Cradle And All

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 Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 23:58:36 -0500 (CDT) 
 From: Daniel B Sharp  
  
   
 Subject: cradle and all by Ani DiFranco 
  
 Cradle and All by Ani Difranco 
 >From Not a Pretty Girl on Righteous Babe records 
  
 Like the majority of Ani's amazing songs, cradle and all uses a crazy 
 alternative tuning.  On the CD, I believe the tuning is F-F-C-Ab-C-Eb 
 but I transposed the song down a half step because E-E-B-G-B-D is 
 easier for me to understand.  The two E's are low and in unison, so the 
 5th string, usually tuned to A, gets pretty floppy. 
  
 Ani always adds slight rhythmic variations, so this tablature should not 
 be considered as exact.  Use this notation as a basic structure, and listen 
 to the recording to iron out the details.  I believe she uses reinforced 
 press-on nails, so it may be difficult to emulate her sound without them. 
 I think that I can get pretty close with my fingers, or a pick. 
  
  
 Key:  h=hammer-on     p=pull-off     s=slide    x=muffled note 
 H=harmonic 
  
 Thrash out this tune.  Don't stick too close to the exact notation 
  
  
 The main progression 
  
  
 D|-0-----0-x-0-------0-0-0----------|---------0-x-0--------0-x-0-7H-12H| 
 B|-0-----0-x-0-------0-0-0h2--p0----|---------0-x-0--------0-x-0-7H-12H| 
 G|-0-----0-x-0-------0-0-0h2--p0----|---------0-x-0--------0-x-0-7H-12H| 
 B|-0-----0-x-0----------------------|---------0-x-0--------0-x-0-7H-12H| 
 E|-0-----------0h3------------------|-0h8-----------8s10---------7H-12H| 
 E|-0-----------0h3------------------|-0h8-----------8s10---------7H-12H| 
  
    D     U D U D     D U D            D       U D U D      U D U D  D 
  
  
 D=downstroke   U=upstroke 
  
 The "rockabye" part 
  
 D|-7-----7-----7-----9---9-9-9------|-4-----4-----4-----5---5-5-5------| 
 B|-0-----0-----0-----0---0-0-0------|-0-----0-----0-----0---0-0-0------| 
 G|-x-----x-----x-----x---x-x-x------|-x-----x-----x-----x---x-x-x------| 
 B|-7-----7-----7-----8---8-8-8------|-3-----3-----3-----5---5-5-5------| 
 E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
 E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
  
    D U D U D U D U D U D U D U        D U D U D U D U D U D U D U 
  
  
 Don't let any of the notes in this part ring.  I included the up and 
 downstrokes even where there's no sound because that is the motion I 
 make with my hand while I play it.  The strokes in between the chords 
 I make in the air right in front of the strings. 
  
  
 The accompaniment behind the crazy slide solo 
  
 D|-0-----0-x-0----------------------| 
 B|-0-----0-x-0----------------------| 
 G|-0-----0-x-0----------------------| 
 B|-0-----0-x-0----------------------| 
 E|-0-----------0h3-------0----------| 
 E|-0-----------0h3-------0----------| 
  
    D     U D U D         D 
  
 I welcome any corrections, comments, questions or other Ani chords or tab 
  
 My wish list includes: 
  
 Worthy 
 Buildings and Bridges 
 Falling is like this 
 Pick your nose 
 Out of Range 
 Hell Yeah 
  
 Dan Sharp     Minneapolis, Minnesota 
 SAMMTUBA@DELPHI.COM or SHARPD@AC.GRIN.EDU 
  
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 Could you please archive this transcription of "cradle and all" by Ani 
 DiFranco 
  
 Although it says that it was submitted by Samuel Sharp, he's my father and 
 I I used his account. 
  
 Thanks,  Dan Sharp  SHARPD@AC.GRIN.EDU