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Song
Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)
Artist: Bert Jansch
Track title: The Mountain Streams
Album: The Ornament Tree
Tuning: DADGAD
Capo: 5th fret
Well, traditional songs don't come much better than this, and with Bert's guitar part
this one knocks you off your socks. The harder you play it, the better it sounds. It's
pretty straight forward and there's nothing much to watch for, except that the rhythm
swaps between 6/8 and 9/8 - it's pretty easy to get though. I didn't indicate the beats
like I usually do as I'm sure you'll get it no problem. The long bars are 9, short ones 6.
I tabbed a typical verse and then the instrumental break, that's all you need to get the
idea. As usual, Bert varies slightly from verse to verse - nothing to worry about though.
You're going to love singing this song! Enjoy :o)
Rhythm: 6/8 and 9/8
Intro:
D||---------------------------------||----------------------|------------0--------| A||------0---------0---------0------||------0---------------|------0--------0-----| G||----2---------2---------0-------*||----2-----------------|----0-------------0--| D||---------0---------3---------0--*||---------0------0-----|---------0-----------| A||------------3---------2----------||------------5p3----3--|--2------------------| D||--0------------------------------||--0-------------------|---------------------| D------------0--------|--------------------------------| A------0--------0-----|------0---------0---------0-----| G----0-------------0--|----2---------2---------0-------| D---------0-----------|---------0---------3---------0--| A--1------------------|------------3---------2---------| D---------------------|--0-----------------------------|
Verse:
D--------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------| A------0---------0---------0-----|------0---------0-----|------0---------0-----| G----2---------2---------0-------|----2---------2-------|----0---------2-------| D---------0---------3---------0--|---------0---------3--|---------0---------3--| A------------3---------2---------|------------3---------|--2---------3---------| D--0-----------------------------|--0-------------------|----------------------| D----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| A------3---------3-----|------0---------0-----|------0---------0-----| G----0---------0-------|----2-----------------|----0---------0-------| D---------2---------0--|---------0----3----3--|---------0---------0--| A--0---------0---------|----------------------|----------------------| D----------------------|--0---------3---------|--5---------5---------| D--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A------0---------0---------0-----|------0---------0---------0-----| G----2---------2---------0-------|----2---------2---------0-------| D---------0---------3---------0--|---------0---------3---------0--| A------------3---------2---------|------------3---------2---------| D--0-----------------------------|--0-----------------------------| D----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| A------0---------0-----|------0---------0-----|------3---------3-----| G----2---------2-------|----0---------2-------|----0---------0-------| D---------0---------3--|---------0---------3--|---------2---------0--| A------------3---------|--2---------3---------|--0---------0---------| D--0-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
st st
D--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------| A--------------0-----|------0---------0-----|------0---------0---------0-----| G--------------------|----0---------0-------|----2---------2---------0-------| D--0----0----3----3--|---------0---------0--|---------0---------3---------0--| A--0----0------------|----------------------|------------3---------2---------| D--0----0--3---------|--5---------5---------|--0-----------------------------| D--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A------0---------0---------0-----|------0---------0---------3-----| G----2---------2---------0-------|----2---------2---------0-------| D---------0---------3---------0--|---------0---------0---------0--| A------------3---------2---------|----------------------0---------| D--0-----------------------------|--0---------0-------------------| D--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A------0---------0---------3-----|------0---------0---------3-----| G----2---------2---------0-------|----2---------2---------0-------| D---------0---------0---------0--|---------0---------0---------0--| A----------------------0---------|----------------------0---------| D--0---------0-------------------|--0---------0-------------------| D----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| A------0---------0-----|------3---------3-----|------0---------0-----| G----2---------2-------|----0---------0-------|----0---------0-------| D---------0---------0--|---------2---------5--|---------0---------0--| A----------------------|--0---------0---------|----------------------| D--0---------0---------|----------------------|--5---------5---------|
st st
D----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| A------3---------3-----|--------------0-----|------0---------0-----| G----0---------0-------|--2----2----0-------|----0---------0-------| D---------2---------0--|--0----0---------3--|---------0---------0--| A--0---------0---------|--0----0------------|----------------------| D----------------------|--0----0--3---------|--5---------5---------| D--------------------------------|----------------------|------------0--------| A------0---------0---------0-----|------0---------------|------0--------0-----| G----2---------2---------0-------|----2-----------------|----0-------------0--| D---------0---------3---------0--|---------0------0-----|---------0-----------| A------------3---------2---------|------------5p3----3--|--2------------------| D--0-----------------------------|--0-------------------|---------------------| D------------0--------|--------------------------------| A------0--------0-----|------0---------0---------0-----| G----0-------------0--|----2---------2---------0-------| D---------0-----------|---------0---------3---------0--| A--1------------------|------------3---------2---------| D---------------------|--0-----------------------------|
Break:
D--------------------------------|----------------------|------------0--------| A------0---------0---------0-----|------0---------------|------0--------0-----| G----2---------2---------0-------|----2-----------------|----0----------------| D---------0---------3---------0--|---------0----0-------|---------0--------0--| A------------3---------2---------|-------------------0--|--1------------------| D--0-----------------------------|--0---------3---5-----|---------------------| D---------------0-----|------------0--------|---------------0-----| A------0-----3-----0--|------0--------0-----|------0-----3-----0--| G----0----------------|----0----------------|----0----------------| D---------0-----------|---------0--------0--|---------0-----------| A--3------------------|--1------------------|--3------------------| D---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D------------0--------|------------3--0-----|---------------0-----| A------0--------0-----|------0-----------0--|------0-----3-----0--| G----0----------------|----0----------------|----0----------------| D---------0--------0--|---------0-----------|---------0-----------| A--1------------------|--3------------------|--1------------------| D---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
st st
D----------------------|------------------------------| A------0---------------|------0-----------------0-----| G----0-------2p0----0--|----2------------0----0-------| D---------0------3-----|--0------0--3----3---------0--| A--3-------------------|------------3----3------------| D----------------------|------------3----3--5---------|
st st st st
D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| A------0---------0---------0-----|------0---------0---------0-----|| G----2---------5----5----0-------|----2---------5----5----0-------|| D---------0--3------3---------0--|---------0--3------3---------0--|| A------------3------3------------|------------3------3------------|| D--0---------3------3--5---------|--0---------3------3--5---------||
TAB guide: p = pull off
st = strum (bash it!)
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