Song For Adam Chords & Tabs
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From phil@cyber-naut.com Fri May 16 08:05:40 1997
Date: Mon, 05 May 1997 21:22:59 -0600
From: Phil Black
Subject: Tab: Song for Adam by Jackson Browne
-- "Song for Adam" by Jackson Browne
>From Phil Black (phil@cyber-naut.com)
After getting some of the fine tabs here I wanted to contribute a little
back to this fine OLGA collection. Please be patient with my first stab
at writing
a tab file, I may be off a bit.
I used a layout from another picking type song to start out with, but I
think
this song is 4/4 timing and the slashes are 8th notes. If you can add
any
improvements or corrections to this version please do.
I learned this by ear from the record and I think this is a great tab
for anyone who is new to fingerstyle guitar as I am. I'm sure it's not
completely accurate but it seems to work well for me.
SONG FOR ADAM (Jackson Browne)
From the C/D "Saturate Before Using"
Standard E tuning: EADGBE, Capo on 1st fret
Transcribed by Phil Black, 1996
Intro:
Am
E||-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------------|
G||---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------2-------2-|
D||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A||-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E||---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
|_|
F C
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
|-------1---------|-------1---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-0-------------|-2-0-----------2-|-0-----0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3--3|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-1-------1-------|-1--------1------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
F C G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|
|-------1---------|-------1---------|-----------------|---------0-------|
|-2-0-------------|-2-0-----------2-|-0-----0-------0-|-0-----0---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3--3|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|---------2-------|
|-1-------1-------|-1--------1------|---------3-------|-3---------------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
Am
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------------|
|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------2-------2-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
Verse 1:
Am G F
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---------1-----|-0---------0-----|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|
|---------0-----2-|---------0-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|
|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
Oh Adam was a friend of mine I did not know him well, He was
C G/D Am G F
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-------|-1-------0-------|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|
|-------0-------0-|-------2-------0-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|
|-----2-------0---|-----2-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
|_|
alone in his existence he was deep into his well, I
could
C G/D Am G F
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-------|-1-------0-------|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|
|-------0-------0-|-------2-------0-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|
|-----2-------0---|-----2-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
guess what he was laughing at but I couldn't really tell, Now the
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/browne_jackson/song_for_adam_tab.html ]
Am G Am G F
|-0---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------3-------|-1-------0-------|-1---------1------|
|-------2-------0-|-------2-------0-|---------2-----2--|
|-----2-------0---|-----2-------0---|-----3-------3----|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|------------------|
|---------3-------|---------3-------|-1-------1--------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
story's told that Adam jumped but I'm thinking that he
Am
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------------|
|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------2-------2-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
fell.
Verse 2: (same tab as Verse 1)
Chorus:
F C
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|-1---------------|-----------------|
|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
I sit before my only candle, but
it's
F C
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|-1---------------|-----------------|
|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
so little light to find my way, now
this
F Am
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|-----------0-----|-1h--------------|
|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------2-------2-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
journey appears before my candle. Which
is
C G
|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|
|-1---------1-----|-1--------1------|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-------|---------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
shorter every hour as it reaches for the day well
I
Am G
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------0-----|-1h--------------|-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----|
|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---------0-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
feel just like a candle in a way but I guess I'll
F C
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
|-------1---------|-------1---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-0-------------|-2-0-----------2-|-0-----0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3--3|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-1-------1-------|-1--------1------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
get there, but I wouldn't say_______________________________
F C G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|
|-------1---------|-------1---------|-----------------|---------0-------|
|-2-0-------------|-2-0-----------2-|-0-----0-------0-|-0-----0---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3--3|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|---------2-------|
|-1-------1-------|-1--------1------|---------3-------|-3---------------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
for sure...
Am
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------------|
|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------2-------2-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
^Z
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Richard Black CyberNaut
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