The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face tab by Bert Jansch

Tabs

Tabbed by Jamie Phillips ([email protected])

Artist: Bert Jansch
Track title: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Album: Jack Orion
Tuning: DADGAD
Capo: Optional

This is a fantastic Jansch arrangement of Ewan Mcolls classic song which has been covered
by many artists. It is purely instrumental although Bert went on to record it with vocals
and a band on "Moonshine". I think this version is better though. You will definitely need
to work alongside the recording on this track as the timing and feel can be quite tricky to
get from the tab alone; the bars are of various lengths although it sounds really natural
and flowing when played. The number of beats in the bars are 5,4,4,4,5,4,4,6,4,4. The
asterisks represent the beats.

Rhythm: Various

Beat:*   *   *   *   *    *   *    *   *
D MajorD||--------0--2--4--5p4-2-----------|----------------------------|
A augmentedA||--------------0---------5--------|--------------------0-------|
G+G||-----2-----0------------4p0------|--0h-2p0---0h-2----------2--|
D MajorD||-----4------------------------4--|---------0------------------|
A augmentedA||---------------------------------|----------------------------|
D MajorD||--0------------------------------|-----------------0----------|


  *   *   *   *    *   *    *   *
D--------0--2--5p-4--7p-4--|----------7-------------4h5-|
A--------------------------|----/10-----10-----9--------|
G-----2--------------------|----------------------------|
D-----4--------------0-----|-------------------0--------|
A--------------4-----------|----------------------------|
D--0-----------------------|--0-/9----------0-----------|


  *   *   *   *   *    *    *   *   *
D--7p-0--5h-7p5-4-\2-------------|----------------------------|
A------------------------5-------|--------------------0-------|
G------------------------4-------|--0h-2p0---0h-2----------2--|
D--4------------0-------------4--|---------0------------------|
A--------7-----------------------|----------------------------|
D---------------------0----------|-----------------0----------|


  *   *     *   *
D------------------------2p-0--|
A----/3----2h3p2p0h2h-3--------|
G------------------------------|
D----/3------------------2-----|
A------------------------------|
D--0---------------------------|

  *  *   *   *    *   *    *  *    *  *
D----------0-----------------------0-----|---------------------------|
A-----0----------2p0-3p0-2p0------/5p-3--|-----0---------------------|
G-----2----------2---2-------0--2--------|-----2----------0-------0--|
D-----0----------------------------------|-----0h--2p0---------3-----|
A----------------------------------------|-------------3--2----------|
D--0----------0--------------------------|--0------------------3-----|

Repeat from start twice:   Ending - repeat to fade:
  *  *    *  *    *   *   *    *   *  *
D---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-----0---------------------|--------------0-----------------------|
G-----2----------0-------0--|-----------0--2----------0---------0--|
D-----0h--2p0---------3-----|-----2--4-----0h--1p0-----------3-----|
A-------------3--2----------|--------0--2----------3--2------------|
D--0------------------3-----|--0--5--------------------------3-----|


  *   *   *    *   *  *
D--------------------------------------||
A--------------0-----------------------||
G-----------0--2----------0---------0--||
D-----2--4-----0h--1p0-----------3-----||
A--------0--2----------3--2------------||
D--0--5--------------------------3-----||

TAB guide: h = hammer on, p = pull off
      / = slide in from below
      \ = slide down to note below