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CBG Tabs

So you built your CBG and now you need something to play on it, right? Well, if you're not completely musically inclined or can't read traditional music, tabs are your answer. If you're like me, you read tabs and sometimes make them. Paste'em here.

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Tabs here is as a learning tool -- NOT for profit.

I'll also upload some blank tab sheets. Just let me know what you think and if I need to add anything.

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Comment by Blind Lemon Cello on August 28, 2014 at 11:33am

An update on the Robert Johnson book I posted earlier on this thread. Excellent version of Johnson's songs, note by note, tabs & lyrics. About half his songs are in open tune & I find I can pull out little excerpts to make up my own songs & use some of his lyrics. Lots of fun, worth every penny!

Comment by Ian MC Donald on August 28, 2014 at 10:45am
Tune your 4 string to open A ( A c# e A )
Play the open strings as follows
E , C# , Low A , C# , E high A
Then the C# on the 4th Fret high A string then the B second
Fret high A string then the high A string open
Then the open C# open string then the Eb on the
C# second fret then the E third fret on the C# string
Hopefully I can tab this out at some point
Once you get round how cool the open A tuning is
You can introduce the chord progression alternating
Between the melody notes , the cool thing about
The open A tuning is you can pluck the base A string and
The octave A is the high fourth string
You can slide and pick up the melody with
Single note passes and also slide a chord in
For example finish the melody line on an A chord by hitting all the
Open strings
You can pretty much work it out from
There
Cheers
Comment by Pete Turner on August 28, 2014 at 2:07am

Sound advice.

Comment by Gary Williams on August 27, 2014 at 11:18pm
Keep it on one string for now Pete no sense in rushing things lol
Comment by Pete Turner on August 27, 2014 at 10:57am

I did find it let's if I can download.

Star Spangled Banner

By Frances Scott Key, 1814

 

 

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|*________________________________________________________________*|

|____________________9_7_5________________9_7_5_4_____5_5__________|

|*______________10________________________________7_9_____________*|

|__10_7_3__7_10_____________7_9_10__10_10_________________10_7_3___|

 

 __________________________________________________________________

|__________________________________________________________________|

|__________________________________________________________________|

|_9_9_9_10_12_12__10_9_7_9_10_10__10_9_7_5_4_____5_________________|

|____________________________________________7_9___________________|

|__________________________________________________7_9_10__________|

 

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|__________________________________________________________________|

|__________________________________________________________________|

|_____________________7_9^9_7_5_4~~~___________7_9_10_12___________|

|____10_10_10_9_7_7_7_______________________10_____________________|

|_10__________________________________10_10________________________|

 

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|__________________________________________________________________|

|__________________________________________________________________|

|____7_9_10_7_5____________________________________________________|

|_10_______________________________________________________________|

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note 9^9 = bend 9 1 hole step and return

     4~~ = virbrato note

 

Comment by Pete Turner on August 27, 2014 at 10:54am

Your welcome, I'm still working on the rest and somewhere I have another version. When if find it I'll post it here.

Comment by Gary Williams on August 27, 2014 at 10:21am
Thanks Pete your a legend gonna start practicing tomorrow
Comment by Pete Turner on August 27, 2014 at 2:16am

Shane's a great guy, but he forgets some of us are totally tune deaf. Here's Tabs for the first few bars. I play them on the high G string with a GDG tuning: 7th Fret - 4th Fret - 0pen G - 4th Fret - 7th Fret - 12th - 16th- 14th - 12th at least it sounds pretty good to me. Maybe somebody else can add to it.

Also if you hook up to an Amp, crank it up and put vibrato on the opening 7 th fret it kinda sounds like Jimi Hendricks @ Woodstock. Well kinda of.

Comment by Gary Williams on August 26, 2014 at 10:43am
I saw Shane sppeal playing star spangle banner on the e string anybody got the tabs for that please I am just learning and need the tabs to because I'm frigging useless
Comment by TN Twang on April 24, 2014 at 6:18am

Oops. To clarify, I'm talking about getting the Robert Johnson transcriptions.

TN

 

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