Bert Jansch – Blues Run The Game (Guitar Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bert Jansch's arrangement of the Jackson C. Frank song Blues Run The Game Make sure to check out the Note > and the Variations, fg1 = Figure 1. Tuning: Standard Capo 3rd fret

          A                B                C                D
                   See note >
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------3-----|fg1-------0-----|----------0-----|1-----1---------|
G|------0h2-------|------2---------|------0h2-----0-|--0-------0-----|
D|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----3-------2---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|

          A                B                E                F
                   See note >
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|3-----3---------|
B|----------3-----|fg1-------0-----|----------0-----|--0-------0-----|
G|------0h2-------|------2---------|------0-------0-|----0---------0-|
D|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|

          A                B                G                H
                   See note >
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------3-----|fg1-------0-----|----------0-----|0h1-------------|
G|------0h2-------|------2---------|------2-------2-|----------2-----|
D|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|1-------1-------|

J K

e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------1-----|----------0-----|
G|------0---------|------0---------|
D|----0---2---2---|----0-------0---|   Repeat for rest of song
A|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|

NOTE >: Figure 1 is played as follows - 1h3p1p0 Figure 1 begins on the downbeat of the measure, so the note on the first fret of the B string is played at the same time as the note on the third fret of the E string. You play the first two notes with a pinch, and this is the only pluck you use. The rest of the notes in the figure are achieved with hammer-ons and pull-offs. If there is any confusion consult the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MO_Xxq3LVw An easier version of this figure can be played as follows - 0h1p0 The timing is the same for both the actual and the easy figure. Variations Sometimes instead of F, Jansch just repeats E. For the first B in each verse, Jansch plays the following:

e|----------------|
B|fg1-------------|
G|------2---0-----|
D|----0-------0---|
A|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|

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