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From: mzraly@cs.umb.edu (Michael S. Zraly)
Nursie
Jethro Tull
Symbols:
The note symbols are given here as they might appear
for notes above the fretboard; notation below the fret-
board will appear "upside-down"
| quarter note |. dotted quarter note
__ __
| eight note |. dotted eighth note
== ==
| sixteenth note |. dotted sixteenth note
} quarter rest h hammer-on
"/ sixteenth rest > accented strum/pick
^(x) tied note; do not pick at x, this just extends duration
CAPO III
Moderately
Eb Cm
6 >
- _____ _____ ___ ___ __ ___ ___ ___
8 | | | | | | `/ | | `/ | | } | `/ | | `/ | | `/ | |
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|---0-0----0-0---|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3------1-----|-0---1-----1-1-|---1-1----1-1---|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|---2-------2-2-|-0-2-2-h--2-2---|
F|-0-----------|--------------|---------------|---0----2-----0-|
C|-------------|--------------|---------3-----|------------3---|
G|-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|. |. _| | |. _| | | | |
===
F Eb F
> > > > >
_____ ____ _____ ____ _____ ____ ===-===-=== _____
| | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | | | | | | |
|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2---2-0---0-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3---3-1---1-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|---2-----0---2-2-3-|
|(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-|-0-----0-0---0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | |.
===------ ===------ ===------ -----==--
Eb Cm
_____ _____ ___ ___ __ ___ ___ ___
| | | | | | `/ | | `/ | | } | `/ | | `/ | | `/ | |
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0----0-0-|-----0----0-0-|---0-0----0-0---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---3--1---1-|-0---1----1-1-|---1-1----1-1---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|---2------2-2-|---2-2-h--2-2---|
|-0-----------|--------------|--------------|-5---5--2-----0-|
|-------------|--------------|--------3-----|------------3---|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
| _| | _| _| | |. | _| | | |
===
F Eb F
> > > > >
_____ ____ _____ ____ _____ ____ ===-===-=== _____
| | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | | | | | | |
|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2---2-0---0-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3---3-1---1-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|---2-----0---2-2-3-|
|(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-|-0-----0-0---0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | |.
===------ ===------ ===------ -----==--
Eb Cm
_____ _____ ___ ___ __ ___ ___ ___
| | | | | | `/ | | `/ | | } | `/ | | `/ | | `/ | |
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0----0-0-|-----0----0-0-|---0-0----0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3------1---1-|-0---1----1-1-|---1-1----1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|---2------2-2-|---2-2----2-2-|
|-0-----------|--------------|--------------|-5---0--2-----|
|-------------|--------------|--------3-----|------------3-|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|. | _| _| | |. | _| | _|
Tip-toes in si-lence 'round my
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F Eb F
> > > > >
_____ ____ _____ ____ _____ ____ ===-===-=== _____
| | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | | | | | | |
|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2---2-0---0-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3---3-1---1-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|---2-----0---2-2-3-|
|(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-|-0-----0-0---0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | |.
===------ ===------ ===------ -----==--
bed---
Eb Cm
_____ _____ ___ ___ __ ___ ___ ___
| | | | | | `/ | | `/ | | } | `/ | | `/ | | `/ | |
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0----0-0-|-----0----0-0-|---0-0----0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3------1-----|-0---1----1-1-|---1-1----1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|---2------2-2-|---2-2-h--2-2-|
|-0-----------|--------------|------------0-|-5---0--2-----|
|-------------|--------------|--------3-----|------------3-|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|. |. _| | | _| | _| | _|
and quiets the rain-drops o- ver-
F Eb F
> > > > >
_____ ____ _____ ____ _____ ____ ===-===-=== _____
| | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | `/ | | | | | | | | | | |
|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2-2-2------2--2-|-2---2-0---0-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3-3-3------3--3-|-3---3-1---1-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|-2-2-2-0-2^(2)-2-|---2-----0---2-2-3-|
|(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-^(0)------------0-|-0-----0-0---0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | | | |. | | |.
===------ ===------ ===------ -----==--
head-- With her
Eb F Bb
_____ ________ _____ ________ _______ _____ ________ ________
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|-0-0-0-0----0-0-|-2-2-2-2----2-2-|-3--3--3--3-3-3-|-2--2---2-2----2-3-|
|-1-1-1-1----1-1-|-3-3-3-3----3-3-|-3--3--3--3-3-3-|-3--3---3-3----3-3-|
|----------------|-2-----0-2^(2)--|-4--4--4--4-4-4-|-2--------0-2^(2)--|
|-0-----0-0^(0)--|----------------|-5--------5-----|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|. | | | |. | | | |. |.
=== ===
ev-er last-ing smile she stills my fe - ver for a while- Oh
Bb F 3 6 Gm
__________ _____ - ___________ - _______ _______ __
| | | | | | 8 | | | 8 | | | | | | | | `/ |
|-3---3----3--2-2-2-|-2----2----3-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--------0-|
|-3---3----3--3-3-3-|-3----3----3-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--------0-|
|-4---4----4--2---2-|-0-2^(2)---2-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--------0-|
|-5--------5--------|-------------|-2--------2-------|-2----0-2------|
|-------------------|-------------|------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|-------------|------------------|----------0----|
| _| | _| | | | | |. |. | | | |.
--====----- ===
nurs-ie dear I'm glad you're here
Eb
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|-0----0----0----0----0----0-|-0----0----0----0----0----0-|
|-0----0----0----0----0----0-|-1----1----1----1----1----1-|
|-0----0----0h---0----0----0-|-0----0----0----0----0----0-|
|--h--------0-2^(2)----------|-2--------------0-2^(2)---2-|
|-0-2^(2)--------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| | | | | | |. | | | |
===-------=== ===--------
to brush a way my
F Fsus4 Fm F Eb F
> > > > > > > >
--==--=== ===-===-=== ===-===-=== ===-===-=== ===-===-===
|. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|-2-----2----2---2---3---|-5-----5---5-5-----5-5---|-2---2-0---0-2-||
|-3-----3----3---3---3---|-3-----3---3-3-----3-6---|-3---3-1---1-3-||
|-2---2---2----2---2---2-|---2-2---2-----2-2---7-2-|---2-----0---2-||
|-0--0--0----0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0-----0(0)--0-||
|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------||
|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------||
| | | | | | | | | | | | |. | | |.
------- --------- --------- --------- -----==--
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