Sligo River Blues tab by John Fahey

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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+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
([email protected])

chord sequence
CFCFCG

e|------------------------------------------------|
b|0-h1-p0-------------------------------------0---| 0
G+G|0--------0----------------------0-------0-------|: 0
D MajorD|2-----------2---------------2-------2-----------|: 2
A augmentedA|3---------------3---2---3-----------------------| 3
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|

         roll       roll
e|----------------0---------------|--------------------------------|
b|0-------1------1----------------|0---1-------------------1-------|
G+G|--------------0-----------------|0---------------0-------0-------|
D MajorD|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A augmentedA|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e|----------------0---------------|----0---------------------------|
b|0---1-------------------0-------|1-----------0-------1-----------|
G+G|--------------------------------|------------0-------------------|
D MajorD|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A augmentedA|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e|----------------0---------------|----------------0---------------|
b|0-------1-----------------------|0---1---------------0-----------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------3---------------3-------|--------3---------------3-------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E MajorE|1---------------1---------------|1---------------1---------------|
 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e|--------0-----------------------|--------------------0-----------|
b|1---------------0---1-----------|----0-------1-------1-----------|
G+G|----------------------------0---|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A augmentedA|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 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+G|--------0---------------0-------|--------0-----------------------|
D MajorD|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E MajorE|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+G|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A augmentedA|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 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+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A augmentedA|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 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+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------3---------------3-------|--------3---------------3-------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E MajorE|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+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A augmentedA|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 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+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E MajorE|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------|
 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

then repeat those 4 bars again but throw an A augmentedA in (on the bass)
instead of the FF near the end (for fun)

e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------- |--------------------------------|
E MajorE|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+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A augmentedA|3---------------3-------------- |3---------------3---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

repeat

Do it with the FF base
then back with the C majorC base
then repeat those 4 bars again
then in G+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+G|0-------0-------0-------0-------|0-------------------------------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2-------|2-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|3---------------3-------------- |3-------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
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    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: [email protected]
    http://www.cheque.uq.edu.au/awm
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