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Nick Drake- Black Eyed Dog
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Tabbed by:Liam
e-mail:[email protected]
Tuning: DGDGBd
This song has a lot of harmonics and resonances, and a lot of
free/variable timing. These are just the notes I found to make it work, i
recommend playing along to get everything spot on, I'm not tabbing *all* the
bends and light/accidental plucks in the song. Also he hits the open G at different
and kinda random times during the riffs as the song goes on.
(x): harmonic
s: slide
h: hammer on
b: bend
Intro: timing is slow and pretty free
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----(12)----------------(12)----------------------------------------------|
D|-----(12)-10-9h10s*12----(12)--b10-9-0-4h**b5------------------------------|
G|-0-0-------------0----0-0----------------0---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*pluck as you slide up to twelve, **hammer then bend
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----(12)----------------(12)----------------------------------------------|
D|-----(12)-10-9h10s*12----(12)--b10-9-0--4h**b5-----------------------------|
G|-0-0-------------0---0-0--------------00-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: again, pretty variable... letting either G ring whenever you hit
it sounds pretty good. i personally hit the lower G open as a constant bass
the whole time i play to give it a little more energetic sound. you have to
listen to get the rhythm & nuances, but the basic riff is the same as the intro.
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----(12)//////--(12)/////----(12)-10-9-10-12-1212---(12)-10-1010-9-0-4h5-5-| repeat the non-/// part
G|--00----------00-----------00--------------------00------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
////:strumming the harmonic
Bridge thing:
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---151515-14-12-10-9-10s12-12--12-10-9-0-444-4-55--------------------------|x2
G|-00---------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
open G strummed intermittently throughout, written notes guides
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-44-5s7-55-4-5--9-77-9-10-7-9-----5-44-5s7-55-4-5---9-77-9-10-7-9----|
G|-0-00---------------00--------------0-00----------------00-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
0s, 4s, 5s next to each other hit really fast, quick down-pluck & up-pluck with
the fingernail/pick.
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-10-9-7-5-5-44-5s7-44-5---12-10-9-7-5-5-44-5s7-44-5--------------------|x2 (the bar above+this one)
G|-0--0--0-0-0-0-------------000--0--0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then repeat verse with slight variations that are pretty easy to catch.
End with last phrase of verse repeated twice.
