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Sunrise on the Mississippi

Bruce Cockburn
TabTuningOpen C
4.8(4)

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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 16:01 +1200 (NZST)

From: "Kean,John"

Subject: TAB: Sunrise on the Mississippi - Bruce

Sunrise on the Mississippi - Bruce Cockburn

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>From "Dart To The Heart".

Transcribed and tabbed by John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz)

and Jared White.

Open C tuning (CGCGCE).

No capo.

4/4 time.

Symbols used:

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

( = roll

d = strum down

u = strum up

T = thumb over the top

SECTION A1:

, . , . , . , . % , . , . , . , .

||--12-------12----------12-|-\10----10-----8-----------|
||---0----------------------|---------------0-----------|
||*----12--------9h12----12-|-\10-10--------9-----------|
||*--------0-----------0----|---------0-----------0-----|
||--------------------------|---------------------------|
||---0-----------0----------|---0-----------0-----------|

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|---8-------8---0-|-----------0-----|-------7p5-------|
|-7---7-5-----5---|-----4-----------|-----5-7p5-5-----|
|-----------------|---------------0-|---5-----------5-|
|-----9\7-----7\4-|-----4-------4---|-----5-------5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-5-------5-------|

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-------5---------|-)0---------0-----|-0---------0-----|
|-----5-----5-----|-(7---------7-----|-7---------7-----|
|--h7---------7---|-)0-----7-------7-|----(7)--------7-|
|-----5-------5---|-(----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|-)----------------|-----------------|
|-5-------5-------|-(0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-------7p5-------|-------5---------|-)0-----0h5p0h3-----|
|-----5-7p5-5-----|-----5-----5-----|-(7------------/4\2-|
|---5-----------5-|--h7---------7---|-)0-----------------|
|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-(----0---------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-)------------------|
|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-(0-------0---------|

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-----------0-----|------------0-----|-1-1-1-1-1-1---0-|
|-0---------------|-)0---0/4---4-----|-2-0-0-0-0-2---0-| To
|-----------------|-(0-2---0---------|-0-0-2-0-0-0---0-| Coda
|-----0-------0---|-)0----/4-----4---|-2-0-0-0-0-2-----| $
|-----------------|-(0---------------|-----2-0---------|
|-5-------5-------|------------------|-----------------|

u d u d u d d u d u d u u

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-----0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0----||
|-----0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0----||
|-----0-------2-0-|-----0-------0---*||
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---*||
|-----------------|------------------||
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0--------||

d d u d u d u d d d u d

SECTION B1:

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

||-----7-----8-----|-10-----12---10-8---|-7---5-----5-----|
||-----7-----9-----|-11-----12---11-9---|-7---5-----------|
||---0-----0-----0-|------0---------0---|---------------5-|
||-----------------|--------------------|-----5-------5---|
||-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
||-0-----0-----0---|----0------0--------|-5-------5-------|

d T T

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-5-----5h7-5-7-5-|---0-------0-----|-3-----3h5-3-5-0-|
|-5-----5h7-5-7-5-|---7-------7-----|-4-----4h5-4-5-0-|
|-----------------|-------0-------0-|-----------------|
|-----5-------5---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-------5-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|

T T

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-----0-----0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0-0-|-----7-----8-----|
|-----0-----0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0-0-|-----7-----9-----|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|---0-----0-----0-|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0-----0-----0---|

d d d u d u d d d u d u

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-10-----12---10-8---|-7---5-----5-----|-5-----5h7-5-7-5-|
|-11-----12---11-9---|-7---5-----------|-5-----5h7-5-7-5-|
|------0---------0---|---------------5-|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----0------0--------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|

d T T T T

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|---0-------0-----|-3-----3h5-3-0---|-1---1---1-------1-|
|---7-------7-----|-4-----4h5-4-0---|-2---2---2-0h2p0---|
|-------0-------0-|-----------------|-----0---0---------|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------------|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-------------------|

d d

, . , . , . , .

|-------------------------||
|-2p0-----0---------------||
|-----0h2---2p0-----------||
|--------------/4\2p0-----||
|---------------------2p0-||
|-------------------------||

SECTION A2: (variation on A1)

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

||-----0-----12-13p12----|-12-----------------------7-|
||-----0--------------14-|----14p12----------0--------|
||-----0-----------------|---------14-12--------------|
||-0-------------0-------|----------0-----------0-----|
||-----------------------|----------------------------|
||---------0-------------|--0-------------0-----------|

d

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-h8p7---7-----------------|-----0--------------------|
|------9----9p7------0-----|-----------0--------------|
|--------------9--7-----0--|-----------------0-----5--|
|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-----5---7-------|-8p7-----7---5-----|-3-----3\1-----1-|
|-----5---7-------|---------7---5-----|-----0-----0-----|
|---5-----------5-|-------7-----------|-4-4----\2---2---|
|-----------------|-----5-------------|-----0-------0---|
|-----5-------5---|---------------5---|-----------------|
|-5-------5-------|-5---------5-------|-0---------------|

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-0---------0-----|-----5---7-------|-8p7-----7---5-----|
|-----0-----------|-----5---7-------|---------7---5-----|
|-0-----0---0---5-|---5-----------5-|-------7-----------|
|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-----5-------------|
|-----------------|-----5-------5---|---------------5---|
|-0-------0-------|-5-------5-------|-5---------5-------|

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-3---3-5p3-1-0---|-----------------|-------1/3-3-2-1-|
|-4---4-5p4-2-0---|-----------0-----|-----0-2/4-4-3-2-|
|---0-------------|-2-----2-------0-|--h2-0-0---0-0-0-|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-0-----0---|-------2/4-4-3-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0h2-------------|
|-0-------0-------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|

d u d u d u

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-----1------------------|-----0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0-0-||
|-----2p0h2-2-/4\2p0-----|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0-0-||
|---0-0-----0--------2p0-|-0---0-------2-0-|-----0-------0---||
|-----2p0h2-2-/4\2p0-0---|-0-----------0---|-----0-----------||
|-0------------------2p0-|-0-------0-------|-----------------||
|------------------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------||

d u d d d d d u d u d u d d d u d u

SECTION B2: (same as B1)

SECTION A3:

, . , . , . , .

||-------12-------12----10--|
||--------0-----------------|
||-------12-------12----10--| D.S. %
||--0-----------------0-----| al Coda
||--------------------------|
||--------------0-----------|

d

CODA:

$ , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

||------0-0---0-----|-----------------|-----------0-----|
||------0-0---0-----|-----0-----0-0-0-|-----0/4---4-----|
||*-----0-------0-2-|-----2-----2-2-0-|---2---0---------|
||*-----0-----------|-----0-------0---|------/4-----4---|
||------------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
||--0-------0-------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|

d d u d u d u d d d u d u d u d u u d

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-1-1-1-1-1-1---0--||-0---------------||
|-2-0-0-0-0-2---0--||-0---------------||
|-0-0-2-0-0-0---0-*||-0---------------|| Fine
|-2-0-0-0-0-2-----*||-0---------------||
|-----2-0----------||-0---------------||
|------------------||-0---------------||

d u d u d u u d

\\\\ John Kean

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