red river valley Misc. Cowboy
From: pwilson@watserv1.waterloo.edu (Pete Wilson) Red River Valley (traditional) this arrangement by Peter Wilson (closely based on the Reader's digest Family Song Book, inspired by the Kentucky Headhunters) This is your basic major chord progression in Gmajor but I use some more advanced inversions to follow the melody which I show below. The numbers in parenthesis are my own notation and indicate the inversion in use. I came up with this by a process of playing around, and I'm not God, so feel free to experiment with this. The song uses a lot of parallel sixths which I play using a regular pick and a finger pick on my long finger which is a standard country technique. Finger them like this. (Numbers are for fingers, not frets here) --1---|-------|-------|---2---|------- ------|-------|-------|-------|------- ------|---2---|-------|---2---|------- - - - Sliding sixths are a lick which sounds very much like a steel guitar. There is a particularly choice one on the last line. Notice it is the bottom (bass) note which is slid. This tab comes with no warranty and I accept no liability for consequential damages. This song is a great confidence builder for beginners as it isn't too hard to play, but makes you sound like a country pro. Oh yeah, the passages I have marked stacatto, use a real common lead guitar lick. After sounding the notes release the strings quickly. You want to make the guitar chirp. x x x x x x x x ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | o | o | | | | | o | | | | | o | | | | | o 7 ----------- 3 ----------- 5 ----------- 3 ---------- | | | | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | o | | | | | o o o | | | o o o | | | o | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- G(7) C(3) D(5) | | | | o | ----------- G7 x x x x ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- o o o o o o o o o o o o | | | o o o | | | | | o 8 ----------- 3 ----------- 5 ----------- 10 ----------- | | | o | | | | | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | o o | | | | o o | | | | | o | o | | | o o o | ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ C(8) G(3) D7 G(10) Red River Valley (traditional) adlib G(7) G(3) C(3) strum |-------------3--|-7---7---7---5--|-3---3---5---3--|-----3----------| |---------3---3--|-8---8----------|-----3----------|-5---5----------| |----------------|-7---7---7---5--|-4---4---5---4--|-5---5----------| |----------------|-9---9----------|-----5----------|-----5----------| |----------------|----------------|-----5----------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|-----3----------|----------------| from this val - ley they say you are go -ing adlib G(7) G(10) D(7) strum |-------------3--|-7---7---7---7--|-10--10--8---7--|-5--------------| |---------3---3--|-8---8-------8--|-12--12--10--8--|-7--------------| |----------------|-7---7---7------|-12--12---------|-7--------------| |----------------|-9---9----------|-12--12---------|-7--------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| we will miss yr brt eyes + sweet smile adlib G(7) G7 (sl) C(8) strum |-------------3--|-7---7---7---5--|-3---3---5---7--|-10--8----------| |---------3------|-8---8-------7--|-6---6---6---8--|-----8----------| |----------------|-7---7---7------|-4---4----------|-10--9----------| |----------------|-9---9----------|-5---5----------|-----10---------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----10---------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----8----------| for they say you are ta- king the sun shine G(3) | D7 | G(3) strum |----------------|-3---3---3---5--|-7-------5---5--|-3--------------| |-------------5--|-3---3----------|----------------|-3--------------| |-------------5--|-4---4---3---5--|-7-------5---5--|-4--------------| |----------------|-5---5----------|----------------|-5--------------| |----------------|-5---5----------|----------------|-5--------------| |----------------|-3---3----------|----------------|-3--------------| that bright -ens our path way a while adlib G(7) D7 G(3) strum |-------------3--|-7---7---7--7---|-7---7---5---7--|-5---3----------| |---------3---3--|-8---8----------|-7---7---7---7--|-----3----------| |----------------|-7---7---7--7---|-7---7---5---7--|-5---4----------| |----------------|-9---9----------|-9---9---7---9--|-----5----------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----5----------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----3----------| come + sit by my side if you love me G(7) G(10) |D(7) strum |-------------3--|-7-------3---7--|-10------8---7--|-5--------------| |---------3---3--|----------------|---------10--8--|-7--------------| |----------------|-7-------4---7--|-12-------------|-7--------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-7--------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| do not hast- en to bid me a dieu adlib G(7) G7 (sl) C(8) strum |---------10--8--|-7---7---7---5--|-3---3---5---7--|-10--8----------| |---------10--10-|-8---8-------7--|-6---6---6---8--|-----8----------| |----------------|-7---7---7------|-4---4----------|-10--9----------| |----------------|-9---9----------|-5---5----------|-----10---------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----10---------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----8----------| but re- mem- ber the red ri- ver valley slide adlib G(3) bottom D7 G(3) strum |----------------|-3---3---2---3--|-5---5---7---5--|-3--------------| |---------5---5--|-3---3----------|-7---7---7---7--|-3--------------| |---------5---5--|-4---4---2---4--|-5---5---7---5--|-4--------------| |----------------|-5---5----------|-7---7---9---7--|-5--------------| |----------------|-5---5----------|----------------|-5--------------| |----------------|-3---3----------|----------------|-3--------------| and the cow- boy who loves you so true From this valley they say you are going We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile For they say you are taking the sunshine That has brightened our path for a while Come and sit by my side if you love me Do not hasten to bid me adieu But remember the Red River Valley And the cowboy who loved you so true Won't you think of the valley you're leaving Oh how lonely, how sad it will be? Oh think of the fond heart you're breaking And the grief you are causing to me As you go to your home by the ocean May you never forget those sweet hours That we spent in the Red River Valley And the love we exchanged mid the flowers
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