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Mlady Nancy

Bert Jansch
Tab
★4.8(5)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)

Artist: Bert Jansch

Track title: M'Lady Nancy

Album: Rosemary Lane

Tuning: EADGBE (tuned down a semitone on recording)

This is one of Berts best, an amazing instrumental composition; he can write serious

guitar pieces with the best of them! A word of warning though, this tune is definitely

not for beginners, there are some really tricky parts in here and you also have to watch

for the timing and rhythm; there are bars of different lengths all over the place. Watch

for the asterisks which show you how many beats and where they lie. There will be

sections which take a fair bit of practice if you're an intermediate player. You will

also have to work with the record to get the feel and tempo down, there are parts where

you have to slow it down and speed up again. The practice is well worth the effort with

this one, it's a beautiful piece. You may well find better fingering solutions for your

fingers, mine came from listening to each bar again and again and trying to suss where he

was by the tone. I may well be wrong in places! Anyway have fun and stick with it! :o)

Rhythm: Various

Beat: * * * *

E||----------------3---|-----6--5--------------|
B||------------------3-|-------------6----4----|
G||--------------------|--0-----5----3----2----|
D||--------------------|-----------------------|
A||--------------------|------------------3----|
E||--------------------|-----------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E----5------------------|--2----3-----2---------|
B-------3-------3--4----|--3----3-----3---------|
G-------3----5----------|--2----0-----2---------|
D-----------------------|-------------0---------|
A------------6----------|--0----1--3-------0----|
E-----------------------|-----------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E--3-----2----------3---|-----6--5--------------|
B--3-----3------------3-|-------------6----4----|
G--0-----2--------------|--0-----5----3----2----|
D-----------------------|-----------------------|
A--1--------------------|------------------3----|
E-----3--2--------------|-----------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E----5------------------|--2----3-----2---------|
B-------3-------3--4----|--3----3-----3---------|
G-------3----5----------|--2----0-----2---------|
D-----------------------|-------------0---------|
A------------6----------|--0----1--3-------0----|
E-----------------------|-----------------------|

* * * * * * *

E--3-----2------------1--|--5--6p5p3h5p-0--1--3--|
B-----3-------3----3-----|-----------------------|
G--0-----2---------------|-----------------------|
D--------0---------------|-----------------0-----|
A--1--3------------1-----|--4--------------------|
E------------------------|-----------------------|

* * * * * * * * *

E-------------------------|----------------------|--------5--------8--|
B--3h-4p3p2h3-------------|--1h3p1p0h1--3--4--6--|-----6-----6--8-----|
G--------------0----0h3p0-|----------------------|--7-----------------|
D--3-----------3--3-------|--1-------------------|--------------------|
A-----------------5-------|----------------0-----|--------------6-----|
E-------------------------|----------------------|--6-----------------|

* * * * * * * * *

E--2-------------------|---------------------|---------1-----------|
B-----3--4--3---3p1----|---------------3-----|--1----------1----1--|
G-------------------3--|--0----------3---5-3-|-------0-2p0---------|
D--0-------------------|--0------3-5---------|--1--3-------3-------|
A--------3------1------|---------------------|--0---------------0--|
E-----------1h3--------|--3------------------|---------------------|

* * * * *

E---------6--------------|-------------------|
B-------6---6---6-8------|----7----7-8-------|
G--7--9-------9------0---|--7--------------0-|
D----------------------8-|------10---8-7-8---|
A--8--------------6------|-------------------|
E--6---------------------|-------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E--10--11p10p8-10--6--5------3--|--3------------5------------|
B---------------------7---------|--3------------7------------|
G--------------0------7---------|--0------0--------7p6h7-----|
D---------------------7---------|-----5p4-------0---------7--|
A--9----------------------------|------------6---------------|
E-------------------------------|----------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E--10------8--------------------|--5----2-----3------10--|
B-------------10--10---------8--|--7----3--3--3----------|
G--7-------9------------0-------|-------5-----3----------|
D--8---7h8-7------0-------7--8--|--0----0-----0----------|
A-----------------9---9---------|------------------------|
E-------------------------------|------------------------|

* * * * * * *

E-------10--11--8----------6----|------6--5------10--|
B--11------------------10--8----|--8------7----------|
G-----0-----12-----7------------|----0----7----------|
D--12-------10-------0-----8----|--8------7----------|
A------------------9------------|--------------------|
E-------------------------------|--------------------|

* * * * * * *

E-------10--11--8----------6----|------5--10--------|
B--11------------------10--8----|--8------7---------|
G-----0-----12-----7------------|----0----7---------|
D--12-------10-------0-----8----|--8------7---------|
A------------------9------------|-------------------|
E-------------------------------|-------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E--5h6-5-----0-----------------|--6----------5----------|
B--------8-7------8------------|-------3-------------7--|
G--------------7-----7p0-------|--0---------------5-----|
D------------------------8--7--|----------0--4----------|
A------------------------------|------------------------|
E------------------------------|------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

E---------------------------|-------------------|---------3--------|
B--4h6p4--------------------|-------------------|---------3--------|
G--0-------------8-------0--|--2-------------0--|--0---------3--2--|
D----------12----8----7-----|--0----1--0--4-----|--0---------------|
A----------------6----------|-------------3-----|--1---------------|
E----------------8----------|-------------------|------------------|

hm

* * * * * * * * * *

E-----5p2/3---------5--8--6--|--5------------5--8--6--|--5------10--|
B--4------------3------------|--3--------3------------|--3----------|
G--0---------5--2------5-----|--2--------2------5-----|--2----------|
D-----------------4----5-----|--0----------4----5-----|--0----------|
A--3-------------------------|------------------------|-------------|
E----------------------------|------------------------|-------------|

* * * * * * *

E-------10--11--8----------6----|------6--5------10--|
B--11------------------10--8----|--8------7----------|
G-----0-----12-----7------------|----0----7----------|
D--12-------10-------0-----8----|--8------7----------|
A------------------9------------|--------------------|
E-------------------------------|--------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E-------10--11--8----------6----|------6--5----2-----3----|
B--11------------------10--8----|--8------7----3--3--3----|
G-----0-----12-----7------------|----0---------5-----3----|
D--12-------10-------0-----8----|--8------7----0-----0----|
A------------------9------------|-------------------------|
E-------------------------------|-------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E----6--5--------------|----5------------------|
B------------6----4----|-------3-------3--4----|
G-------5----3----2----|-------3----5----------|
D----------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------3----|------------6----------|
E----------------------|-----------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * *

E--2----3-----2---------|--3-----2--------|--3--6--5--------------|
B--3----3-----3---------|--3-----3--------|--3----------6----4----|
G--2----0-----2---------|--0-----2--------|--0-----5----3----2----|
D-------------0---------|-----------------|-----------------------|
A--0----1--3-------0----|--1--------------|------------------3----|
E-----------------------|-----3--2--------|-----------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E----5------------------|--2----3-----2---------|
B-------3-------3--4----|--3----3-----3---------|
G-------3----5----------|--2----0-----2---------|
D-----------------------|-------------0---------|
A------------6----------|--0----1--3-------0----|
E-----------------------|-----------------------|

* * * * * * *

E--3-----2------------1--|--5--6p5p3h5p-0--1--3--|
B--3-----3----3----3-----|-----------------------|
G--0-----2---------------|-----------------------|
D--------0---------------|-----------------0-----|
A--1--3------------0-----|--4--------------------|
E------------------------|-----------------------|

* * * * * * * * *

E-------------------------|----------------------|--------5--------8--|
B--3h-4p3p2h3-------------|--1h3p1p0h1--3--4--6--|-----6-----6--8-----|
G--------------0----0h3p0-|----------------------|--7-----------------|
D--3-----------3--3-------|--1-------------------|--------------------|
A-----------------5-------|----------------0-----|--------------6-----|
E-------------------------|----------------------|--6-----------------|

* * * * * * * * *

E--2-------------------|---------------------|---------1-----------|
B-----3--4--3---3p1----|---------------3-----|--1----------1----1--|
G-------------------3--|--0----------3---5-3-|-------0-2p0---------|
D--0-------------------|--0------3-5---------|--1--3-------3-------|
A--------3------1------|---------------------|--0---------------0--|
E-----------1h3--------|--3------------------|---------------------|

* * * * *

E---------6--------------|-------------------|
B-------6---6---6-8------|----7----7-8-------|
G--7--9-------9------0---|--7--------------0-|
D----------------------8-|------10---8-7-8---|
A--8--------------6------|-------------------|
E--6---------------------|-------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E--10--11p10p8-10--6--5------3--|--3------------5------------|
B---------------------7---------|--3------------7------------|
G--------------0------7---------|--0------0--------7p6h7-----|
D---------------------7---------|-----5p4-------0---------7--|
A--9----------------------------|------------6---------------|
E-------------------------------|----------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E--10------8--------------------|--5----2-----3--------||
B-------------10--10---------8--|--7----3--3--3--------||
G--7-------9------------0----7--|-------5-----3--------||
D--8---7h8-7------0-------7--8--|--0----0--------------||
A-----------------9---9---------|----------------------||
E-------------------------------|-------------3--------||

TAB guide: h = hammer on , p = pull off

/ = slide up from note below

hm = natural harmonic of note *above* the "hm"

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