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-----|
* * * * * * * * * * etcE------------------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
