Michael Hurley – New River Blues (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
No capo.
Rough transcription of the version from The Ancestral Swamp.
Play loosely, bluesy riffs and travis picking follow the vocals.
Chord shapes (use a thumb on the low E string for the G#m, A, and F#/B7).
e|-0----4----5----2----2-|
B|-0----4----5----0----0-|
G|-1----4----6----2----2-|
D|-2----6----7----1----1-|
A|-2--------------2------|
E|-0----4----5---------2-|
E G#m A B7 F#/B7
[Intro]
E
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-----2-----2-------|
E|-4/5---4/5---4/5-0-|[Verse 1]
E G#m (SH) A (SH) e|-------------------------------------4(SH)-4(SH)---5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| B|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4(SH)-4(SH)---5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| G|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---4(SH)-4(SH)---6(SH)-6(SH)-6(SH)-6(SH)-| D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----6(SH)-6(SH)---7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-| A|-------------------------------------6(SH)-6(SH)---7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4-4(SH)-4(SH)-5-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| As the new river flows in the night. Somewhere, honey, E B7 F#/B7 B7 F#/B7 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------0-----0---------0-----0-----| G|-1---1--2--2/4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------------2-2-------2-----2-2-------2-| D|-----2--2--2-----------------------------1-------1-------1-------1---| A|-------------------------------------2---------------2---------------| E|-0---0-----0----------0----------------------2---------------2-------| some old hog is stompin' on the bog Like a E B7 F#/B7 B7 F#/B7 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0----------------5-----5-----7-5------5------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----------------6-6-------6-------6---------------------------| D|----------------------------------------7-------7-------7-----------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--------0------0----0---2------4--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------| free like a free stream of light My heart jumps straight e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------0-----0-------------------------------| G|---1-1-1-----1----------2-2-------2---------------------------| D|---2-2---4-2------------1-------1-----------------------------| A|-------------------2----------------------------2-----2-------| E|-0--------------------------2-------0-------4/5---4/5---4/5-0-| to you tonight
[Verse 2]
E7 G#m (SH) A (SH) e|-------------------------------------4(SH)-4(SH)---5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| B|-3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----4(SH)-4(SH)---5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| G|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---4(SH)-4(SH)---6(SH)-6(SH)-6(SH)-6(SH)-| D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----6(SH)-6(SH)---7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-| A|-------------------------------------6(SH)-6(SH)---7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4-4(SH)-4(SH)-5-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| Cause you're pretty, lordy knows, and you're fair And you seem like you E B7 F#/B7 B7 F#/B7 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------0-----0---------0-----0-----| G|-1---1--2--2/4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------------2-2-------2-----2-2-------2-| D|-----2--2--2-----------------------------1-------1-------1-------1---| A|-------------------------------------2---------------2---------------| E|-0---0-----0----------0----------------------2---------------2-------| kind've linger there Like a E B7 F#/B7 B7 F#/B7 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0----------------5-----5-----7-5------5------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----------------6-6-------6-------6---------------------------| D|----------------------------------------7-------7-------7-----------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--------0------0----0---2------4--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------| hot like a hot burnin' flame My heart jumps straight e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------0-----0-------------------------------| G|---1-1-1-----1----------2-2-------2---------------------------| D|---2-2---4-2------------1-------1-----------------------------| A|-------------------2----------------------------2-----2-------| E|-0--------------------------2-------0-------4/5---4/5---4/5-0-| to you again
[Verse 3]
E7 G#m (SH) A (SH) e|-------------------------------------4(SH)-4(SH)---5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| B|-3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----4(SH)-4(SH)---5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| G|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---4(SH)-4(SH)---6(SH)-6(SH)-6(SH)-6(SH)-| D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----6(SH)-6(SH)---7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-| A|-------------------------------------6(SH)-6(SH)---7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4-4(SH)-4(SH)-5-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| For I knew, lordy knows, that you're there And the New E B7 F#/B7 B7 F#/B7 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------0-----0---------0-----0-----| G|-1---1--2--2/4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------------2-2-------2-----2-2-------2-| D|-----2--2--2-----------------------------1-------1-------1-------1---| A|-------------------------------------2---------------2---------------| E|-0---0-----0----------0----------------------2---------------2-------| River flow 'round the town And the E B7 F#/B7 B7 F#/B7 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0----------------5-----5-----7-5------5------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----------------6-6-------6-------6---------------------------| D|----------------------------------------7-------7-------7-----------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--------0------0----0---2------4--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------| king-fisher fishin' in the shoal My heart jumps straight e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------0-----0-------------------------------| G|---1-1-1-----1----------2-2-------2---------------------------| D|---2-2---4-2------------1-------1-----------------------------| A|-------------------2----------------------------2-----2-------| E|-0--------------------------2-------0-------4/5---4/5---4/5-0-| right out of my soul
[Solo]
e|--------------------------4(SH)-4(SH)---5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| B|--------------------------4(SH)-4(SH)---5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| G|--------------------------4(SH)-4(SH)---6(SH)-6(SH)-6(SH)-6(SH)-| D|--------------------------6(SH)-6(SH)---7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-| A|--------------------4-----6(SH)-6(SH)---7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-| E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4---0-4-4(SH)-4(SH)-5-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| e|---0-------0-0-------0-----------------------------------------------------------| B|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-0---0-0-0---0-0-------5-5-5-5-7---5-| G|-----2-3-4-4---2-3-4-4-3-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2/4-4-4-2/4-4-4-------6-6-6-----6---| D|---------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------7-7-7-7-------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-----------------------------------------------------------2-4-5-------------5-| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------0-----0-------------------------------| G|---1-1-1-----1----------2-2-------2---------------------------| D|---2-2---4-2------------1-------1-----------------------------| A|-------------------2----------------------------2-----2-------| E|-0--------------------------2-------0-------4/5---4/5---4/5-0-|
[Verse 4]
E7 G#m (SH) A (SH) e|-------------------------------------4(SH)-4(SH)---5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| B|-3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----4(SH)-4(SH)---5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| G|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---4(SH)-4(SH)---6(SH)-6(SH)-6(SH)-6(SH)-| D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----6(SH)-6(SH)---7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-| A|-------------------------------------6(SH)-6(SH)---7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4-4(SH)-4(SH)-5-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| A catfish, catfish on the bottom I'm up here with the blues E B7 F#/B7 B7 F#/B7 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------0-----0---------0-----0-----| G|-1---1--2--2/4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------------2-2-------2-----2-2-------2-| D|-----2--2--2-----------------------------1-------1-------1-------1---| A|-------------------------------------2---------------2---------------| E|-0---0-----0----------0----------------------2---------------2-------| lordy knows that I got 'em I hope the moon E B7 F#/B7 B7 F#/B7 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0----------------5-----5-----7-5------5------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----------------6-6-------6-------6---------------------------| D|----------------------------------------7-------7-------7-----------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--------0------0----0---2------4--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------| beams shine down to you So you can sing away e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------0-----0-------------------------------| G|---1-1-1-----1----------2-2-------2---------------------------| D|---2-2---4-2------------1-------1-----------------------------| A|-------------------2----------------------------2-----2-------| E|-0--------------------------2-------0-------4/5---4/5---4/5-0-| the whole night through
[Verse 5]
E7 G#m (SH) A (SH) e|-------------------------------------4(SH)-4(SH)---5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| B|-3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----4(SH)-4(SH)---5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| G|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---4(SH)-4(SH)---6(SH)-6(SH)-6(SH)-6(SH)-| D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----6(SH)-6(SH)---7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-| A|-------------------------------------6(SH)-6(SH)---7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-7(SH)-| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4-4(SH)-4(SH)-5-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-5(SH)-| As the New River flows in the night Somewhere, honey, E B7 F#/B7 B7 F#/B7 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------0-----0---------0-----0-----| G|-1---1--2--2/4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------------2-2-------2-----2-2-------2-| D|-----2--2--2-----------------------------1-------1-------1-------1---| A|-------------------------------------2---------------2---------------| E|-0---0-----0----------0----------------------2---------------2-------| some ol' hog is stompin' on the bog Like a E B7 F#/B7 B7 F#/B7 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0----------------5-----5-----7-5------5------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----------------6-6-------6-------6---------------------------| D|----------------------------------------7-------7-------7-----------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--------0------0----0---2------4--5-------5-------5-------5-------------------------| free, like a free stream of light My heart jumps straight e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------0-----0-------------------------------| G|---1-1-1-----1----------2-2-------2---------------------------| D|---2-2---4-2------------1-------1-----------------------------| A|-------------------2----------------------------2-----2-------| E|-0--------------------------2-------0-------4/5---4/5---4/5-0-| to you tonight
E7 to finish
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| / Slide up
| (SH) "slap harmonics" (you can leave these out and it sounds just fine, in my opinion):
- fret the chord with your left hand and slap the mid-point on the remainder of the string with your right.
- You can see MH use this technique here:
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