Nick Drake – Cello Song (Intro Tab)

September 17, 2009

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I’m currently down with a bit of a cold. So please forgive any disgusting sniffs and snuffs that might be audible on that MP3. And you don’t want to be tackling this one in a weakened state because it is seriously tricky.

The first section is trickiest. There’s a quick succession of notes on the same string so you’ll have to use your index and middle fingers for the picking. For bars 3 – 8 it’s one finger per string. And for the main body of the song it’s a Travis-picking pattern with the thumb covering the G and C strings, the index on the E string and the middle on the A string.

I’m off back to bed *sniffle snuffle*

Comments

4 Responses to “Nick Drake – Cello Song (Intro Tab)”

  1. mictoboy on September 17th, 2009 10:28 pm

    bloody hell!

  2. J-Hob on September 17th, 2009 10:35 pm

    Man, that’s seriously tricky! I’m not even going to attempt, but will pass your way maximum kudos for working out such a great version – it sounds fantastic on the uke!

  3. jerika on September 18th, 2009 12:59 am

    I finally found the time in between studies to get down This Charming Man and then you post this one. You’ve posted some of my favorite artists lately. Thanks.

  4. Woodshed on September 18th, 2009 4:45 pm

    mictoboy: !!!

    John: Thanks.

    jerika: Nick Drake is one of my faves too. Just a shame his stuff is so bloody difficult to play on the uke.

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