Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com) Artist: Bert Jansch Track title: Birthday Blues Album: Birthday Blues Tuning: EADGBE Another fine example of Berts talent for writing really catchy instrumentals; this one is short and sweet but full of life. It's pretty straightforward to play but be careful which fingers you use, he moves around the fretboard quite a bit. There are countless fingering possibilities here so if there is something you find awkward, like a stretch, there are plenty of alternatives. Experiment. Watch out for the harmonics which I've bracketed. Work with the recording to get the feel, phrasing and tempo down. You're going to enjoy playing this one! :o) Rhythm: 6/8, occasional bar of 3/8 E||------10--|--10----------8---------|--7--10-/12------10--12--| B||----------|------12--12-----10--7--|------------(12)---------| G||----------|--0---------------------|--0----------------------| D||----------|--------------7---------|-------------------------| A||----------|------------------------|-------------------------| E||----------|------------------------|-------------------------| E------------------------|-----5--7-/9p--7h9--|--10--------------| B--13--12--10--7---------|--8-----------------|------------------| G------------------------|--------------------|------------------| D------------------------|--------------------|--0------------0--| A-(12)-------------------|-----------0--------|------------------| E--------------10--9--8--|--7-----------------|------------9-----| E--12----------10--------|--7p5-3-----7--------|--8-------------7--8--| B------10--10------8--8--|---------5-----3--3--|-----10--7--10--------| G------------------------|---------------------|----------------------| D------------------------|---------------------|--0-------------------| A------------------------|--0------------------|------------9---------| E--8-----------7---------|------------3--------|----------------------| E-/10----------8---------|--7--10-/12------10--12--|------------------------| B------12--12------10-7--|------------(12)---------|--13--12--10--7---------| G--0---------------------|--0----------------------|------------------------| D--------------7---------|-------------------------|------------------------| A------------------------|-------------------------|-(12)-------------------| E------------------------|-------------------------|--------------10--9--8--| E-----5--7-/9p--7h9--|--10--------------|--12----------10--------| B--8-----------------|------------------|------10--10------8--8--| G--------------------|------------------|------------------------| D--------------------|--0------------0--|------------------------| A-----------0--------|------------------|------------------------| E--7-----------------|------------9-----|--8-----------7---------| E--7p5-------7--------|--8-------------7--8--|-/10----------8---------| B------8--5-----3--3--|-----10--7--10--------|------12--12------10-7--| G---------------------|----------------------|--0---------------------| D---------------------|--0-------------------|--------------7---------| A--0------------------|------------9---------|------------------------| E------------3--------|----------------------|------------------------| E--3--------5--------|--7--------8--------|-/7---5----5--------| B--------------------|-----------------5--|--------8-----8--7--| G--0-----0--2--4--5--|--4-----4--5--7-----|-/7--------5--------| D------4-------------|------7-------------|--------------------| A--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| E--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| Slower: E--3----------10--|--10--------------------|-----------------8--10--| B-----------------|-------13p11--8---------|--10---------11---------| G--4--------------|--0-----------7---------|-------------0----------| D-----------------|------------------10-8--|--7---10--7-------------| A-----------------|------------------------|------------------------| E-----------------|------------------------|------------------------| E--13p-10--10--10---8p6--|--8----------------|--------10--| B------------------------|-----10--6-/8------|------------| G--------------0---------|------------0------|------------| D------------------------|-------------------|------------| A--8---------------------|--8----------------|------------| E------------------------|-------------------|------------| E--10--------------------|-----------------8--10--|--13p-10--10--10---8p6--| B-------13p11--8---------|--10---------11---------|------------------------| G--0-----------7---------|-------------0----------|--------------0---------| D------------------10-8--|--7---10--7-------------|------------------------| A------------------------|------------------------|--8---------------------| E------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E--8----------------|--------10--|--10p--8-6--8---6-5--| B-----10--6-/8------|------------|---------------------| G------------0------|------------|--0---------7--------| D-------------------|------------|---------------------| A--8----------------|------------|---------------------| E-------------------|------------|---------------------| E--6--5---------------|-----5--6--6h8-6--5--|--3------------|----|| B--------8--10--8--6--|--8------------------|--3------------|----|| G--0------------------|---------------------|--3------------|----|| D---------------------|-----------0---------|--0------------|----|| A-----------8---------|--7------------------|---------------|----|| E---------------------|---------------------|--3------------|----|| TAB guide: h = hammer on, p = pull off / = slide into from below ()= natural harmonic