Been On The Road So Long Tab by Bert Jansch

Been On The Road So Long tab by Bert Jansch

Guitar Tab

Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)

Artist: Bert Jansch
Track title: Been On The Road (So Long)
Album: It Don't Bother Me
Tuning: DADGAD
Capo: 3rd fret

This is probably going to be a whole lot easier to for you to play than it was to tab out;
the rhythm in places is extremely tricky to get to grips with in transcription. The lengths
of bars vary greatly; however the main theme is 6/8. The asterisks tell you where the beats
lie and how many there are. You'll *definitely* have to work with the recording to get this
down! I think I went a little mad transcribing this tune. Anyway, the tab goes all the way
up to the 2nd time he starts singing. By this point you should have the general idea. Have
fun - it's a fantastic song! ;o)

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


 Rhythm: 3/8, 4/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8

   Intro:
Beat:*  *  *   *   *   *      *   *   *   *   *   *      *  *     *  *  *  *
D||--0---------------------|--------------------------|-----0-----------------|
A||------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------3-----|
G||--0h--2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p|--0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2-|-----0h2p0-------------|
D||------------------------|--------------------------|-----------4-----2--0--|
A||------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
D||------------------------|--------------------------|--0-----------0--------|


   *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *
D-----0-----------------|-----0-----------------|-----0-----------------|
A-----------------3-----|-----------------3-----|-----------------3-----|
G-----0h2p0-------------|-----0h2p0-------------|-----0h2p0-------------|
D-----------4--------0--|-----------4--------0--|-----------4-----2--0--|
A-----------------3-----|-----------------3-----|-----------------------|
D--0-----------0--------|--0-----------0--------|--0-----------0--------|


   *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *
D-----0-----------------|-----0-----------------|-----0-----------------|
A-----------------3-----|-----------------3-----|-----------------3-----|
G-----0h2p0-------------|-----0h2p0-------------|-----0h2p0-------------|
D--------------------0--|-----------4--------0--|-----------4--------0--|
A-----------0-----3-----|-----------------3-----|-----------------3-----|
D--0-----------0--------|--0-----------0--------|--0-----------0--------|

 Verse:
   *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *     *  *  *  *  *
D-----0-----------------|-----0--------|--------0--2-----|
A-----------------3-----|--------------|-----2--------2--|
G-----0h2p0-------------|-----0h2p0----|-----------------|
D-----------4--------0--|-----------4--|--------0--2-----|
A-----------------3-----|--------------|-----2-----------|
D--0-----------0--------|--0-----------|--0--------------|


   *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *
D-----0-----------------|-----0-----------------|-----0-----------------|
A-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------3-----|
G-----0h2p0-------------|-----0h2p0----------0--|-----0h2p0-------------|
D--0--------4--------0--|-----------4-----------|-----------4--------2--|
A-----------------3-----|-----------------2-----|-----------------3-----|
D--------------0--------|--0-----------0--------|--0-----------0--------|


   *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *
D-----0-----------------|-----0-----------------|-----0--------|
A-----------------3-----|-----------------3-----|--------------|
G-----0h2p0-------------|-----0h2p0----------5--|-----0h2p0----|
D--0--------4--------0--|-----------4-----------|-----------4--|
A-----------------3-----|-----------------3-----|--------------|
D--------------0--------|--0-----------0--------|--0-----------|


   *  *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *     *  *
D--------0--2-----|--0--------------------|-----0-----------------|
A-----2--------2--|-----------------3-----|-----------------------|
G-----------------|-----0h2p0-------------|-----0h2p0----------0--|
D--------0--2-----|--0--------4--------0--|-----------4-----------|
A-----2-----------|-----------------3-----|-----------------2-----|
D--0--------------|--------------0--------|--0-----------0--------|


   *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *
D-----0-----------------|-----0-----------------|
A-----------------3-----|-----------------3-----|
G-----0h2p0-------------|-----0h2p0-------------|
D-----------4--------2--|--0--------4--------0--|
A-----------------3-----|-----------------3-----|
D--0-----------0--------|--------------0--------|


   *  *     *  *  *  *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *   *  *     *  *  *   *  *  *  *
D-----0-----------------0--2-----|--7------------------|-----------------/9----|
A-----------------7--------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
G-----0h2p0----------------------|--5------------------|-----------------/7----|
D-----------4--------0-----------|------0----0----0----|-----0----0------------|
A-----------------7-----2--------|--------5----5----5--|-------5----5----------|
D--0-----------0--------------0--|---------------------|--0------------0-------|


   *  * *   *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *
D-----4---2----------|-----0--------------0--|-----0-----------------|
A--------------5--4--|-----------------3-----|-----------------3-----|
G-----2-----0--------|-----0h2p0-------------|-----0h2p0-------------|
D--------------------|-----------4--------0--|-----------4--------0--|
A--0-----------5--4--|-----------------3-----|-----------------3-----|
D--0-----------------|--0-----------0--------|--0-----------0--------|


   *  *     *  *  *  *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *  *   *     *  *  *   *
D-----0-----------------0--2-----|--7------------------|---------------|
A-----------------7--------------|---------------------|---------------|
G-----0h2p0----------------------|--5------------------|---------------|
D-----------4--------0-----------|------0----0----0----|-----0----0----|
A-----------------7-----2--------|--------5----5----5--|--0----5----5--|
D--0-----------0--------------0--|--------0------------|--0------------|


   *  *  *  *     *  *  *   *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *   *     *  *  *  *
D--5-----------|---------------|--4------4----|---------------|--4-----------|
A------2-------|---------------|--0------0----|---------------|--0-----------|
G--4------4----|---------------|--2------2----|---------------|--------------|
D-----------0--|-----0----0----|------0----0--|-----0----0----|---------0----|
A--------------|--0----5----5--|--------------|--0----5----5--|------5----5--|
D--------------|--0------------|--------------|--0------------|--------------|


   *  *  *   *     *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *
D---------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----0-----------------|
A---------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------2-----|
G---------------|-----4-----|-----0h2p0-------5-----|-----0h2p0----------0--|
D-----0----0----|--------5--|-----------4--------0--|-----------4-----------|
A-------5----5--|-----------|--0--------------------|-----------------2-----|
D--0------------|--0--------|--------------0--------|--0-----------0--------|


   *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *     *   *  *  *     *  *  *  *
D-----0-----------------|-----0-----------------|---------------|-----------0--|
A-----------------3-----|-----------------3-----|------2--4-----|--5-----------|
G-----0h2p0-------------|-----0h2p0-------------|---------------|-----6b7------|
D-----------4--------2--|--0--------4--------0--|---------------|--------------|
A--0--------------3-----|-----------------3-----|--0h2-2--4-----|--5-----------|
D--------------0--------|--------------0--------|--0---------0--|--------------|


   *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *
D--------------|-----------0--|--------------|-----------0--|--------------|
A-----2--4-----|--5-----------|-----2--4-----|--5-----------|-----2--4-----|
G--------------|-----6b7------|--------------|-----6b7------|--------------|
D--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A--0--2--4-----|--5-----------|--0--2--4-----|--5-----------|--0--2--4-----|
D--0--------0--|--------------|--0--------0--|--------------|--0--------0--|


   *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *
D-----------0--|----/4---2----|-----------0--|----/4---2----|-----------0--|
A--5-----------|--------------|--5-----------|--------------|--5-----------|
G-----6b7------|----/2-----0--|-----6b7------|----/2-----0--|-----6b7------|
D--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A--5-----------|--------------|--5-----------|--------------|--5-----------|
D--------------|--0-----------|--------------|--0-----------|--------------|


   *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *
D--------------|-----------0--|-----0-----------------|-----0-----------------|
A-----2--4-----|--5-----------|-----------------3-----|-----------------3-----|
G--------------|-----6b7------|-----0h2p0-------------|-----0h2p0-------------|
D--------------|--------------|-----------5--------0--|-----------4-----2p-0--|
A--0--2--4-----|--5-----------|-----------------3-----|-----------------------|
D--0--------0--|--------------|--0-----------0--------|--0-----------0--------|


   *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *     *  *  * *     *  *     *  *  *  *
D-----0-----------------|-----0-----------|-------------|-----0-----------------|
A-----------------3-----|-----------------|--3----------|-----------------3-----|
G-----0h2p0-------------|-----0h2p0-------|-------------|-----0h2p0-------------|
D-----------4-----2p-0--|-----------4-----|--3--0-------|--0--------4-----------|
A-----------------------|-----------------|-----5----4--|--5--------------3--0--|
D--0-----------0--------|--0-----------0--|-------------|--------------0--------|


   *  *     *  *     *  * *  *    *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *
D-----0-----------|------------|-----0-----------|--2-----0-----|
A-----------------|--3---------|-----------------|--------------|
G-----0h2p0-------|------------|-----0h2p0-------|--------------|
D-----------4-----|--3--0------|-----------4-----|--2p0---------|
A-----------------|-----5------|-----------------|--------2p-0--|
D--0-----------0--|------------|--0-----------0--|--------------|


   *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *
D-----0-----------|--2-----0-----|-----0-----------|--2-----0-----|
A-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
G-----0h2p0-------|--------------|-----0h2p0-------|--------0-----|
D-----------4-----|--2p0---------|-----------4-----|--2p0---------|
A-----------------|--------2p-0--|-----------------|--------2p-0--|
D--0-----------0--|--------------|--0-----------0--|--------------|


   *  *     *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *     *  *    *  *  *  *
D-----0-----------|--2-----0-----|-----0-----------|--------------|
A-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
G-----0h2p0-------|--------------|-----0h2p0-------|--------------|
D-----------4-----|--2p0---------|-----------4-----|--------------|
A-----------------|--------2p-0--|-----------------|-------2--2p0-|
D--0-----------0--|--------------|--0-----------0--|----5---------|


   *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *      *  *     *  *  *  *
D-----0-----------------|---------------|-----0-----------------|
A-----------------3-----|---------------|-----------------3-----|
G-----0h2p0-------------|---------------|-----0h2p0-------------|
D-----------4--------0--|--------0------|-----------4--------0--|
A-----------------3-----|--------2--2p0-|-----------------3-----|
D--0-----------0--------|--0--5---------|--0-----------0--------|


   *  *   *  *  *  *        *  *   *  *  *  *        *  *   *  *  *  *
D-----0------------------|-----0------------------|-----0------------------|
A---------------3--------|---------------3--------|---------------3--------|
G-----2p0----------------|-----2p0----------------|-----2p0----------------|
D---------4-----2--4p2p0-|---------4-----2--4p2p0-|---------4-----2--4p2p0-|
A------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D--0---------0-----------|--0---------0-----------|--0---------0-----------|


   *  *   *  *  *  *        *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *
D-----0------------------|--------------|-----------0--|--------------|
A---------------3--------|-----2--4-----|--5-----------|-----2--4-----|
G-----2p0----------------|--------------|-----6b7------|--------------|
D---------4-----2--4p2p0-|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A------------------------|--0--2--4-----|--5-----------|--0--2--4-----|
D--0---------0-----------|--0--------0--|--------------|--0--------0--|


   *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *
D-----------0--|--------------|-----------0--|----/4---2----|-----------0--||
A--5-----------|-----2--4-----|--5-----------|--------------|--5-----------||
G-----6b7------|--------------|-----6b7------|----/2-----0--|-----6b7------||
D--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
A--5-----------|--0--2--4-----|--5-----------|--------------|--5-----------||
D--------------|--0--------0--|--------------|--0-----------|--------------||

TAB guide: h = hammer on, p = pull off
           / = slide into from below
           b = bend note up

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