BANISH MISFORTUNE (Richard Thompson, Strict Tempo 1982) transcribed by Elaine Jennings I've divided this up into sections to make it a little easier to follow. This is the tune, but Thompson doesn't stick rigidly to it, so feel free to mess around and elaborate it. The bars in the first section are a bit messy, but they stick reasonably well to the in the song. Any mistakes/suggestions etc, email [email protected] DADGAD tuning Section 1 ¼ bend ---0-2-4-2h4p2p0--------|---0-----------------|---------------| -0---------------3------|-0---3^--------------|---------------| -------------------2----|-------2p0-----------|---------------| ---0-----------------5--|-0--------/4---------|---------------| ------------------------|-------------5-5-4-5-|---------------| ---0-------------0------|-0-------------------|---------------| whole bend -------------------------|---------0-2-4-2h4p2p0---------0--0-| -------------0-----3-----|-----0-3---------------3--------4---| -------0---0-0h2-2---2p0-|-----2-------------------2-0-2------| -4p2h4---4---0-----------|-5p^-0------------------------------| -------------------------|------------------------------------| -0-----------------------|-----0------------------------------| -0-4-2p0----------0------------------|------------------------| ---------3p0----0---3----------------|------------------3-----| -------------0--2-----2p0------------|-------0---0----2---2p0-| ----------------0---------/4---------|-4p2h4---4---5/7--------| -----------------------------5-5-4-5-|------------------------| ---0------------0--------------------|-0----------------------| ---------0-2-4-2h4p2p0-------|---0---0------------------------| ----0-3----------------3-----|-----4--------------------------| ----2--------------------2-0-|-2------------------------------| 5/7-0------------------------|--------------------------------| -----------------------------|--------------------------------| ----0-------0----------------|-0------------------------------| Section 2 – repeat this twice (second time around, keep bass of bars 3 and 4 the same as of bars 1 and 2) -0-4p0-0-0-4-4-5-7-5-4-|-2---------2-4-5\4-2-|----------------| -----------------------|---3-3-3-3-----------|----------------| -----------------------|---------------------|----------------| ---------0-------0-----|-------0-------------|----------------| -----------------------|---------------------|----------------| ---0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|----------------| -4-5h7-5-4-2-4h5-4-2-|-4-2h4p2p0---------0---0----|-----------| ---------------------|-----------3---------4-----o|-----------| ---------------------|-------------2p0-2----------|-----------| ---------------------|----------------------------|-----------| -----------0---------|---------------------------o|-----------| -0-------------------|-----------------0----------|-----------| Section 3 -0-4-5-2h4p2-4-0h2p0-2---0-|-------------------------|--------| -----------------------3---|-0-0-2p0------5----------|--------| ---------------------------|---------0---------------|--------| ---------------------------|-----------/4---4-4-2-0--|--------| ---------------------------|-------------------------|--------| -------0-------------------|-0-----------------------|--------| ----------------0h2-|-4\2-0-------------0-|-4-5\2-4p0---------| 3---3p0---0-0h3-----|-------3p0---0-5\4---|-----------7\3-5---| --0-----------------|---------------------|-------------------| --------5-------0h2-|-4\2-0-----5-------0-|-4-5\2-4p0---------| 3---3p0---0-0h3-----|-------3p0---0-5\4---|-----------7\3-5---| --------5-----------|-----------5---------|-------------------| ----------------------|-----------------0-0-|-4p0---------0-0-| 0-0h2p0-----5---------|-3---3p0---0-0-3-----|-----0-3p0--0-4--| --------0-------------|---0-----0-----------|-----------0-----| ----------4---4-4-2-0-|---------------------|-----------------| 0---------------------|-3---2-----0---------|-----------------| ----------------------|---------------5-----|-4-----2----0----| Section 4 ^^^ -0-4-2p0---------0------------------|-------------------------| ---------3p0---0---3----------------|-------------------------| -------------0-2-----2p0------------|-------0---0-------------| ---------------0---------/4---------|-2h3h4---4---5/7---------| ----------------------------5-5-4-5-|-------------------------| ---0-----------0--------------------|-0-----------------------| ---------------------0-2-|-4-2h4p2p0-------0---0--------------| -0---0-3---------0-3-----|-----------3p0-----4----------------| -0h2-----2p0-0h2-2-------|---------------0--------------------| -0---------------0-------|---0-------------0------------------| -------------------------|------------------------------------| -0---------------0-------|------------------------------------| -0-4-2p0---------0------------------|---------------------0-2-| ---------3p0---0---3----------------|-----------------0-3-----| -------------0-2-----2p0------------|-------0---0-0h2---------| -0-------------0---------/4---------|-4p2-4---4---------------| ----------------------------5-5-4-5-|-------------------------| ---------------0--------------------|-0-----------------------| -4-2h4p2p0---------0---0-|------------------------------------| -----------3-----0---4---|------------------------------------| -------------2p0---------|------------------------------------| ---0---------------------|------------------------------------| -------------------------|------------------------------------| ---0---------------------|------------------------------------| After this it's just variations on these themes. Just one other little bit that I felt noteworthy: Section 2 variation (3rd bar) -4-5-7-2-4-5-|------------------------------------------------| -5-7-9-3-5-7-|------------------------------------------------| -------------|------------------------------------------------| -------------|------------------------------------------------| -------------|------------------------------------------------| -0---0-0---0-|------------------------------------------------|
