---------------0-----------|--2h4h5------4--0--------0--|-----0-------------7------0--| A-----------0h2-------------|----------------------------|----------------0------------| D--0------------------------|----------------------------|--9--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E--------0h2----------2-----|--------3--2--3-/5--5----|--------7-----------2-----| B--------3------------3-----|-------------------------|--------0-----------3-----| G-----2------2-----2-----2--|-----4-----2--4-/6--6----|-----0-----------4-----4--| D---------------0-----------|--0----------------------|-----------------------4--| A---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------0--2-----------| D--0------------------------|-------------------------|--5-----------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E-----2---------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----|--------2-----------2-----| B-----3---------0----3------|--------2-----------2-----|--------3-----------3-----| G-----2---------0-----------|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----2-----2-----2-----0--| D------------0--2----4h5p4--|--------------2-----------|--------------0-----------| A--------0h2----------------|--0--------------------0--|--------------------------| D--0------------------------|--------------------------|--0-----------------------|
* * * * * * * *
E--0--------------------3-----|-----------------------------| B--0--------------------3-----|----------------------10-----| G--0------2p0--------4--------|--------9b10r9--------9------| D--2h4h5------4p2-0--------0--|-----0-------------7------0--| A-----------------------------|----------------0------------| D-----------------------------|--9--------------------------|
Break:
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E--------0h2----------2-----|--------3--2--3-/5--5----|--------7-----------2-----| B--------3------------3-----|-------------------------|--------0-----------3-----| G-----2------2-----2--------|-----4-----2--4-/6--6----|-----0-----------4-----4--| D---------------0-----------|--0----------------------|-----------------------4--| A------------------------0--|-------------------------|-----------0--2-----------| D--0------------------------|-------------------------|--5-----------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E-----2---------0-----------|--------0-----------0--------|--------2------------2-----| B-----3---------0----3------|--------2-----------2--------|--------3------------3-----| G-----2---------0-----------|-----0-----0-----0-----------|-----2------------2--------| D------------0--2----4h5p4--|--------------2--------------|---------------0--------0--| A--------0h2----------------|--0--------------------------|-----------0h2-------------| D--0------------------------|-----------------------2b4r2-|--0------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E--0-------------------3-----|-----------------------------|--------0h2----------2-----| B--0-------------------3-----|----------------------10-----|--------3------------3-----| G--0------2p0-------4--------|--------9b10r9--------9------|-----2------2-----2--------| D--2h4h5------4--0--------0--|-----0-------------7------0--|---------------0-----------| A----------------------------|----------------0------------|------------------------0--| D----------------------------|--9--------------------------|--0------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
E-----------------------------|--------0h2----------2-----|| B----------------------10-----|--------3------------3-----|| G--------9b10r9--------9------|-----2------2-----2-----2--|| D-----0-------------7------0--|---------------0-----------|| A----------------0------------|---------------------------|| D--9--------------------------|--0------------------------||
TAB guide: h = hammer on, p = pull off
/ = slide into note from below
b = bend note up to next note
r = release bent note into next note
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