Sligo River Blues

Hi All,

I've had a couple of requests for this. It's a very simple song

based on 1st, 4th and 5th (C, F, G). It is repetitious and you

could find it boring if you don't vary sincopation and occasionally

hit double notes with your thumb on alternate notes. Listen to the

CD if you want more details. I got this off Return of the Repressed

Give it a bit of bounce and it's a great song to play.

Enjoy

Damien

Sligo River Blues

John Fahey

Transcribed Damien Batstone

(damienb@cheque.uq.edu.au)

chord sequence

CFCFCG

e|------------------------------------------------|

b|0-h1-p0-------------------------------------0---| 0

G|0--------0----------------------0-------0-------|: 0

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

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

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

roll roll

e|----------------0---------------|--------------------------------|

b|0-------1------1----------------|0---1-------------------1-------|

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

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

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

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|----------------0---------------|----0---------------------------|

b|0---1-------------------0-------|1-----------0-------1-----------|

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

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

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

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|----------------0---------------|----------------0---------------|

b|0-------1-----------------------|0---1---------------0-----------|

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

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

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

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|--------0-----------------------|--------------------0-----------|

b|1---------------0---1-----------|----0-------1-------1-----------|

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

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

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

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

repeat last 4 bars

Thumb is playing double notes on beats 2 & 4.

This happens occasionally elsewhere.

e|----------------0---------------|------------0-------------------|

b|0-------1-----------------------|0---1---------------0-----------|

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

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

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

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Repeat those bars you repeated before

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

b|1-------------0h1---------------|1-------------------1-----------|

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

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

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

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|

b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|

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

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

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

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

repeat last two

e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|

b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|

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

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

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

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|

b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|

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

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

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

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

repeat last 4 bars

e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|

b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|

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

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

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

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

then repeat those 4 bars again but throw an A in (on the bass)

instead of the F near the end (for fun)

e|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------0-------|

b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|

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

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

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

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|--------3-----------3-----------|3-----------3-----------3-------|

b|0--h1-------0--h1-------0--h1---|----0--h1-------0--h1-----------|

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

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

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

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

repeat

Do it with the F base

then back with the C base

then repeat those 4 bars again

then in G

then repeat the 4 bars again reverting to an e-0 (instead of g-3)

high on the last bar.

run through the whole C-F-C-F-C-G findangle like you did at the start

and end on a:

roll roll big thumb strum

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

b|h1------1------0h1------1-------|1-------------------------------|

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

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

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

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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Damien Batstone

Advanced Wastewater Management Centre

Chemical Engineering

The University of Queensland

St. Lucia Brisbane Qld 4072

Phone: (07) 3365 4729

Fax: (07) 3365 4726

Email: damienb@cheque.uq.edu.au

http://www.cheque.uq.edu.au/awm

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