Just A Simple Soul Tab by Bert Jansch

Just A Simple Soul tab by Bert Jansch

Guitar Tab

Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)

Artist: Bert Jansch
Track title: Just A Simple Soul
Album: Toy Balloon
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Capo: 2nd fret

This really pretty tune is very easy on the fingers and sounds lovely. It's in straight
3/4 time and the phrasing is pretty regular so I didn't think there was any need for beat
markers like I normally use. This is the intro and the first 2 verses, just to show some
of the small variation in the way he picks the chords. There is also an instrumental break
which you'll have no trouble with once you know the basic pattern. Enjoy! :o)

Rhythm: 3/4

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Intro:
E||--------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----|--------0----0-----|--------0----0-----|
B||--------2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----|--------3----3-----|--------3----3-----|
G||-----------4-----4--|-----------4-----4--|----------------2--|----------------2--|
D||-----2--------------|-----2--------------|-----4-------------|-----4-------------|
A||--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--0----------------|--0----------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



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


Verse 1:
E--------0----0-----|--------0----0-----|--------0----0-----|--------0----0-----|
B--------2----2-----|--------2----2-----|--------3----3-----|--------3----3-----|
G----------------4--|----------------4--|----------------2--|----------------2--|
D-----2-------------|-----2-------------|-----4-------------|-----4-------------|
A--0----------------|--0----------------|--0----------------|--0----------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



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



E--------0----0-----|--------0----0-----|--------0----0-----|-------------------|
B--------2----2-----|--------2----2-----|--------3----3-----|--------0----------|
G----------------4--|----------------4--|----------------2--|--------1-------1--|
D-----2-------------|-----2-------------|-----4-------------|-------------2-----|
A--0----------------|--0----------------|--0----------------|-----2-------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--0----------------|



E--------0----------|--------0----------|--------2-----0h2p0----|
B-------------3-----|-------------2-----|--------3-----------3--|
G----------------2--|-----1----------1--|-----2-----------------|
D-----0-------------|--2----------------|--0--------0-----------|
A-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
E--2----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|



E--------2-----0h2p0----|--------2-------2--|--------0----------|
B--------------------3--|--------3----------|----------------2--|
G-----2-----------------|-----2-------2-----|-----1-------------|
D--0--------0-----------|--0----------------|--2----------2-----|
A-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



E--------2-----0h2p0---|--------0----------|-------------------|-------------------|
B--------3-------------|--------0----------|-------------------|--------0-------0--|
G-----2----------------|--------1-------1--|--------2----2-----|-------------------|
D--0--------0----------|-------------0-----|-----0----------0--|-----2-------2-----|
A----------------------|-----2-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E----------------------|--0----------------|--2----------------|-/4----------------|



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



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


Verse 2:
E--------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----|
B--------2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----|--------3-----3-----|--------3-----3-----|
G-----------4-----4--|-----------4-----4--|-----------2-----2--|-----------2-----2--|
D-----2--------------|-----2--------------|-----4--------------|-----4--------------|
A--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
E--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|



E--------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----|-----------------------|
B--------2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----|--------3--------------|
G-----------4-----4--|-----------4-----4--|--------2-----2h4p2----|
D-----2--------------|-----2--------------|-----4--------------4--|
A--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--0--------0-----------|
E--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|



E--------------------|--------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----|---------------------|
B--------------------|--------2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----|---------------------|
G--------2-----2-----|-----------4-----4--|-----------4-----4--|--------2-----4p2----|
D-----4-----------4--|-----2--------------|-----2--------------|-----4------------4--|
A--0--------0--------|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--0--------0---------|
E--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|



E--------0----------|-------------------|--------0-----------|--------2-----0h2p0----|
B--------0----------|-------------3-----|-----------2--------|--------3-----------3--|
G--------1-------1--|--------2-------2--|-----1-----------1--|-----2-----------------|
D-------------0-----|-----0-------------|--2-----------2-----|--0--------0-----------|
A-----2-------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
E--0----------------|--2----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|



E--------2-----0h2p0----|--------2---------|--------0----------|
B--------3-----------3--|--------3---------|--------2-------2--|
G-----2-----------------|-----2------------|-----1-------------|
D--0--------0-----------|--0----------0----|--2----------2-----|
A-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|



E--------2-----0h2p0----|--------0----------|-------------------|--------------------|
B--------3-----------3--|--------0----------|-------------3-----|--------0-----0-----|
G-----2-----------------|--------1-------1--|--------2-------2--|--------------------|
D--0--------0-----------|-------------0-----|-----0-------------|-----2-----2-----2--|
A-----------------------|-----2-------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E-----------------------|--0----------------|--2----------------|--4-----------------|



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



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


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

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