TAB: A Sad Song (My Masterpiece No. 1)
Original Composition by Chief Noda, summer 1998
This is a fingerstyle tune that I recently wrote. The original title was
"You're the Best Thing That happened in My Life, and I Wish I Told You
That", but it's a kind of long and I haven't come
up with a better one yet. Recent events suggest that I should call it
"Judith" but that's another story....
Anyway, as the title suggests, this is a melanchoric tune, to be played
rather slowly (72 - 96 bpm) with feelings.
I play Part A twice, and then Part B once, go back to Part A once. I
haven't done Intro and Ending. I usually let the final F#7 chord ring as
the ending.
There is a distinct melody in Part A which is difficult to write out in
TAB. I'm afraid you'll just have to figure out
What's neat (I think) is the way the key changes. It starts out with B
minor,
and then goes to A minor (note that measure 8 ends with E7 and measure
16
with F#7). Part B is in key of E major but ends with F#7 so it can go
back to B minor smoothly. Very clever, if I may say so myself.
In Part B, the notes with "@" are played with artificial harmonics. If
you don't feel like it, you can certainly play them plucked.
Oh, guitar is in standard tuning :-)
Enjoy,
Chief
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