Soggy Bottom Boys - Man Of Constant Sorrow For Guitat guitar tab
Man Of Constant Sorrow
By Carter Stanley
Gtr I (D A D G B E)
Note - Recorded version guitar was tuned D A D G A D
(open D). We play it this way but try both tunings.
Intro
Moderately Q=88
F5
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S E Q E
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---3-------3--------|
|-----------------------0-----------|---2-------2---2--2-|
|---------------3---0---0-0---0-----|---0---0-------0--0-|
|-3h5---0-3-3-5-5---5-3-------x-----|-0-----0------------|
|-0---0---0---0-0-0---0-----5-3b3.5-|-0---0---0---0------|
C Csus2 F5
E S S +S S S S E. S E E E. S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-2---2-(2)-2-2-0-0--0-----|-3------------------------------||
|-2---2-(2)-2-2-2-2--2-----|-2--2-----------0---0-----------||
|-2---2-(2)-2-2-2-2----2-2-|-0--------------0---0-----0-----||
|-0-0-------------0----0-0-|-0------0-3h5-5-5-----0---x-----||
|--------------------------|-0----0---0---0---0-----5-3b3.5-||
Verse
F5 Bb5 F5
E. S +S S S S E E a E E E. S +S S S S S E S E S S
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------3-3-------|--------------------------------|
|----------------2-2-------|----2-(2)-----2---2-2-----------|
|----0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|----0-(0)-0-0---0-0-0-------0-0-|
|-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0---x---x-|-0--------0-0-------------------|
|-0--------------0---3s5-5-|-0--------------------3b3.5-----|
Bb5 Csus2
E S S S S S S E S S +S E S E. S +S S S S E. S +S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-0--0-(0)----------0-(0)-------|
|-0-----------0-----0-(0)-0-0-|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2----2-(2)-2-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2--2-(2)-2---0-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-----------|-0--------------0----------0-0-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-----------|-------------------------------|
F5 Bb5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E. S +S S S S E S S a E E
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------0-----------|----3-(3)-3-3-3-------------|
|-------------------0---0-----------|----2-(2)-2-2-2-----2---0-0-|
|-------------------0---0-----------|----0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
|-3h5---0---0---3---5-3-----0-------|-0--------------0-0-----x-x-|
|-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---3b3.5-|-0--------------0-0---3s5-5-|
F5 Bb5
E. S +S S S S E S S E S S E. S S E S E S S E E
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----2-(2)-2---2---2-2-------|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0----------0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0--------------0-----x-x---|-x----------x---------|
|-0--------------0-----3-3s5-|-5----5-----5---------|
E. S +S S S S E S S E E E. S +S S S S E E E E
|------------------------------|------------------------|
|----0-(0)-------0-----------0-|------------------3---3-|
|-2--2-(2)-2---2-2-2-2-------2-|----2-(2)---------2---2-|
|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----0-|----0-(0)---0-----0-0-0-|
|-0----------0---0-----x-------|-0--------0-x---0---0---|
|----------------------3b3.5---|-0--------0-3p0-0-------|
Csus2 F5
E. S +S S S S E E E S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------|------------------------------||
|--------------------------2-0-|------------------------------||
|-2--2-(2)-----2-----------2-0-|------------------------------||
|-2------------2-2-2-2---------|----0-------------------0-0-0-||
|-0--------0-0---0-0-x---------|-0--0-0-0-3h5---5-3-0h3-0-x-0-||
|--------------------3b3.5-----|-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-3---||
Verses 2-5
F5 Bb5 F5
E. S +S S S S E E a E E E. S +S S S S S E S E S S
||---------------------------|--------------------------------|
||o----------------3-3-------|--------------------------------|
||-----------------2-2-------|----2-(2)-----2---2-2-----------|
||-----0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|----0-(0)-0-0---0-0-0-------0-0-|
||o-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0---x---x-|-0--------0-0-------------------|
||--0--------------0---3s5-5-|-0--------------------3b3.5-----|
Bb5 Csus2
E S S S S S S E S S +S E S E. S +S S S S E. S +S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-0--0-(0)----------0-(0)-------|
|-0-----------0-----0-(0)-0-0-|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2----2-(2)-2-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2--2-(2)-2---0-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-----------|-0--------------0----------0-0-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-----------|-------------------------------|
F5 Bb5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E. S +S S S S E S S a E E
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------0-----------|----3-(3)-3-3-3-------------|
|-------------------0---0-----------|----2-(2)-2-2-2-----2---0-0-|
|-------------------0---0-----------|----0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
|-3h5---0---0---3---5-3-----0-------|-0--------------0-0-----x-x-|
|-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---3b3.5-|-0--------------0-0---3s5-5-|
F5 Bb5
E. S +S S S S E S S E S S E. S S E S E S S E E
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----2-(2)-2---2---2-2-------|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0----------0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0--------------0-----x-x---|-x----------x---------|
|-0--------------0-----3-3s5-|-5----5-----5---------|
Csus2 F5
E. S +S S S S E S S E E E. S +S S S S E E E E
|------------------------------|------------------------|
|----0-(0)-------0-----------0-|------------------3---3-|
|-2--2-(2)-2---2-2-2-2-------2-|----2-(2)---------2---2-|
|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----0-|----0-(0)---0-----0-0-0-|
|-0----------0---0-----x-------|-0--------0-x---0---0---|
|----------------------3b3.5---|-0--------0-3p0-0-------|
1.,2.,3.
C5 F5
E. S +S S S S E E E S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|--------------------------2-0-|------------------------------o||
|-2--2-(2)-----2-----------2-0-|-------------------------------||
|-2------------2-2-2-2---------|----0-------------------0-0-0--||
|-0--------0-0---0-0-x---------|-0--0-0-0-3h5---5-3-0h3-0-x-0-o||
|--------------------3b3.5-----|-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-3----||
4.
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E H
|-------------------------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------------------|-------0----------------*|
|---------------3h4-------------|-------0----------------*|
|-0-0-0-3-5---5-----5-0-3---3-3h|=5-0-3---0---------0----*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|-0-------0-5-3b3.5-0----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fr