Bert Jansch

Down River

Bert Jansch


Tom: C

Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (*)

Tuning: EADGBE
Capo: 3rd fret

Another one of Berts easier tunes, and this one is very nice; recorded as 
but works very well with just guitar and vocals. Here I've tabbed the intro 
and first verse but you may well find slight variations between verses. It's 
in 4/4 but there is a bar of 2/4 and 6/4. The asterisks are a guide :o)

Rhythm 4/4 (2/4, 6/4)

    Intro:
Beat:*     *     *     *        *     *     *     *
E||--------------0-----------|--------4-----------4-----|
B||--------7--------7--------|--------5-----------5-----|
G||-----6-----6--------------|-----4-----------4--------|
D||--------7-----------7-----|-----------6--------------|
A||--0-----------0--------0--|--4-----------4--------0--|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|


   *     *     *     *        *     *     *     *     x2
E--------2-----------2-----|--------4-----------4------||
B--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3------||
G-----2-----------2--------|-----4-----4-----4--------*||
D-----------4--------------|--------------------------*||
A--2-----------2--------2--|--------------2------------||
E--------------------------|--0--------------------0---||

Verse:
   *     *     *     *        *     *     *     *
E--------------0-----------|--------4-----------4-----|
B--------7--------7--------|--------5-----------5-----|
G-----6-----6--------------|-----4-----------4--------|
D--------7-----------7-----|-----------6--6-----------|
A--0-----------0--------0--|--4--------------------0--|
E--------------------------|--------------------------|

   *     *     *     *        *     *     *     *
E--------2-----------2-----|--------4-----------4-----|
B--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
G-----2-----2-----2--------|-----4-----4-----4--------|
D--------------4-----------|--------------------------|
A--2--------------------2--|--------------2-----------|
E--------------------------|--0--------------------0--|

   *     *     *     *        *     *     *     *
E--------------0-----------|--------4-----------4-----|
B--------7--------7--------|--------5-----------5-----|
G-----6-----6--------------|-----4-----------4--------|
D--------7-----------7-----|-----------6--6-----------|
A--0-----------0--------0--|--4--------------------0--|
E--------------------------|--------------------------|

   *     *     *     *        *     *     *     *
E--------2-----------2-----|--------4-----------4-----|
B--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
G-----2-----2-----2--------|-----4-----4-----4--------|
D--------------4-----------|--------------------------|
A--2--------------------2--|--------------2--------2--|
E--------------------------|--0-----------------------|

   *     *     *     *        *     *     *     *
E--------------------------|--------------------------|
B--------7-----------5-----|--------2-----------3-----|
G--------7-----------4-----|-----2--------------2-----|
D-----7-----------6--------|-----------------4--------|
A-/5--------5--4--------0--|--4-----------2-----------|
E--------------------------|--2--------2-----------2--|

   *     *     *     *        *     *     *    *    *    *
E--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B--------7-----------5-----|--------2-----3-----------------|
G--------7-----------4-----|-----2--------2----4------------|
D-----7-----------6--------|--------------4----3------------|
A--5--------5--4--------0--|--4-----------2----5------------|
E--------------------------|--2--------2--------------------|

   *     *     *     *        *     *     *     *        *     *
E--------------------------|--------------------4-----|--------4-----|
B--------------------2-----|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----|
G--------2--------2--------|--------2--------4-----4--|-----4--------|
D-----2-----2--------------|-----4--------------------|-----------2--|
A--4-----------------------|--2--------2--------------|--2-----------|
E--------------2--------2--|--------------0-----------|--------------|

   *     *     *     *        *     *     *     *
E--------------0-----------|--------4-----------4-----|
B--------7--------7--------|--------5-----------5-----|
G-----6-----6--------------|-----4-----------4--------|
D--------7-----------7-----|-----------6--------------|
A--0-----------0--------0--|--4-----------4--------0--|
E--------------------------|--------------------------|

   *     *     *     *        *     *     *     *
E--------2-----------2-----|--------4-----------4-----||
B--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----||
G-----2-----------2--------|-----4-----4-----4--------||
D-----------4--------------|--------------------------||
A--2-----------2--------2--|--------------2-----------||
E--------------------------|--0--------------------0--||

TAB guide: / = slide into from below

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