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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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