Stone Monkey Tab by Bert Jansch

Stone Monkey tab by Bert Jansch

Guitar Tab

Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)

Artist: Bert Jansch
Track title: Stone Monkey (live)
Album: The River Sessions (and LA Turnaround)
Tuning: DADGBE (dropped D)
Capo: 2nd Fret

Stone Monkey is a fantastic bluesy little number and great fun to play. I tabbed the intro, the
first verse and the instrumental break before he starts the second verse. My advice though would
be to play it freely, as that's certainly what Bert does in this live version. Play around with it!
The LA Turnaround studio version is very similar but includes a full band. It's all in 4/4 timing
and there's nothing really to watch for except maybe the stretch in the chorus. Have fun! :o)

Rhythm: 4/4

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Intro:
Beat:*    *         *     *     *     *         *     *     *    *
E||--------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
B||--------------|--3--------3-----3---------|--3--------3--------------|
G||----------2h4-|-----4-----------------2h4-|-----4----------------2h4-|
D||-------0------|--------0-----------0------|--------0----------0------|
A||--------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
D||--0-----------|--0-----------0------------|--0-----------0-----------|


   *     *     *     *       *      *     *    *       *      *     *     *
E-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B--3--------3-----3-------|------3------------------|------3--------3--3---------|
G-----4-------------------|--2h4-------4--2---------|--2h4-------4-----------2h4-|
D--------0-----------0----|---------0----------0----|---------0-----------0------|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D--0-----------0----------|--0------------0---------|--0------------0------------|


   *     *     *    *       *      *     *     *       *      *     *    *
E------------------------|--------------------------|--2---2------------------|
B--3---------------------|------3--------3--3-------|--5b7-7--5--3------------|
G-----4-----2------------|--2h4-------4-------------|-------------------------|
D--------0----------0----|---------0-----------0----|--------------------0----|
A------------------------|--------------------------|---------0---------------|
D--0-----------0---------|--0------------0----------|--0------------0---------|


   *      *     *     *       *      *     *    *       *      *     *     *
E--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B------3--------3--3-------|------3--------3---------|------3--------3--3-------|
G--2h4-------4-----2-------|--2h4-------4--2---------|--2h4-------4-----2-------|
D---------0-----------0----|---------0----------0----|---------0-----------0----|
A--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D--0------------0----------|--0------------0---------|--0------------0----------|

                           Verse:
   *      *     *    *       *     *     *    *        *    *     *     *
E--2---2------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B--5b7-7-----3------------|-----------0-------------|----------------2--------|
G-------------------------|--------0-------------0--|----------0-----------0--|
D--------------------0----|--4-/5-----2----5-4-----|-------2-----------2-----|
A---------0---------------|-------------------------|--0----------0-----------|
D--0------------0---------|--4-/5----------5-4-----|-------------------------|


   *     *    *     *        *      *     *    *       *     *     *    *
E--5-------------5--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-----6-b7-------7-r6-----|--6p5--------------------|-----------0-------------|
G----------------------7--|------7-----7------------|--------0-------------0--|
D--------0----------0-----|---------0----------0----|--4-/5-----2----5-4-----|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D--0----------0-----------|--0------------0---------|--4-/5----------5-4-----|


   *    *     *     *        *     *    *     *        *      *     *    *
E-------------------------|--5-------------5--------|-------------------------|
B----------------2--------|-----6-b7-------7-r6-----|--6p5--------------------|
G----------0-----------0--|----------------------7--|------7-----7------------|
D-------2-----------2-----|--------0----------0-----|---------0----------0----|
A--0----------0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D-------------------------|--0----------0-----------|--0------------0---------|


   *     *     *     *        *     *    *      *       *     *     *     *
E-----------------0--------|--5----------------------|-----------------0--------|
B--2-/3--------3-----------|-----6-b7----6p5---------|--2-/3--------3-----------|
G--0--------0-----------0--|-----------------7-------|--0--------0-----------1--|
D--4-/5--0-----------2-----|--------0-----------0----|--4-/5--0-----------2--3--|
A--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D--4-/5--------2-----------|--0----------0-----------|--4-/5--------2-----------|


   *    *     *     *       *     *     *     *        *     *    *      *
E------------------------|-----------------0--------|--5----------------------|
B------------------------|--2-/3--------3-----------|-----6-b7----6p5---------|
G-/2-------2-----0-------|--0--------0-----------0--|-----------------7-------|
D-/4-------4-----2-------|--4-/5--0-----------2-----|--------0-----------0----|
A-------0-----------0----|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D--0----------0----------|--4-/5--------2-----------|--0----------0-----------|


   *     *     *     *        *    *     *    *        *     *      *     *
E-----------------0--------|----------0-------5----|-/10--------10--9--7-------|
B--2-/3--------3-----------|----------3------------|---------------------------|
G--0--------0-----------0--|-----------------------|------0--0-----------------|
D--4-/5--0-----------2-----|-------2---------------|----------------------0----|
A--------------------------|--0----------0---------|----------------0----------|
D--4-/5--------2-----------|-----------------------|--5------------------------|


   *    *     *     *       *    *     *    *       *    *      *     *
E--7-------------5-------|----------0------------|----------10-7--7--------|
B----------6-b7--7-------|----------2------------|--------------------------|
G------------------------|---------------0-------|--------------------0--0--|
D-------0-----------0----|-------2-------2-------|-------0------------------|
A------------------------|--0--------------------|--------------------------|
D--0----------0----------|------------------0----|-/5-----------5-----------|


   *     *    *     *        *      *     *    *        *     *    *     *
E--5-------------5--------|--------------------------|--5-------------5--------|
B-----6-b7-------7-r6-----|--6p5---------------------|-----6-b7-------7-r6-----|
G----------------------0--|------7-----7----------7--|----------------------0--|
D--------0----------0-----|---------0----------0-----|--------0----------------|
A-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------0-----|
D--0----------0-----------|--0------------0----------|--0----------0-----------|

                           Break:
   *      *     *    *       *     *     *     *        *     *    *      *
E-------------------------|-----------------0--------|--5----------------------|
B--6p5--------------------|--2-/3--------3-----------|-----6-b7----6p5---------|
G------7-----7------------|--0--------0-----------0--|-----------------7-------|
D---------0----------0----|--4-/5--0-----------2-----|--------0-----------0----|
A-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D--0------------0---------|--4-/5--------2-----------|--0----------0-----------|


   *     *     *     *        *    *     *     *       *     *     *     *
E-----------------0--------|------------------------|-----------------0--------|
B--2-/3--------3-----------|------------------------|--2-/3--------3-----------|
G--0-----0--0-----------1--|-/2-------2-----0-------|--0--------0-----------0--|
D--4-/5--------------2--3--|-/4-------4-----2-------|--4-/5--0-----------2-----|
A--------------------------|-------0-----------0----|--------------------------|
D--4-/5--------2-----------|--0----------0----------|--4-/5--------2-----------|


   *     *    *      *       *     *     *     *        *    *     *    *
E--5----------------------|-----------------0--------|----------0-------5----|
B-----6-b7----6p5---------|--2-/3--------3-----------|----------3------------|
G-----------------7-------|--0--------0-----------0--|-----------------------|
D--------0-----------0----|--4-/5--0-----------0-----|-------2---------------|
A-------------------------|--------------------------|--0----------0---------|
D--0----------0-----------|--4-/5--------2-----------|-----------------------|


   *      *     *     *       *         *     *     *        *    *     *     *
E-/10--------9--9--7-------|--7h9p7p5------5-----5--------|----------0------------|
B--------------------------|---------------6-b7--7-r6--0--|----------2------------|
G------0--------------0----|------------------------------|---------------0-------|
D---------0----------------|------------0-----------------|-------2-------2-------|
A---------------0----------|------------------------------|--0--------------------|
D--5-----------------------|--0---------------0-----------|------------------2----|


   *    *     *     *        *     *    *   *       *      *     *    *
E----------9-----7--------|--5-------------------|-------------------------||
B-------------------------|-----6-b7-------------|--6r5--------------------||
G----------------------0--|----------------------|------7-----7------------||
D-------0-----------0-----|--------0--------0----|---------0----------0----||
A-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------||
D-/5----------5-----------|--0-------------------|--0------------0---------||


TAB guide: h = hammer on, p = pull off
           / = slide into note above
            = slide down to note below
           b = bend into next note
           r = release into next note

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