The Song of the Swamp Leo Kottke
"The Song of the Swamp" by Leo Kottke Transcribed from Greenhouse (1972) Also recorded on the Capital compilation 'The Best' This slide tune is in open G tuning. It works on 6 or 12 string. It is essential to listen to the music with the transcription, to hear which notes are fretted with a finger and which with the slide, and to catch the rhythm. In measure 5 the first two notes use finger fretting, for example. The notation is standard, with 's' meaning slide from note to note, or up or down to the note as appropriate. I think this is a reasonable approximation of the song--please send your corrections or suggestions. [1] D|-------12----------12--------|------0--------0--------| B|-s12-------10 s 12------0----|-s5-----4 s 5------0----| G|---------------------------0-|----------------------0-| D|-----0----------------0------|-----0-----------0------| G|--0--------------0-----------|-s5--------s5-----------| D|-----------------------------|------------------------| [3] D|-------12----------12-------| B|-s12-------10 s 12------0---| G|---------------------------0| D|-----0----------------0-----| G|--0--------------0----------| D|----------------------------| [4] D|--------0--------------------------------|--------0-----------| B|-6 s 5-----12h---------------------------|-6 s 5-----12h------| G|-6-s-5-------12h-----------0-2--s--5-----|-6-s-5-------12h----| D|-6 s 5---------12h---2--4----2--s--5-----|-6 s 5---------12h--| G|-----------------------------2--s--5-----|--------------------| D|----------------------------------------|---------------------| [6] D|--------------------|----------s5---------------| B|--------------------|-------0---- -5------7-----| G|--------------------|----0-----------5------7---| D|-------0------------|------------------5------7-| G|-2--4-----0---------|-0------------5------7-----| D|------------0--2--4-|---------------------------| D|--------------------------|-12--6 s 9--10-------7------| B|-8---------8------10------|---------------10------7----| G|---0---------8-------10---|------------------10-----7--| D|-----0---------8--------10|----------------------------| G|-0---------8------10------|------------10-------7------| D|--------0-----------------|----------------------------| 10 D|-9----------------------|-------------------| B|---0------5-----7-------|-8-----------------| G|-----0------5-----7-----|---0-------4-----7-| D|-------0------5-----7---|-----0----4-----7--| G|-0--------5-----7-------|-0-------4----7----| D|------------------------|-------0-----------| [12] D|--------10--10--------s10------------| B|--------10--10--------s10------------| G|---------------10-----s10------------| D|----10-----------10---s10--10--7 s 9-| G|-10-------------------s10------------| D|-------------------------------------| [13] D|--------8--------7---------------------| B|--------8--------7---------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---0--0----0--0-----0--0----0----------| G|------=--------------------------------| D|-0------0--------0--------0----0--2--4-| [14] D|--------13-----12-------------|--------8--------7---------------------| B|--------13-----12-------------|--------8--------7---------------------| G|------------------------------|---------------------------------------| D|---0--0---0--0---0------------|---0--0----0--0-----0--0----0----------| G|-0------0------0---0--0--2--4-|------=--------------------------------| D|------------------------------|-0------0--------0--------0----0--2--4-| [16] D|---------------12------------------0-| B|-----------s12-------------12 s 7----| G|--------0---------------0------------| D|------0---------------0--------------| G|----0---------------0----------------| D|-0-----------------------------------| [17] D|----------10----------s10-----------0-| B|-------10----10-------s10---6 s 5 ----| G|----10---------10-----s10---6 s 5 ----| D|----------------------s10---6 s 5 ----| G|-10-------------------s10-------------| D|--------------------------------------| 18 D|----------------------------|-------0-----------------------| B|-12h---------------------0--|-6 s 5---12h-------------------| G|---12h-----------0----0-----|-6-s-5------12h----------------| D|-----12h---2--4----0--------|-6 s 5---------12h--------0----| G|----------------------------|--------------------2--4-----0-| D|----------------------------|-------------------------------| 20 D|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-| G|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----2---| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----| [21] D|-------5--------5--------5--7 s 5 s 7---5 s 7--| B|-----0--------2--------5----7 s 5 s 7----------| G|---0--------2--------5------7 s 5 s 7----------| D|-----------------------------------------------| G|-0--------2--------5--------7 s 5 s 7----------| D|-----------------------------------------------| [22] D|--------5--------2------------2--9 s 5 s 7--------| B|------0--------2---2--------2--------------7------| G|----0--------2-------2-----------------------7----| D|-----------------------------------------------7--| G|--0--------2-------------2---------------7--------| D|--------------------------------------------------| [23] D|-------12----------12---|------0--------0----|-------12----------12---| B|-s12-------10 s 12------|-s5-----4 s 5-------|-s12-------10 s 12------| G|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| D|-----0----------------0-|-----0-----------0--|-----0----------------0-| G|--0--------------0------|-s5--------s5-------|--0--------------0------| D|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| [26] D|--------0-----------|---------------------|--------0-----------| B|-6 s 5-----12h------|---------------------|-6 s 5-----12h------| G|-6-s-5-------12h----|-------0-2--s--5-----|-6-s-5-------12h----| D|-6 s 5---------12h--|-2--4----2--s--5-----|-6 s 5---------12h--| G|--------------------|---------2--s--5-----|--------------------| D|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------| [29] D|------------------5-| B|---------------0----| G|--------------------| Repeat Measures 21-28, then go to D|-------0----0-------| Measure 30 G|-2--4-----0---------| D|--------------------| 30 D|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| Repeat Measures 7-19. D|-------0--------------| G|-2--4-----0-----------| D|-------------0--2--4--|
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