Blacksmith


Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com) Artist: Bert Jansch Track title: The Blacksmith Album: The River Sessions (and LA Turnaround) Tuning: DADGAD This is an absolutely stunning track - the guitar part alone is worth learning simply to see how great the DADGAD tuning can sound. I tabbed it from the live version which is just guitar and vocals. I think the guitar on the studio version is virtually the same though. This tab is the guitar part from the first verse - the other verses are the same with a few minor variations which you can check out yourself. He repeats the main riff a few times before he sings. The thing about this tune is that you could refinger virtually every phrase a different way to suit your fingers. This is how I think it's played, although the live version is a little sketchy in places. You'll get the general idea though! I've given an alternate fingering for one of the verses I thought some fingers might have trouble with. Enjoy! :o) Rhythm 4/4 (and 2/4, 3/4) Beat:* * * * * * * * D||--------0-h2--0-----------0-h2--0-----|--------------------------------0-----| A||--------0-h3--0-----------0-h3--0-----|--------------------5--------7--------| G||-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--|--------0-h5--0--------5-----------5--| D||--0-----------------------------------|-----7-----------7--------7-----------| A||--------------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------| D||--------------------0-----------------|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * D-------------------------------|--------0-h2--0-----------0-h2--0-----| A----------------------0--------|--------0-h3--0-----------0-h3--0-----| G-/7----------------------0-----|-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--| D-----0-----10---------------2--|--0-----------------------------------| A--------8------7---------------|--------------------------------------| D------------------10-----------|--------------------0-----------------| * * * * * * * * D--------0-h2--0-----------0-h2--0-----|--------------------------------0-----| A--------0-h3--0-----------0-h3--0-----|--------------------5--------7--------| G-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--|--------0-h5--0--------5-----------5--| D--0-----------------------------------|-----7-----------7--------7-----------| A--------------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------| D--------------------0-----------------|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * D------------------7----------------------|--------2-h3--2-----------2-h3--2-----| A--0-----------10-----10-p7-----7---------|--------0-----------------0-----------| G-----------9----------------7-----7------|-----------------------------------0--| D-------------------------------------10--|-----2-----------2-----2--------------| A-----7--7--------------------------------|--0-----------------0-----------------| D-----7--7--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * D--------0-h7-p0--------------|-----------------------------| A-----8-----------8-----0-----|-----0--------------0--------| G--------------------7--------|--------5-----4-/5-----5-----| D-----------------------------|-----------7--------------7--| A--------------------------8--|--7--------------------------| D--0--------------------------|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * D--------0-h2--0---------------------|--------0-h2--0-----------0-h2--0-----| A--------0-h3--0---------------------|--------0-h3--0-----------0-h3--0-----| G-----2-----------2------------------|-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--| D--0---------------------------0-----|--------------------0-----------------| A-------------------/5----3-------0--|--------------------------------------| D-------------------/5----3----------|--0-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * D--------0-h7-p0------------------------|--------0-h2--0-----------0-h2--0-----| A-----8-----------8-----0------------0--|--------0-h3--0-----------0-h3--0-----| G--------------------7---------7-\5-----|-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--| D--------------------------10-----------|--0-----------------------------------| A---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D--0------------------------------------|--------------------0-----------------| * * * * * * D-----------0-----------------0--------|--------0-h2--0-----| A-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|--------0-h3--0-----| G--------0--------0--------0--------0--|-----2-----------2--| D-/9-----------------8-----------------|--0-----------------| A--------------------------------------|--------------------| D--------------------------------------|--------------------| * * * * * * D-----------0-----------------0--------|--------0-h2--0-----| A-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|--------0-h3--0-----| G--------0--------0--------0--------0--|-----2-----------2--| D-/9-----------------8-----------------|--0-----------------| A--------------------------------------|--------------------| D--------------------------------------|--------------------| * * * * * * * * D--------------0-----2h3p2p0--|--------0-h2--0-----|--------------0--------------| A--------0-h3-----------------|--------0-h3--0-----|--------0-h3--------2h3p2p0--| G-----0-----------------------|-----2-----------2--|-----0-----------------------| D-----------------------------|--0-----------------|-----------------------------| A-----------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------| D-/5--------------3-----------|--------------------|-/5--------------3-----------| * * * * * * * D--------0-h2--0-----|--------------0-----2h3p2p0--|--------0-h2--0-----| A--------0-h3--0-----|--------0-h3-----------------|--------0-h3--0-----| G-----2-----------2--|-----0-----------------------|-----2-----------2--| D--0-----------------|-----------------------------|--0-----------------| A--------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------| D--------------------|-/5--------------3-----------|--------------------| * * * * * * * D--------------0--------------|--------0-h2--0-----------0-h2--0-----| A--------0-h3--------2h3p2p0--|--------0-h3--0-----------0-h3--0-----| G-----0-----------------------|-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--| D-----------------------------|--0-----------------------------------| A-----------------------------|--------------------------------------| D-/5--------------3-----------|--------------------0-----------------| * * * * D--------0-h2--0-----------0-h2--0-----|| A--------0-h3--0-----------0-h3--0-----|| G-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--|| D--0-----------------------------------|| A--------------------------------------|| D--------------------0-----------------|| Alternative fingering for bar 3: D||-----------------------------|----|| A||--5--------3--------0--------|----|| G||-----------------------0-----|----|| D||-----0--3-----2-----------2--|----|| A||-----------------3-----------|----|| D||-----------------------------|----||