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Weeping Willow

Michael Cooney
Tab

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Subject: /c/michael.cooney/WeepingWillow.tab

Weeping Willow (Corrina) arrangement (c) 1967 Michael Cooney

Permission obtained to copy tablature for free distribution with this notice.

Transcription by Allyn Dimock. There are doubtless errors, please use

in conjunction with recorded song on "Michael Cooney: singer of old songs"

Front Hall 007.

Blues in D, 12/8 time. 11 bar intro, outro, break. 12 bar accompaniment.

Intro:

1 2

E---|-5---------5-------------|--------10------10----9------7---|
B-3s|-7-----------8p7-7-------|-3/12--------12----10---10-8---8-|
G---|-7-------7---9p7-7-------|---------------------------------|
D---|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
A---|-------------------------|-------------------0-------------|
D-0-|-0-----0-----0-----0---0-|-----------0---------------0-----|

_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |____|__| |__|__| |__|__| |_|_|

3 4

E-5-----5p4-3p2-----2-------|---------------------------|
B-7---7---------3-----------|-----7-------7-5-----------|
G---------------------------|-2s7-------7---5-----------|
D---------------------------|---------------4-----------|
A---------------------------|---------------0---------0-|
D-0-----0-------0-----0---0-|-0-------0-----0b----0-----|

|_|_| |_|_|=| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

5 6

E-----6-----6-5---3-------|--------10------10----9------7---|
B-8-------8---7---5-------|-8/12--------12----10---10-8---8-|
G-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-------------------------|-------------------0-------0-----|
D-------------------0---0-|-0---------0---------------------|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |____|__| |__|__| |__|__| |_|_|

7 8

E-5-----5p4-3p2-----2-------|-----5-------0-----------|
B-7---7---------3---------6w|(7)--------7-------------|
G---------------------------|---------7---------------|
D---------------------------|-------------------------|
A---------------------------|-----------------------0-|
D-0-----0-------0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|

|_|_| |_|_|=| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

9 10

E------9------9-7-----------|------5-----5---4-----3---|
B-10-------10---8-----------|3/7-------7---3---3-5---5-|
G---------------9-----------|--------------------------|
D---------------------------|--------------------------|
A--------0------0-----0---0-|--------------------------|
D---------------------------|-0------0-----0-----0-----|

|_|_| |__|_| |_|_| |_|_| |__|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

11

E-----2-----------5-------|
B-3-----------2-----------|
G-------------2-----------|
D-------------2-----------|
A-----------0-------0-----|
D-0-----0-----------------|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

Outro: same as intro except for m10-11

10 11

E----14------14---10-----12---|-------10--s(9)--s(8)-||
B-10------10----9----9-8----8-|----------------------||
G-----------------------------|-/11-------s(10)-s(9)-||
D-----------------------------|----------------------||
A-----------------------------|----------------------||
D-------0---------------------|----------0-----------||

|_|_| |__|__| |__|_| |__|_| |_|__| |___|____|

Break:

1 2

E---|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B---|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G---|--------------------------|-------7-----7---6-----4---|
D---|-----------7-0------------|-5/9-------9---7---7-5---5-|
A---|-5-s-9---9---10-9-9-----0-|---------0-----0-----------|
D-0-|-------0------------0-----|---------------------------|

_| |_|_| |_|_| |__|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

3 4

E---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B-----------------------2/3-------|-----------------------------|
G-2-----0h2p1p0-------------------|-2p1p0-----------------------|
D-4---4---------3s4-0-------------|-------3/4-5-4-0---0---------|
A-------------------0-------------|-----------------3---3-2-1-0-|
D-0-----------------0-------0---0-|-----------------------------|

|_|_| |=|=|=|=|=| |_|_| |_|_| |_|=|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

5 6

E---------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------------------|---------------------------|
G-------3-----3-2---0-------|-------7-----7---6-----4---|
D-3/5-------5---4---2-------|-5/9-------9---7---7-5---5-|
A-------------------------0-|---------0-----------------|
D---------5-----------0-----|---------------------------|

|___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

7 8

E----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B------------------------3/7-----7-|-8p7---------3---------------|
G-2------0h2p1p0-------------------|-----7-2p0-----2-------------|
D-4---4----------3s4-0-------------|-----------4-----4-2-0-------|
A----------------------------------|-----------------------3w(4)-|
D-0------------------0-------0-----|-----------------------------|

|_|_| |=|=|=|=|=| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

9 10

E----------------------------|---------------------------|
B----------------------------|---------------------------|
G---------6---6-4------------|---------------------------|
D-----2/7---7---5------------|-------7-----7---6-----5---|
A-0--------------------------|-5/9-------9---5---5-7---7-|
D---------------------0---0--|---------0-----------------|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

11

E-------------------5-----|
B---------------2---------|
G---------------2---------|
D-------4-------2---------|
A-4/5---------0-----------|
D---------0---------------|

|___|_| |_|_| |_|_| ...

Verse:

1 2

E-2---------2-3---2--------|-3-----7-----5-----3------|
B-3---------3-3---3--------|-0---------------------3s-|
G-2---------2-4---2--------|-0b--0-----0-----0--------|
D-0------------------------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
A-0------------------------|--------------------------|
D0b-----0-----------0---2s-|-5------------------------|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

3 4

E-5-----5p4-3p2-----2--------|-------------0--------------|
B-7---7---------3------------|-------3-----3--------------|
G----------------------------|-------------5--------------|
D----------------------------|-2/4---------4--------------|
A----------------------------|-------------0b-------------|
D---------------------0---0--|---------0---------------2s-|

|_|_| |_|_|=| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

5 6

E-3-----------------3-----|-3-----7-----5-----3-----|
B-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0---------------------3s|
G-0b----0-----0-----0-----|-0---------0-----0-------|
D-------0-----0-----0b----|-0b--------0-----0-------|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|
D-5---------5-------------|-----5-------------------|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

7 8

E-5-----5p4-3p2-----2--------|-3p2-------------2---------|
B-7---7---------3------------|-----3-------3---------1s2-|
G----------------------------|-------2p0-4-----------1s2-|
D----------------------------|-----------------------1s2-|
A----------------------------|---------------------------|
D---------------------0---0--|-------0-----0-----0-------|

|_|_| |_|_|=| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|=|

9 10

E-------0-----3---3--------|-3-----3-----------0-----|
B-------2-----2---2--------|-0-----0-----2-----2-----|
G-------2-----4---4--------|-0-----0-----2-----2-----|
D-------2-----2---2--------|-------------2-----------|
A-0-----0---0--------------|-----------0-0-----------|
D-----------------------2s-|-5---------------------0-|

|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

11 12

E-----------------------------|-----------------5-------|
B-------7-----------8---7s5-3-|---2p0-2-----2-----------|
G-----------------------------|---------2---2-----------|
D-3/7-----------7/9---9-7s5-4-|---2p0-------3-----------|
A-----------------------------|-------0---0-------------|
D---------0---0---------------|-0-----------------------|

|___|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

m4 and m8 fills change every verse, see recording. Alternate m11-12:

11 12

E-----------0---------------|-------------------5-------|
B-------7---------------5---|-------3-------2-----------|
G-----------------7---------|---------------2-----------|
D-3/7---------7-6---6-5---5-|-3/4-----------2-----------|
A---------------------------|-------------0-------------|
D---------0-----------------|---------0-----------------|

|___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |___|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|

This minimal tab can't convey all the nuances necessary to play the

song, but the following notation is used to help somewhat:

h hammer.

p pull.

w() bend to note in parentheses.

s slide in tempo.

/ grace note slide up (may have start of slide before / or not).

\ grace note slide down.

b brush multiple strings.

For melody and lyrics please see recording.

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