LORD OF THE STARFIELDS
As recorded by Bruce Cockburn
(From the 1976 Album IN THE FALLING DARK)
Words and Music by Bruce Cockburn
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Bruce Cockburn - Acoustic Guitar w/ capo 4th fret'
Intro & Interlude
Q=155
Am Amaj7sus4
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/ capo 4th fret)
Wx2 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------||------------0-(0)---|-----------3-(3)---|
|------------||o-----------1-(1)---|-----------3-(3)---|
|------------||----2---2---------2-|---2---2---------2-|
|------------||------2--------2----|-----2--------2----|
|------------||o-0-------0---------|-0-------0---------|
|------------||--------------------|-------------------|
H H H H
Fmaj7/A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------1-(1)---|-----------1-(1)-----|
|-----------1-(1)---|-----------1-(1)-----|
|---2---2---------2-|---2---2---------2---|
|-----2--------2----|-----2--------2------|
|-0-------0---------|-0-------0-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
H H H H
Am Amaj7sus4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------0-(0)---|-----------3-(3)---|
|-----------1-(1)---|-----------3-(3)---|
|---2---2---------2-|---2---2---------2-|
|-----2--------2----|-----2--------2----|
|-0-------0---------|-0-------0---------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
H H H H
Fmaj7/A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------1-(1)---|-----------1-(1)---|
|-----------1-(1)---|-----------1-(1)---|
|---2---2---------2-|---2---2---------2-|
|-----2--------2----|-----2--------2----|
|-0-------0---------|-0-------0---------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
H H H H
1st & 2nd Verses
Am Am G
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0--------0-----||-0-------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-1--------------||--------3-1----|-3--------0-----|---0-----0h1-----|
|------2-------2-||------2--------|------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|----2-------2---||----2-------2--|----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-0------0-------||-0------0------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------||---------------|-3------3-------|-3-------3-------|
Q Q Q Q
Em D/F#
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|---0------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------0-----|-3-----3---2----|-3--------3-----|-3--------3p1p0-|
|-0----0-------0-|----------------|------2-------2-|------2---------|
|----2-------2---|-----2-------2--|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-0------0-------|-0-------0------|-2------2-------|-2------2-------|
Am G
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-0--------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-1--------1-----|--------3-1-----|-3--------0-----|---0-----0h1-----|
|------2-------2-|------2-------0-|------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-0------0-------|-0------0-------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-3------3-------|-3-------3-------|
Em Fmaj7
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|----------------|-0----0---0----|-0-------------|-0-------------|
|----------0-----|-3----1---0----|-1--------1----|-1--------1----|
|-0----0-------0-|---------------|------2--------|------2--------|
|----2-------2---|----2-------2--|----3-------3--|----3-------3--|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0------0-------|-0------0------|-1------1------|-1------1------|
Am G
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-0--------0-----|-0--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-1--------------|--------3-1-----|-3-------------|---0-----0-1-----|
|------2-------2-|------2-------0-|------0------0-|-------0-------0-|
|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-0------0-------|-0------0-------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-3------3------|-3-------3-------|
Em D/F#
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q
|----------------|---0------------|----------------|----------0----|
|----------0-----|-3-----3---2----|-3--------3-----|-3------3---3--|
|-0----0-------0-|----------------|------2-------2-|------2--------|
|----2-------2---|-----2-------2--|----0-------0---|----0-------0--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-0------0-------|-0-------0------|-2------2-------|-2------3------|
Am G
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-0-------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-1--------1----|------3---1----|-3-------------|---0h1---0h1-----|
|------2--------|---------------|------0------0-|-------0-------0-|
|----2-------2--|----2-------2--|----0------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-3------3------|-3-------3-------|
Em Fmaj7
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|---------------|-0----0---0---0-|-(0)--------0----|-0--------------||
|----------0----|-3----1---0---1-|-(1)--------1----|-1-1p0-----1----||
|-0----0--------|----------------|--------2--------|-------2--------||
|----2-------2--|----2-------2---|------3-------3--|-----3-------3--||
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-0------0------|-0------0-------|--1-------1------|-1-------1------||
Bridge
Dm7 F/GEm/G Dm/G C/G G
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q
|-1--------1----|-1--------1----|-1--0-0--------|---------------|
|-1--------1----|-1--------1----|-1--0-0----3-3-|------1---0----|
|------2--------|------2--------|-2--0-0----2-2-|------0---0----|
|-0--0-------0--|-0--0-------0--|-----------3-3-|------2---0----|
|--------0------|--------0------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-3--3---3--3---|-3--3---3---3--|
Am
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q
|----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-3----0--------|
|-0h1---1--------|---1-------1-----|-0h1-------1-----|-1--------1----|
|-0h2---2---2----|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|---------------|
|-----2-------2--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|----2---0---2--|
|-0-------0------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
Dm7 F/GEm/G Dm/G C/G G
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q
|-1--------1----|-1--------1----|-1--0-0--------|---------------|
|-1--------1----|-1--------1----|-1--0-0----3-3-|------1---0----|
|------2--------|------2--------|-2--0-0----2-2-|------0---0----|
|-0--0-------0--|-0--0-------0--|-----------3-3-|------2---0----|
|--------0------|--------0------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-3--3---3--3---|-3--3---3---3--|
Am
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q
|----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-3----0---------||
|-0h1---1--------|---1-------1-----|-0h1-------1-----|-1--------1----o||
|-0h2---2---2----|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|----------------||
|-----2-------2--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|----2---0---2---||
|-0-------0------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------------o||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
Dm7 F/GEm/G Dm/G C/G G
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q
|-1--------1----|-1--------1----|-1--0-0--------|---------------|
|-1--------1----|-1--------1----|-1--0-0----3-3-|------1---0----|
|------2--------|------2--------|-2--0-0----2-2-|------0---0----|
|-0--0-------0--|-0--0-------0--|-----------3-3-|------2---0----|
|--------0------|--------0------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-3--3---3--3---|-3--3---3---3--|
Am
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q
|----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-3----0--------||
|-0h1---1--------|---1-------1-----|-0h1-------1-----|-1--------1----||
|-0h2---2---2----|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|---------------||
|-----2-------2--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|----2---0---2--||
|-0-------0------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------------||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------||
Outro
D7sus4
E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E E E E
|-----3-3-(3)-1---3-|-(3)-1---3-(3)-1-----|
|-----1-1-(1)-1---1-|-(1)-1---1-(1)-1-----|
|---2---------------|-----2---2-(2)-2---2-|
|-0---0----0----0---|--0----0----0----0---|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
F/G Em/G Dm/G C/G G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---1-----0--------|---------------------|
|-----1------0---3-|-------1------0------|
|-------2------0---|--2-------0------0---|
|------------------|-----3------2------0-|
|------------------|---------------------|
|-3-------3------3-|-(3)---3------3------|
H Q. E +Q Q. Q.
Am Am7 Am
E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q W +W
|-----------------|-----------------|--------3------|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|-0h1---1---------|---1p0-----0-----|---0h1----1p0--|-1--------|-(1)----*|
|-0h2---2---2---2-|-------2-------2-|---------------|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2------2--|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0------0------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------|--------*|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
