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"Bensusan" by Michael Hedges.
Windham Hill recording- Aerial Boundaries
Transcribed by Michael Gunter.
Most of the credit for this transcription should go to David Morse
, whose transcription set me on the right track.
I saw a bunch of little problems so I decided to redo it a bit. I know
it's not yet perfect, but hey -- Michael Hedges is too much a god for
us mortals to ever aspire to copy.
One thing I'd really like to know if someone out there does: How does he
get such explosive harmonics (measures 4, 12, 16, etc...)?
Any glaring problems? I'm at .
P.S. I've seen Jeff Lo's partial transcription of "Ragamuffin". I've tried
to finish it, but I can't. Help!!
Tuning: CGDGAC, capo III
4/4 time, except in measures 18 and 21 (3/4).
| = The quarter note beats.
. = Eighths between beats.
Let notes ring throughout, especially where indicated by ====.
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C-0=====||====-----------------------------|------------------------------0=|
A-------||-------2p0-------------0---------|--------------------------------|
G-------||.-----------0--------------0-----|----------0---------------------|
D-------||.--------------0-h-2-----------3-|------0---------------0---------|
G-------||---0-----------------------------|----------------0---------5-----|
C-------||---------------------------------|--5-----------5---4-------------|
3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|===-----------2-----------------|-------------------------12^----|
A|------2p0-------------0---------|-------------------------12^----|
G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0--------------12^----|
D|------------------0-----------3-|------0-------------------------|
G|--0-----------------------------|----------------0---------------|
C|--------------------------------|--5-----------5---4-------------|
5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--0-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------2p0-------------0---------|--------------------------------|
G|-----------0--------------0-----|----------0---------------------|
D|--------------0-h-2-----------3-|------0---------------0-------2=|
G|--0-----------------------------|----------------0---------5-----|
C|--------------------------------|--5-----------5---4-------------|
7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|===---3p2-----0-----------------|--2---3p2-----0-----------------|
G|----------0-----------0---------|----------0-----------0---------|
C|--2---------------5-------4---2-|--2---------------5-------4---2-|
9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--4---5p4-----0================-|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----------0---------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------0-----|
G|----------------------0---------|----5==================---------|
C|--2---------------5-------4---2-|--0====================-----2-/-|
11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--------------0-----------------|-------------------------12^----|
A|--------0h1-------1-p-0---------|-------------------------12^----|
G|-------0------------------0-----|----------0--------------12^----|
D|------3-----------------------3-|------0---------------0---------|
G|--0-----------------------------|----------------0---------------|
C|--------------------------------|--3-----------3---5-------------|
13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--------------0--------------10=|===-----------9-----------------|
A|--------0h1-------1-p-0---------|------------------7-p-0---------|
G|-------0------------------0-----|------------------------------0-|
D|------3-------------------------|----------8---------------0-----|
G|--0-----------------------------|-----10-------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
15 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--------------0-----------------|-------------------------12^----|
A|--------0h1-------1-p-0---------|-------------------------12^----|
G|-------0------------------0-----|----------0--------------12^----|
D|------3-----------------------3-|------0---------------0---------|
G|--0-----------------------------|----------------0---------------|
C|--------------------------------|--3-----------3---5-------------|
17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--------------------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------| <--This measure
G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0-------------| is 3/4
D|--0---------------0-------------|--0---------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------|
C|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-5-|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7--\--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/michael_hedges/bensusan_tab.html ]
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--------------------------------|--------------0---2-h-3-p-2-p-0-|
A|--------------------------------|--------0h1---------------------|
G|----------0---------------0-----|-------0------------------------|
D|--0---------------0-------------|------3-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|--2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0---0-|--3---------------2-------------|
19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--------------------------------|----------------------0---0-h-2-|
A|--------0h1-p-0-----------------|------0---0-h-1---1-------------|
G|-------0----------------------0-|--0-----------------------------|
D|------3---------------0h1h3-----|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------0-------------|
C|--3---------------2-------------|--3-----------------------------|
21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--4-p-0-0-5-p-0-7-/---/-|11----------12^===----------11==|
A|------------------------|----12^------------------7^-----|
G|------------------------|--------12^----------7^---------|
D|------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--2-------3-------------|--------------------------------|
C|------------------------|-0---------------0--------------|
|.......3/4 time.......|
23 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|===----------12^===----------11=|===-----------9---------------7=|
A|-----12^------------------7^----|-----12^-------------10---------|
G|---------12^----------7^--------|---------12^-------------11-----|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|--0---------------0-------------|--0---------------0-------------|
25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|===-----------6====-----------7=|===-----------6---6-----------4-|
A|------9---------------7---------|------9---------------0---------|
G|----------9---------------7-----|----------9---------------7-----|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------0-------------|
C|--0---------------0-------------|--0-----------------------------|
27 | . | . | . | .
C|--4-----------2---2-----------0==||
A|------5---------------3----------|| Repeat back to first full measure
G|----------5---------------4-----.|| then go on.
D|--------------------------------.||
G|--0---------------0--------------||
C|---------------------------------||
28 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|===-----------------------------|------------------------------0=|
A|------2p0-------------0---------|--------------------------------|
G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------------|
D|--------------0-h-2-----------3-|------0---------------0---------|
G|--0-----------------------------|----------------0---------5-----|
C|--------------------------------|--5-----------5---4-------------|
30 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|===-----------2-----------------|-------------------------12^----|
A|------2p0-------------0---------|-------------------------12^----|
G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0--------------12^----|
D|------------------0-----------3-|------0-------------------------|
G|--0-----------------------------|----------------0---------------|
C|--------------------------------|--5-----------5---4-------------|
32 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--0-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------2p0-------------0---------|--------------------------------|
G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------------|
D|--------------0-h-2-----------3-|------0---------------0-------2=|
G|--0-----------------------------|----------------0---------5-----|
C|--------------------------------|--5-----------5---4-------------|
34 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|===---3p2-----0-----------------|--2---3p2-----0-----------------|
G|----------0-----------0---------|----------0-----------0---------|
C|--2---------------5-------4---2-|--2---------------5-------4---2-|
36 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--4---5p4-----0================-|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----------0---------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--2---3p2-----0-----------------|
G|----------------------0---------|----------0-----------0---------|
C|--2---------------5-------4---2-|--2---------------5-------4---2-|
38 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--4---5p4-----0================-|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----------0---------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--2---3p2-----0-----------------|
G|----------------------0---------|----------0-----------0---------|
C|--2---------------5-------4---2-|--2---------------5-------4---2-|
40 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--2---3p2-----0-----------------|--------------------------------|
G|----------0-----------0---------|----5==========================-|
C|--2---------------5-------4---2-|--0============================-|
slow.................|
