Concerning Hobbits by Howard Shore #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# CONCERNING HOBBITS As recorded by Howard Shore (From the 2002 Album THE LORD OF THE RINGS (OST) - THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING) Transcribed by TimBob Music by Howard Shore Arranged by TimBob Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Flute' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Strings' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Fiddle' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Strings 2' Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Pizzicato Strings' Intro Q=100 D D D 4/4 Gtr I W W S S Q Q Q T T S H +E E Q |----------|----------|----------------------|-------------------| |----------|----------|------7--10--7--5h7p5-|------------7-10---| |----------|----------|--7-9-----------------|--7-----(7)--------| |----------|----------|----------------------|-------------------| |----------|----------|----------------------|-------------------| |----------|----------|----------------------|-------------------| | | Gtr IV | > | W W W +W |----------|----------|-^2-------------------|-(2)---------------| |----------|----------|-^3-------------------|-(3)---------------| |----------|----------|-^2-------------------|-(2)---------------| |----------|----------|-^0-------------------|-(0)---------------| |----------|----------|----------------------|-------------------| |----------|----------|----------------------|-------------------| G D A ~~ Q. E E +E Q Q. S S Q. S S |--7----10-9-(9)-----|---------------------| |----------------10--|--7----8p7--5------5-| |--------------------|-----------------7---| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr IV | W H H |-^3-----------------|-^2--------^0--------| |-^3-----------------|-^3--------^2--------| |-^0-----------------|-^2--------^2--------| |-^0-----------------|-^0------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| D D Q Q a S Q +S S. T H +E E Q |-----5------------------|-------------------| |--7-----5h7p5--(5)----5-|------------7-10---| |-------------------7----|--7-----(7)--------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| | | > | W +W |-^2---------------------|-(2)---------------| |-^3---------------------|-(3)---------------| |-^2---------------------|-(2)---------------| |-^0---------------------|-(0)---------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| G Bm A D D > Q. Q. Q H Q. +S S W +W |--7----5-------|----------------------|----------|--------|| |------------7--|--7-----5----(5)-3tr5-|-3--------|-(3)----|| |---------------|----------------------|----------|--------|| |---------------|----------------------|----------|--------|| |---------------|----------------------|----------|--------|| |---------------|----------------------|----------|--------|| | | Gtr IV | > | W H H W +W |-^3------------|-^2----^0-------------|-2--------|-(2)----|| |-^3------------|-^3----^2-------------|-3--------|-(3)----|| |-^0------------|-^4----^2-------------|-2--------|-(2)----|| |-^0------------|----------------------|-0--------|-(0)----|| |---------------|----------------------|----------|--------|| |---------------|----------------------|----------|--------|| Fiddle Section D A Gtr III S S E Q E S E S S S T T S E E Q Q E |-------14------14-----14---|-17h19p17----------------| |-15-17---------------------|----------17-15-17-------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| | | Gtr II | W W |-^2------------------------|-^0----------------------| |-^3------------------------|-^2----------------------| |-^2------------------------|-^2----------------------| |-^0------------------------|-^2----------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| Bm G A A 2/4 S S E E Q S E. S S E Q S S E Q. Q E E |--5-7-9---9--10----7---|-------5-----------|--------9-| |-----------------------|--7---------5------|-----10---| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------| | | < | W H H E E E E |-^2--------------------|-^3--------^0------|-0-0--0-0-| |-^3--------------------|-^3--------^2------|-2-2--2-2-| |-^4--------------------|-^0--------^2------|-2-2--2-2-| |-^4--------------------|-^0--------^2------|-2-2--2-2-| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------| D G A 4/4 |--3--| S S E E E Q. S S a S S E E E E E E S S S |-------14---14------17---|-14-15-14--------------------------|| |-15-17-------------------|----------17---15-17-14---14-15-14-|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| | | Gtr IV | W H H |-^2----------------------|----^3------------^0---------------|| |-^3----------------------|----^3------------^2---------------|| |-^2----------------------|----^0------------^2---------------|| |-^0----------------------|----^0------------^2---------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| | | Gtr II | W W |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| Strings Section 1 Bm G > H. Q W |------------------------|------------------| |-12---------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| | | W W |-^2---------------------|-^3---------------| |-^3---------------------|-^3---------------| |-^4---------------------|-^0---------------| |-^4---------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| | | H. +S S S S Q. H E |-19-------(19)----19-21-|-22----21---------| |---------------19-------|-------------22---| |------------------------|-19----18---------| |------------------------|-------------19---| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| D A Bm G A Gtr II Q. S S Q. S S H. +E S S H H |-------------------------|---------------------|-------------|| |-19----20-19-17----15-17-|-19-------(19)-19-20-|-22----17----|| |-------------------------|---------------------|-------------|| |-16----17-16-14----12-14-|-16-------(16)-16-17-|-19----14----|| |-------------------------|---------------------|-------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------|-------------|| | | H H W H H |-^2----------^0----------|-^2------------------|-^3----^0----|| |-^3----------^2----------|-^3------------------|-^3----^2----|| |-^2----------^2----------|-^4------------------|-^0----^2----|| |-^0----------^2----------|-^4------------------|-^0----^2----|| |-------------------------|---------------------|-------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------|-------------|| Breakdown D Em F#m Gtr III S S Q Q Q E S S Q q q E S S Q. E Q S S H H |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| |------7-----7--7-|--5h7h9--9--9--9-|--7-9-11----11-11--11-11-|--11----------|| |--7-9------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| | | > | W W W +W |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| |-15--------------|-17--------------|-19----------------------|-(19)---------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| |-12--------------|-14--------------|-16----------------------|-(16)---------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| | | Gtr II | > | W W W +W |-^2--------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| |-^3--------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| |-^2--------------|--9--------------|-11----------------------|-(11)---------|| |-^0--------------|--9--------------|-11----------------------|-(11)---------|| |-----------------|--7--------------|--9----------------------|--(9)---------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| Strings Section 2 Bm/F# D Gtr II < > < W +H +H W |-10--------|-(10)----(10)----|-5--------| |-12--------|-(12)----(12)----|-7--------| |-11--------|-(11)----(11)----|-7--------| |-----------|-----------------|----------| |-----------|-----------------|----------| |-----------|-----------------|----------| | | W W W |-----------|-----------------|----------| |-----------|-----------------|----------| |-----------|-----------------|----------| |-----------|-----------------|----------| |-----------|-----------------|----------| |-----------|-----------------|----------| G5 > < > +H +H W W |-(5)----(5)----|----------------------|--------|| |-(7)----(7)----|----------------------|--------|| |-(7)----(7)----|--12------------------|--------|| |---------------|--12------------------|-12-----|| |---------------|--10------------------|-12-----|| |---------------|----------------------|--------|| | | > | W Q Q E. Q +S +W |---------------|----------------------|--------|| |---------------|----------------------|--------|| |---------------|-(12)--12--11--9--(9)-|-(9)----|| |---------------|----------------------|--------|| |---------------|----------------------|--------|| |---------------|----------------------|--------|| Section 2 Q=105 D A Bm G A Gtr V Q q q Q Q q q Q Q q q Q Q q q Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-----7---7-----|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-----7---7-----|-----7---7-----|-----9---9-----|----5---7------| |---------------|-----7---7-----|-----9---9-----|----5---7------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| | | Gtr IV | Q q q Q Q q q Q Q q q Q Q q q Q |----10--10-----|---------------|---------------|---------------| |----10--10-----|----10--10-----|----12--12-----|----8--10------| |---------------|-----9---9-----|----11--11-----|----7---9------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D A Bm G A Q q q Q Q q q Q Q q q Q Q q Q q |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |-----7---7-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |-----7---7-----|-----7---7-----|-----9---9-----|----5------7---|| |---------------|-----7---7-----|-----9---9-----|----5------7---|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| | | Q q q Q Q q q Q Q q q Q Q q Q q |----10--10-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----10--10-----|----10--10-----|----12--12-----|----8-----10---|| |---------------|-----9---9-----|----11--11-----|----7------9---|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| Bm Gtr I S E. S E. e S Q S e H e e e |------------------------|-7----------------| |-------7------7---------|------------7--10-| |-7----------7-----------|---------7--------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| | | Gtr IV | < > < > | TP TP TP TP | H. +Q H. +Q |-2----------------(2)---|-2---------(2)----| |-3----------------(3)---|-3---------(3)----| |-4----------------(4)---|-4---------(4)----| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| | | Gtr II | W W |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| D E5 e E e E e E e E e H.. |-10---------10----------|-12-------------------------|| |-------10---------10----|----------------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| | | < > < > | TP TP TP TP | H. +Q H. +Q |-10--------------(10)---|-12------------------(12)---|| |--8---------------(8)---|-10------------------(10)---|| |--7---------------(7)---|--9-------------------(9)---|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| | | W H S S Q. |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|-----------17-19-20---------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|-----------14-16-19---------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| Bm Gtr II S S Q. Q. S S H. E S S |-------------------14-17-|-19---------19-21-| |-15-17-19----22----------|------------------| |-------------------11-14-|-16---------16-18-| |-12-14-16----19----------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------| | | W W |-^2----------------------|-^2---------------| |-^3----------------------|-^3---------------| |-^4----------------------|-^4---------------| |-^4----------------------|-^4---------------| |-------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------| G Bm A D Q. Q. Q Q. S S Q. S S q q H |-22----21----17--|-14----15-14-12----14-12-|-10--10-------|| |-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| |-19----18----14--|-11----12-11--9----11--9-|--7---7-------|| |-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| | | W H H q q H |-^3--------------|-^2----------^0----------|--------------|| |-^3--------------|-^3----------^2----------|--3---3-------|| |-^0--------------|-^4----------^2----------|--2---2-------|| |-^0--------------|-^4----------^2----------|--0---0-------|| |-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-------------------------|--------------|| Fiddle Repeat D A Gtr III S S E Q E S E S S S T T S E E Q Q E |-------14--------14-------14---|-17h19p17-------------------| |-15-17-------------------------|----------17-15-17----------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| | | Gtr II | W W |-^2----------------------------|-^0-------------------------| |-^3----------------------------|-^2-------------------------| |-^2----------------------------|-^2-------------------------| |-^0----------------------------|-^2-------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| | | Gtr IV | Q q q Q Q q q Q |----------10--10---------------|----------------------------| |----------10--10---------------|-------------10----10-------| |-------------------------------|--------------9-----9-------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| Bm G A S S E E Q S E. S S E Q S S E Q S S |--5-7-9----9----10------7---|--------5-----------2---| |----------------------------|--7----------5----------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| | | W H H |-^2-------------------------|-^3---------^0----------| |-^3-------------------------|-^3---------^2----------| |-^4-------------------------|-^0---------^2----------| |-^4-------------------------|-^0---------^2----------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| | | Q q q Q Q q Q q |----------------------------|------------------------| |--------12---12-------------|------8----------10-----| |--------11---11-------------|------7-----------9-----| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| D A Bm G A e E E Q. E E E H.. W W |--------------------|-9----------------|---------------|---------------|| |--3----3-------7-10-|------------------|---------------|---------------|| |--------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|| |--------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|| |--------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|| |--------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|| | | e E E E H W W W |--2----2------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|| |--3----3------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|| |--2----2------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|| |--------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|| |--------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|| |--------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|| | | e E e E H Q q q Q Q q q Q Q q Q q |-10---10------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|| |-10---10------------|-------10--10-----|----12--12-----|----8-----10---|| |--------------------|--------9---9-----|----11--11-----|----7------9---|| |--------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|| |--------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|| |--------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|| Outro Q=80 D Gtr I S S Q Q Q T T S H Q Q |-------------------------|----------------| |----5-7--10-----7--5h7p5-|--------7---10--| |--7----------------------|--7-------------| |-------------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------| | | < > < > | H +H H +H |-^2---------(2)----------|-^2----(2)------| |-^3---------(3)----------|-^3----(3)------| |-^2---------(2)----------|-^2----(2)------| |-^0---------(0)----------|-^0----(0)------| |-------------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------| G ~~ H E. E +S E Q. S S H |--7----10--9-(9)----|-----------------| |-----------------10-|--7----8p7--5----| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| | | < > < < | H +H H H |-^3----(3)----------|-^2--------^0----| |-^3----(3)----------|-^3--------^2----| |-^0----(0)----------|-^2--------^2----| |--------------------|-^0--------^2----| |--------------------|-----------^0----| |--------------------|-----------------| D S S Q Q Q T T S H Q Q |-------------------------|----------------| |----5-7--10-----7--5h7p5-|--------7---10--| |--7----------------------|--7-------------| |-------------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------| | | < > < > | H +H H +H |-^2---------(2)----------|-^2----(2)------| |-^3---------(3)----------|-^3----(3)------| |-^2---------(2)----------|-^2----(2)------| |-^0---------(0)----------|-^0----(0)------| |-------------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------| H.=H G Bm A Q. Q. Q H Q. +S +T T a |--7----5----------|-------------------------| |---------------7--|--7-----5----(5)-(5)-3-5-| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| | | < > < < | H +H H H |-^3-------(3)-----|-^2----^0----------------| |-^3-------(3)-----|-^3----^2----------------| |-^0-------(0)-----|-^4----^2----------------| |-^0-------(0)-----|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| D W +W +W |-----------|------------|--------*| |--3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----*| |-----------|------------|--------*| |-----------|------------|--------*| |-----------|------------|--------*| |-----------|------------|--------*| | | W +W +W |-^2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*| |-^3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----*| |-^2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*| |-^0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*| |-----------|------------|--------*| |-----------|------------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths www.TAB6.com