xTabbed by Jamie Phillips ([email protected]) Artist: Bert Jansch Track title: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Album: Jack Orion Tuning: DADGAD Capo: Optional This is a fantastic Jansch arrangement of Ewan Mcolls classic song which has been covered by many artists. It is purely instrumental although Bert went on to record it with vocals and a band on "Moonshine". I think this version is better though. You will definitely need to work alongside the recording on this track as the timing and feel can be quite tricky to get from the tab alone; the bars are of various lengths although it sounds really natural and flowing when played. The number of beats in the bars are 5,4,4,4,5,4,4,6,4,4. The asterisks represent the beats. Rhythm: Various Beat:* * * * * * * * * D||--------0--2--4--5p4-2-----------|----------------------------| A||--------------0---------5--------|--------------------0-------| G||-----2-----0------------4p0------|--0h-2p0---0h-2----------2--| D||-----4------------------------4--|---------0------------------| A||---------------------------------|----------------------------| D||--0------------------------------|-----------------0----------| * * * * * * * * D--------0--2--5p-4--7p-4--|----------7-------------4h5-| A--------------------------|----/10-----10-----9--------| G-----2--------------------|----------------------------| D-----4--------------0-----|-------------------0--------| A--------------4-----------|----------------------------| D--0-----------------------|--0-/9----------0-----------| * * * * * * * * * D--7p-0--5h-7p5-4-\2-------------|----------------------------| A------------------------5-------|--------------------0-------| G------------------------4-------|--0h-2p0---0h-2----------2--| D--4------------0-------------4--|---------0------------------| A--------7-----------------------|----------------------------| D---------------------0----------|-----------------0----------| * * * * D------------------------2p-0--| A----/3----2h3p2p0h2h-3--------| G------------------------------| D----/3------------------2-----| A------------------------------| D--0---------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * D----------0-----------------------0-----|---------------------------| A-----0----------2p0-3p0-2p0------/5p-3--|-----0---------------------| G-----2----------2---2-------0--2--------|-----2----------0-------0--| D-----0----------------------------------|-----0h--2p0---------3-----| A----------------------------------------|-------------3--2----------| D--0----------0--------------------------|--0------------------3-----| Repeat from start twice: Ending - repeat to fade: * * * * * * * * * * D---------------------------|--------------------------------------| A-----0---------------------|--------------0-----------------------| G-----2----------0-------0--|-----------0--2----------0---------0--| D-----0h--2p0---------3-----|-----2--4-----0h--1p0-----------3-----| A-------------3--2----------|--------0--2----------3--2------------| D--0------------------3-----|--0--5--------------------------3-----| * * * * * * D--------------------------------------|| A--------------0-----------------------|| G-----------0--2----------0---------0--|| D-----2--4-----0h--1p0-----------3-----|| A--------0--2----------3--2------------|| D--0--5--------------------------3-----|| TAB guide: h = hammer on, p = pull off / = slide in from below \ = slide down to note below
