Tabs with lyrics
"Bensusan" by Michael Hedges.
Windham Hill recording- Aerial Boundaries
Transcribed by Michael Gunter.
Most of the credit for this transcription should go to David Morse
<[email protected]>, whose transcription set me on the right track.
I saw a bunch of little problems so I decided to redo it a bit. I know
it's not yet perfect, but hey -- Michael Hedges is too much a god for
us mortals to ever aspire to copy.
One thing I'd really like to know if someone out there does: How does he
get such explosive harmonics (measures 4, 12, 16, etc...)?
Any glaring problems? I'm at <[email protected]>.
P.S. I've seen Jeff Lo's partial transcription of "Ragamuffin". I've tried
to finish it, but I can't. Help!!
Tuning: CGDGAC, capo III
4/4 time, except in measures 18 and 21 (3/4).
| = The quarter note beats.
. = Eighths between beats.
Let notes ring throughout, especially where indicated by ====.
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C-0=====||====-----------------------------|------------------------------0=|
A-------||-------2p0-------------0---------|--------------------------------|
G-------||.-----------0--------------0-----|----------0---------------------|
D-------||.--------------0-h-2-----------3-|------0---------------0---------|
G-------||---0-----------------------------|----------------0---------5-----|
C-------||---------------------------------|--5-----------5---4-------------|
3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|===-----------2-----------------|-------------------------12^----|
A augmentedA|------2p0-------------0---------|-------------------------12^----|
G+G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0--------------12^----|
D MajorD|------------------0-----------3-|------0-------------------------|
G+G|--0-----------------------------|----------------0---------------|
C majorC|--------------------------------|--5-----------5---4-------------|
5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--0-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------2p0-------------0---------|--------------------------------|
G+G|-----------0--------------0-----|----------0---------------------|
D MajorD|--------------0-h-2-----------3-|------0---------------0-------2=|
G+G|--0-----------------------------|----------------0---------5-----|
C majorC|--------------------------------|--5-----------5---4-------------|
7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|===---3p2-----0-----------------|--2---3p2-----0-----------------|
G+G|----------0-----------0---------|----------0-----------0---------|
C majorC|--2---------------5-------4---2-|--2---------------5-------4---2-|
9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--4---5p4-----0================-|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|----------0---------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|--------------------------0-----|
G+G|----------------------0---------|----5==================---------|
C majorC|--2---------------5-------4---2-|--0====================-----2-/-|
11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--------------0-----------------|-------------------------12^----|
A augmentedA|--------0h1-------1-p-0---------|-------------------------12^----|
G+G|-------0------------------0-----|----------0--------------12^----|
D MajorD|------3-----------------------3-|------0---------------0---------|
G+G|--0-----------------------------|----------------0---------------|
C majorC|--------------------------------|--3-----------3---5-------------|
13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--------------0--------------10=|===-----------9-----------------|
A augmentedA|--------0h1-------1-p-0---------|------------------7-p-0---------|
G+G|-------0------------------0-----|------------------------------0-|
D MajorD|------3-------------------------|----------8---------------0-----|
G+G|--0-----------------------------|-----10-------------------------|
C majorC|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
15 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--------------0-----------------|-------------------------12^----|
A augmentedA|--------0h1-------1-p-0---------|-------------------------12^----|
G+G|-------0------------------0-----|----------0--------------12^----|
D MajorD|------3-----------------------3-|------0---------------0---------|
G+G|--0-----------------------------|----------------0---------------|
C majorC|--------------------------------|--3-----------3---5-------------|
17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--------------------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|------------------------| <--This measure
G+G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0-------------| is 3/4
D MajorD|--0---------------0-------------|--0---------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|------------------------|
C majorC|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-5-|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7--\--|
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--------------------------------|--------------0---2-h-3-p-2-p-0-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------0h1---------------------|
G+G|----------0---------------0-----|-------0------------------------|
D MajorD|--0---------------0-------------|------3-------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C majorC|--2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0---0-|--3---------------2-------------|
19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--------------------------------|----------------------0---0-h-2-|
A augmentedA|--------0h1-p-0-----------------|------0---0-h-1---1-------------|
G+G|-------0----------------------0-|--0-----------------------------|
D MajorD|------3---------------0h1h3-----|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|------------------0-------------|
C majorC|--3---------------2-------------|--3-----------------------------|
21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--4-p-0-0-5-p-0-7-/---/-|11----------12^===----------11==|
A augmentedA|------------------------|----12^------------------7^-----|
G+G|------------------------|--------12^----------7^---------|
D MajorD|------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--2-------3-------------|--------------------------------|
C majorC|------------------------|-0---------------0--------------|
|.......3/4 time.......|
23 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|===----------12^===----------11=|===-----------9---------------7=|
A augmentedA|-----12^------------------7^----|-----12^-------------10---------|
G+G|---------12^----------7^--------|---------12^-------------11-----|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C majorC|--0---------------0-------------|--0---------------0-------------|
25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|===-----------6====-----------7=|===-----------6---6-----------4-|
A augmentedA|------9---------------7---------|------9---------------0---------|
G+G|----------9---------------7-----|----------9---------------7-----|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|------------------0-------------|
C majorC|--0---------------0-------------|--0-----------------------------|
27 | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--4-----------2---2-----------0==||
A augmentedA|------5---------------3----------|| Repeat back to first full measure
G+G|----------5---------------4-----.|| then go on.
D MajorD|--------------------------------.||
G+G|--0---------------0--------------||
C majorC|---------------------------------||
28 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|===-----------------------------|------------------------------0=|
A augmentedA|------2p0-------------0---------|--------------------------------|
G+G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------------|
D MajorD|--------------0-h-2-----------3-|------0---------------0---------|
G+G|--0-----------------------------|----------------0---------5-----|
C majorC|--------------------------------|--5-----------5---4-------------|
30 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|===-----------2-----------------|-------------------------12^----|
A augmentedA|------2p0-------------0---------|-------------------------12^----|
G+G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0--------------12^----|
D MajorD|------------------0-----------3-|------0-------------------------|
G+G|--0-----------------------------|----------------0---------------|
C majorC|--------------------------------|--5-----------5---4-------------|
32 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--0-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------2p0-------------0---------|--------------------------------|
G+G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------------|
D MajorD|--------------0-h-2-----------3-|------0---------------0-------2=|
G+G|--0-----------------------------|----------------0---------5-----|
C majorC|--------------------------------|--5-----------5---4-------------|
34 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|===---3p2-----0-----------------|--2---3p2-----0-----------------|
G+G|----------0-----------0---------|----------0-----------0---------|
C majorC|--2---------------5-------4---2-|--2---------------5-------4---2-|
36 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--4---5p4-----0================-|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|----------0---------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|--2---3p2-----0-----------------|
G+G|----------------------0---------|----------0-----------0---------|
C majorC|--2---------------5-------4---2-|--2---------------5-------4---2-|
38 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--4---5p4-----0================-|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|----------0---------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|--2---3p2-----0-----------------|
G+G|----------------------0---------|----------0-----------0---------|
C majorC|--2---------------5-------4---2-|--2---------------5-------4---2-|
40 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C majorC|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2---3p2-----0-----------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|----------0-----------0---------|----5==========================-|
C majorC|--2---------------5-------4---2-|--0============================-|
slow.................|
