Tabbed by Jamie Phillips ([email protected])
Artist: Bert Jansch
Track title: Sweet Death
Album: Edge Of A Dream
Tuning: DADGBE (dropped D, tuned down slightly on recording)
This amazingly beautiful song proves that Bert is as good as he ever was; I've tabbed
the whole tune note for note (as best I could) because he does show much variation from
verse to verse both in the notes he plays and the rhythm, which follows the lyrics. The
verses are labelled, and there are also 2 great violin solos by Dave Swarbrick. There is a
bar of 5/8 during the first violin break which I'm pretty sure is a mistake on Berts part;
it certainly seems to phase Dave a little! I tabbed it as is, however. Watch for the bars of
different lengths, the asterisks are a guide to the beats and I've labelled the bars which
are made of 8th notes. You'll want to work with the record with this one. Hope you enjoy
playing it! :o)
Rhythm 3/4 (4/4, 5/4, 7/8)
Intro:
Beat:
5/8 3/4
Verse 1: 7/8
3/4 7/8
[3/4]
Verse 2:
Violin 1:
5/8
[3/4]
Verse 3:
Violin 2:
TAB guide: h hammer on, p pull off
/ slide into note from below
\ slide down to note from above
b bend note either into note above, or up 1/2 semitone
r release bent note into next note
Artist: Bert Jansch
Track title: Sweet Death
Album: Edge Of A Dream
Tuning: DADGBE (dropped D, tuned down slightly on recording)
This amazingly beautiful song proves that Bert is as good as he ever was; I've tabbed
the whole tune note for note (as best I could) because he does show much variation from
verse to verse both in the notes he plays and the rhythm, which follows the lyrics. The
verses are labelled, and there are also 2 great violin solos by Dave Swarbrick. There is a
bar of 5/8 during the first violin break which I'm pretty sure is a mistake on Berts part;
it certainly seems to phase Dave a little! I tabbed it as is, however. Watch for the bars of
different lengths, the asterisks are a guide to the beats and I've labelled the bars which
are made of 8th notes. You'll want to work with the record with this one. Hope you enjoy
playing it! :o)
Rhythm 3/4 (4/4, 5/4, 7/8)
Intro:
Beat:
E||-----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
B||--------3--------------|--3-------------------|----------------|
G||--------2--4p2p0----0--|----------------------|----------------|
D||-----0-----------4-----|--4b5r4------0--0h-4--|-----4----------|
A||-----------------------|----------------------|--5-p3----------|
D||--0--------------------|----------0-----------|----------------|
E---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
B---------0-----------|--------3----------|--6--------------3-----|
G-------0-------------|--------2-------2--|--5h-7p5p0-------------|
D-----0-----h4p-0-----|-----0-------0-----|-----------7--0--3--0--|
A--2--------------h3--|-------------------|-----------------------|
D---------------------|--0----------------|-----------------------|
E-------------------|------------------------|---------0h1p0----------|
B--------1----1-----|---------1--------------|----3----------3--------|
G----------------0--|-------0----------------|----2-2--------------0--|
D-----0-------------|-----3---------0h2p0h2--|--0---------------0-----|
A--3----------------|--3---------3-----------|------------------------|
D-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
5/8 3/4
E------------------------------|--1---------------|----------------------|
B--------6--------------3------|------------3-----|---------1------------|
G--------5h-7p5p0----0---------|------------2-----|-------0-------0------|
D-----0----------h7----b4r3-0--|--2b3r2--0--------|-----3-----------2----|
A------------------------------|---------------0--|--3---------3------3--|
D--0---------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
E-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
B--------3----------|---------3------------3-----|-----------3-------|
G-----2----------0--|-------2----2p0----0--------|--------0-------0--|
D--0----------0-----|-----0----------4-----4--0--|-----2-------------|
A-------------------|----------------------------|--3----------------|
D-------------------|--0-------------------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B--------3----------|--------3-----------|--------3-----------|
G-------------0-----|-----------2-----2--|-----------2-----2--|
D-----0----------0--|-----0--------0-----|-----0--------0-----|
A--2----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D-------------------|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
Verse 1: 7/8
E-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
B--------3--------------|--3----------------------|--------------0--------|
G--------2--0-2p0----0--|--0----------------------|-----0-----5-----2p0---|
D-----0-----------4-----|--0-------------0h-4--0--|--------4--------------|
A-----------------------|-------------------------|--3--------------------|
D--0--------------------|-------0--0--0-----------|-----------------------|
3/4 7/8
E--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
B--------0-----------|--------3----------|-----6-------------------|
G--------0-----------|-------------------|-----5h7p5p0----0--------|
D-----0-----4--0-----|-----0-------0-----|--0---------h7-----4--0--|
A--2-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
D-----------------4--|--0-------------0--|-------------------------|
[3/4]
E--------------------|------------------------|
B--1-----------------|---------1--------------|
G--------------0-----|-------0-------0h1p0----|
D-----------0-----0--|-----3---------------3--|
A--2b3---2-----------|--3---------3-----------|
D--------------------|------------------------|
E--------0h1p0-----------------|-----------------------|
B--------------3-------3-------|--6--------------3-----|
G-----2--------------0---------|--5h-7p5p0h7--0--------|
D--0--------------0---------0--|----------h7-----3--0--|
A------------------------------|-----------------------|
D------------------------0-----|-----------------------|
E--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
B--1-----1-----------|---------1-----------|--------3----------|
G-----------0-----0--|-------0-------0-----|-----2----------2--|
D--------------0-----|-----3------------3--|--0----------0-----|
A--2b3---2-----------|--3---------3--------|-------------------|
D--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
E---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B--------3------------|-----------3--3-----|--------3-----3-----|
G-----------2p0----0--|--------0--------0--|-----------0-----0--|
D-----0---------4-----|-----5--------------|-----0--------------|
A---------------------|--3-----------------|--2-----------------|
D--0------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
B--------3----------|---------3-----3-----|--------3----3-----|
G--------2-------2--|-------2----------2--|----------------0--|
D-----0-------0-----|-----0------0--------|-----2-------------|
A-------------------|---------------------|--3----------------|
D--0----------------|--0------------------|-------------------|
E--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
B--------3-----3-----|--------3----3-----|--------3-----------|
G-----------------0--|----------------2--|-----------2-----2--|
D-----0--------------|-----0-------------|-----0--------0-----|
A--2--------2--------|-------------------|--------------------|
D--------------------|--0----------------|--0-----------------|
Verse 2:
E-----------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
B--------3--------------|--3------------------|-----------------0--------|
G--------2h-4p2p0----0--|---------------------|--------0-----5-----2--0--|
D-----0----------h4-----|--4b5r4--0-----0h-4--|-----------4--------------|
A-----------------------|---------------------|--5p-3--------------------|
D--0--------------------|------------0--------|--------------------------|
E--------------------|-------------------------|
B--------0-----------|--------3----------------|
G--------0-----------|--------2-------2--------|
D-----0-----3b-0-----|-----0-------0--------0--|
A--2--------------3--|-------------------------|
D--------------------|--0----------------0-----|
E----------------------------------|---------------------|
B--6--------------3-----1----------|---------1-----------|
G--5h-7p5p0----0-------------------|-------0-------0-----|
D-----------7-----3--0-------------|-----3------------2--|
A-----------------------2b3---2----|--3---------3--------|
D----------------------------------|---------------------|
E--------0h1-0--------|-----------------------|--------------------|
B--------3---3--------|--6--------------3-----|--1-----------------|
G-----2------------0--|--5h-7p5p0----0--------|--------------0-----|
D--0------------0-----|-----------7-----3b-0--|-----------0--------|
A---------------------|-----------------------|--2b3---2--------0--|
D---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E---------------------|-------------1--0--|---------------------|
B---------1-----------|--------3----3-----|--------3--3---------|
G-------0----------0--|-----2-------------|-----------2p0----0--|
D-----3--p2-----2-----|--0----------------|-----0---------4-----|
A--3---------3--------|-------------------|---------------------|
D---------------------|-------------------|--0------------------|
Violin 1:
E--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B-----------3--------|--------3----------|--------3----3-----|
G--------0--------0--|-------------0-----|----------------2--|
D-----2--------2-----|-----0----------0--|-----0-------------|
A--3-----------------|--2----------------|-------------------|
D--------------------|-------------------|--0----------------|
E--------5----5-----|--------5----5-----|-------5-5----------|
B----------------7--|----------------7--|-----7---------7----|
G-----7-------------|-----6-------------|--5-----------------|
D--0----------------|--0----------------|--0---------0-------|
A-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
5/8
E--------3----------|--------3--------0--|-----2-----2p0----|
B--------3-------3--|--------5-----5-----|-----3---------3--|
G-----4-------------|-----3--------------|--2---------------|
D--0----------0-----|--0--------0--------|--------0---------|
A-------------------|--------------------|------------------|
D-------------------|--------------------|------------------|
[3/4]
E--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B--------3-----------|--------3-----3-----|--------3-----------|
G-----------0-----0--|-----------------0--|-----------------0--|
D-----2--------------|-----0--------------|-----2--------2-----|
A--3-----------3-----|--2--------2--------|--0--------0--------|
D--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E--------5-----5-----|--------5-----0h5----|--------3-----3-----|
B-----------------7--|------------------7--|--------3--------3--|
G-----7--------------|-----6---------------|-----5--------------|
D--0--------0--------|--0--------0---------|--0--------0--------|
A--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
D--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
E--------3-----3-----|--------3--------0--|--------0h2----2-----|
B-----------------3--|--------5-----5-----|--------3---------3--|
G-----4--------------|-----3--------------|-----2---------------|
D--0--------0--------|--0--------0--------|--0---------0--------|
A--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E---------------0-----|---------------0-----|---------------0-----|
B---------3--------3--|---------3--------3--|---------3--------3--|
G-------0-------------|-------0-------------|-------0-------------|
D-----2---------------|-----0---------------|-----2---------------|
A--3---------3--------|--2---------2--------|--0---------0--------|
D---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Verse 3:
E-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
B--------3----------|--------3-------------|--3----------------|
G--------2-------2--|--------2h4p2p0----0--|--0----------------|
D-----0-------0-----|-----0----------4-----|-------0-----0h-4--|
A-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
D--0----------------|--0-------------------|----------0--------|
E---------------------------|--------------------|
B--------------0-----0------|--------0-----3-----|
G--------0--------5-----2p0-|--------0-----2-----|
D--0--------4---------------|-----0-----3b-0-----|
A-----3---------------------|--2--------------3--|
D---------------------------|--------------------|
E-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
B--------3----------------|--6--------------------|--1-----------------|
G--------2-------0--------|--5h-7p5p0----0--------|-----------------0--|
D-----0-------0--------0--|-----------7-----3b-0--|-----------0--------|
A-------------------------|-----------------------|--2b3---2-----0-----|
D--0----------------0-----|-----------------------|--------------------|
E----------------------|----------------------------|
B---------1------------|--------3--------3----------|
G-------0-----------0--|-----2-----2-----0h-2-------|
D-----2---------0h2----|--0-----------0----------0--|
A--3---------3---------|----------------------------|
D----------------------|----------------------0-----|
E------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B--6--------------3------|--6-----------------|---------1-----------|
G--5h-7p5p0----0---------|-----------------0--|-------0-------0--0--|
D-----------7-----3h5-0--|--------------0-----|-----3---------2-----|
A------------------------|--7b8---7--5--------|--3---------3--------|
D------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
B--------3-----------|--------3------------|-----------3--------|
G----------------2p0-|-----------2p0-------|--------0--------0--|
D-----0--------------|-----0---------4--0--|-----2--------------|
A--------------------|---------------------|--3-----------3-----|
D--0----------0------|--0------------------|--------------------|
Violin 2:
E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B--------3----3-----|--------3----3-----|--------3----3-----|
G----------------0--|----------------2--|-----2----------2--|
D-----0-------------|-----0-------------|-------------------|
A--2----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|--0----------------|--0----------------|
E--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
B--------3-----------|--------3-----3-----|--------3----3-/6--|
G--------------0-----|-----------------0--|-------------------|
D-----2-----------2--|-----0--------------|-----0-------------|
A--3--------3--------|--2--------2--------|-------------------|
D--------------------|--------------------|--0----------------|
E------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
B--------6---------|--------3----3-----|---------8-----6-\3--|
G-----5------------|----------------2--|-------5-------------|
D--0----------0----|-----0-------------|-----0---------------|
A------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D------------------|--0----------------|--0---------0--------|
E--------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
B--------------8-----|--6----------------|--8--6--6-\3------------------|
G-------7--------7---|----------5--------|--------5-\2------------------|
D-----0---0----------|-------0--------0--|-----------------0-------0----|
A--------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
D--0-----------------|-------------0-----|--------------0-----0---------|
E-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
B--------3--------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
G--------2h-4p2p0----0--|-------------------|--------------0-----5--0--|
D-----0-----------4-----|--4b5r4------------|--0h-4--0--------4--------|
A-----------------------|-------------------|-----------3--------------|
D--0--------------------|---------0------0--|--------------------------|
E--------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B--------0-----------|-------------3-----------|--6--------------3------|
G--------0-----------|--------2-------2--------|--5h-7p5p0----0---------|
D-----0-----4--------|-----0----------------0--|-----------7-----3b4-0--|
A--2-----------5p-3--|-------------------------|------------------------|
D--------------------|--0----------------0-----|------------------------|
E-------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
B--1----------------|---------1------------|--------5p3-3--3-----------|
G-------------------|-------0-------0---0--|-----2------------0--------|
D-----------0----0--|-----3-----------2----|--0---------------------0--|
A--2b3---2----------|--3---------3---------|---------------------------|
D-------------------|----------------------|---------------------0-----|
E----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
B--6-------------3-----|--1--------------3----|---------1---------------|
G--5h7p5p0----0--------|-----------------2----|-------0-----------------|
D----------7-----3--0--|--------0-----0-------|-----3---------0h2p0h2---|
A----------------------|--2b3r2---------------|--3---------3------------|
D----------------------|-----------0----------|-------------------------|
E-------------------|----------------------------|------------------|
B--------3----------|---------3------3-----3-----|-------------3----|
G-----2----------2--|-------2----2p0----0--------|--------0---------|
D--0----------0-----|-----0----------4-----4--0--|-----2------------|
A-------------------|----------------------------|--3---------------|
D-------------------|--0-------------------------|------------------|
E-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
B--------3----3-----|---------3--------3--|--------3----2----|
G----------------0--|-------2----------2--|--------2---------|
D-----0-------------|-----2---------2-----|-----2------------|
A--2----------------|--0---------0--------|--0---------------|
D-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
E-----------------||
B--------3--------||
G--------2--------||
D-----0-----------||
A-----------------||
D--0--------------||
TAB guide: h hammer on, p pull off
/ slide into note from below
\ slide down to note from above
b bend note either into note above, or up 1/2 semitone
r release bent note into next note