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Toy Balloon

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: Toy Balloon

Album: Toy Balloon

Tuning: EADGBE

Capo: 2nd Fret

Notes: This is the basic pattern, taken from both the album "Toy Balloon" and

"Downunder - Live in Australia". As usual there will be slight variations in what he

plays sometimes so listen to the recordings if you want to get it down exactly note for note.

3/4 time

Beat * * * * * * 3x

E||---------------0--------|---------------0---------||
B||---------3--------------|---------3---------------||
G||-------6---6-------6----|-------2---2-------2----*||
D||-----6-------6-------6--|-----4-------4-------4--*||
A||--0------0-------0------|--0------0-------0-------||
E||------------------------|-------------------------||

* * * * * *

------------------------|----------------------|
---------0-----3---1----|-------0--------------|
-------2---2------------|-----------1----------|
-----3-------3-------3--|-----2-------2--------|
--0------0-------0------|----------------------|
------------------------|--0------0------0--4--|

* * * * * *

---------------0--------|---------------0--------|
---------3--------------|---------3--------------|
-------6---6-------6----|-------2---2-------2----|
-----6-------6-------6--|-----4-------4-------4--|
--0------0-------0------|--0------0-------0------|
------------------------|------------------------|

* * * * * *

---------------0--------|---------------0--------|
---------3--------------|---------3--------------|
-------6---6-------6----|-------2---2-------2----|
-----6-------6-------6--|-----4-------4-------4--|
--0------0-------0------|--0------0-------0------|
------------------------|------------------------|

* * * * * *

-----------0---5--------|-------4--------4-----|
---------4--------------|-----------3-------3--|
-------2-----------2----|-----4-------4--------|
-----4-------4-------4--|----------------------|
--0------0-------0------|----------------------|
------------------------|--0------0------0-----|

* * * * * *

--5-----2--------2-----|-----------------------|
----2-------2-------2--|--0--------0----0------|
------2-------2--------|-------0----------0----|
-----------------------|-----4-------4------4--|
-----------------------|-----------------------|
--2-------2------2-----|--3------3------3------|

* * *

--5-----2--------------||
----2-------2----------||
------2-------2--------||
-----------------------||
-----------------------||
--2-------2------2--4--||

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