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Song
Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)
Artist: Bert Jansch
Track title: Curragh of Kildare
Album: Live at the 12 Bar
Tuning: EADGBE
This is transcribed from the live version, he also recorded it in 1977 on "A Rare Conundrum"
although I don't have (and can't find!) that album. It's another genius Jansch combination
of guitar and vocal and the great thing is that it's a breeze to play. I have tabbed it as intro,
verse and ending as that's the only parts to the song. He plays an instrumental break which is
just the same pattern repeated.
Rhythm: 4/4
Intro:
Beat:* * * * * * * *
e||---------------------------|---------------------------| B||--3-----3---------------1h-|--3-----3---------------1h-| G||-----0-----0-----0----0----|-----0-----0-----0----0----| D||--------------0-----2------|--------------0-----2------| A||---------------------------|---------------------------| E||--3------------------------|--3------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|--3-----3---------------1p-|--0-----0---------------1p-| G|-----0-----0-----0----0----|-----0-----0-----0----0----| D|--------------0-----2------|--------------0-----2------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|--3------------------------|--3------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|--0-----0---------------1p-|--0-----0---------------1h-| G|-----0-----0-----0----0----|-----0-----0-----0----0----| D|--------------0-----2------|--------------0-----2------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|--3------------------------|--3------------------------|
Verse:
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|----------------------------| B|--3-----3---------------1h-|--3-----3---------1------0--| G|-----0-----0-----0----0----|-----0-----0----0------0----| D|--------------0-----2------|----------------------------| A|---------------------------|--------------3------2------| E|--3------------------------|--3-------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|--------5--7--8--7------0--|--------2-----0h-2--------| B|--------------------10-----|--------3-----3-----------| G|-----5-----7--9------------|-----2-----2-----------2--| D|---------------------------|--0-----------------0-----| A|--0------------------------|--------------------------| E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-------0-----------0-----|--------3-----------------| B|-------1-----------1-----|--------1-----------0-----| G|----------2-----2--------|-----------------0--------| D|--2----------2-----------|-----2-----2--------------| A|--0-------------------2--|--3--------------------2--| E|-------------------------|--------------3-----------|
* * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------|--------------------------| B|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----| G|-----2-----------2--------|-----0-----------2--------| D|--0--------0--------------|--------------------------| A|--------------3--------3--|--2--------2--0--------0--| E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|--------0-----------------|--------------------7-----| B|--------1-----------------|--------7-----------7-----| G|-----0--------------0-----|-----------7-----7--------| D|-----------------5--------|--------------------------| A|--3--------3-/7--------7--|-----9--------9-----------| E|--------------------------|--7--------------------7--|
* * * * * * * *
e|--------5--7--8--7------0--|--------2-----0h-2--------| B|--------------------10-----|--------3-----3-----------| G|-----5-----7--9------------|-----2-----2-----------2--| D|---------------------------|--0-----------------0-----| A|--0------------------------|--------------------------| E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|--------------------------| B|--------0---------1------0--|--------5-----------5-----| G|-----0----------0------0----|-----5-----------5--------| D|----------------------------|-/7--------7--5--------0--| A|--------------3------2------|--------------------------| E|--3--------3----------------|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------|--------------------------| B|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------7-----| G|-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------5--------| D|--4--------4--2--------2--|--0--------0-/7--------0--| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ending:
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|--3-----3---------------1h-|--3-----3---------------1h-| G|-----0-----0-----0----0----|-----0-----0-----0----0----| D|--------------0-----2------|--------------0-----2------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|--3------------------------|--3------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|--------------------------| B|--3-----3-----------1p0h1p0-|-----------------------1h-| G|-----0-----0-----0----------|-----0----0-----0----0----| D|--------------0-----2p0h2p0-|-------------0-----2------| A|----------------------------|--------------------------| E|--3-------------------------|--3-----------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|--3-----3---------------1h-|--3-----3---------------1h-| G|-----0-----0-----0----0----|-----0-----0-----0----0----| D|--------------0-----2------|--------------0-----2------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|--3------------------------|--3------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|----------------------------| B|--3-----3---------------1p-|--0-----0-----------1p0h1p0-| G|-----0-----0-----0----0----|-----0-----0-----0----------| D|--------------0-----2------|--------------0-----2p0h2p0-| A|---------------------------|----------------------------| E|--3------------------------|--3-------------------------|
Freely:
e|---------------------|--10--------15--------|| B|--3------------------|--12------------------|| G|--0------0--0--------|--12------------------|| D|--0------------------|--0-------------------|| A|---------------------|----------------------|| E|--3------------------|----------------------||
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