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Silly Woman

Bert Jansch
Tab

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Song

Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)

Artist: Bert Jansch

Track title: Silly Woman

Album: Rosemary Lane

Tuning: DADGAD (detuned a semitone on recording)

This tune is really simple to play but notice the bar of 6/4 before the

verse kicks in. As usual there are a number of furher possibilities for

fingering; I'm pretty sure this is how Bert plays it, though. Listen to the

recording for the feel and structure. There is an instrumental break which

is the same as what I've tabbed here. :o)

Rhythm: 4/4, 6/4

Beat: * * * * * *

D||----------0h-2-----2--|----/4-----4----------5--|
A||----------------------|-------------------------|
G||----------------------|-------------------------|
D||----------0-h2--------|--2-/4--------4----------|
A||----------------------|-------------------------|
D||----------------0-----|--------0----------0-----|

* * * * * * * *

D----------2------------|------------------------|
A-------------0---------|-----0--------0---------|
G-----------------------|------------------------|
D--5---------------2----|--4--------0------------|
A-----------------------|-------------------0----|
D-------0---------------|--------0---------------|

* * * * * * * *

D----------0--5p-4-----0--|------------------------|
A-------3-----------3-----|----------------0-------|
G-------------------------|----------2-------------|
D--2----------------------|-------0-----------0----|
A-------------0-----------|------------------------|
D-------------------------|--0----------0----------|

Silly.......

* * * * * * * * * *

D----------2-------------|--0---------------------0h-2-----2--|
A----------------0-------|----------------0-------------------|
G-------5-----------5----|----------2-------------------------|
D--2---------------------|-------0-----------0----0h-2--------|
A-------------0----------|------------------------------------|
D------------------------|--0----------0----------------0-----|

Verse:

* * * * * * * *

D----/4-----4----------5--|----------2------------|
A-------------------------|-------------0---------|
G-------------------------|-----------------------|
D--2-/4--------4----------|--5---------------2----|
A-------------------------|-----------------------|
D--------0----------0-----|-------0---------------|

* * * * * * * *

D------------------------|----------0--5p-4-----0--|
A-----0--------0---------|-------3-----------3-----|
G------------------------|-------------------------|
D--4--------0------------|--2----------------------|
A-------------------0----|-------------0-----------|
D--------0---------------|-------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

D------------------------|----------2-------------|
A----------------0-------|----------------0-------|
G----------2-------------|-------5-----------5----|
D-------0-----------0----|--2---------------------|
A------------------------|-------------0----------|
D--0----------0----------|------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

D--0---------------------|----------2-------------|
A----------------0-------|----------------0-------|
G----------2-------------|-------5-----------5----|
D-------0-----------0----|--2---------------------|
A------------------------|-------------0----------|
D--0----------0----------|------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

D--0---------------------|----------2-------------|
A----------------0-------|----------------0-------|
G----------2-------------|-------5-----------5----|
D-------0-----------0----|--2---------------------|
A------------------------|-------------0----------|
D--0----------0----------|------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

D--0---------------------|--0--/4---2p-0h---2----|
A----------------0-------|-----------------------|
G----------2-------------|-----------------------|
D-------0-----------0----|--0--/4----------------|
A------------------------|-----------------------|
D--0----------0----------|-----------------------|

Back to verse: Ending: repeat next 2 bars x 4:

* * * * * * * * * *

D--0---------------------0h-2-----2--|----------2-------------|
A----------------0-------------------|----------------0-------|
G----------2-------------------------|-------5-----------5----|
D-------0-----------0----0h-2--------|--2---------------------|
A------------------------------------|-------------0----------|
D--0----------0----------------0-----|------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

D--0---------------------|--0--2/4--5h4h2h0h---2----|
A----------------0-------|--------------------------|
G----------2-------------|--------------------------|
D-------0-----------0----|--0--2/4------------------|
A------------------------|--------------------------|
D--0----------0----------|--------------------------|
D------------0----------|----||
A----------0------------|----||
G--------2--------------|----||
D-----0-----------------|----||
A-----------------------|----||
D--0--------------------|----||

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

/ = slide in from below

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