The Song Of The Swamp tab by Leo Kottke

Tabs

"The Song of the Swamp" by Leo Kottke
Transcribed from Greenhouse (1972)
Also recorded on the Capital compilation 'The Best'

This slide tune is in open G+G tuning. It works on 6 or 12 string. It is
essential to listen to the music with the transcription, to hear which
notes are fretted with a finger and which with the slide, and to catch the
rhythm.
In measure 5 the first two notes use finger fretting, for example.

The notation is standard, with 's' meaning slide from note to note, or up
or down to the note as appropriate.

I think this is a reasonable approximation of the song--please send your
corrections or suggestions.

Transcription by David Morse ([email protected] or [email protected])

1
D MajorD|-------12----------12--------|------0--------0--------|
BB|-s12-------10 s 12------0----|-s5-----4 s 5------0----|
G+G|---------------------------0-|----------------------0-|
D MajorD|-----0----------------0------|-----0-----------0------|
G+G|--0--------------0-----------|-s5--------s5-----------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|------------------------|


3
D MajorD|-------12----------12-------|
BB|-s12-------10 s 12------0---|
G+G|---------------------------0|
D MajorD|-----0----------------0-----|
G+G|--0--------------0----------|
D MajorD|----------------------------|

4
D MajorD|--------0--------------------------------|--------0-----------|
BB|-6 s 5-----12h---------------------------|-6 s 5-----12h------|
G+G|-6-s-5-------12h-----------0-2--s--5-----|-6-s-5-------12h----|
D MajorD|-6 s 5---------12h---2--4----2--s--5-----|-6 s 5---------12h--|
G+G|-----------------------------2--s--5-----|--------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------|

6
D MajorD|--------------------|----------s5---------------|
BB|--------------------|-------0---- -5------7-----|
G+G|--------------------|----0-----------5------7---|
D MajorD|-------0------------|------------------5------7-|
G+G|-2--4-----0---------|-0------------5------7-----|
D MajorD|------------0--2--4-|---------------------------|

D MajorD|--------------------------|-12--6 s 9--10-------7------|
BB|-8---------8------10------|---------------10------7----|
G+G|---0---------8-------10---|------------------10-----7--|
D MajorD|-----0---------8--------10|----------------------------|
G+G|-0---------8------10------|------------10-------7------|
D MajorD|--------0-----------------|----------------------------|

10
D MajorD|-9----------------------|-------------------|
BB|---0------5-----7-------|-8-----------------|
G+G|-----0------5-----7-----|---0-------4-----7-|
D MajorD|-------0------5-----7---|-----0----4-----7--|
G+G|-0--------5-----7-------|-0-------4----7----|
D MajorD|------------------------|-------0-----------|

12
D MajorD|--------10--10--------s10------------|
BB|--------10--10--------s10------------|
G+G|---------------10-----s10------------|
D MajorD|----10-----------10---s10--10--7 s 9-|
G+G|-10-------------------s10------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|


13
D MajorD|--------8--------7---------------------|
BB|--------8--------7---------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---0--0----0--0-----0--0----0----------|
G+G|------=--------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0------0--------0--------0----0--2--4-|


14
D MajorD|--------13-----12-------------|--------8--------7---------------------|
BB|--------13-----12-------------|--------8--------7---------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---0--0---0--0---0------------|---0--0----0--0-----0--0----0----------|
G+G|-0------0------0---0--0--2--4-|------=--------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|-0------0--------0--------0----0--2--4-|


16
D MajorD|---------------12------------------0-|
BB|-----------s12-------------12 s 7----|
G+G|--------0---------------0------------|
D MajorD|------0---------------0--------------|
G+G|----0---------------0----------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------------------|




17
D MajorD|----------10----------s10-----------0-|
BB|-------10----10-------s10---6 s 5 ----|
G+G|----10---------10-----s10---6 s 5 ----|
D MajorD|----------------------s10---6 s 5 ----|
G+G|-10-------------------s10-------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|

18
D MajorD|----------------------------|-------0-----------------------|
BB|-12h---------------------0--|-6 s 5---12h-------------------|
G+G|---12h-----------0----0-----|-6-s-5------12h----------------|
D MajorD|-----12h---2--4----0--------|-6 s 5---------12h--------0----|
G+G|----------------------------|--------------------2--4-----0-|
D MajorD|----------------------------|-------------------------------|


20
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-|
G+G|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----2---|
D MajorD|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----|


21
D MajorD|-------5--------5--------5--7 s 5 s 7---5 s 7--|
BB|-----0--------2--------5----7 s 5 s 7----------|
G+G|---0--------2--------5------7 s 5 s 7----------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-0--------2--------5--------7 s 5 s 7----------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|


22
D MajorD|--------5--------2------------2--9 s 5 s 7--------|
BB|------0--------2---2--------2--------------7------|
G+G|----0--------2-------2-----------------------7----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------7--|
G+G|--0--------2-------------2---------------7--------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|


23
D MajorD|-------12----------12---|------0--------0----|-------12----------12---|
BB|-s12-------10 s 12------|-s5-----4 s 5-------|-s12-------10 s 12------|
G+G|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
D MajorD|-----0----------------0-|-----0-----------0--|-----0----------------0-|
G+G|--0--------------0------|-s5--------s5-------|--0--------------0------|
D MajorD|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|


26
D MajorD|--------0-----------|---------------------|--------0-----------|
BB|-6 s 5-----12h------|---------------------|-6 s 5-----12h------|
G+G|-6-s-5-------12h----|-------0-2--s--5-----|-6-s-5-------12h----|
D MajorD|-6 s 5---------12h--|-2--4----2--s--5-----|-6 s 5---------12h--|
G+G|--------------------|---------2--s--5-----|--------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|

29
D MajorD|------------------5-|
BB|---------------0----|
G+G|--------------------| Repeat Measures 21-28, then go to
D MajorD|-------0----0-------| Measure 30
G+G|-2--4-----0---------|
D MajorD|--------------------|


30
D MajorD|----------------------|
BB|----------------------|
G+G|----------------------|  Repeat Measures 7-19.
D MajorD|-------0--------------|
G+G|-2--4-----0-----------|
D MajorD|-------------0--2--4--|