FAHEY JOHN - "Sligo River Blues" Tablature
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m: "Damien Batstone" <damienb@cheque.uq.edu.au>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 15:20:31 +1000
Subject: Sligo_River_Blues by John Fahey
Hi All,
I've had a couple of requests for this. It's a very simple song
based on 1st, 4th and 5th (C, F, G). It is repetitious and you
could find it boring if you don't vary sincopation and occasionally
hit double notes with your thumb on alternate notes. Listen to the
CD if you want more details. I got this off Return of the Repressed
Give it a bit of bounce and it's a great song to play.
Enjoy
Damien
Sligo River Blues
John Fahey
Transcribed Damien Batstone
(damienb@cheque.uq.edu.au)
chord sequence
CFCFCG
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|0-h1-p0-------------------------------------0---| 0
G|0--------0----------------------0-------0-------|: 0
D|2-----------2---------------2-------2-----------|: 2
A|3---------------3---2---3-----------------------| 3
E|------------------------------------------------|
roll roll
e|----------------0---------------|--------------------------------|
b|0-------1------1----------------|0---1-------------------1-------|
G|--------------0-----------------|0---------------0-------0-------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|----------------0---------------|----0---------------------------|
b|0---1-------------------0-------|1-----------0-------1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|------------0-------------------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|----------------0---------------|----------------0---------------|
b|0-------1-----------------------|0---1---------------0-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3---------------3-------|--------3---------------3-------|
A|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E|1---------------1---------------|1---------------1---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--------0-----------------------|--------------------0-----------|
b|1---------------0---1-----------|----0-------1-------1-----------|
G|----------------------------0---|--------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
repeat last 4 bars
Thumb is playing double notes on beats 2 & 4.
This happens occasionally elsewhere.
e|----------------0---------------|------------0-------------------|
b|0-------1-----------------------|0---1---------------0-----------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|--------0-----------------------|
D|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
A|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Repeat those bars you repeated before
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
b|1-------------0h1---------------|1-------------------1-----------|
G|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
repeat last two
e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3---------------3-------|--------3---------------3-------|
A|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E|1---------------1---------------|1---------------1---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
repeat last 4 bars
e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
A|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
then repeat those 4 bars again but throw an A in (on the bass)
instead of the F near the end (for fun)
e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
A|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--------3-----------3-----------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
repeat
Do it with the F base
then back with the C base
then repeat those 4 bars again
then in G
then repeat the 4 bars again reverting to an e-0 (instead of g-3)
high on the last bar.
run through the whole C-F-C-F-C-G findangle like you did at the start
and end on a:
roll roll big thumb strum
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
b|h1------1------0h1------1-------|1-------------------------------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0-------|0-------------------------------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2-------|2-------------------------------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
_________________________________________________________
Damien Batstone
Advanced Wastewater Management Centre
Chemical Engineering
The University of Queensland
St. Lucia Brisbane Qld 4072
Phone: (07) 3365 4729
Fax: (07) 3365 4726
Email: damienb@cheque.uq.edu.au
http://www.cheque.uq.edu.au/awm
___________________________________________________________
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 15:20:31 +1000
Subject: Sligo_River_Blues by John Fahey
Hi All,
I've had a couple of requests for this. It's a very simple song
based on 1st, 4th and 5th (C, F, G). It is repetitious and you
could find it boring if you don't vary sincopation and occasionally
hit double notes with your thumb on alternate notes. Listen to the
CD if you want more details. I got this off Return of the Repressed
Give it a bit of bounce and it's a great song to play.
Enjoy
Damien
Sligo River Blues
John Fahey
Transcribed Damien Batstone
(damienb@cheque.uq.edu.au)
chord sequence
CFCFCG
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|0-h1-p0-------------------------------------0---| 0
G|0--------0----------------------0-------0-------|: 0
D|2-----------2---------------2-------2-----------|: 2
A|3---------------3---2---3-----------------------| 3
E|------------------------------------------------|
roll roll
e|----------------0---------------|--------------------------------|
b|0-------1------1----------------|0---1-------------------1-------|
G|--------------0-----------------|0---------------0-------0-------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|----------------0---------------|----0---------------------------|
b|0---1-------------------0-------|1-----------0-------1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|------------0-------------------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|----------------0---------------|----------------0---------------|
b|0-------1-----------------------|0---1---------------0-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3---------------3-------|--------3---------------3-------|
A|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E|1---------------1---------------|1---------------1---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--------0-----------------------|--------------------0-----------|
b|1---------------0---1-----------|----0-------1-------1-----------|
G|----------------------------0---|--------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
repeat last 4 bars
Thumb is playing double notes on beats 2 & 4.
This happens occasionally elsewhere.
e|----------------0---------------|------------0-------------------|
b|0-------1-----------------------|0---1---------------0-----------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|--------0-----------------------|
D|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
A|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Repeat those bars you repeated before
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
b|1-------------0h1---------------|1-------------------1-----------|
G|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
repeat last two
e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3---------------3-------|--------3---------------3-------|
A|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E|1---------------1---------------|1---------------1---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
repeat last 4 bars
e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
A|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
then repeat those 4 bars again but throw an A in (on the bass)
instead of the F near the end (for fun)
e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
A|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--------3-----------3-----------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
repeat
Do it with the F base
then back with the C base
then repeat those 4 bars again
then in G
then repeat the 4 bars again reverting to an e-0 (instead of g-3)
high on the last bar.
run through the whole C-F-C-F-C-G findangle like you did at the start
and end on a:
roll roll big thumb strum
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
b|h1------1------0h1------1-------|1-------------------------------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0-------|0-------------------------------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2-------|2-------------------------------|
A|3---------------3-------------- |3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
_________________________________________________________
Damien Batstone
Advanced Wastewater Management Centre
Chemical Engineering
The University of Queensland
St. Lucia Brisbane Qld 4072
Phone: (07) 3365 4729
Fax: (07) 3365 4726
Email: damienb@cheque.uq.edu.au
http://www.cheque.uq.edu.au/awm
___________________________________________________________
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