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Wedding Song v1 Paul Stookey
Finger -- -- -- -- -- -- C: 0 3 2 0 1 0 (C-C/B-Am7-Am7/G = running bass. C/B: 0 2 0 0 1 0 Running bass notes are c-b-a-g
The whole song is picked with the thumb and two fingers using
the following basic pattern. The 1st string is hardly ever played.
------------------- -----------2------- -----1------------- --------T---------- ------------------- --T----------------
12-string vs 6-string note:
You're not going to get the same sound with a 6-string as you
would with the 12-string, and more than just the lack of fullness.
If you play on a 6-string you will think that Paul is playing
notes on the 1st and 2nd strings that are in fact being played by
the thumb hitting the high-octave bass strings. Examples of this
are the first C note of the Cmaj7 run, the E note in the A-Asus2
and the G note in the C(addD)* as described below.
C(addD)* note: picked as follows:
-----------2------- Paul fingers this the same as the other chord. -----1------------- However, the thumb striking the 3rd string --------T---------- emphasizes the high-G string on the 12-string ------------------- guitar. If you are playing this on a 6-string --T---------------- guitar you can get a similar sound by playing ------------------- (032033) rather than (032030).
Now for the song...
G (for a few bars, then to intro)
e-|------------------------------------------------------- B-|----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------- G-|----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- D-|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------- A-|------------------------------------------------------- E-|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------------
Intro:
Grun
e-|------------------------------------------------------- B-|----------3-----------1-----------0-------------------- G-|----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- D-|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------- A-|------------------------------------------------------- E-|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------------
[A] [Asus2]
e-|------------------------------------------------------- B-|-----------2-----------0------------------0------------ G-|-----2-----------2-----------2-----2------------------- D-|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---------- A-|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------------- E-|-------------------------------------------------------
Cmaj7run (Paul uses index finger to fret 3rd string)
e-|------------------------------------------------------- B-|----------0-----------------0-----------0-------------- G-|----0-----------0-----2-----------0-------------------- D-|-------2-----------2-----------2----------2------------ A-|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------------- E-|-------------------------------------------------------
G Gsus4add9 into verse...
e-|------------------------------------------------------- B-|----------0h1-----------1-----------1-----------1------ G-|----0-----------2-------------2-----------2------------ D-|-------0-----------0-------------0-----------0--------- A-|------------------------------------------------------- E-|-3-----------3-------------3-----------3---------------
He is [G]now to be among you at the [D/F#]calling of your hearts
Oooo [C(addD]rest assured this troubadour is acting on His [G]part
The union of your [D/F#]spirits here has [C(addD]caused Him to re[G]main
Em f# G D/F#
For whenever two or more of you are gathered in His name
C(addD)* (intro)
There is love - - there is love...
Well a [G]man shall leave his moth[D/F#]er and a [C(addD]woman leave her [G]home
Em f# G D/F#
They shall travel on to where the two shall be as one
As it [G]was in the be[D/F#]ginning - is [C(addD]now and til the [G]end
Em f# G D/F#
Woman draws her life from man and gives it back again
C(addD) (intro)
And there is love - - there is love...
Oh then [C]what's to [C/B]be the [Am7]reason[Am7/G] for be[D/F#]coming man and [G]wife
Is it [C]love that [C/B]brings you [Am7]here [Am7/G] or [D/F#]love that brings you [G]life
For if [G]loving is the [D/F#]answer then [C(addD]who's the giving [G]for
Em f# G D/F#
Do you believe in something that you've never seen before
C(addD)* (intro)
Oh, there is love - - oh there is love...
Grun Dsus4/F# Cmaj7run Em f# G D/F#
(Humming.....................................)
Yes the [G]marriage of your [D/F#]spirits here has [C(addD]caused Him to re[G]main
Em f# G D/F#
For whenever two or more of you are gathered in His name
C(addD)* (intro) G
There is love - - there is love...
jwblair@ix.netcom.com (John Blair)
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Wedding Song
by Noel Paul Stookey
Tab by Andy Strassburg
andypro@vt.edu
(formatting and minor suggestions from John Blair)
This version of "Wedding Song" is the one from the
Peter Paul and Mary 25th Anniversary Video. Paul plays it
with a 12-string guitar, and this tab will sound like the
video if played with a 12-string. If you play it with a
6-string, it will still sound good, but not quite like the
video.
The rhythm is easy, every note is an 1/8 note, and
you only play 1 note at a time. There is a pause
after the A progression in the intro riff, and after
the Em in the verses. If this isn't descriptive
enough, check the video to get the correct pause.
The order this tab is played will be:
Intro, Verse 1, Standard 1/2 Verse, Intro riff,
Standard 1/2 Verse, Standard 1/2 Verse, Intro riff,
Bridge, Standard 1/2 Verse, Intro riff,
Humming, Standard 1/2 Verse, Intro riff.
[G]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------- -----0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------- --------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------- -----0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------- --------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------------
Intro riff:
Grun
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------1-----------0-----------0----------- -----0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------- --------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------------
[A] [Asus2]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------2-----------0----------------------------------- -----2-----------2-----------2-----2-----0----------------- --------2-----------2-----------2-----2-------------------- --0-----------0-----------0-------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
Cmaj7run(*)
----------------------------------------------------------- -(1)-------0----------------------------------------------- -----0-----------0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0----------- --------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------- --3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
(*)Note: the (1) is not played by Paul, but helps give the
correct sound if you are playing this on a 6-string guitar.
The intro riff ends with a Gsus4 figure that Paul varies
slightly at different points in the song:
Gsus4 (as played during first intro riff)
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------0-h1--------1-----------1-----------1----------- -----0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------- --------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------------
Gsus4 (as played in the intro riff prior to bridge)
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------0-h1--------0-----------1----------------------- -----0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------- --------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------------
G(sus4) (as played at the end of the song)
-----------------------------------3----------------------- -----------0-h1--------0----------------------------------- -----0-----------0-----------0----------------------------- --------0-----------0-----------0-------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3-----------3--------------------------------
(End of intro riff)
Verse 1
[G]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------- -----0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------- --------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------------
[D/F#]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------- -----2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------------- --------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------------------
[C(addD]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------3-----------3------------3---------- -----0-----------0-----------0------------0---------------- --------2-----------2-----------2------------2------------- --3-----------3-----------3------------3------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------- -----0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------- --------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------------- --3-----------3-------------------------------------------- --------------------------3-----------3--------------------
G End Verse 1
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------3----------------------------------- -----0-----------0----------------------------------------- --------0-----------0-------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3--------------------------------------------
Standard 1/2 Verse
[G]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------3----------------------------------- -----0-----------0----------------------------------------- --------0-----------0-------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3--------------------------------------------
[D/F#] [C(addD]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------3--------------3-----------3-------- -----2-----------2--------------0-----------0-------------- --------0-----------0--------------2-----------2----------- -----------------------------3-----------3----------------- --2-----------2--------------------------------------------
[G] [Em]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------0-----------0----------------------- -----0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------- --------0-----------0-----------2-------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3-----------0-----------0-----2--------------
[G] [D/F#]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------- -----0-----------0-----------2-----------2----------------- --------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3-----------2-----------2--------------------
Repeat 1x
[C(addD]
--------------------------:-----------0-----------0-------- -----------3-----------3--:-----3-----------3-------------- -----2-----------2--------:--------0-----------0----------- --------0-----------0-----:-------------------------------- --------------------------:--3-----------3----------------- --2-----------2-----------:-------------------------------- -----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------- -----3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------------- --------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
Back to Intro riff
-----------0-----------0----------------------------------- -----3-----------3----------------------------------------- --------0-----------0-------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3-------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
Bridge
[C] [C/B] [Am7] [Am7/G]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------1-----------1-----------1-----------1----------- -----0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------- --------2-----------0-----------2-----------2-------------- --3-----------2-----------0-------------------------------- --------------------------------------3--------------------
[D/F#] [G]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------3-----------3-----------0----------- -----2-----------2-----------0-----------0----------------- --------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --2-----------2-----------3-----------3--------------------
[C] [C/B] [Am7] [Am7/G]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------1-----------1-----------1-----------1----------- -----0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------- --------2-----------0-----------2-----------2-------------- --3-----------2-----------0-------------------------------- --------------------------------------3--------------------
[D/F#] [Gsus4]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------0-----------0-h1--------1----------- -----2-----------2-----------0-----------0----------------- --------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --2-----------2-----------3-----------3--------------------
End of Bridge
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------1-----------1----------------------------------- -----0-----------0----------------------------------------- --------0-----------0-------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3--------------------------------------------
(Humming)
[G] [Gsus4]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------1-----------1-----------0----------- -----0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------- --------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------------
(the next three bars are something like the following. -jb)
Dsus4/F# Cmaj7run
-----------------3----------------------------------------- -----------3-----------------------0-----------0----------- -----2-----------------2-----0-----------2----------------- --------0-----------0-----------2-----------2-------------- --------------------------3-----------3-------------------- --2-----------2--------------------------------------------
[Em] [G]
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------0-----------------------3-----------3----------- -----0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------- --------2-----------------------0-----------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --0-----------0-----2-----3-----------3--------------------
D/F# (end of humming)
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------- -----2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------------- --------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- --2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------------------
Final standard 1/2 verse then back to final intro riff.
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