John Fahey - How Long from the album "The Dance Of Death & Other Plantation Favorites" Tuning: Open G DGDGBD Fahey uses a lot of embellishments when playing and changes things up fairly frequently. You can add these in as you please. This is the bare bones of the song: First part: e|--------------------------------------------------------12------------------| B|--12--12-----------12--12----------12--12----------12-------12----12--------| G|------------12---------------12--------------12-----------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---0---0------------0---0-----------0---0-----------0--------------0--------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-10-------10--10-------10--10---------10------0h12---10--10--------------| G|-----10-----------10------------10---------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--0--------0---0--------0---0----------0------0-----------0--------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--5-----5--5----5--5----5--5----5--|---------------------------------------| B|----5--------5-------5-------5-----|--5----5--5----5--5----5--5----4-------| G|-----------------------------------|----5-------5-------5-------5----------| D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A|--5-----5--5----5--5----5--5----5--|--5----5--5----5--5----5--5----4-------| E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| Chorus: e|-0----0--0h1-0--0--0h1--0--0--0h1--0------0----| B|--------------------------------------0---1----| G|------------------------------------------2----| D|------------------------------------------0----| A|-0----0--0---0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-0--0--0--0--0--0---------|-0-0---0-----0-----0-------| B|------------------1--0----|-0-0---0-----0-----0-------| G|-0--0--0--0--0--0------0--|-0-0---0-----0-----0-------| D|------------------0--0----|-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-0---| A|-----------------------0--|---------------------------| E|--------------------------|---------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|------------------------0--| D|------0-2-0-3-2-0--0----0--| A|--0/4------------4---4--0--| E|---------------------------| Play this twice, but on the second time finish instead with this: e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|------------------------0---| A|------0-----0-----0-----0---| D|--0/4-- 0/4-- 0/4--0/4--0---| E|----------------------------| Second part: e|--3-3----3--3-----3---3--------| B|--2-2--2----2h3-----3----------| G|--------------------------0----| x 4 D|-------------------------------| A|--0-0----0--0-----0---0---0----| E|-------------------------------| e|--5-5---5---8---8---8-----------------------------| B|------5-----------5------5---5-5---5-5---5-5---4--| G|---------------------------5----5------5----5-----| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5---5---5---5---5----5---5-5---5-5---5-5---4--| E|--------------------------------------------------| Chorus: e|-0----0--0h1-0--0--0h1--0--0--0h1--0------0----| B|--------------------------------------0---1----| G|------------------------------------------2----| D|------------------------------------------0----| A|-0----0--0---0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-0--0--0--0--2--0--0--2--0--2----|--5---5---3---3---2---2--1---1--0---| B|---------------------------------|----0-------0-------0------0--------| G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|--0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0---| E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|------------------------0--| D|------0-2-0-3-2-0--0----0--| A|--0/4------------4---4--0--| E|---------------------------| A lot of this was transcribed with the help of this extremely helpful video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahb6jeeEBmo This version differs slightly but is essentially the same. ************************************ | x Dead note | g Grace note | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | > Accented note | t Tapping | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | pbr Pre-bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | s Slap | P Pop | PM Palm mute | TR Trill | N Tremolo ************************************
