Go Down Moses Tab

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From: bhutchinson@cix.compulink.co.uk (Barry Hutchinson)
Subject: TAB: 'Go Down Moses' by Martin Simpson


An old American gospel tune from 'A Closer Walk With Thee', where Simpson
segues into this from 'O Jerusalem' (which I have also transcribed -
should be available at OLGA, otherwise feel free to mail me and I'll let
you have a copy). They do make a nice pairing.

It's a fairly straightforward piece, but take care not to let any open
strings other than the Ds ring during the slides in measures 5, 9 and 17.


                              =============
                              Go Down Moses
                              =============

Trad., arr. Martin Simpson
Transcribed by Barry Hutchinson (bhutchinson@cix.compulink.co.uk)

Open G tuning (DGDGBD)
Capo 3rd fret


        e e     e  e  e  e e   e  e e     e s s  e  e    q  e  e
D ||----0h2--|-h3--------3p2-----------|--2h3p2--0----------0-----|
B ||---------|-------------------------|---------------1/3--------|
G ||*--------|-----2--2--------2--3p2--|-----------------------2--|
D ||*--------|-------------------------|------------0-------------|
G ||---------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D ||---------|-------------------------|--------------------------|


 q  e  e  e  e  e  e       e  e  e e  e  e  e e
-------------0--------|----0----------0-----0h2--|
----------2--------2--|--------------------------|
-2--2--0--------0-----|----------5/7-----2-------|
-2--------2-----------|-------0------------------|
-2--------------------|--5/7---------------------|
----------------------|--------------------------|
arp.

 e  e  e  e e  e  e e     e s s  e  e    q  e  e
h3--------3p2----------|--2h3p2--0----------0-----|
-----------------------|---------------1/3--------|
----2--2-------2--3p2--|-----------------------2--|
-----------------------|------------0-------------|
-----------------------|--------------------------|
-----------------------|--------------------------|


 q  e  e  e  e  e  e       e  e  e e  q  e  e
-------------0--------|----0----------0--------|
----------2--------2--|------------------------|
-2--2--0--------0-----|----------5/7--------0--|
-2--------2-----------|-------0----------7-----|
-2--------------------|--5/7-------------------|
----------------------|------------------------|
arp.

 q  e  e  q  e  e     q  e  e  q  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e
----0--------0-----|--5--5--------5-----|--7-----------7-----------|
-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
-7--------6--------|--5--------4-----0--|--6--6-----0--------6-----|
-0-----7--------7--|--------7-----------|--7-----7--------7-----7--|
-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
-0-----------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
arp.                                      arp.      *           *


e  e  s s s s  e e  e  e      e e  e  e  e  e  e  e
7-----5h7p5p0--3p0--------|---3p0--------------3-----|
--------------------------|---1----------------------|
---6-----------2----------|---2----2--0-----0-----2--|
---------------0-------0--|--------------3-----------|
--------------------5-----|--------------------------|
--------------------------|---0----------------------|
              arp.           arp.

e s s   q   e  e  s s s s      q  e  e  e  e  e  e
0h2p0----------0-----------|---------------0--------|
---------------------------|------------2--------2--|
2-------4---2--------------|---2--2--0--------0-----|
2-------4---5--------------|---2--------2-----------|
--------4---4-----3h4p3p2--|---2--------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------|
       arp.arp.               arp.

  e  e  e e  q
--0----------0---||
-----------------||
--------5/7-----*||
-----0----------*||
5/7--------------||
-----------------||


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==                       TABLATURE EXPLANATION                        ==
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----------                            ----------|
----5h8--- Hammeron                   ----(8)---| Ghost Note
----------                            ----------|
----5p8--- Pulloff                    ----------|

----------                            ----------|
----5/8--- Slide Up                   -----x----| Dead Note
----------                            ----------|
----5\8--- Slide Down                 ----------|

----------                            ||------|| Repeat Start & End
----5~~~-- Vibrato                    ||*----*||
----------                            ||*----*||
----------                            ||------||

Rhythm:
  w = whole note            W = dotted whole
  h = half note             H = dotted half
  q = quarter note          Q = dotted quarter
  e = eighth note           E = dotted eighth
  s = sixteenth note        S = dotted sixteenth
  ^ = triplet

General:
  arp. = arpeggiated notes
  * = stressed note

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