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Song
This is one of Fahey's first arrangements of what he calls Christmas
music and one of my favourites. It starts out with a stately
solemn march and which doubles in tempo to a lively jig. It's great
fun to play and is pretty accessable to listeners. It's available on
Return of the Repressed CD (highly recommended as a Fahey starter)
and I have a version played by Kottke on Greenhouse. There's a few
others running around.
The tune's not technically difficult to play. Be as regal
and melodic as possible during the slow section. The fast bit should
be played with bounce and dynamism. Try to vary the syncopation
somewhat the way Fahey does. There's a bit in the intro (and outro)
where Fahey continues to strum while picking with the thumb. I can't
do it but came close to multiple personality disorder trying.
Timing's actually 2/4 but I tabbed it as 4/4.
Damien
In Christ there is no east or west
Arr. John Fahey
Transcribed by Damien Batstone
damienb@cheque.uq.edu.au
hold the thumb
G chord for strum
this section
e|----------------3-3-------------|----2-------3-------0---0---3---| B|----------------3-3-------------|----3-------0-------1---1---0---| G|----------------0-0-------------|----2-------0-------0---0---0---| D|------------0-------2---0-------|----0-------0-------2---2---0---| A|----0---0h2-----------------2-- |0-----------2-------3---3---2---| E|3-------------------------------|--------3-------------------3---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Section A
e|--------| B|----0---| G|-0------| D|0-------| A|--------| E|--------|
4 &
roll roll roll
e|----------------------------0---|1-------1-------0---------------| B|3-------3-------3-------3-------|1-------1-------1-----------3---| G|0-------0-------0-------0-------|----------------0-----------0---| D|--------0-------0---------------|----------------------------2---| A|--------------------------------|----------------3-------3-------| E|3-------1-------3-------3-------|1-------1-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
roll roll roll roll roll roll roll
e|0-------3-------3---0-------0---|3-------3-------3-------3---5-5s| B|1-------1-------1-------3-------|0-------1-------0-------0-------| G|2-------2-------2---------------|------------------------0-------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|0-------0-------0-------0-------|--------3-----------------------| E|--------------------------------|3---------------3---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
roll roll roll roll roll roll
e|7-------3-------3-------0-------|--------------------------------| B|0-------0-------0-------0-------|3-------1-------0---------------| G|0-------0-------0-------0-------|0-------0-------0-------0---2---| D|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------| A|--------------------------------|5-------3-------2---------------| E|--------------------------------|------------------------3-------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
strum strum
e|------------0-------------------|------------------------| B|0---3-----------3---0-----------|------------------------| G|0-----------------------2-------|0-------0-------0-------| D|--------0-----------------------|--------2-------0-------| A|--------------------------------|--------3-------2-------| E|3---------------------------2---|--------3-------3-------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
Repeat from A with less rolling
double tempo
e|--------| B|----0---| G|0-------| D|----0---| A|--------| E|3-------|
3 & 4 &
e|--------------------------------|--------------------0-----------| B|--------3-----------3-----------|3-----------3-----------3-------| G|------------0---------------0---|----0-----------------------0---| D|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|3---------------1---------------|3---------------3---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--------1-----------1-----------|0-------------------------------| B|------------1-----------1-------|1--------------------3----------| G|----------------------------2---|--------------------------------| D|--------3---------------3-------|--------2---------------2-------| A|--------------------------------|3---------------3---------------| E|1---------------1---------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|0-------------------3-------0---|3-------0------------0----------| B|------------1-------------------|------------3---------------0---| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------0-------| A|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
roll
e|3-------------------3-----------|3---------------3---5-----------| B|--------0-----------1-------0---|0-------------------------------| G|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------------------0-------| D|--------0---------------2-------|--------0-------0---------------| A|----------------3---------------|--------------------------------| E|3-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|7-----------------------5-------|5---------------0---------------| B|--------------------------------|------------0-------------------| G|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------| D|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|3-------------------1-----------|0-------------------------------| G|0-----------------------0-------|------------0-----------2-------| D|--------0-----------------------|--------0---------------0-------| A|5---------------3-------------0h|2-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|----------------3---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|------------------------0-------|--------------------------------| B|0-------3-----------------------|3-------0-----------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------2---------------| D|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|3---------------3---------------|3---------------2---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|0-------------------0-----------| D|--------0---------------2-------| A|----------------3---------------| E|3-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|--------0-------| A|----------------| E|3---------------|
1 & 2 &
Repeat fast bit with some change in syncopation, etc.
finger strum
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|0---------------0---------------|0-------------------------------| D|0-------0-------2-------2-------|0-------------------------------| A|----------------3---------------|--------------------------------| E|3-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Repeat slow bit & then intro/outro to end
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