Jansch Bert

Jansch Bert - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face guitar tab

Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)

Artist: Bert Jansch

Track title: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Album: Jack Orion

Tuning: DADGAD

Capo: Optional

This is a fantastic Jansch arrangement of Ewan Mcolls classic song which has been covered

by many artists. It is purely instrumental although Bert went on to record it with vocals

and a band on "Moonshine". I think this version is better though. You will definitely need

to work alongside the recording on this track as the timing and feel can be quite tricky to

get from the tab alone; the bars are of various lengths although it sounds really natural

and flowing when played. The number of beats in the bars are 5,4,4,4,5,4,4,6,4,4. The

asterisks represent the beats.

Rhythm: Various

Beat:* * * * * * * * *

D||--------0--2--4--5p4-2-----------|----------------------------|

A||--------------0---------5--------|--------------------0-------|

G||-----2-----0------------4p0------|--0h-2p0---0h-2----------2--|

D||-----4------------------------4--|---------0------------------|

A||---------------------------------|----------------------------|

D||--0------------------------------|-----------------0----------|

* * * * * * * *

D--------0--2--5p-4--7p-4--|----------7-------------4h5-|

A--------------------------|----/10-----10-----9--------|

G-----2--------------------|----------------------------|

D-----4--------------0-----|-------------------0--------|

A--------------4-----------|----------------------------|

D--0-----------------------|--0-/9----------0-----------|

* * * * * * * * *

D--7p-0--5h-7p5-4-\\2-------------|----------------------------|

A------------------------5-------|--------------------0-------|

G------------------------4-------|--0h-2p0---0h-2----------2--|

D--4------------0-------------4--|---------0------------------|

A--------7-----------------------|----------------------------|

D---------------------0----------|-----------------0----------|

* * * *

D------------------------2p-0--|

A----/3----2h3p2p0h2h-3--------|

G------------------------------|

D----/3------------------2-----|

A------------------------------|

D--0---------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

D----------0-----------------------0-----|---------------------------|

A-----0----------2p0-3p0-2p0------/5p-3--|-----0---------------------|

G-----2----------2---2-------0--2--------|-----2----------0-------0--|

D-----0----------------------------------|-----0h--2p0---------3-----|

A----------------------------------------|-------------3--2----------|

D--0----------0--------------------------|--0------------------3-----|

Repeat from start twice: Ending - repeat to fade:

* * * * * * * * * *

D---------------------------|--------------------------------------|

A-----0---------------------|--------------0-----------------------|

G-----2----------0-------0--|-----------0--2----------0---------0--|

D-----0h--2p0---------3-----|-----2--4-----0h--1p0-----------3-----|

A-------------3--2----------|--------0--2----------3--2------------|

D--0------------------3-----|--0--5--------------------------3-----|

* * * * * *

D--------------------------------------||

A--------------0-----------------------||

G-----------0--2----------0---------0--||

D-----2--4-----0h--1p0-----------3-----||

A--------0--2----------3--2------------||

D--0--5--------------------------3-----||

TAB guide: h = hammer on, p = pull off

/ = slide in from below

\\ = slide down to note below

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