IN CHRIST THERE IS NO EAST OR WEST
As recorded by John Fahey
(From the 1959 Album BLIND JOE DEATH)
Music by Harry Burleigh & John Oxenham
Arranged by John Fahey
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Fahey - Acoustic Guitar'
Q=132
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
W H E E E E E E E E Q Q H H
|------------|--------3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3----^2--|------3----|
|------------|--------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0----^1--|------0----|
|------------|--------0---0---|------------^2--|------0----|
|------------|-----0----------|-0-----------0--|------0----|
|---------0--|-0h2------------|-----2---0------|-----------|
|------3-----|----------------|----------------|-3---------|
H Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
H H H Q Q H H H Q Q
|-^0----^0----|-^3----------||-------------|-----------0--|
|-^1----^1----|-^0-------0--||o-3----^3----|-^3----^3-----|
|-^0----^0----|-^0----0-----||--0----^2----|-^0----^0-----|
|-^2----^2----|-^0----0-----||-------------|--------------|
|--3-----3----|-------------||o------------|--------------|
|-------------|--3----3-----||--3----^1----|-^3----^3-----|
H H H H H H
H H H. Q H H Q Q Q Q H H
|-1----1----|-^0------------|-^0----^3----|-^3--0-----0--|-3----^3----|
|-1----1----|-^1--------^3--|-^1----^1----|-^1-----3-----|-0----^1----|
|-----------|-----------^0--|-------------|--------------|------------|
|-----------|---------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
|-----------|-^3-----3--^3--|-^0----^0----|-^0-----0-----|------^3----|
|-1----1----|---------------|-------------|--------------|-3----------|
H H H Q Q H H H H H H
H Q Q E Q. H H H H H H Q Q
|-3----3--5--|--5s7----3----|-3----0----|------------|--------------|
|-0----0-----|-^0------0----|-0----0----|-^3----1----|-^0-----------|
|------------|--------------|-----------|-^0----0----|-^0----^0--2--|
|------0-----|-^0------0----|-0----0----|-^0----2----|-^0----^0-----|
|------------|--------------|-----------|-------3----|--------------|
|-3----------|--------------|-----------|------------|-^3----^3-----|
H H H H H H H H H H
1. 2.
Q Q +Q Q Q Q H H H H Q Q H Q Q
|-------------0--|--------------|------------|--------------||-------------||
|-^0--3--(3)-----|-3---0--------|------------|-------------o||----------0--||
|-^0-------------|--------2-----|-0----^0----|-^0----0--2---||-^0----0--0--||
|---------0------|--------------|------^2----|-^0----0------||-^0----0-----||
|----------------|--------------|------^3----|-^2----------o||-^2----------||
|-^3-------------|-----------2--|-3----^3----|-^3----3------||-^3----3-----||
H H H. Q H H H H H H
faster Q=208
+Q E E E Q E E Q E +E Q. E E E +E Q Q H +E Q.
||-------------------|-------------0-----|---1-------1-----|-0-----(0)--------|
||o------3-----3-----|-3-----3-(3)-------|-----1-(1)----1--|-----------3------|
||--(0)----0h2-----2-|---0---------------|-----------------|------------------|
||-------0-------0---|-----0----------0--|-----3--------3--|----2---------2---|
||o------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-3------3---------|
||---3-------1-------|-3--------3--------|-1---------3-----|------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-3-|
Q. E +E Q E Q E E +E Q E H E E E +E E Q. E E Q E
|-0-----------3-----|-3--0-------0-----|-3-----------------|-3--------3--5-----|
|-------1-(1)-----1-|------3-(3)-----0-|-----------1-(1)-1-|-0-----0-(0)-----0-|
|-------------------|------------------|----0----0---------|-----0---------0---|
|-----2---------2---|----2---------0---|----0---------2----|-----0----0--------|
|-0--------0--------|-0-------0--------|-------3-----------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|
H +E Q. Q. E +E Q. H +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
|-7-----(7)-3-----|-3-----------0-----|-----------------|-------------------|
|----0------------|-------0-(0)-------|-3-----(3)-1-----|-0---------------0-|
|----0---------0--|-----0----------0--|----0----------0-|-------0-(0)-2-----|
|-0------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0-----------2---|-----0---------0---|
|-----------------|-------------------|--------3--------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-3--------3--------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
+Q Q +E Q E +E Q. H
|-------------0-----|-----------------|
|-(0)--3--(3)-----3-|-(3)-0-----------|
|-------------------|-----------2-----|
|------0--------0---|--------0-----0--|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|--3-------3--------|--3--------3-----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
1.,2. 3.
H +E Q. Q. E +E Q E 3x H H
|-----------------|--------------------||-------------|
|-----------------|-------------0-----o||-------------|
|-0-----(0)-0-----|-0-----0-(0)-----0--||-0-----0-----|
|----0---------2--|-0---0---------0----||----0-----2--|
|--------3--------|-------------------o||-------3-----|
|-3---------------|-3--------3---------||-3-----------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
slower Q=132
2/4 4/4
H Q Q H H H Q Q H H
|------||-------|-----------|-----------0--|-1----1----|
|------||----0--|-3----3----|-^3----^3-----|-1----1----|
|-0----||-0-----|-0----2----|-^0----^0-----|-----------|
|-0----||-0--0--|-----------|--------------|-----------|
|------||-------|-----------|--------------|-----------|
|-3----||-3-----|-3----1----|-^3----^3-----|-1----1----|
H Q Q H H H H H H
H. Q H H Q Q Q Q H H
|-^0------------|-0----^3----|-^3--0-----0--|-^3----^3----|
|-^1--------^3--|-1----^1----|-^1-----3-----|-^0----^1----|
|-----------^0--|------------|--------------|-^0----^0----|
|-----------^0--|------------|--------------|-^0----^2----|
|-^3-----3--^3--|-0----^0----|-^0-----0-----|-^2----^3----|
|---------------|------------|--------------|-^3----------|
H Q Q H H H H H H
H Q Q E Q. H H H H H H Q Q
|-^3----3--5--|--5s7----^3----|-^3----0----|-------------|--------------|
|-^0----0-----|-^0------^0----|-^0----0----|-^3----^1----|-^0-----------|
|-^0----------|---------------|------------|-^0----^0----|-^0----^0--2--|
|-^0----0-----|-^0-------0----|--0----0----|-^0----^2----|-^0----^0-----|
|-^2----------|---------------|------------|-------^3----|--------------|
|-^3----------|---------------|------------|-------------|-^3----^3-----|
H H H H H H H H H H
Q Q +Q Q Q Q H H H H H
|-------------0--|---------------|------------|-------------|
|-^0--3--(3)-----|--3---0--------|------------|-------------|
|-^0-------------|---------2-----|-0----^0----|-^0----------|
|---------0------|-(0)-----------|------^2----|-^0----------|
|----------------|---------------|------^3----|-^2-------0--|
|--3-------------|------------2--|-3----^3----|-^3----3-----|
H H +H. Q H H H Q Q
H E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q H H +W
|------------3---3-|---3---0-(0)--^2--|----^3--^0--^0--|-^3----3----|-(3)----*|
|---------0----0---|-0------------^1--|----^0--^1--^1--|-^3----3----|-(3)----*|
|---------0----0---|-0---0--------^2--|----^0--^0--^0--|-^4----4----|-(4)----*|
|-----0--(0)---2---|-0---0---------0--|----^0--^2--^2--|-^5----5----|-(5)----*|
|-0h2--------------|-----2----0-------|--------^3--^3--|-^5----5----|-(5)----*|
|------------------|------------------|-3--------------|-^3----3----|-(3)----*|
E E Q +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H +W
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
