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Guitar Tab for Way To Blue by Nick Drake

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Way To Blue - Nick Drake

Found on:
N. R. Drake, 69.(2014-09-08)
Five Leaves Left(2012)
Les Inrockuptibles présentent : 100 trésors cachés : chansons rares & indispensables(2007-10-15)
Family Tree(2007-07-09)
White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s: The Joe Boyd Story(2006)
A Treasury(2005-01-04)
Way to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake(2003)
The Hannibal Sampler(1992)
Fruit Tree(1979-03-09)
WAY TO BLUE

     
I know it seems crazy to offer a guitar version of a string 
piece, but I fancied having a go. Of course, these are
just approximations, but they're reasonably close and it's 
fun to play so what the hell. The shapes are given lowest 
string first, and are intended to be plucked together. 
(x=don't play that string, and eg xx25(5/4)5 goes from 
xx2555 to xx2545 during the bar). Tuning is standard.
     
     
Intro and 1st bit of verse
     
x7998x                x7797x  x7787x                 0x545x
     "don't you have a word..    to show what may be done"
x7998x              x775(5/4)x  x(3/0)555x         0xx4(7/5)(5/4)
     
     
"Tell me       all..."
     
xx2(2/4)5(2/4) xx2(2/4)5(2/4) x244(5/4)x
     
     
"Wont you come and say      if you know the way           to blue
     
0x545x          x775(5/4)x  x(3/0)555x  [x2xx(0/1)0 x2x44x]  0xx4(7/5)(5/4)
     
     
"Look through"
     
xx245(2/4) x244(2/4)x x022(3/2)x xx2(2/1)00
     
     
Instrumental bit (almost to strict time - you should 
be able to make it fit the music)
     
|----------------|----------------|----------------------| 
|---0-----0------|----------------|--------------0---0---| 
|420-20-0--2-----|--44-2----2-----|4-2-------0-2-2---1---| 
|542-4-4-4--4542-|-5--2----4-45---|2--5--4-1-2-2---4-2---| 
|----3-6-6-3-2---|--2--4---3--2---|2----25-2-3-0---2-----| 
|0-----5-5---0---|0---0---0---0---|0-----7-2-----0---0---|
     
Tabbed by Chris Healey

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Tuning Map

  • Fret
  • S6
  • S5
  • S4
  • S3
  • S2
  • S1
  • -13
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • -12
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • -11
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • -10
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • -9
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • -8
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • -7
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • -6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • -5
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G
  • C
  • -3
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • G#
  • C#
  • -2
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A
  • D
  • -1
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • 0
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • 1
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • 2
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • 3
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • 4
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • 5
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • 6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • 7
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
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