Down River tab by Bert Jansch

Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)

Artist: Bert Jansch
Track title: Down River
Album: Thirteen Down (Bert Jansch Conundrum)
Tuning: EADGBE
Capo: 3rd fret

Another one of Berts easier tunes, and this one is very nice; recorded as "The Bert Jansch
Conundrum" in 1979. The track features accordian and violin but works very well with just
guitar and vocals. Here I've tabbed the intro and first verse but you may well find slight
variations between verses. It's in 4/4 but there is a bar of 2/4 and 6/4. The asterisks are
a guide :o)

Rhythm 4/4 (2/4, 6/4)

  Intro:
Beat:*   *   *   *    *   *   *   *
E||--------------0-----------|--------4-----------4-----|
B||--------7--------7--------|--------5-----------5-----|
G||-----6-----6--------------|-----4-----------4--------|
D||--------7-----------7-----|-----------6--------------|
A||--0-----------0--------0--|--4-----------4--------0--|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|


  *   *   *   *    *   *   *   *   x2
E--------2-----------2-----|--------4-----------4------||
B--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3------||
G-----2-----------2--------|-----4-----4-----4--------*||
D-----------4--------------|--------------------------*||
A--2-----------2--------2--|--------------2------------||
E--------------------------|--0--------------------0---||

Verse:
  *   *   *   *    *   *   *   *
E--------------0-----------|--------4-----------4-----|
B--------7--------7--------|--------5-----------5-----|
G-----6-----6--------------|-----4-----------4--------|
D--------7-----------7-----|-----------6--6-----------|
A--0-----------0--------0--|--4--------------------0--|
E--------------------------|--------------------------|


  *   *   *   *    *   *   *   *
E--------2-----------2-----|--------4-----------4-----|
B--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
G-----2-----2-----2--------|-----4-----4-----4--------|
D--------------4-----------|--------------------------|
A--2--------------------2--|--------------2-----------|
E--------------------------|--0--------------------0--|


  *   *   *   *    *   *   *   *
E--------------0-----------|--------4-----------4-----|
B--------7--------7--------|--------5-----------5-----|
G-----6-----6--------------|-----4-----------4--------|
D--------7-----------7-----|-----------6--6-----------|
A--0-----------0--------0--|--4--------------------0--|
E--------------------------|--------------------------|


  *   *   *   *    *   *   *   *
E--------2-----------2-----|--------4-----------4-----|
B--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
G-----2-----2-----2--------|-----4-----4-----4--------|
D--------------4-----------|--------------------------|
A--2--------------------2--|--------------2--------2--|
E--------------------------|--0-----------------------|


  *   *   *   *    *   *   *   *
E--------------------------|--------------------------|
B--------7-----------5-----|--------2-----------3-----|
G--------7-----------4-----|-----2--------------2-----|
D-----7-----------6--------|-----------------4--------|
A-/5--------5--4--------0--|--4-----------2-----------|
E--------------------------|--2--------2-----------2--|


  *   *   *   *    *   *   *  *  *  *
E--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B--------7-----------5-----|--------2-----3-----------------|
G--------7-----------4-----|-----2--------2----4------------|
D-----7-----------6--------|--------------4----3------------|
A--5--------5--4--------0--|--4-----------2----5------------|
E--------------------------|--2--------2--------------------|


  *   *   *   *    *   *   *   *    *   *
E--------------------------|--------------------4-----|--------4-----|
B--------------------2-----|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----|
G--------2--------2--------|--------2--------4-----4--|-----4--------|
D-----2-----2--------------|-----4--------------------|-----------2--|
A--4-----------------------|--2--------2--------------|--2-----------|
E--------------2--------2--|--------------0-----------|--------------|


  *   *   *   *    *   *   *   *
E--------------0-----------|--------4-----------4-----|
B--------7--------7--------|--------5-----------5-----|
G-----6-----6--------------|-----4-----------4--------|
D--------7-----------7-----|-----------6--------------|
A--0-----------0--------0--|--4-----------4--------0--|
E--------------------------|--------------------------|


  *   *   *   *    *   *   *   *
E--------2-----------2-----|--------4-----------4-----||
B--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----||
G-----2-----------2--------|-----4-----4-----4--------||
D-----------4--------------|--------------------------||
A--2-----------2--------2--|--------------2-----------||
E--------------------------|--0--------------------0--||

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