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Ry Cooder
Arrangement: Leo Kottke

Open G Tuning (lowered one step or so)
12 String (w/slide)

b bend
h hammer-on
p pull-off
T^ Brush down with thumb or note played with thumb
/ slide down neck (toward saddle)
slide up neck (toward nut)
X mute or slide to/from indefinite point
+ notes played without slide
V Heavy vibrato (more than normal,ie. as a slide tune
there’s lots of vibrato going on already
g ghost note...played only in passing (not accentuated)
I index finger
M middle finger
( ) Optional note in lieu of note tabbed

Section I

1.
d|---------12-----12----------------------|
b|--11-/12----12------11-/12--------------|
g|---------------------------12-----------|
D|---------------X12-----------------X12--|
G|--------X12-------------------X12-------|
D|----------------------------------------|


|----------------12---------------12------------------|
|--11-/1211/12-----11-/12-----------11-/12-----------|
|--------------------------12---------------12--------|
|-----------X12---------------------------------------|
|-X12-------------------------X12--------------X12-X-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


Section II The first half of measure 2 is not correct
but best guess...and a bad one at that. I
just couldn’t figure it out. A simple
open pattern pick will suffice

1.
|--------5--------------------5----------------|
|--4-/5--------------4-/5----------------------|
|------------------4--------------0------------|
|----------X5----X5-------X5-------------------|
|-X4-/5-------X5----X4-/5------------2-/3---0--|
|----------------------------------------------|
V g g
2.
|-------------------5-/7----------|
|------------------------7--------|
|--0----------------------(7)-----|
|-----0---3-/5----------------7---|
|--0-----------------------7------|
|---------3-/5--0-----------------|

3.
|------------5-------------------5------------------|
|--4-/54/5-------------------------5-3------------|
|---------------5----------3-/5----------0----------|
|--------------------------3-/5---------------------|
|--4-/54/5--------3-2p0--3-/5-------------2-/3--0-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
T^ V
4.
|-----------------|
|-----------------| Measure 4. is a free flowing
|------0--0-------| strum transition to Section III.
|------0----------| Use thumb down strum if using
|--0---0-----0----| fingerpicks...otherwise use
|-----------------| back of index or middle finger
T^

Section III

1. 2.
|----------12-------------|----------12--------------|
|--10-/12-----------------|--10-/12------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------12---------|-------------12-----------|
|-X10-/12--------------12-|-X10-/12--------------12--|
|------------------12-----|-----------------12-------|
V V
3.
|----------12----------12-|---------------------------------
|--10-/12----------12-----|--10-/12-------------------------
|-------------------------|----------12------11--10-----10X
|--------------12---------|---------------------------------
|-X10-/12-----------------|-X10-/12-----X12-X11-----X10-----
|---------------------X12-|---------------------------------
T^
Repeat Section II

Section III This requires you to really dig in with
the slide, especially at the 4th fret.
The tab appears bizarre but you have to
listen very close to the timing of the
the tune to make it add up.

1. + +
|--------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------0--------------------------------------
|--2-/4---2-/4---------4-2--0-------------4-2--0-------
|-------------------0-------------0-----0x------------0--
|-X2-/4--X2-/4--0---------2----------0--0x-4-2--0-------
|------------------------------2--------------------2----
V T^
+ + + + 2.
|-------------------------|------------------------------
|-------------------------|----------------0-------------
|--0--2X--0---------------|--2-/4--2-/4---------4-2--0--
|------------3---2---0----|-------------------0----------
|--0--2X--0---------------|-X2-/4--X-----0---------2-----
|--------------3---2---0--|------------------------------
V

+ + +
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
---------0--4-2--0-------2-/3--2--0-------------
------0----------------0-------------------------
---------0-----2----------2-/3--2--0-------------
---2-----------------2-----------------0--2--4---


|--------5--------------------
|--3-/5--------------3-/5-----
|--------------5--------------
|-----------5--------------5--
|--3-/5----------X5--3-/5-----
|-----------------------------
T^


|--5-3------------------------------5-/7---------|
|-----------------------------------------7-------|
|--------0---2-/3--0---0--------------------7-----|
|------------------------0--3-/5------------------|
|------------2-/3--0---0-----------------------0--|
|---------------------------3-/5--0---------------|
V

|------------5-------------------5------------------|
|--4-/54/5-------------------------5-3------------|
|---------------5----------3-/5----------0----------|
|--------------------------3-/5---------------------|
|--4-/54/5--------3-2p0--3-/5-------------2-/3--0-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
T^ V

|----------------------
|--X-/12--11/12------- Interesting transition to the
|--X-/12---------12---- next measure. A rough approx-
|--X-/12--------------- imation....however, hit the
|--X-/12--------------- high octave string on last
|--X-/12--------------- note with thumb.
T^ T^


Repeat Section I, II and III. Then repeat Section II,
measure 3 is noted again below for continuity to
show ending, new measure 4.

3.
|------------5-------------------5------------------
|--4-/54/5-------------------------5-3------------
|---------------5----------3-/5----------0----------
|--------------------------3-/5---------------------
|--4-/54/5--------3-2p0--3-/5-------------2-/3--0-
|---------------------------------------------------
T^ V
4.
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--3-/5--------|
|--------------|
|--3-/5--------|