SUNFLOWER RIVER BLUES
As recorded by John Fahey
(From the 1977 Album THE BEST OF JOHN FAHEY 1959 - 1977)
Music by John Fahey
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (C G C G C E) - 'John Fahey - Acoustic Guitar (Open C - CGCGCE)'
Q=70
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. - Open C: CGCGCE)
H H H H H H H H
|-^0----0------|-0-----^0----|-^0----0------|-0-----^0----|
|-^0----0------|-0-----^0----|-^0----0------|-0-----^0----|
|-^5----4p0----|-4S=5--^5----|-^5----4p0----|-4p=0--^0----|
|-^0----0------|-0-----^0----|-^0----0------|-0-----^0----|
|-^5----4p0----|-4S=5--^5----|-^5----4p0----|-4p=0--^0----|
|-^0-----------|-------------|--------------|-------^0----|
H E Q. Q Q H H E Q. Q Q H
H H H H H. Q H H
|-^0----0------|-0-----^0----|-^0-------^0--|-^0----^0----|
|-^0----0------|-0-----^0----|-^0-------^0--|-^0----^0----|
|-^5----4p0----|-4S=5--^5----|-^5-------^5--|-^4----^5----|
|-^0----0------|-0-----^0----|-^4-------^0--|-^0----^0----|
|-^5----4p0----|-4S=5--^5----|-^5-------^5--|-^4----^5----|
|-^0-----------|-------^0----|-^0-------^0--|-^0----^0----|
H E Q. Q Q H
faster Q=179
$
W Q. E +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E H +E E E E
|-----------||-------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-^0--------||-------------0-----|-----0---------0-----|-0-----(0)-----0-|
|-^5--------||-------2-(2)-----2-|-(2)-----1-(1)-----0-|-----------0h2---|
|-^0--------||-----0---------0---|-------0---------0---|----0--------0---|
|-^5--------||-2--------2--------|--2---------1--------|-----------------|
|-^0--------||-------------------|---------------------|-0------0--------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
+Q. E +E Q. Q. E +E Q E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)----------0-----|-------------0-----|
|--------0-(0)-------|-------2-(2)-----2-|
|------0----------0--|-----0---------0---|
|--------------------|-2--------2--------|
|--0--------0--------|-------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
+E Q E +E Q E H +E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----0---------0-----|-0-----(0)-----0-|
|-(2)-----1-(1)-----0-|-----------0h2---|
|-------0---------0---|----0------------|
|--2---------1--------|-------------2---|
|---------------------|-0------0--------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
+Q. E +E Q E +Q E E +E Q E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-(0)----------0-----|------2-------2-----|
|--------0-(0)-----0-|-(0)----0-(0)-----0-|
|------0---------0---|------2---------2---|
|--------------------|--0--------0--------|
|--0--------0--------|--------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E E Q E Q E Q. E +E Q E
|----------------|--------------------|
|-2S4-0----0-----|-0------------0-----|
|--------2-----0-|-------0-(0)------0-|
|-2S4-0------0---|-----0----------0---|
|--------2-------|--------------------|
|----------------|-0--------3b4-------|
E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
+Q. E +E Q E +Q E E +E Q E
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------0-----|------2-------2-----|
|-(0)----0-(0)------0-|-(0)----0-(0)-----0-|
|------0----------0---|------2---------2---|
|---------------------|--0--------0--------|
|--0--------3b4-------|--------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E E Q E Q E Q. E +E Q E
|----------------|--------------------||
|-2S4-0----0-----|-0------------0-----||
|--------2-----0-|-------0-(0)------0-||
|-2S4-0------0---|-----0----------0---||
|--------2-------|--------------------||
|----------------|-0--------3b4-------||
E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
+H E E E E Q. E +E Q E
|-------------3---||--3-----------3-----|
|-----------4---4-||o-------4-(4)-----4-|
|-(0)-------------||--------------------|
|------0------0---||------0---------0---|
|-----------------||o-------------------|
|--0------0-------||--0--------0--------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E Q E +E Q E E Q E +E Q E
|-3h5---3-(3)-------|-3h5---3-(3)-------|
|-------------4-----|-------------4-----|
|-----------------0-|-----------------0-|
|-----0---------0---|-----0---------0---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
H E E E E Q. E +E Q E E Q E +E Q E Q Q E Q E
|-----------3---|-3-----------3-----|-3h5---3-(3)-------|-6--5--3-------|
|-0-------4---4-|-------4-(4)-----4-|-------------4-----|---------4-----|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------0-|-------------0-|
|----0------0---|-----0---------0---|-----0---------0---|----0------0---|
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-0-----0-------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-0-----0-------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Q. E +E Q E +Q. E +E Q E
|-------------------||--------------------|
|-0-----------0-----||--------------0-----|
|-------0-(0)-----2-||-(2)----2-(2)-----2-|
|-----0---------0---||------0---------0---|
|-------------------||--2--------2--------|
|-0--------0--------||--------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
+E Q E +E Q E H +E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----0---------0-----|-0-----(0)-----0-|
|-(2)-----1-(1)-----0-|-----------0h2---|
|-------0---------0---|----0------------|
|--2---------1--------|-------------2---|
|---------------------|-0------0--------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
+Q. E +E Q E +Q. E +E Q E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-(0)----------0-----|--------------0-----|
|--------0-(0)-----2-|-(2)----2-(2)-----2-|
|------0---------0---|------0---------0---|
|--------------------|--2--------2--------|
|--0--------0--------|--------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
+E Q E +E Q E H +E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----0---------0-----|-0-----(0)-----0-|
|-(2)-----1-(1)-----0-|-----------0h2---|
|-------0---------0---|----0------------|
|--2---------1--------|-------------2---|
|---------------------|-0------0--------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
+Q. E +E Q E +Q E E +E Q E
|--------------------||--------------------|
|-(0)----------0-----||------2-------2-----|
|--------0-(0)-----0-||-(0)----0-(0)-----0-|
|------0---------0---||------2---------2---|
|--------------------||--0--------0--------|
|--0--------0--------||--------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E E Q E Q E Q. E +E Q E
|----------------|--------------------|
|-2S4-0----0-----|-0------------0-----|
|--------2-----0-|-------0-(0)------0-|
|-2S4-0------0---|-----0----------0---|
|--------2-------|--------------------|
|----------------|-0--------3b4-------|
E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
+Q. E +E Q E +Q E E +E Q E
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------0-----|------2-------2-----|
|-(0)----0-(0)------0-|-(0)----0-(0)-----0-|
|------0----------0---|------2---------2---|
|---------------------|--0--------0--------|
|--0--------3b4-------|--------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
1.
To Coda
E E Q E Q E Q. E +E Q E H E E E E
|----------------|---------------------|-----------3------||
|-2S4-0----0-----|-0------------0------|---------4---4---o||
|--------2-----0-|-------0-(0)------0--|-0----------------||
|-2S4-0------0---|-----0----------0----|----0------0------||
|--------2-------|---------------------|-----------------o||
|----------------|-0--------3b4--------|-0-----0----------||
E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
2.
H E Q E +Q E E +E Q E H Q. E +Q E E +E Q E
|-----------0-----||-------8-------8-----|-6-----3-------|------8-------8-----|
|---------------0-||o-(0)----7-(7)-----7-|-5-----2-------|--------7-(7)-----7-|
|-(0)-------------||---------------------|-------------0-|-(0)----------------|
|------0------0---||-------0---------0---|----0------0---|------0---------0---|
|-----------------||o--------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|--0------0-------||---0--------0--------|-0-----0-------|--0--------0--------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
H Q. E +Q E E +E Q E H H Q E E +E Q E
|-6-----3-----0-|-(0)--8-------8-----|-6-----3-----|----0-------0-----|
|-5-----2-----0-|-(0)----7-(7)-----7-|-5-----2-----|-2----2-(2)-----2-|
|---------------|--------------------|-------------|------------------|
|----0------0---|------0---------0---|----0-----0--|----0---------0---|
|---------------|--------------------|-------------|------------------|
|-0-----0-------|--0--------0--------|-0-----0-----|-0-------0--------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
D.S. al Coda &
Q. E +E Q E +Q. E +E Q E H H +W
|-0-----------0------||---------------------||------------|--------*|
|-------2-(2)-----0-o||-(0)----------0------||------^0----|-(0)----*|
|--------------------||--------2-(2)-----2--||-0----^5----|-(5)----*|
|-----0---------0----||------0---------0----||------^0----|-(0)----*|
|-------------------o||--2--------2---------||------^5----|-(5)----*|
|-0--------0---------||---------------------||-0----------|--------*|
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
