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Tinkers Blues

Bert Jansch
Tab
4.6(3)

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

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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 1995 21:33:45 -0500 (EST)

From: Allyn Dimock <dimock@das.harvard.edu>

Subject: j/bert_jansch/tinkers_blues.tab

Tinker's Blues Bert Jansch

Currently (1995) available on "The Gardener: Essential Bert Jansch 1965-71"

This transcription intended for free educational use only -- Allyn Dimock

This is essentially just a fun little run with some practice in natural

harmonics at the 5th fret. Part of Bert's genius is making a little material

go a long way... Play measures 1-12, then repeat measures 11 and 12 a few

times, then go back and do it over again. Starting left hand position is

2 on G string, 3 on B string. Notes in () : natural harmonic at indicated

fret.

1

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-3---------3h5s7-|-7-----7---------|-3---------3h5s7-|-7-----7---------|
G---2---2s4-------|---4-------4-----|---2---2s4-------|---4-------4-----|
D-----0-------0---|----(5)------0---|-----0-------0---|-------------0---|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----(5)----------|
D-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|

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5

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-3---------3h5s7-|-7-----7---------|-3---------3h5s7-|-7-----7---------|
G---2---2s4-------|---4-------4-----|---2---2s4-------|---4-------4-----|
D-----0-------0---|----(5)------0---|-----0-------0---|-------------0---|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----(5)----------|
D-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|

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9

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------------|
B-3---------3h5s7-|-5-----5---------|-7-----7---------|-5-----5---------|
G---2---2s4-------|---4-------4-----|---5-------5-----|---4-------4-----|
D-----0-------0---|-------------0---|-------------0---|-------------0---|
A-----------------|----(5)----------|----(5)----------|----(5)----------|
D-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|

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