SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS - "i am a man of constant sorrow4" Tablature

Soggy Bottom Boys
I am a Man of Constant Sorrow

Transcribed by Paul Conte


Intro riff:

e-------------------------------------1-1-1------------
B-------------------------------------1-1-1------------
G-------------------1-----------------2-2-2------------
D---1h3-3-3---1h3-1---3---1-3-1-------3-3-3------------
A-------------------------------------3-3-3------------
E-------------------------------4-1---1-1-1------------


All of these notes are taken from the F minor Pentatonic Scale.

This scale is used throughout the song for improvising fills between verses.

F minor pentatonic scale: (part of it atleast)

e-1-----4-----6-
B-1-----4-----6-
G-1--3-----5----
D-1--3--------6-
A-1--3--------6-
E-1-----4-----6-

Chords:

F Bb C

e---1 e---1 e---3
B---1 B---3 B---5
G---2 G---3 G---5
D---3 D---3 D---5
A---3 A---1 A---3
E---1 E---1 E---3

Fill 1: (usually used after the chord progression to start a new one)

e---------
B---------
G---------
D---------
A---------
E---4-1---


Order:


INTRO RIFF, then:

C Bb Fill 1 F
...in constant sorrow all through his day.



VERSE: (Chord Progression: F Bb C Bb F)


F Bb
i am a man of constant sorrow

C Bb F
i've seen trouble all my days

F Bb
i bid farewell to old kentucky

C Bb F
the place where i was born and raised

F C Bb F (Improvise!)
(the place where he was born and raised)


Repeat for the other verses.

Great Song, good luck
-Paul