#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: whitej@kahu.lincoln.ac.nz (White, Jared Conway) Subject: TAB: Laughter by Bruce Cockburn Hi there! Here's a tab of Laughter, by Bruce Cockburn (from "Further Adventures of..." 1978). Since tabbing this piece i have come to think that it may _possibly_ be in open C. However, it works perfectly well in dropped-D, too. The only difficulty is in the chorus section: for the first chord shape, you need to barre the E,A & D strings at the 2nd fret with your first finger, while keeping the G string open AND fretting the B and e strings at 3 and 5 respectively. If that's just ridiculous, then ignore the open G string and play a straight barre chord. I haven't included timing marks: I figure you'd have to know the song to want to try and play it anyway. Note that Bruce modifies the verse section a couple of times to get a more arpeggiated, sustained feel (eg the verse about nuclear good-time boys). For this you can use the same fingerings, just change the style. That reminds me... i have one question about the lyrics of the song that you may be able to help with: Here's to the sun _______________???? Through a thermal inversion haze Here's to the nuclear good time boys Numbering all our days... Comments, corrections welcome (nay, encouraged!). Thanks to Andrew Rate for typing this up. - jared ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Laughter Bruce Cockburn Transcribed by Jared White (whitej@lincoln.ac.nz) Drop D tuning; capo 3rd fret; h = hammer-on Intro: e|-----2----------------|-----2--2-------------|-----2----------------| B|-----3----------3-----|-----3--3-------3-----|-----3----------3-----| G|-----2----------0-----|-----2--2-------0-----|-----2----------0-----| D|----------------0-----|----------------0--0--|----------------0-----| A|-----------0h2-----2--|-----------0h2--------|-----------0h2-----2--| D|--0-----0-------------|--0-------------------|--0-----0-------------| Verse: |-------2-------------|---------2--------------|----------------------| |----3--3-------3-----|---------3--------3-----|-------3-----3--3-----| |----2----------0-----|-*-------2--------2-----|-------0-----0--0-----| |-0-------------0-----|-*----------------------|----------------------| |-------0--0h2-----2--|---------------0-----0--|----2-----2--------2--| |-0-------------------|---0--------0-----------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| |----3--------3--------|-----3--3-------0-----|-----3--------3--------| |----0--------0--------|----------------0-----|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----4--4-------------|-----4--------4--------| |----------2-----2-----|-----------0h2-----2--|-----------0-----0-----| |-2-----2--------------|--0-------------------|--0-----0--------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----3-----3----3-----|--------2---3---5---7--|-----7-----7--5--3-----| |-----0-----0----0-----|--------2---4---6---7--|-----7-----7-----------| |----------------------|-----2-----------------|-----------------4-----| |--2-----2----------2--|--0-------------0------|--------0--------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|--0-----------------0--| Chorus: |-----5-----5--5-----5--|--------5--------5-----|-----------------------| |-----3-----3--3-----3--|--------3--------3-----|-----3--3-----0--------| |-----0-----0--0-----0--|--------0--------0-----|-----2--2-----0--------| |-----------------0--2--|--------2-----------0--|-----4--4-----0--0-----| |-----------2-----------|-----2-----------------|--------------2-----2--| |--2-----2--------------|--2--------------------|--0--------------------| |----------2--0-----0--|-----5-----5--5-----5--|--------5-----------5-----| |----3-----3--0--3--0--|-----3-----3--3-----3--|--------3-----------3-----| |----2-----------2-----|-----0-----0--0-----0--|--------0-----------0-----| |----4-----------------|-----------------0--2--|--------2--------------0--| |-------0--------------|-----------2-----------|-----2--------------------| |-0-----------------0--|--2-----2--------------|--2-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----3--3-----0--------|-----3--3-------0------| |----2--2-----0--------|-----2--2-------0----*-| |----4--4-----0--0-----|-----4--0-------0----*-| |-------------2-----2--|-----------0h2-----2---| |-0--------------------|--0--------------------| Thats all! Hope you enjoy it. jared