Jansch Bert

Jansch Bert - Kingfisher guitar tab

Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)

Artist: Bert Jansch

Track title: Kingfisher

Album: Live at the 12 Bar (and Avocet)

Tuning: EADGBE

This excellent instrumental was first recorded on "Avocet" and featured a beautiful

violin part; I tabbed it though from the live version which is just guitar. The two are

musically the same. It was hard to tell exactly what he plays in some parts as he plays

somewhat vaguely; you should get the general idea though. I didn't notate the string

slaps he uses for rhythmic percussion - they should come naturally if you're familiar

with the piece. The tab is divided into section A, which is repeated, and section B,

which is not. There are many fingering alternatives you could use in places. There are a

couple of natural harmonics which I've bracketed. Watch for the occasional bar of 6/4;

the asterisks are a guide and show roughly where the beats lie. My advice would be to

get the general idea of this tune and just go with the flow without attempting

a carbon copy of what Bert plays! Hope you enjoy it :o)

Rhythm = 4/4 (6/4)

SECTION A:

Beat:* * * * * * * *

E||-----------------------|------------------------|

B||-----------------------|------------------------|

G||--4---------4--4----4--|-------4-----4--4-------|

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

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

E||--3------3----------3--|----------3----------0--|

* * * * * * * *

E-----------------------|------------------------|

B-----------------------|-------0-----0----------|

G--6-----------------6--|----6-------------6-\\4--|

D--4---------4-------4--|----------7-------------|

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

E--5------5----------5--|------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E--------------------------|-----------------------|

B--------------------------|-----------------------|

G--------4-----4--4-----4--|----4------------------|

D--------4-----4--4-----4--|----4-------------2----|

A-----5--------------------|---------2--4--5-------|

E--3--------3--------3-----|----3------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E------------------------|------------------------|

B------------------------|-------0-----0----------|

G--6------------------6--|----6-------------6-\\4--|

D--4---------4-----0--4--|----------7-------------|

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

E--5------5-----------5--|------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

B------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

G-------4-----4--4----4--|-----------------------|--6-----------------6--|

D-------4-----4--4----4--|------------------2----|--4---------4-------4--|

A------------------------|----5----2--4--5-------|---------------4-------|

E--3-------3----------3--|-----------------------|--5------5----------5--|

* * * * * * * *

E------------------------|-------------------------|

B-------0-----0----------|--------0----------------|

G----6-------------------|--7--------9-------------|

D----------7-------7--0--|-----5----------7--------|

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

E------------------------|--7--------9-------9-----|

* * * * * * * * * *

E------------------5--3----2--------|------------------------|

B--8--------(12)--------------3-----|------------------------|

G------------------6--4----2--------|--4-------4----4--4-----|

D--9--------(12)--------------------|--4-------4----4--4-----|

A---------9-------------------------|------------------------|

E--------------------------------0--|--3----3----------3--0--|

* * * * * * * *

E-----2----2----2--------|--------------2--0--------|

B-----2----2----2--------|--------3-----------3-----|

G-----4----3----3--------|-----4-----4-----------4--|

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

A------------------4-----|--2-----2-----0-----0-----|

E--2------------------2--|--------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E-----------------------|--------------1--0--------|

B--3------0-------------|--------3-----------3-----|

G--0------0-------------|-----4-----4-----------4--|

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

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

E--3------3----2--3-----|--------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

E-----------------------|--------------1--0--------|

B--0--------------------|--------3-----------3-----|

G--0--------------------|-----4-----4-----------4--|

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

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

E--3------3----2--3-----|--------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

E---------------------2-----0--------|-------0---------0-----|

B--3------0--------0-----------3p-0--|--3----0---------0-----|

G--0------0-----3--------------------|-------0---------------|

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

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

E--3---------3-----0-----2-----------|--0-------0---------0--|

1st time: 2nd time:

* * * * * * * * * * * *

E----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

B-----3----0-----------|-----3----2----0--------|-----3----2----0--------|

G-----0----0-----------|----------0-------2-/4--|----------0-------2-/5--|

D----------------------|-----2------------------|-----2------------------|

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

E--3-------3--------3--|------------------------|------------------------|

SECTION B:

* * * * * * * * * * * *

E------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

B------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

G-------5-----5--5----5--|----5------------------|--7-----------7----7--|

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

A------------------------|---------3--5--6-------|----------------------|

E--4-------4----------4--|-----------------------|--6------6---------6--|

* * * * * * * *

E------------------------|-------------------------|

B------------------------|-------------------------|

G----7--5-----5----7-\\5--|-----5--5-----5--5----5--|

D----------8-------------|-----5--5-----5--5----5--|

A------------------------|----------------------6--|

E------------------------|--4--------4--4--4----4--|

* * * * * * * *

E-------------------------|-----------------------|

B-------------------------|-----------------------|

G----------------------7--|--7-----------7-----7--|

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

A-------------5--6--8-----|-----------------------|

E----4--4--8--------------|--6------6-------------|

* * * * * * * *

E------------------------|---------------------------|

B------------------------|---------------------------|

G----7--5-----5----7-/8--|--8-----8--10--------------|

D----------8-------------|-----6-----------8---------|

A------------------------|------------------------8--|

E------------------------|--8--------10-------10-----|

* * * * * * * * * *

E-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|

B--9-------------13----11--9-----8--------|-----------------------|

G-----------------------------------8-----|--5------5----5--5-----|

D--10------10/13-13----12--10----8--------|--5------5----5--5-----|

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

E--------------------------------------0--|--4------4----------0--|

* * * * * * * *

E---------------3--3-----|------------------------|

B---------------3--3-----|---------------2--------|

G-----5----4-------------|-----4----3----3--------|

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

A-----5----5-------------|-----4----4-------------|

E--3------------------0--|--2------------------2--|

* * * * * * * *

E--------------2--0--------|-----------------------|

B--------3--3--------3-----|--3------0-------------|

G-----4-----------------4--|--0------0-------------|

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

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

E--------------------------|--3------3----2--3-----|

* * * * * * * *

E--------------1--0--------|-----------------------|

B--------3-----------3-----|--0--------------------|

G-----4-----4-----------4--|--0--------------------|

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

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

E--------------------------|--3------3----2--3-----|

* * * * * * * * * *

E--------------1--0--------|---------------------2-----0--------|

B--------3-----------3-----|--3------0--------0-----------3p-0--|

G-----4-----4-----------4--|--0------0-----3--------------------|

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

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

E--------------------------|--3---------3-----0-----2-----------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

E-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

B--3----0--0------0-----|-----3----0------------|-----3----2----0--------|

G--0----0--0------0-----|-----0----0------0-----|-----0----0-------2-/4--|

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

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

E--0-------0---------0--|--3-------3---------3--|------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

B------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

G-------4-----4--4----4--|-----------------------|--6------------6----6--|

D-------4-----4--4----4--|------------------2----|--4---------4--4----4--|

A------------------------|----5----2--4--5-------|-----------------------|

E--3-------3----------3--|-----------------------|--5------5----------5--|

* * * * * * * *

E------------------------|------------------------|

B-------------0----------|------------------------|

G----6--4----------6-\\4--|-------------4--4-------|

D----------7-------------|-------------4--4----4--|

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

E------------------------|--3-------3-------------|

* * * * * * * *

E------------------------|-------------------------|

B------------------------|-------------------------|

G------------------------|--6----6-----6--6-----6--|

D-----4-------------2----|--4----4-----4--4-----4--|

A-----5----2--4--5-------|-------------------------|

E--3---------------------|--5-------5--------5-----|

* * * * * * * *

E------------------------|-------------------------|

B-------------0----------|--------0----------------|

G----6--4----------6-/7--|--7--------9-------------|

D----------7-------------|-----5----------7--------|

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

E------------------------|--7--------9-------9-----|

* * * * * * * * * * etc

E------------------5--3----2--------|--------------------------||

B--8--------(12)--------------3-----|--0-----------------------||

G------------------6--4----2-----2--|--------------------------||

D--9--------(12)--------------------|--4b-5r-4b-5r-4b-5r-4b-5--||

A---------9-------------------------|--------------------------||

E-----------------------------------|--3-----------------------||

TAB Guide: p = pull off

/ = slide into from below

\\ = slide down to from above

() = natural harmonic

b = bend note up into next note

r = release note to next note

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