Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)
Artist: Bert Jansch
Track title: In The Bleak Midwinter
Album: The River Sessions
Tuning: DADGBE (drop D)
Capo: 2nd Fret
This was the one song I used to love singing at school before Christmas as a kid, and I'm
chuffed to find Bert singing it too. As ever, the guitar part goes beautifully with the song
and the good news is this one's really easy to play. I've tabbed the intro, the first verse
and the break before the second verse (which contains nothing different). This is a really
beautiful tune! Enjoy :o)
Intro:Beat:* * * * * * * * * *E||--------2------------2-----|--0-------------------3-----|--------3-----|B||--------3------------3-----|--0-------------------3-----|--------3-----|G||-----2------------2-----0--|--0------2p0-------4--------|-----4--------|D||---------------0-----------|--2h4h5------4--0--------0--|--0--------0--|A||-----------0h2-------------|----------------------------|--------------|D||--0------------------------|----------------------------|--------------|
* * * * * * * * E-----------------------------|--------0h2----------2-----|B----------------------10-----|---------------------3-----|G--------9b10r9--------9------|-----2------2-----2--------|D-----0-------------7------0--|---------------0--------0--|A----------------0------------|---------------------------|D--9--------------------------|--0------------------------|
Verse: * * * * * * * * * * * * E-----------------------------|--------0h2----------2-----|--------2------------2-----|B----------------------10-----|--------3------------3-----|--------3------------3-----|G--------9b10r9--------9------|-----2------2-----2--------|-----2------------2-----0--|D-----0-------------7------0--|---------------0--------0--|--0------------0-----------|A----------------0------------|---------------------------|-----------0h2-------------|D--9--------------------------|--0------------------------|---------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * E--0-------------------3-----|--------0-----------2-p0--|--------0-----------0-----|B--0-------------------3-----|--------0--3-----0--------|--------2-----------2-----|G--0------2p0-------4--------|-----0--------------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|D--2h4h5------4--0--------0--|--2--------4--5-----------|--------------2-----------|A----------------------------|--------------------------|--0-----------------------|D----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *E--------2------------2-----|--0-------------------3-----|-----------------------------|B--------3------------3-----|--0-------------------3-----|----------------------10-----|G-----2------------2-----0--|--0------2p0-------4--------|--------9b10r9--------9------|D---------------0-----------|--2h4h5------4--0--------0--|-----0-------------7------0--|A-----------0h2-------------|----------------------------|----------------0------------|D--0------------------------|----------------------------|--9--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *E--------0h2----------2-----|--------3--2--3-/5--5----|--------7-----------2-----|B--------3------------3-----|-------------------------|--------0-----------3-----|G-----2------2-----2-----2--|-----4-----2--4-/6--6----|-----0-----------4-----4--|D---------------0-----------|--0----------------------|-----------------------4--|A---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------0--2-----------|D--0------------------------|-------------------------|--5-----------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *E-----2---------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----|--------2-----------2-----|B-----3---------0----3------|--------2-----------2-----|--------3-----------3-----|G-----2---------0-----------|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----2-----2-----2-----0--|D------------0--2----4h5p4--|--------------2-----------|--------------0-----------|A--------0h2----------------|--0--------------------0--|--------------------------|D--0------------------------|--------------------------|--0-----------------------|
* * * * * * * * E--0--------------------3-----|-----------------------------|B--0--------------------3-----|----------------------10-----|G--0------2p0--------4--------|--------9b10r9--------9------|D--2h4h5------4p2-0--------0--|-----0-------------7------0--|A-----------------------------|----------------0------------|D-----------------------------|--9--------------------------|
Break: * * * * * * * * * * * * E--------0h2----------2-----|--------3--2--3-/5--5----|--------7-----------2-----|B--------3------------3-----|-------------------------|--------0-----------3-----|G-----2------2-----2--------|-----4-----2--4-/6--6----|-----0-----------4-----4--|D---------------0-----------|--0----------------------|-----------------------4--|A------------------------0--|-------------------------|-----------0--2-----------|D--0------------------------|-------------------------|--5-----------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * E-----2---------0-----------|--------0-----------0--------|--------2------------2-----|B-----3---------0----3------|--------2-----------2--------|--------3------------3-----|G-----2---------0-----------|-----0-----0-----0-----------|-----2------------2--------|D------------0--2----4h5p4--|--------------2--------------|---------------0--------0--|A--------0h2----------------|--0--------------------------|-----------0h2-------------|D--0------------------------|-----------------------2b4r2-|--0------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * E--0-------------------3-----|-----------------------------|--------0h2----------2-----|B--0-------------------3-----|----------------------10-----|--------3------------3-----|G--0------2p0-------4--------|--------9b10r9--------9------|-----2------2-----2--------|D--2h4h5------4--0--------0--|-----0-------------7------0--|---------------0-----------|A----------------------------|----------------0------------|------------------------0--|D----------------------------|--9--------------------------|--0------------------------|
* * * * * * * * E-----------------------------|--------0h2----------2-----||B----------------------10-----|--------3------------3-----||G--------9b10r9--------9------|-----2------2-----2-----2--||D-----0-------------7------0--|---------------0-----------||A----------------0------------|---------------------------||D--9--------------------------|--0------------------------||
TAB guide: h = hammer on, p = pull off
/ = slide into note from below
b = bend note up to next note
r = release bent note into next note
