Artist: Eva Cassidy
Song: Songbird
Transcribed by William C. Jackson
e-mail: wjackson@edisto.cofc.edu
Tab Key:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
<> = harmonics
Standard Tuning "EADGBe"
Intro:
Play this bottom part once:
--------5s7-7--5----------3---3--|
---0h3--6s8-8--7--3---0---3---1--|
--------------------0------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
----3-------------3-------3------|
--------5s7-7--5----------3-3--3---|
---0h3--6s8-8--7--3---0---3-3--1---|
--------------------0--------------|
-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|
----3-------------3-------3-3--3---|
Then do this bottom part once:
-------5s7-7--5--3-----2--|
--0h3--6s8-8--7--5--0--3--|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
---3----------------------|
Rhythm Chords:
C G C G Am Em C G D C Em C D G
Acoustic Solo:
Chords during solo are C G D C Em C D G
----------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------1------------------------------|
----------0--0h2--0--0-----0---------4s5s4--2--2h4--2h4p2-0-----|
--0--0h2----------------------2---------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------1----0-1s3-3--1h3p1-0----------------------|
----------0--0h2--0--0-----0-----------------------------2h4p2-0------------|
--0--0h2----------------------2---------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--7--7--8--7--5p3--5--3h5p3s2--0h2-3-2-0-----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------3-1---1-3-3s5--5--5--5s7----|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
--7--7--5--5--------3s5--3--2------5s7--5--3----------------------|
--8--8--7--3--4s5-----------------------------------------<12>----|
--------------4s5------------------------------------<12>---------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Rhythm Chords for remainder of song:
C G C G Am Em C G D C Em C D G C G C end on G
Ending of the song:
-----------------------------5s7---|
--------------0--3--3s5--3---5s8---|
--------0--2-----------------------|
-----0-----------------------------|
-----------------------------------|
---3-------------------------------|
That's it. A beautiful song to sing to your girlfriend.
This is it man, the whole song. I promise the solo is 100% accurate.
