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Subject: a/ackerman_will/balancing.tab
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 15:28:55 -0500 (CDT)
From: Clearwater County Memorial Hospital <ccmh@bagley.means.net>
"Balancing"
by Will Ackerman
Windham Hill
Tuning: Open G
Transcribed by: Bruce Muckala
h hammer on
p pull off
Listen to the recording for which sections to play.
Section I is played only once in the beginning (so
I suppose technically, it's an intro. :) ) The title
of the tune fits the varying time signatures and
tempo changes.
Section I (4/4 time)
|------------------5--4-h5-p4--|---------------------------| |---------------5--------------|---3--------3--3-h5--------| |---------2-4-h5---------------|---------0-----------0-----| |------2-----------------------|------0-----------0-----0--| |---2-----------------2--------|---0-----------0-----------| |------------------------------|---------------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
|------------------5--4-h5-p4--|-----------12-12-p10-------| |---------------5--------------|---3-----------------------| |---------2-4-h5---------------|---------0------------0----| |------2-----------------------|------0------------0-----0-| |---2-----------------2--------|---0-----------0-----------| |------------------------------|---------------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
|------------------5--4-h5-p4--|---------------------------| |---------------5--------------|---3--------3--3-h5--------| |---------2-4-h5---------------|---------0------------0----| |------2-----------------------|------0------------0-----0-| |---2-----------------2--------|---0-----------0-----------| |------------------------------|---------------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Slow retard...
|-----------------------------|----------------------------| |------------2----------------|------------3---------------| |---------2---------2---------|---------3---------3--------| |------2---------------2------|------3---------------3-----| |---2-----------2-------------|---3------------3-----------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Sustain pull-off...
|-----------------------------|----------------------7----|| |------------2----------------|----2---p0------------2--5-|| |---------2-------------------|----2---p0------------2----|| |------2----------------------|----2---p0------------2----|| |---2-------------------------|----2---p0------------2----|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------||
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Section II
||--4--------4--0-h2-p0--6----|-4----------4-0-h2-p0--6----| ||-----------------------2--5-|-----------------------2--5-| ||*-------0--------------2----|-------0---------------2----| ||*----0-----------------2----|----0------------------2----| ||--0-----------0--------2----|-0------------0--------2----| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Strum first chord throughout this section.
____________________________
|1. |
|---4--0--9-----7--0--11------|--9------------------6-----|| |---------5--8---------7--10--|-----------0-----0---2--5--|| |---------5------------7------|--------0-------0-0--2----*|| |---------5------------7------|-----0---------------2----*|| |---0-----5------------7------|--0-----------0------2-----|| |-----------------------------|---------------------2-----||
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 .4 . 5 .
________________________
|2.
|---9-----------------9----|-7--0--11------| |------------0-----0--5--8-|--------7--10--| A bar of 2/4 |---------0-------0-0-5----|--------7------| |------0--------------5----|--------7------| |---0-----------0-----5----|--------7------| |--------------------------|---------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2
A tempo
||--12-----------------||----------------------| ||---------------------||----------------------| Now we're ||--------------0------||---------------0------| in 3/4 time. ||--------0------------||---------0------------| ||--0------------------||---0------------------| ||---------------------||----------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
End
Section III (3/4 time)
This section has varying tempos and retards.
Check the recording.
||---12----11-----------|--11----------11-h12--| ||---------------10-----|----------------------| ||*--------------0------|---------------0------| ||*--------0------------|---------0------------| ||---0------------------|---0------------------| ||----------------------|----------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
|----------------------|----------------------| |---12-----------------|----------------------| |---------------0------|---------------0------| |---------0------------|---------0------------| |---0------------------|---0------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
|---12----11-----------|--11----------11-h12--| |---------------10-----|----------------------| |---------------0------|---------------0------| |---------0------------|---------0------------| |---0------------------|---0------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
|----------------------|---12----11-----------| |---12-----------------|---------------10-----| |---------------0------|---------------0------| |---------0------------|---------0------------| |---0------------------|---0------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
________________________________________________
|1.
|----------------------|----------------------| |---7------------------|----------------------| |---------------0------|---------------0------| |---------0------------|---------0------------| |---0------------------|---0------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
________________________________________________
|
|----------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|----------------------|| |---------------0------|---------------0-----*|| |---------0------------|---------0-----------*|| |---0------------------|---0------------------|| |----------------------|----------------------||
1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
________________________
|2.
|----------------------|----------------------| |---5-h7---------------|---7------------------| |---------------0------|---------------0------| |---------0------------|---------0------------| |---0------------------|---0------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
|----------------------|----------------------| |---7------------------|----------------------| |---------------0------|---------------0------| |---------0------------|---------0------------| |---0------------------|---0------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
|----7------------------|----------------------| |----------7-----3------|---2----------2-h3-p2-| |----------------0------|--------------0-------| |----------0------------|---------0------------| |----0------------------|---0------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
|----------------------|----------------------| |---0------------------|----------------------| |---------------0------|---------------0------| |---------0------------|---------0------------| |---0------------------|---0------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
||---7------------------|----------------------| ||---------7-----3------|---2----------2-h3-p2-| ||*--------------0------|--------------0-------| ||*--------0------------|---------0------------| ||---0------------------|---0------------------| ||----------------------|----------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
|----------------------| |---0------------------| |---------------0------| |---------0------------| |---0------------------| |----------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 .
|---7------------------|----------------------| |---------7-----3------|---5-h7---------------| |---------------0------|---------------0------| |---------0------------|---------0------------| |---0------------------|---0------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
|---------------------|----------------------|| |---7-----------------|---7------------------|| |---------------0-----|---------------0-----*|| |---------0-----------|---------0-----------*|| |---0-----------------|---0------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------||
1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 .
Repeat Section II to end mark.
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