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Nursie

Jethro Tull
Tab
4.6(7)

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From: mzraly@cs.umb.edu (Michael S. Zraly)

Nursie

Jethro Tull

Symbols:

The note symbols are given here as they might appear

for notes above the fretboard; notation below the fret-

board will appear "upside-down"

| quarter note |. dotted quarter note

__ __

| eight note |. dotted eighth note

== ==

| sixteenth note |. dotted sixteenth note

} quarter rest h hammer-on

"/ sixteenth rest > accented strum/pick

^(x) tied note; do not pick at x, this just extends duration

CAPO III

Moderately

Eb Cm

6 >

- _____ _____ ___ ___ __ ___ ___ ___

8 | | | | | | `/ | | `/ | | } | `/ | | `/ | | `/ | |

 G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|---0-0----0-0---|
 D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3------1-----|-0---1-----1-1-|---1-1----1-1---|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|---2-------2-2-|-0-2-2-h--2-2---|
 F|-0-----------|--------------|---------------|---0----2-----0-|
 C|-------------|--------------|---------3-----|------------3---|
 G|-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|

|. |. _| | |. _| | | | |

===

F Eb F

> > > > >

_____ ____ _____ ____ _____ ____ ===-===-=== _____

| | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | | | | | | |

|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2---2-0---0-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3---3-1---1-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|---2-----0---2-2-3-|
|(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-|-0-----0-0---0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | |.

===------ ===------ ===------ -----==--

Eb Cm

_____ _____ ___ ___ __ ___ ___ ___

| | | | | | `/ | | `/ | | } | `/ | | `/ | | `/ | |

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0----0-0-|-----0----0-0-|---0-0----0-0---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---3--1---1-|-0---1----1-1-|---1-1----1-1---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|---2------2-2-|---2-2-h--2-2---|
|-0-----------|--------------|--------------|-5---5--2-----0-|
|-------------|--------------|--------3-----|------------3---|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|

| _| | _| _| | |. | _| | | |

===

F Eb F

> > > > >

_____ ____ _____ ____ _____ ____ ===-===-=== _____

| | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | | | | | | |

|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2---2-0---0-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3---3-1---1-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|---2-----0---2-2-3-|
|(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-|-0-----0-0---0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | |.

===------ ===------ ===------ -----==--

Eb Cm

_____ _____ ___ ___ __ ___ ___ ___

| | | | | | `/ | | `/ | | } | `/ | | `/ | | `/ | |

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0----0-0-|-----0----0-0-|---0-0----0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3------1---1-|-0---1----1-1-|---1-1----1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|---2------2-2-|---2-2----2-2-|
|-0-----------|--------------|--------------|-5---0--2-----|
|-------------|--------------|--------3-----|------------3-|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

|. | _| _| | |. | _| | _|

Tip-toes in si-lence 'round my

F Eb F

> > > > >

_____ ____ _____ ____ _____ ____ ===-===-=== _____

| | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | | | | | | |

|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2---2-0---0-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3---3-1---1-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|---2-----0---2-2-3-|
|(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-|-0-----0-0---0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | |.

===------ ===------ ===------ -----==--

bed---

Eb Cm

_____ _____ ___ ___ __ ___ ___ ___

| | | | | | `/ | | `/ | | } | `/ | | `/ | | `/ | |

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0----0-0-|-----0----0-0-|---0-0----0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3------1-----|-0---1----1-1-|---1-1----1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|---2------2-2-|---2-2-h--2-2-|
|-0-----------|--------------|------------0-|-5---0--2-----|
|-------------|--------------|--------3-----|------------3-|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

|. |. _| | | _| | _| | _|

and quiets the rain-drops o- ver-

F Eb F

> > > > >

_____ ____ _____ ____ _____ ____ ===-===-=== _____

| | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | | | | | | |

|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2---2-0---0-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3---3-1---1-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|---2-----0---2-2-3-|
|(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-|-0-----0-0---0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | |.

===------ ===------ ===------ -----==--

head-- With her

Eb F Bb

_____ ________ _____ ________ _______ _____ ________ ________

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

|-0-0-0-0----0-0-|-2-2-2-2----2-2-|-3--3--3--3-3-3-|-2--2---2-2----2-3-|
|-1-1-1-1----1-1-|-3-3-3-3----3-3-|-3--3--3--3-3-3-|-3--3---3-3----3-3-|
|----------------|-2-----0-2^(2)--|-4--4--4--4-4-4-|-2--------0-2^(2)--|
|-0-----0-0^(0)--|----------------|-5--------5-----|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|

|. | | | |. | | | |. |.

=== ===

ev-er last-ing smile she stills my fe - ver for a while- Oh

Bb F 3 6 Gm

__________ _____ - ___________ - _______ _______ __

| | | | | | 8 | | | 8 | | | | | | | | `/ |

|-3---3----3--2-2-2-|-2----2----3-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--------0-|
|-3---3----3--3-3-3-|-3----3----3-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--------0-|
|-4---4----4--2---2-|-0-2^(2)---2-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--------0-|
|-5--------5--------|-------------|-2--------2-------|-2----0-2------|
|-------------------|-------------|------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|-------------|------------------|----------0----|

| _| | _| | | | | |. |. | | | |.

--====----- ===

nurs-ie dear I'm glad you're here

Eb

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|-0----0----0----0----0----0-|-0----0----0----0----0----0-|
|-0----0----0----0----0----0-|-1----1----1----1----1----1-|
|-0----0----0h---0----0----0-|-0----0----0----0----0----0-|
|--h--------0-2^(2)----------|-2--------------0-2^(2)---2-|
|-0-2^(2)--------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|

| | | | | | |. | | | |

===-------=== ===--------

to brush a way my

F Fsus4 Fm F Eb F

> > > > > > > >

--==--=== ===-===-=== ===-===-=== ===-===-=== ===-===-===

|. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

|-2-----2----2---2---3---|-5-----5---5-5-----5-5---|-2---2-0---0-2-||
|-3-----3----3---3---3---|-3-----3---3-3-----3-6---|-3---3-1---1-3-||
|-2---2---2----2---2---2-|---2-2---2-----2-2---7-2-|---2-----0---2-||
|-0--0--0----0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0-----0(0)--0-||
|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------||
|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------||

| | | | | | | | | | | | |. | | |.

------- --------- --------- --------- -----==--

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