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Ribbons And Bows by Eric Bibb

Ribbons And Bows tab by Eric Bibb

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Ribbons & Bows (Eric Bibb)
--------------
As arranged and played on the album 'Friends' by Eric Bibb.
Originally written by Tom Phillips (of the 'Men of Constant Sorrow').

A augmentedA nice example of Double Dropped-D tuning, but capo'd up to G, with flowing
chord changes. The arrangement on the album is fairly simple, in
keeping with Eric Bibb's minimalist approach to music. However, the tuning
and chording provide many notes around those played that are appropriate
to the melody, for those who want to embellish the picking.

Tuning: Double Dropped-D (DADGBd), with Capo at the 5th fret (GDGCEg)
Key: G+G (with capo at the 5th fret)  Time: 4/4  (Each '-' = 1/16
note)
Tempo: ~132 bpm

Really not sure whether the chord names are correct for the key.
These were obtained using 'Chord Alchemy'.

Sequenced and tabbed by Andrew Penney ([email protected]),
January 2006
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Song Tablature
--------------
Instrumental Introduction
-------------------------
g
|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|--2-----2-------|
E MajorE
|----3---3-----3-|----3---3-----3-|----3---3-----3-|----3-----3-----|
C majorC
|--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|2-----2-------2-|
G+G
|5---------------|4---------------|2---------------|------------4---|
D MajorD
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    Cm7/11      Bm7Bm7+5      A7sus4A7sus4    A7sus4>Bm7+5
  (Repeat above arpeggios 3x)

g
|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|--2-------------|
E MajorE
|----3---3-----3-|----3---3-----3-|----3---3-----3-|----3-----------|
C majorC
|--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|2-----2---------|
G+G
|5---------------|4---------------|2---------------|----------------|
D MajorD
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    Cm7/11      Bm7Bm7+5      A7sus4A7sus4      A7sus4A7sus4
  (4th repetition)

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Instrumental Interlude
----------------------
g
|4---------------|----------------|0---------0-----|0---------0-----|
E MajorE
|----------3-----|2---------2-----|----------------|----------------|
C majorC
|------2---------|------2---------|------0---------|------2---------|
G+G
|----4-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|----5-----------|
D MajorD
|------------0---|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
G+G
|0---------------|4---------------|5---------------|----------------|
     G+G        B minorBm        C7C7       D7sus4D7sus4

g
|4---------------|----------------|0---------0-----|----------------|
E MajorE
|----------3-----|2---------2-----|----------------|2-----2h3-3/5---|
C majorC
|------2---------|------2---------|------0---------|----------------|
G+G
|----4-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|----2-----------|
D MajorD
|------------0---|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
G+G
|0---------------|4---------------|5---------------|----------------|
     G+G        B minorBm        C7C7      D>Dsus4>D5

Verses
------
g
(4)--------0-----|----------------|----------0-----|----------0-----|
E MajorE
|----------------|----------2-----|----------------|----------------|
C majorC
|------2---------|------2---------|------0---------|------2---------|
G+G
|----4-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|
D MajorD
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G
|0---------------|4---------------|5---------------|4---------------|
     G+G        B minorBm        C7C7        G/BG/B

g
|----------0-----|----------0-----|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE
|----------------|----------------|----------5-----|------2h3-3/5---|
C majorC
|------0---------|------2---------|------0---------|----------------|
G+G
|----4-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|----2-----------|
D MajorD
|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
G+G
|5---------------|4---------------|2---------------|----------------|
     C7C7       G/BG/B       Am/9     D>Dsus4>D5
 (Repeat above 8 bars 2x, on 2nd repetition adding the 4th fret note
  on the top string at the start of the G+G chord)

Chorus
------
g
|0---------0-----|----------------|4---------4-----|0---------------|
E MajorE
|----------------|2-----3---5-----|------3---------|----------2-----|
C majorC
|------0---------|----2-----------|----2-----------|------2---------|
G+G
|----4-----------|----------------|0---------------|----4-----------|
D MajorD
|----------------|0---------------|----------------|2-------0-------|
G+G
|5---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
     C7C7      D>Dsus4>D5      G+G       G6>G7

g
|----------0-----|----------0-----|----------0-----|----------2-----|
E MajorE
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C majorC
|------0---------|------2---------|------0---------|------2---------|
G+G
|----4-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|
D MajorD
|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
G+G
|5---------------|4---------------|2---------------|----------------|
     C7C7        G+G        Am9Am9       Bm7Bm7

Instrumental Ending (Same as Intro, repeat & fade out ~ 4x)
-------------------
g
|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|--2-----2-------|
E MajorE
|----3---3-----3-|----3---3-----3-|----3---3-----3-|----3-----3-----|
C majorC
|--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|2-----2-------2-|
G+G
|5---------------|4---------------|2---------------|------------4---|
D MajorD
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    Cm7/11      Bm7Bm7+5      A7sus4A7sus4    A7sus4>Bm7+5


Chords & Fingering
------------------
Capo on the 5th fret, left-hand fingers numbered 1 > 4 from index >
pinky.


Intstrumental Introduction & Ending
-----------------------------------
g |---|-1-|---|---|---| g |---|-1-|---|---|---| g
|---|-1-|---|---|---|
E MajorE |---|-1-|-2-|---|---| E MajorE |---|-1-|-2-|---|---| E MajorE
|---|-1-|-2-|---|---|
C majorC |---|-1-|---|---|---| C majorC |---|-1-|---|---|---| C majorC
|---|-1-|---|---|---|
G+G |---|-1-|---|---|-4-| G+G |---|-1-|---|-3-|---| G+G
|---|-1-|---|---|---|
D MajorD X---|---|---|---|---| D MajorD X---|---|---|---|---| D MajorD
X---|---|---|---|---|
G+G X---|---|---|---|---| G+G X---|---|---|---|---| G+G
X---|---|---|---|---|
     Cm7/11          Bm7Bm7+5          A7sus4A7sus4


Instrumental Interlude
----------------------
g |---|---|---|-4-|---| g X---|---|---|---|---| g
0---|---|---|---|---|
E MajorE |---|---|-2-|---|---| E MajorE |---|-2-|---|---|---| E MajorE
X---|---|---|---|---|
C majorC |---|-1-|---|---|---| C majorC |---|-1-|---|---|---| C majorC
0---|---|---|---|---|
G+G |---|---|---|-3-|---| G+G |---|---|---|-4-|---| G+G
|---|---|---|-2-|---|
D MajorD 0---|---|---|---|---| D MajorD X---|---|---|---|---| D MajorD
X---|---|---|---|---|
G+G 0---|---|---|---|---| G+G |---|---|---|-3-|---| G+G
|---|---|---|---|-3-|
      G+G            B minorBm            C7C7

g 0---|---|---|---|---|              g
X---|---h---|-s-|---|
E MajorE X---|---|---|---|---|              E MajorE
|---|-2->-3-|->-|-3-|
C majorC |---|-1-|---|---|---|              C majorC
X---|---|---|---|---|
G+G |---|---|---|---|-4-|              G+G
|---|-1-|---|---|---|
D MajorD 0---|---|---|---|---|              D MajorD
0---|---|---|---|---|
G+G X---|---|---|---|---|              G+G
X---|---|---|---|---|
    D7sus4D7sus4        G+G   B minorBm  C7C7
D>Dsus4>D5


Verses
------
g 0---|---|---|(4)|---| g X---|---|---|---|---| g
0---|---|---|---|---|
E MajorE X---|---|---|---|---| E MajorE |---|-2-|---|---|---| E MajorE
X---|---|---|---|---|
C majorC |---|-1-|---|---|---| C majorC |---|-1-|---|---|---| C majorC
0---|---|---|---|---|
G+G |---|---|---|-3-|---| G+G |---|---|---|-4-|---| G+G
|---|---|---|-2-|---|
D MajorD X---|---|---|---|---| D MajorD X---|---|---|---|---| D MajorD
X---|---|---|---|---|
G+G 0---|---|---|---|---| G+G |---|---|---|-3-|---| G+G
|---|---|---|---|-3-|
      G+G            B minorBm            C7C7

g 0---|---|---|---|---|        g X---|---|---|---|---|
E MajorE X---|---|---|---|---|        E MajorE |---|---|---|---|-4-|
C majorC |---|-1-|---|---|---|        C majorC 0---|---|---|---|---|
G+G |---|---|---|-4-|---|        G+G |---|---|---|-3-|---|
D MajorD X---|---|---|---|---|        D MajorD X---|---|---|---|---|
G+G |---|---|---|-3-|---|        G+G |---|-1-|---|---|---|
      G/BG/B       C7C7  G/BG/B       Am/9
D>Dsus4>D5

On 2nd repetition, add 4th fret note on top string at start of the G+G
chord


Chorus
------
              g |---|---|---|-3-|    g
0---|---|---|---|
              E MajorE |---|---|-2-|---|    E MajorE
X---|---|---|---|
              C majorC |---|-1-|---|---|    C majorC
|---|-2-|---|---|
              G+G 0---|---|---|---|    G+G
|---|---|---|-4-|
              D MajorD X---|---|---|---|    D MajorD
|---|-1-|---|---|
              G+G X---|---|---|---|    G+G
X---|---|---|---|
   C7C7  D>Dsus4>D5         G+G
G6G6

g X---|---|---|---|       g 0---|---|---|---|  g
|---|-2-|---|---|
E MajorE |---|-2-|---|---|       E MajorE X---|---|---|---|  E MajorE
X---|---|---|---|
C majorC X---|---|---|---|       C majorC 0---|---|---|---|  C majorC
|---|-1-|---|---|
G+G X---|---|---|---|       G+G |---|---|---|-4-|  G+G
|---|---|---|-3-|
D MajorD 0---|---|---|---|       D MajorD X---|---|---|---|  D MajorD
0---|---|---|---|
G+G X---|---|---|---|       G+G |---|-1-|---|---|  G+G
X---|---|---|---|
     G7G7      C7C7 G/BG/B      Am9Am9
Bm7Bm7


Lyrics & Song Structure
-----------------------

Instrumental Intro
------------------
Instrumental Interlude
----------------------
Verse 1
-------
 We tell each other lies
 We fight and forget why
 We fell in love one time
 So long ago.

 You say my heart's grown cold
 But it's just getting old
 It's been robbed and sold
 So many times.

Chorus
------
 If it has to change, then that's the way it goes,
 Ribbons and bows, can turn into chains.

Instrumental Interlude
----------------------

Verse 2
-------
 There's lovers on the street,
 Others we could meet
 But others couldn't keep
 From falling aside.

 I wonder what we'll do
 When we both get too blue
 I wouldn't want to lose
 Anything more.

Chorus
------
Instrumental Interlude
----------------------

Verse 3
-------
 Winter winds will blow
 And turn our lives to snow
 I'd be glad to know
 You anyway.

 You say my heart's grown cold
 But it's just getting old
 It's been robbed and sold
 So many times.

Chorus
------
Instrumental Interlude
----------------------
Instrumental Ending (Same as Intro, repeat and fade out)
--------------------------------------------------------

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