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Guitar Tab for Bird Flew By by Nick Drake

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Bird Flew By - Nick Drake

Found on:
N. R. Drake, 69.(2014-09-08)
Family Tree(2007-07-09)
Time Has Told Me(2005-05-16)
The Complete Home Recordings(1998)
Tanworth-in-Arden 1967/68(1994)
Second Grace: Alternate Versions and Unreleased Songs
BIRD FLEW BY
     
Tuning: Standard Capo 3rd fret (bit sharp)
     


INTRO
                                h
|--------|--------|--------|-----0--| 
|--32----|--23-2--|--3-----|--00----| 
|--22--2-|--22-2--|--2-----|--201---| 
|-2---2--|-2-----0|-4-4-0-0|-2-----0| 
|0---0---|--------|2-------|--------| 
|-------0|3---3-3-|----2-1-|0---0-0-|

(i find this easiest to barre the A shape with my index finger, and
play the G bass in the second bar with my middle finger)

when this pattern occurs as a link between verses the second bar becomes:

|--------|
|--32----|
|--22----|
|-2---2-0|
|--------|
|3---3-3-|

sometimes the links are just a line of the verse played again. whether you
think they ought to be the intro bit really is up to you....


Verses
                                h
|--------|--------|--------|-----0--| 
|--32----|--32----|--20----|--00----| 
|--22----|--22----|--22----|--201---| 
|-2---2-2|-2---2-0|-1---1-0|-2-----0| twice
|0---0---|--------|--------|--------| 
|------0-|3---3-3-|2---2-2-|0---0-0-|
     

"one would like to wonder..."

|--------|-----0--|--------|--------|--------|-----0--|
|---3----|--00----|--32----|---2----|---3----|--00----|
|--2---2-|--201---|--22----|---2-2--|--2---2-|--201---|
|-4---4--|-2-----0|-2---2-0|--4--4--|-4---4--|-2-----0|
|2---2---|--------|0---0---|-4------|2---2---|--------|
|--------|0---0-0-|------4-|2---2-2-|--------|0---0-0-|
 
at the end there are some double length bars:

|--------|--------|---0----|-0-    |--------|-5-4
|--3--3--|--3--3--|--0--0--|0--    |--2-----|3--2
|--2--2--|--2--2--|--2--2--|1--    |--2-----|2--4
|-4-4---4|-4-4---0|-2-----2|---    |-2-2-2--|4--*
|2---2-2-|2---2-2-|--------|---    |0---0--0|--0-
|--------|--------|0---0-0-|---    |--------|----

(* - fingering returns to 2nd fret barre, but not picked)

     
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
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  • 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
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  • 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#
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  • G#
  • 5
  • A
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  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • 6
  • A#
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  • G#
  • C#
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  • 7
  • B
  • E
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  • 0
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