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Pretty Polly

Bert Jansch
Tab
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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: Pretty Polly

Album: Jack Orion

Tuning: DADGAD

Capo: 1st fret

Berts take on the classic murder ballad is full of energy and utilizes the classic

alternating bass pattern. Like Jack Orion, the guitar part is hard to catch in places as

the vocals and Renbourns lead drown it out, but I'm pretty sure this is what he is

playing. Fingerings can be changed in places to suit your fingers. This is a typical

verse; it will vary slightly throughout the song, so play it freely. The intro is just

the first two bars repeated. :o)

Rhythm = 4/4

Beat:* * * * * * * *

D||--------0--5-------------|--0----------------------|
A||--8--------------8--5----|-----3-----3-----5-------|
G||-----7-------------------|--------5----------------|
D||--------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|
A||-------------------------|-------------------------|
D||--0-----------0----------|--0-----------0----------|

* * * * * * * *

D--------0--5-------------|--0--------0-------------|
A--8--------------8--5----|-----3-----------3-------|
G-----7-------------------|--------5-----------5----|
D--------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|
D--0-----------0----------|--0-----------0----------|

* * * * * * * *

D--7--------7-----10-------|--7-----------------------|
A-----0--------------------|-----0-----10-----8-------|
G--------------------------|------------------7-------|
D--------0------------0----|--------0------------0----|
A--------------------------|--------------------------|
D--0-----------0-----------|--0------------0----------|

* * * * * * * *

D--7--------7-----10-------|--7-----------------------|
A-----0--------------------|-----0-----10-----8-------|
G--------------------------|--------------------------|
D--------0------------0----|--------0------------0----|
A--------------------------|--------------------------|
D--0-----------0-----------|--0------------0----------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

D--7--------7-------------|--7--------5-----3-------|--0--------------0-------|
A-----0-----------0-------|-----0-------------------|-----3-----3-------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|--------5----------------|
D--------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D--0-----------0----------|--0-----------0----------|--0-----------0----------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

D--------0--5-------------|--0----------------------|--------0--5-------------|
A--8--------------8--5----|-----3-----3-----5-------|--8--------------8--5----|
G-----7-------------------|--------5----------------|-----7-------------------|
D--------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D--0-----------0----------|--0-----------0----------|--0-----------0----------|

* * * * * * * *

D--0----------------------|--------0--5-------------|
A-----3-----3-----5-------|--8--------------8--5----|
G--------5----------------|-----7-------------------|
D--------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|
D--0-----------0----------|--0-----------0----------|

* * * *

D--0----------------------||
A-----3-----3-----5-------||
G--------5----------------||
D--------0-----------0----||
A-------------------------||
D--0-----------0----------||

TAB guide: / = slide into from below

\ = slide down to from above

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