"Sail Away Ladies" By John Fahey Arranged by Leo Kottke, from "Twelve String Blues." Transcribed by Scott Jones Tuning: Open C (low to high: CGCGCE) Part I: 4/4 time. (slow) ||-3---------------0--------------|---------0-----------0----------| ||-------------------------2------|-3w----------3w----------2--p0--| 1 |*--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |*---------0---------------0------|---------0----------------------| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||-0---------------0--------------|-0---------------0--------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |--3---------------0--------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-2-------2-------0--------------| 3 |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------(0)--------------0------|---------2---------------0------| |---------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |--0---------------0--------------|-----------------0--------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |---------------------------------|-----3-----------3--------------| |--------------0-----------0------|-------------0------------------| 5 |------0--h2----------------------|-------------------------0------| |----------0---------------0------|---------0----------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--0---------------0--------------|-0---------------0--------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |--0-----------------------0------|-----0-----------3--------------| |----------2-------3w----------3w-|---------2--p0------------------| 7 |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------0---------------0------|-------------------------0------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--0---------------0--------------|-0---------------0--------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |--0------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------2-------2------|-0------------------------------| 9 |---------------------------------|---------------------0----------| |----------0---------------2------|---------0---------------0------| |------------------0--------------|--------------------------------| |--0------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |--8-------8---10--8\------0------|-5---------------5--------------| |---------------------------------|-------------5------------------| 11 |---------------------------------|-------------------------5------| |----------0---------------0------|---------5----------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--0---------------0--------------|-5---------------5--------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |--8-------8-------5--p0---0------|-0--h3-----------3--------------| |---------------------------------|-------------0------------------| 13 |---------------------------------|---------0---------------0------| |----------5---------------0------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--5---------------5--------------|-0---------------0--------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |--5-------5---3---0--------------|--------------------------------| |-(0)----------------------0------|-2---------------2--------------| 15 |---------------------------------|-------------0------------------| |----------0---------------0------|-2-------2---------------2------| |---------------------------------|-----------------0--------------| |--0---------------0--------------|--------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |--0-------0----------------------|--------------------------------| |------2-------2------------------|-0---------------0--------------| 17 |------------------0-------2------|-------------0--(0)------------*| |----------2---------------0------|---------0---------------0-----*| |--0---------------0--------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Repeat part I Part II: 4/4 time. (fast) |--3-------3-------0--------------|---------0-----------0----------| |--------------------------2------|-3w----------3w----------2--p0--| 19 |*--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |*---------0---------------0------|---------0---------------0------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--0---------------0--------------|-0---------------0--------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |--3-------3-------0-------0------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-2-------2-------0--------------| 21 |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------0---------------0------|---------2---------------0------| |---------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |--0---------------0--------------|-----------------0--------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & measure 24 is in 2/4 time |---------------------------------|-----3--------------------------| |--------------0-----------0------|-------------0------------------| 23 |------0--h2----------------------|-------------------------------*| |----------0---------------0------|---------0---------------------*| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--0---------------0--------------|-0------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Repeat measures 19-24 Part III: 4/4 time. (fast) |--8-------8--h10--8\------0------|/5---------------5--------------| |---------------------------------|-------------5------------------| 25 |---------------------------------|-------------------------5------| |----------0---------------0------|---------5----------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--0---------------0--------------|/5---------------5--------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |--8-------8-------5--p0---0------|-0--h3-----------3--------------| |---------------------------------|-------------0------------------| 27 |---------------------------------|---------0---------------0------| |----------5---------------0------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--5---------------5--------------|-0---------------0--------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & (see below for alternate) |--5-------5--p3---0--------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------0------|-2---------------2--------------| 29 |---------------------------------|-------------0------------------| |----------0---------------0------|---------2---------------2------| |---------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------| |--0---------------0--------------|--------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & %Final time through, go to Coda |--0-------0----------------------|--------------------------------| |------2-------2------------------|-0---------------0--------------| 31 |------------------0-------2------|-------------0-----------------*| |----------2---------------0------|---------0---------------0-----*| |--0---------------0--------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Repeat measures 25-31, then go back to part II. Coda (play measure 33 three times) Finish |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-0---------------0---------------|<12>---------------------------|| 33 |*------------0----------------0-*|-------------------------------|| |*--------0---------------0------*|-------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-0---------------0---------------|-------------------------------|| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 (alternate for measure 29) |--5-------5-------3h5p3--p0------| |--------------------------0------| 29 |---------------------------------| |----------0---------------0------| |---------------------------------| |--0---------------0--------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Legend: h = hammer on p = pull off w = bend note (wail) ( ) = lightly played (ghost) note / = slide up \ = slide down < > = harmonic As usual, all suggestions will be carefully considered before burial at sea with a 21 armpit-fart salute. Scottke (SAustinJ@aol.com) end.