First Girl I Loved tab by The Incredible String Band

Artist: The Incredible String Band
Track title: First Girl I Loved
Album: 5000 Spirits
Tuning: CFCFAC (Open F)
Capo: None
 
Key:  v=twelfth fret
      e=eleventh fret
      t=tenth fret
      h=hammer on
      p=pull off
      /=slide up to chord
       
My attempt to tab this song represents one run
through the song, so it is worth listening closely
to the original to find variations. Also some bars
may be repeated though I haven't shown it. Try to
emulate Williamson's stroking and caressing of the
strings, and the relaxed way of strumming which makes it such a tender
love song. Also the open tuning
allows for bottom (or top) strings to be struck with
the effect of making the chords sound richer, so
don't be too strict with the shapes I have given.
 
   
    First...  loved...  come...  goodbye..
       / / /     / / /               / /
C-|--v-------|-v-------|-v-t-v-t-|-v------9-|
A-|--v-------|-e-------|-t-t-t-t-|-9------9-|
F-|*-0-------|-t-------|-t-t-t-t-|-9------9-|
C-|*-0-------|-0-------|-t-t-t-t-|-9------9-|
F-|----------|---------|---------|----------|
C-|----------|---------|---------|----------|
 
 when...  seventeen.. I used..
    / / /     / / /                 / /
|-9-------|-5-------|-5-3-0-0-|-------------------|
|-8-------|-5-------|-3-3-5-3-|-/-3---------------|
|-9-------|-6-------|-4-4-4-4-|-/-4--------------*|
|-7-------|-7-------|-5-5-5-5-|-/-5----5p0-------*|
|---------|---------|---------|------------5-4-0--|
|---------|---------|---------|-------------------|
 
   I want...
       /   /     /   /
|--/-9---7---|-7---5---|---------------------|
|--/-8---8---|-8---3---|---------------------|
|*-/-7---6---|-5---4---|-0-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-|
|*---0---0---|-0---5---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|------------|---------|---------------------|
|------------|---------|---------------------|
                    _________  _________
                   |1         |2
                   |          |
|----------------------------||---------|
|----------------------------||---------|
|-4-4-4-2-2-2p0---0h2p0-----*||---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-----4-------4-0-*||---------|
|----------------------------||-----0---|
|----------------------------||--0------|
 
 So it's...
    / / /     / / /     / / /     / / /
|-5-------|-4-------|-2-------|-0-------|
|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|
|-4-------|-2-------|-2-------|-4-------|
|-5-------|-0-------|-0-------|-5-------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
 
 And I hope...            Well you turned..
    / / /        / / /        / / /
|-2--------|-/-7--------|-7h9-------|-7-9-t-9-7-9-|
|-2--------|-/-7--------|-8-8-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-2--------|-/-7--------|-9-9-------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-2--------|-/-7--------|-7-7-------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-2--------|-/-7--------|-----------|-------------|
|-2--------|-/-7--------|-----------|-------------|

..a grown...stranger   And if...    ..I'd just
    / / /     / / /      / / /          / / /
|-9-------|-5--------|-5--------------7-------|
|-8-------|-5--------|-3--------------7-------|
|-9-------|-6--------|-4--------------7-------|
|-7-------|-7--------|-5-------2-/-7--7-------|
|---------|----------|---------2-/-7--7-------|
|---------|----------|---------2-/-7--7-------|
 
    / / /   / / /     / / /   / / /
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
|-3-------2-------|-1-------0-------|
|-4-------3-------|-2-------0-------|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
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Tabbed by James Calton. james_calton@yahoo.com

I declare this is all my own work.