From: fvr@broom.bae.bellcore.com (Frank Ricciardi)
Subject: Re: TAB/INFO REQUEST: Eric Johnson (?) "Cliffs of Dover"
Organization: Bell Communications Research
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 12:38:54 GMT

In article <Bsu9ys.635@comp.vuw.ac.nz>, Michael.Bremford@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Mike Bremford) writes:
|> 
|> In article <1992Aug11.063457.15568@unix.portal.com>, brian@jobe.portal.com (Brian T Fudge) writes:
|> |> I just bought a guitar and I'm trying to learn some songs.  I'm a little
|> |> confused by all of the terms used in tablature.  I read the tablature
|> |> standard posting and it explained what the symbols meant, but not how to
|> |> play the symbols.  Can someone explain to a total novice what these terms
|> |> mean?
|> |> 
|> 	<Stuff Deleted>
|> |> I've also heard a lot of Eric Johnson (?) like "Cliffs of Dover" and
|> |> "Summer/Winter Song".  I couldn't find it at ftp.nevada.edu (which is a
|> |> great database, thanks!).  Has anyone ever seen any of his songs in
|> |> tablature?
|> |> 
|> |> Thanks for any help!
|> |> 
|> |> Brian Fudge
|> |> brian@shell.portal.com



This is how I play the main theme to "Cliffs of Dover."  It's a bit tricky;
I can't get it to come out quite as quick and clean as Mr. Johnson does,
but then again, he's a pro.

It'ud probably really help to have a copy of the album to play along with.

My notation is:

/     a slide
~     vibrato or tremolo--wiggle yer fingers
'     bend the string
h     hammer on
p     pull off
&     Smash yer amp with yer guitar, light the wreckage on fire then dive
      into the audience



In 4/4, with a pretty fast (190 b.p.m. or thereabouts) shuffle-ish beat.

----|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
T---|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A-16/17-----14-17/16----12-16/14----11-14----11-12-14/16----12-16/14----11-14-|
B---|----14----------12------|---12-------12---------|---12----------12-------|
----|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
----|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|


    |----------------
    |----------------
    |-12-11/9----9~~~
    |---------12-----
    |----------------
    |----------------


He does all sorts of pervertations and convolutions on this;  the last
bar is also played:

    |----------------
    |----------------
    |-12-11/9--------
    |---------12-9~~~
    |----------------
    |----------------

-and-

----|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
----|------------------------|------------12~--------|------------------------|
--16/17-----14-17/16----12-16/14----11-14----11-12-14/16----12-16/14----11-14-|
----|----14----------12------|---12------------------|---12----------12-------|
----|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
----|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

    |------------10~~~
    |----------------
    |-12-11/9--------
    |---------12-----
    |----------------
    |----------------



This is my bash at the intro to the song;  I'm afraid that I can differentiate
the different bits into bars--just play the lot as fast as you can.


|--15'--15-12-14----12--------12----------------12-15-14p12----14-12----------
|----------------15----12-15~---15p12-----12-15-------------15-------15p12-15-
|-------------------------------------14'-------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------


--12-----------------------------------------------5-7-6-5-----------------
-----15p12----15p12----15p12------------------5--8---------8-5---5-7---5-3-
-----------14-------14'-------14'(14)p12----7------------------7-----4-----
-----------------------------------------14--------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------8'--
--4p2---4p2----------------------------------   Take a deep breath, 
------5-----5-2----5-2-----2-0---------------   then...
-----------------5-----5-2-----2-0-----------
-----------------------------------3'p0------

---------------------7----8/10~--8--------------------------------------------
--------5-----7/8-10---10----------12-------12-------13~----------15-------17-
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------7-----9----------------------------14-------14-----------17-------17----
--2/3-----5---------------------------10-------12--------12/14-------15-------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------15~-15----15----15----15----15----15----15----15----15----15----15-
--------19--------19----------------------------17----19----------------------
------------------------19----------------17----------------19----------------
-----19-----------------------19----17----------------------------19----17----
--17--------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--15----15----15----15----15----15----15----17-15----15-19-17-15----17-15-
-----------17----19----------------17----19-------19-------------19-------
-----17----------------19----17-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--19-15----17-15----------------------------------------------------------
--------17-------17-14----16-14----------16-14----------16-14-------------
-----------------------17-------17-14----------17-14----------17-14-------
--------------------------------------17-------------17-------------17----
-----------------------------------------------------------------------15-

..there's more, but crikey am I tired.


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