South American Folk Song by Jonathan Richman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South American Folk Song – Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: ben pattyson This is literally a one chord song! Pure awesomeness! Cheers. Main riff (varies slightly throughout) Gm e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13--10-10----10---------------| B|-11(11)---------------11-----11-11-13----13-11--3-3-3--| G|-12(12)---------------12-----12-12--------------3-3-3--| x2 D|------------------------------------------------5-5-5--| A|------------------------------------------------5-5-5--| E|------------------------------------------------3-3-3--| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-11-11-11-------------------11-11-11------------------| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----12-12-10-12-10-12--12--| x2 D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Next bit... e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-5--3----5--3----5--3---------------| A|------------------------5--3-5-3----| E|---------------------------------3--| It varies throughout but its all using the Gm pentatonic scale. | (11) optional =============================================================================== www.TAB6.com