Steeleye Span

Spotted Cow Tab

by Steeleye Span
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Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: e|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---------0-2-0-------|-----------------|-------------2---|-----------------| D|---0-----------4-2-0-|-4-4-2-0-------0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---|-4-4-2-0---0-----| A|-0---0-2-------------|---------0-0-2---|---------------0-|---------2---4-2-| E|---------------------|-------3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------| One e|-------------------------|--------------------------| B|-------------------------|--------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------0------------------| D|-----0---0-0-2-4-2h4p2---|-----0---2-----0-------0--| A|---2---4---------------0-|-0h2-------0-4---0--------| E|-2-----------------------|-------------------2-0-d0-| Verse 1:
morning in the month of may as from my cot I stray-ed, just at the dawn-ing of the day I e|-------------------------------|------2----------------------|------------------------------| B|-3-------3---------------3-----|-3----3--------3-----3-------|-3-----------3----------------| G|-2-------0------2--------2-----|-2----2--------0-----2-------|-0-----------0------0---2-----| D|-0-------0--0---2--------0---0-|-0----0----------0---0---0---|-0-----------0----------0---0-| A|----------------0-----4--------|-------------0---------------|------------------------------| E|---------3---------------------|---------------3-------------|------------------------------| met with a charm-ing mai--------d. Just at the dawn-ing of the day I met with a charm-ing maid. Good e|-----------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------| B|-3----------3----------------0-3---------------|------3---------|-3-----3----------2---------3---------| G|-2----------2-----0--------4--------4-------4--|---4------0-----|-2-----0----------2---------2---------| D|-0----------0------------4-----4----4-------4--|------4---0-----|-0---0----------0-------0---0-----0---| A|----------------------2--------2-2--2----------|-2-----------0--|-------2------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|----------3-----|--------------------------------------| Verse 2: morn-ning to you whither said I Good morning to you no--w The maid re-plied kind sir she cried I've e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------| G|--------------0---2-------0------------|---------------------------|-0---------------------------2---------| D|---0---------------------------4-2-0---|-4-------4--2---0-------0--|-----------------------------0---------| A|-0----0----2---------------------------|------------------0-0-2----|------5---------------5------------0---| E|-----------3---------------------------|---------------------------|------3--3-----3----3----3-------------| lost my spot-ted co--o---w The maid re-plied kind sir she cried I've lost my spot-ted cow No e|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------| B|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------| G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------0---------------|-2------------| D|-4-------4----2---0---0------------0---|-4--0-----4----2p0-----------0---------2----------|-0------------| A|--------------------2---4-2---2--------|-5--2--------------0---0--2---------------0----4--|-----0--------| E|----------------------------2----------|---------------3----------------------------------|-------2-0-d0-| Verse 3: longer weep no long-er mourn your cow's not lost my dea-r, I saw her down in yon-der grove, come e|-----------------------------------|-------2--------------------|------------------------------------| B|-3------3---------------3----------|-3-----3-----------3---3----|-3-------3--------------------------| G|-2------0-------2-------2----------|-2-----2-----------0---2----|-0-------0---------------2----------| D|-0------0----0--2-------0-----0----|-0-----0---------------0--0-|-0-------0----0------0---0------0---| A|----------------0----4-------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|----------------3--3--------|------------------------------------| love and I'll show you where I saw her down in yon-der grove, come love and I'll show you where e|---------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| B|-3-------------3-----------------|-------0-------0------------|-3-----------3-------------2----------------| G|-2-------------2-----------------|-4-------4--------4--0------|-2------2----0----0--------2----2---------2-| D|-0-------------0----2------4---4-|---------4--------4--0------|-0-----------0--------0-------------0-------| A|-------------------------2---2---|-----2-------2-----------0--|---------------------------0--------0-------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------3------|--------------------------------------------| [Interlude] (Second guitar comes in on the top for this section) e|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-2-----|-----------------|---------------| B|---|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|---5-------3---|-0-----------0---|-------2-3-----| G|-2-|-----2---0---0---|-----------------|---0-2-----2---2-|-----4-------2-|---0---2-0-----0-|---2-0-----2---| D|---|-4-0---4---4---2-|-----2---0-2-4-0-|-4-----4-----4---|---------------|-----0-----0-----|-0-----------0-| A|---|-----------------|-4-0---4---------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| E|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| | e|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------2-----|-----------------|---------------| B|---|---------3-------|-2---------------|-3---3-----------|-3-------3-----|--3----------3---|-----3---3-----| G|---|-2-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2---2-----------|-0-------2-----|--0----------0---|-----0---2-----| D|---|-0-------0-------|---------0-------|-0---0-----------|---------0-----|--0----------0---|-----0---0-----| A|---|-0---------------|-0-----------0---|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| E|---|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------|--3----------3---|-----3---------| (Fuzz bass or fuzz guitar plays long sustained notes here too, not tabbed) e|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| B|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| G|-----------------|-------------------------|-------0------------------| D|-4-4-2-0---0-----|-----0---0-0-2-4-2h4p2---|-----0---2-----0-------0--| A|---------2---4-2-|---2---4---------------0-|-0h2-------0-4---0--------| E|-----------------|-2-----------------------|-------------------2-0-d0-| | e|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| B|-3-3-2-3-0-----3-|------------------0----2-|-3-----3---2---3----------| G|-2-2-2-4-4-4---4-|-4-4-4---4-4---4--0----2-|-2-----0-2-2---2---2------| D|-0-0---4-4-4---4-|-4-4-4---4-4---4---------|-0-----0-----2-0----------| A|-----0-2-------2-|-2-------2-2-------------|-----------0--------------| E|-----------------|------------------3----0-|--------------------------| Then for Verses 4 and 5 follow the pattern for Verses 2 and 3, then back to the Interlude, then Verse 6 has the Verse 2 pattern, then the interlude 1.5 times *********************************** | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off ***********************************

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Published: April 9, 2026
Last Updated: April 9, 2026