Crosby, Stills & Nash – Guinnevere (Guitar Tab)

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Guinnevere (Crosby, Stills & Nash) ================================== Transcription by Charles Pecheur . This is a beautiful ballad found on the CSNY (compilation) album "So Far". It uses an unusual open tuning EBDGAD I prefer to play it with a thumb pick to strengthen the bass line. The transcription has been done entirely by listening to the record. The original version features two guitars (and sounds like four), but this reproduces it fairly accurately. Judge by yourself and let me know of any corrections or improvements. Structure: [Intro] [Verse 1] [Verse 2] [Bridge] [Verse 3] [Intro] (fade out on beginning of verse)
[Intro]
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[Verse]
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      Guinnevere                                          Had
      Guinnevere                                          Drew
      Guinnevere                                          Had

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      green   eyes
      penta-  grams
      gol-    den     hair

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          Like yours                              M'la-   dy  like
          Like yours                              M'la-   dy  like
          Like yours                              M'la-   dy  like

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      yours
      yours
      yours

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                      When        she'd walk  down        through the
                      Late    at  night               when    she
                      Strea-  ming out                when    we'd

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  garden                  in the  mor-    ning a- fter it
  thought                 that no one     was wa-     tching  at
  ride                    through the warm wind down  by      the

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  rains
  all                                 On      the wall
  bay                                 Yes-    terday

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  Peacocks    wandered    Aim-    less-   ly
  La-     la- la-     la- la-     la- la-     la-
  Seagulls    circled     End-    less-   ly

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  Un-     derneath    an  O-  range   tree
  La-     la- la-     la- la-     la- la-     la
  I sing  in  si-     lent har-   mo- ny

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                                  Why can't   she see
                                  She    shall    be
                                  We     shall    be

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  me ?
  free
  free

[Bridge]
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  She turns   her gaze

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      Down    the slope   to the  har-

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              bor                     where   I   lay

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                                  an-     chored

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  for     a   day
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