Bert Jansch Time is an old friend guitar tab. Related pages are A woman like you tabs, Travelling man chords, Wishing well tabs, Anti apartheid tabs, One for jo tabs. See all Bert Jansch tabs. Submit corrected and missing guitar tab here.
Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)
Artist: Bert Jansch
Track title: Time is an Old Friend
Album: From the Outside
Tuning: EADGBE
Capo: 3rd Fret
This pretty little song is a doddle to play. I've tabbed out the intro - which is the same
as the verse - the second section and the ending. You will find very slight variations from
verse to verse. Enjoy! :o)
Rhythm = 4/4
Intro&verse
Beat:* * * * * * * * * * * *
E||------------------0----|--4-------4-------------|--2--------2-------------|
B||----------0------------|----------2-------------|--1--------1-------------|
G||-------2-------6-------|-----2----------2-------|-----2-----------2-------|
D||-----------------------|-------------------2----|--------1-----------1----|
A||--0--------------------|--0----------0----------|--0-----------0----------|
E||-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E--2--------2-------------|------------------0----|--3--------3-----3---------|
B--1--------1-------------|----------0------------|-----2-----------------0h3-|
G-----2-----------2-------|-------2-------6-------|--------3-----------3------|
D--------1-----------1----|-----------------------|--2-----------2------------|
A--0-----------0----------|--0--------------------|---------------------------|
E-------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E--0h-2---------0-------|--2--------2-------------|--------------------------|
B------------------3----|--2--------2-------------|--3p2-------3----p2-------|
G------------------2----|-----2-----------2-------|------2--------------4----|
D--0---------0----------|--------4-----------4----|---------4----------------|
A-----------------------|-------------------------|--2------------2----------|
E-----------------------|--2-----------2----------|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------0----|
B-----------3-----2p-0----|-----------0-------------|----------0------------|
G-----0-------------------|-----4-----------4-------|-------2-------6-------|
D--------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|-----------------------|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|--0--------------------|
E--0-----------0----------|-/4-----------4----------|-----------------------|
End of verse:
last time go to ending:
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B--5--------5--------------|--5--------3----2-------|-----------0-------------|
G-----4-----------4--------|-----2-------------2----|-----0-------h1--1-------|
D--------6-----------6-4--|--------4---------------|--------2-----------2----|
A--4-----------4-----------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E--------------------------|--2---------------------|--0-----------0----------|
End of intro: 2nd section:
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
B-----------0--------------|--2-------2-------------|-----------2--------------|
G-----1-----------1-----1--|----------------2-------|-----2-----------2-----2--|
D--------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2-----|
A--------------------------|--0----------0----------|--0-----------0-----------|
E--0-----------0-----------|------------------------|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E-----------------------|----------5------------|--5--------5-----4--2----|
B------------------2----|---------------3-------|-----2-------------------|
G----------2----4-------|-------2----------2----|--------2----------------|
D-------2----------2----|--0--------------------|--------------------2----|
A--0--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E-----------------------|-----------------------|--2-----------2----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
B--3--------3------------|-----------------------|-----------2-------------|
G-----4----------4-------|-----1-------2----4----|-----2-----------2-------|
D--------4----------4----|--------2--------------|--------2-----------2----|
A--2---------------------|-----------------------|--0-----------0----------|
E------------------------|--0----------2----4----|-------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E-------------------------|--5--------5-------------|--5--------5-----4--2----|
B-----------2-------------|-----3-----------3-------|-----2-------------------|
G-----2-----------2-------|--------2-----------2----|--------2----------------|
D--------2-----------2----|--0-----------0----------|--------------------2----|
A--0-----------0----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E-------------------------|-------------------------|--2-----------2----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E------------------------|----------------------|------------------0----|
B--3--------3------------|----------------------|----------0------------|
G-----4----------4-------|-------1----2----4----|-------2-------6-------|
D--------4----------4----|-------2--------------|-----------------------|
A--2---------------------|----------------------|--0--------------------|
E------------------------|--0---------2----4----|-----------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
B--5--------5--------------|--5--------3----2-------|-----------0--------------|
G-----4-----------4--------|-----2-------------4----|-----1-----------1-----1--|
D--------6-----------6-4--|--------4---------------|--------2-----------2-----|
A--4-----------4-----------|------------------------|--------------------------|
E--------------------------|--2---------------------|--0-----------0-----------|
Ending: (repeat to fade)
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B----------2------------|--3--------3------------|--2--------2------------|
G---------------2-------|-----2----------2-------|-----2----------2-------|
D-------2----------2----|--------4----------4----|--------2----------2----|
A--0--------------------|--0---------------------|--0---------------------|
E-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
* * * *
E------------------------||
B--3--------3------------||
G-----2----------2-------||
D--------4----------4----||
A--0---------------------||
E------------------------||
TAB guide: h = hammer on, p = pull off
= slide down to from above
/ = slide into from below
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