Hurrian Hymn No 6

This is the oldest known song, A Sumerian hymn from 1400 BCE.

This is based on the Dr. Richard Dumbrill interpretation, arranged by Clint Goss



It's essentially a melody that has a bass accompaniment, however the bass part just alternates between a low B
(B2), and a high B (B3), so I tuned my A string up a whole step to a B, and my low E string down a fourth to a
B, so my guitar was tuned to B-B-D-G-b-e, therefore allowing you to just alternate between the open strings for 
the bassline.
   !!Disclaimer!!
Always be careful tuning strings up! 
(If you are uncomfortable tuning it up, just leave it as a regular A and play all of the 5th string notes on the 
2nd fret instead of open (this may require some extra coordination for the beginners out there))


Also, it switches between 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 almost constantly, so don't be confused 
by the uneven measure lengths


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                             Hurrian Hymn No. 6
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Tabbed by: Lambo


Tuning: B-B-D-G-b-e

   e e e e h+       e e e e q    e e e e h+       e e e e q  e e
e|-2-0-----------|-------------|-2-0-----------|-----------------|
B|-----3-2-0-----|-(0)--0-2-3--|-----3-2-0-----|-(0)----0-2--2-3-|
G|---------------|-------------|---------------|------2----------|
D|---------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
B|---------------|-------------|------------0--|--0-------0------|
B|------------0--|----------0--|---------0-----|-----------------|
   h.         q     h       q    h       q  q     q   q   q  q


   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s s
e|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
B|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
   e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e     e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e     e   e   e   e

   e e e e e e e e   q  e e h      e e q   e e h       e e q    e e h       e e q
e|-2-0-------------|------0-2----|-----0-|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|
B|-----3-2-2-0-----|----3--------|-2-3---|-0-2-3-----|---0-2--|-----0-----|---0-2--|
G|-------------2---|-------------|-------|-----------|-2------|---2-------|-2------|
D|---------------4-|-------------|-------|-----------|--------|-4---------|--------|
B|-----------------|-----------0-|-------|--------0--|--------|--------0--|--------|
B|-0---------------|-0------0----|-----0-|-----0-----|-----0--|-----0-----|-----0--|
   q   h.            q      q  q   q   q   q   q  q    q   q    q   q  q    q   q


   e e e e q    e e h       e e q    e e e e q    e e q    e e h       e e q    e e h       e e q    e e h
e|-2-0--------|-----------|--------|-0----------|-0-2-4--|---0-2-----|-----0--|-----------|--------|----------|
B|-----3-2-0--|---0-2-----|-----0--|---3-2-0----|--------|-3---------|-2-3----|-0-2-3-----|---0-2--|-----0----|
G|------------|-2---------|---2----|---------2--|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|-2------|---2------|
D|------------|-----------|-4------|------------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-4--------|
B|------------|--------0--|--------|------------|--------|--------0--|--------|--------0--|--------|--------0-|
B|---------0--|-----0-----|-----0--|---------0--|-----0--|-----0-----|-----0--|-----0-----|-----0--|-----0----|
   h       q    q   q  q    q   q    h       q    q   q    q   q  q    q   q    q   q  q    q   q    q   q  q

   e e e e q    e e h       e e q    e e h       e e q    e e h       e e q    e e h
e|-0----------|---0-2-----|-----0--|---0-2-----|-----0--|---0-2-----|-----0--|-----------|
B|---3-2-0----|-3---------|-2-3----|-3---------|-2-3----|-3---------|-2-3----|-0-2-3-----|
G|---------2--|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|
D|------------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|
B|------------|--------0--|--------|--------0--|--------|--------0--|--------|--------0--|
B|---------0--|-----0-----|-----0--|-----0-----|-----0--|-----0-----|-----0--|-----0-----|
   h       q    q   q  q    q   q    q   q  q    q   q    q   q  q    q   q    q   q  q

   e e e e q    e e e e h       e e e e q
e|-0----------|-2-0-----------|-0----------|
B|---3-2-0----|-----3-2-0-----|---3-2-0----|
G|---------2--|---------------|---------2--|
D|------------|---------------|------------|
B|------------|------------0--|------------|
B|---------0--|---------0-----|---------0--|
   h       q    h       q  q    h       q

And repeat. Or improvise on this. Not sure how the Sumerians would've done it, but there's several 
interpretations along those lines on the web.