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Song
Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)
Artist: Bert Jansch
Track title: Kingfisher
Album: Live at the 12 Bar (and Avocet)
Tuning: EADGBE
This excellent instrumental was first recorded on "Avocet" and featured a
beautiful violin part; I tabbed it though from the live version which is
just guitar. The two are musically the same. It was hard to tell exactly
what he plays in some parts as he plays somewhat vaguely; you should get
the general idea though. I didn't notate the string slaps he uses for
rhythmic percussion - they should come naturally if you're familiar with the
piece. The tab is divided into section A, which is repeated, and section B,
which is not. There are many fingering alternatives you could use in places.
There are a couple of natural harmonics which I've bracketed. Watch for
the occasional bar of 6/4; the asterisks are a guide and show roughly where
the beats lie. My advice would be to get the general idea of this tune and
just go with the flow without attempting a carbon copy of what Bert plays!
Hope you enjoy it :o)
Rhythm = 4/4 (6/4)
SECTION A:
Beat:* * * * * * * *
E||-----------------------|------------------------| B||-----------------------|------------------------| G||--4---------4--4----4--|-------4-----4--4-------| D||--4---------4--4----4--|-------4-----4--4-------| A||-----------------------|----5-------------------| E||--3------3----------3--|----------3----------0--|
* * * * * * * *
E-----------------------|------------------------| B-----------------------|-------0-----0----------| G--6-----------------6--|----6-------------6-\4--| D--4---------4-------4--|----------7-------------| A---------------4-------|------------------------| E--5------5----------5--|------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
E--------------------------|-----------------------| B--------------------------|-----------------------| G--------4-----4--4-----4--|----4------------------| D--------4-----4--4-----4--|----4-------------2----| A-----5--------------------|---------2--4--5-------| E--3--------3--------3-----|----3------------------|
* * * * * * * *
E------------------------|------------------------| B------------------------|-------0-----0----------| G--6------------------6--|----6-------------6-\4--| D--4---------4-----0--4--|----------7-------------| A---------------4--------|------------------------| E--5------5-----------5--|------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| B------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| G-------4-----4--4----4--|-----------------------|--6-----------------6--| D-------4-----4--4----4--|------------------2----|--4---------4-------4--| A------------------------|----5----2--4--5-------|---------------4-------| E--3-------3----------3--|-----------------------|--5------5----------5--|
* * * * * * * *
E------------------------|-------------------------| B-------0-----0----------|--------0----------------| G----6-------------------|--7--------9-------------| D----------7-------7--0--|-----5----------7--------| A------------------------|----------------------7--| E------------------------|--7--------9-------9-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
E------------------5--3----2--------|------------------------| B--8--------(12)--------------3-----|------------------------| G------------------6--4----2--------|--4-------4----4--4-----| D--9--------(12)--------------------|--4-------4----4--4-----| A---------9-------------------------|------------------------| E--------------------------------0--|--3----3----------3--0--|
* * * * * * * *
E-----2----2----2--------|--------------2--0--------| B-----2----2----2--------|--------3-----------3-----| G-----4----3----3--------|-----4-----4-----------4--| D------------------------|--------------------------| A------------------4-----|--2-----2-----0-----0-----| E--2------------------2--|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
E-----------------------|--------------1--0--------| B--3------0-------------|--------3-----------3-----| G--0------0-------------|-----4-----4-----------4--| D-----------------------|--------------------------| A--------------------0--|--2-----2-----0-----0-----| E--3------3----2--3-----|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
E-----------------------|--------------1--0--------| B--0--------------------|--------3-----------3-----| G--0--------------------|-----4-----4-----------4--| D-----------------------|--------------------------| A--------------------0--|--2-----2-----0-----0-----| E--3------3----2--3-----|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
E---------------------2-----0--------|-------0---------0-----| B--3------0--------0-----------3p-0--|--3----0---------0-----| G--0------0-----3--------------------|-------0---------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------| E--3---------3-----0-----2-----------|--0-------0---------0--|
1st time: 2nd time:
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B-----3----0-----------|-----3----2----0--------|-----3----2----0--------| G-----0----0-----------|----------0-------2-/4--|----------0-------2-/5--| D----------------------|-----2------------------|-----2------------------| A----------------------|--0---------------------|--0---------------------| E--3-------3--------3--|------------------------|------------------------|
SECTION B:
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| B------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| G-------5-----5--5----5--|----5------------------|--7-----------7----7--| D-------5-----5--5----5--|----5-------------3----|--5-----------5----5--| A------------------------|---------3--5--6-------|----------------------| E--4-------4----------4--|-----------------------|--6------6---------6--|
* * * * * * * *
E------------------------|-------------------------| B------------------------|-------------------------| G----7--5-----5----7-\5--|-----5--5-----5--5----5--| D----------8-------------|-----5--5-----5--5----5--| A------------------------|----------------------6--| E------------------------|--4--------4--4--4----4--|
* * * * * * * *
E-------------------------|-----------------------| B-------------------------|-----------------------| G----------------------7--|--7-----------7-----7--| D-------------------------|--5-----------5--0--5--| A-------------5--6--8-----|-----------------------| E----4--4--8--------------|--6------6-------------|
* * * * * * * *
E------------------------|---------------------------| B------------------------|---------------------------| G----7--5-----5----7-/8--|--8-----8--10--------------| D----------8-------------|-----6-----------8---------| A------------------------|------------------------8--| E------------------------|--8--------10-------10-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
E-----------------------------------------|-----------------------| B--9-------------13----11--9-----8--------|-----------------------| G-----------------------------------8-----|--5------5----5--5-----| D--10------10/13-13----12--10----8--------|--5------5----5--5-----| A-----------------------------------------|-----------------------| E--------------------------------------0--|--4------4----------0--|
* * * * * * * *
E---------------3--3-----|------------------------| B---------------3--3-----|---------------2--------| G-----5----4-------------|-----4----3----3--------| D-----3----3-------------|-----2----2-------2-----| A-----5----5-------------|-----4----4-------------| E--3------------------0--|--2------------------2--|
* * * * * * * *
E--------------2--0--------|-----------------------| B--------3--3--------3-----|--3------0-------------| G-----4-----------------4--|--0------0-------------| D--------------------------|-----------------------| A--2-----2-----0-----0-----|--------------------0--| E--------------------------|--3------3----2--3-----|
* * * * * * * *
E--------------1--0--------|-----------------------| B--------3-----------3-----|--0--------------------| G-----4-----4-----------4--|--0--------------------| D--------------------------|-----------------------| A--2-----2-----0-----0-----|--------------------0--| E--------------------------|--3------3----2--3-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
E--------------1--0--------|---------------------2-----0--------| B--------3-----------3-----|--3------0--------0-----------3p-0--| G-----4-----4-----------4--|--0------0-----3--------------------| D--------------------------|------------------------------------| A--2-----2-----0-----0-----|------------------------------------| E--------------------------|--3---------3-----0-----2-----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| B--3----0--0------0-----|-----3----0------------|-----3----2----0--------| G--0----0--0------0-----|-----0----0------0-----|-----0----0-------2-/4--| D-----------------2-----|-----------------0-----|------------------------| A-----------------------|-----------------------|--0---------------------| E--0-------0---------0--|--3-------3---------3--|------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| B------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| G-------4-----4--4----4--|-----------------------|--6------------6----6--| D-------4-----4--4----4--|------------------2----|--4---------4--4----4--| A------------------------|----5----2--4--5-------|-----------------------| E--3-------3----------3--|-----------------------|--5------5----------5--|
* * * * * * * *
E------------------------|------------------------| B-------------0----------|------------------------| G----6--4----------6-\4--|-------------4--4-------| D----------7-------------|-------------4--4----4--| A------------------------|-------5-----5--5----5--| E------------------------|--3-------3-------------|
* * * * * * * *
E------------------------|-------------------------| B------------------------|-------------------------| G------------------------|--6----6-----6--6-----6--| D-----4-------------2----|--4----4-----4--4-----4--| A-----5----2--4--5-------|-------------------------| E--3---------------------|--5-------5--------5-----|
* * * * * * * *
E------------------------|-------------------------| B-------------0----------|--------0----------------| G----6--4----------6-/7--|--7--------9-------------| D----------7-------------|-----5----------7--------| A------------------------|----------------------7--| E------------------------|--7--------9-------9-----|
* * * * * * * * * * etc
E------------------5--3----2--------|--------------------------|| B--8--------(12)--------------3-----|--0-----------------------|| G------------------6--4----2-----2--|--------------------------|| D--9--------(12)--------------------|--4b-5r-4b-5r-4b-5r-4b-5--|| A---------9-------------------------|--------------------------|| E-----------------------------------|--3-----------------------||
TAB Guide: p = pull off
/ = slide into from below
\ = slide down to from above
() = natural harmonic
b = bend note up into next note
r = release note to next note
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