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Down To The River
Bernard Fanning
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DOWN TO THE RIVER � Bernard Fanning
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Tabbed by: Masterblaster
Email: kellis1111@hotmail.com
Tuning: EADGBe
This is the most of it. The other tab was good but wasn�t finished and was a little bit
to play so I�ve simplified for all. You�ll have to listen to the song to get the timing
but these are all the notes. The chorus is a little iffy but it still sounds very close to the recording.
Part 1: This is the nice soft bit where all is calm and it�s just Bernard and the guitar.
Intro
e|-------0--3-0---------0--0-----------0-1-0---------------------------------|
B|------1-1--1-1-------1-1--3-1-------1-1---1--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
D|----------------1/2------------2/3-----------------------------------------|
A|-2/3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse � Same as intro
e|-------0--3-0---------0--0-----------0-1-0---------------------------------|
B|------1-1--1-1-------1-1--3-1-------1-1---1--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|----------------1/2------------2/3-----------------------------------------|
A|-2/3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics: 1.Ride out the storm, take on the wave, don�t run, run, run
The winds gonna blow and the ground�s gonna shake then it�s gone, gone, gone
2.Try not to mourn, shake off the pain don�t run, run, run
The world�s gonna spin and the earth�s gonna quake then it�s done, done, done
Chorus
e|-3---3---1---1-----1--------------------------0----------------------------|
B|----1-1-----1-1---1-1----1-1-----1----1--1--1------------------------------|
G|-----------------2---2----0-0---3-3--2-2---0-0-----------------------------| x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------------3-----1----0----3---------------------------------|
E|---------1-------1---------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics: If I ask you tenderly will you follow me down to the river
I�ll let you down I�ll break your wings
If you follow me down to the river
Note: All of this is played twice through. After the chorus the end bit of the chorus is
through about six times and then it goes into part 2.
Part 2: This is the bit where he gets nice and loud and everyone joins in. I think he
uses distortion, phaser and tremolo as effects for this part so if you got those
give �em a whirl and see if you can get it right. Remember: The forward slash
between the chords at the top of the tab is a slide from chord to chord.
C F D# F D#/F F/D# C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----10--8---8--10----10--8/10--10/8---------------------------------------| x4
D|-10--10--8-8----10-10-----8/10--10/8--10-----------------------------------|
A|-10--8---6------8---------6/8----8/6--10-----------------------------------|
E|-8------------------------------------8------------------------------------|
Lyrics: I�ve got it all, all ahead of me now
A pattern�s gonna form and the wind�s gonna blow me down
Well that�s it. After part 2 it goes back to part 1 with the band playing this time the
verse is used for the lyrics and it fades out with the end of the chorus. This is an
song from a great album. If you haven�t got it it�s worth getting.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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