Lullaby by Stephen Lynch “Lullaby” Stephen Lynch The entire song is in an open ‘D’ (200232) with changing bass notes. After each bass note, the bottom 3 strings are fingerpicked 3-2-1-2-3 holding the open ‘D’. The free pinky finger hits the bottom ‘E’ string 5th fret every once in a while for a single high note (like right before he sings: “I think that’s why your mommy left us”). Verse: bass notes 1)----------------- 2)----------------- 3)----------------- 4)-----0--2--0----- 5)----------------- 6)--2-------------- T *Thumb curls nick to hold 6th string on 2nd fret. *Index bars strings 3 and 4 for the 3rd note on the 2nd fret (toggle back and forth as needed to maintain the open ‘D’). Pre-Chorus: bass notes 1)--------------------------------------------------------- 2)--------------------------------------------------------- 3)--------------------------------------------------------- 4)-----4--0--4----2--2----|----4--0--4-----2--2-----2--2--- 5)4-2-----------0-------2-|-2-----------0--------2--------- 6)------------------------|-------------------------------- *Beginning transition is little finger 4th fret to index finger 2nd fret on 5th string. * Then immediately put little finger on 4th fret of 4th string, let off, then hold again. *Index finger bars across strings 5,4,3 as needed to maintain the open ‘D’ as you change the bass notes. Chorus: bass notes 1)------------------------------- 2)------------------------------- 3)------------------------------- 4)-----2-----0---|-----2-----0--- 5)--0------------|--0------------ 6)--------2------|--------2------ T T *Again, thumb holds the 6th string 2nd fret and index bars strings 3 and 4 (toggles) as needed to hold ‘D’ note. Bridge: bass notes 1)-------------------------------------------------------------- 2)-------------------------------------------------------------- 3)-------------------------------------------------------------- 4)--2-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----4-----0-----0----- 5)-----2-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-------- 6)-------------------------------------------------------------- *Index finger is barring strings 4 and 5. End: Strum the ‘D’ chord stressing the bass notes in the Chorus progression. It sounds right when I play along with the CD, but I could be wrong about holding the 3 bottom strings the entire time because it is hard to tell. But this is what I think is right. Erik Bowles, Manhattan, KS ehb7705@ksu.edu www.TAB6.com