John Fahey - In Christ There Is Tabs

Hi All,

This is one of Fahey's first arrangements of what he calls Christmas
 music and one of my favourites.  It starts out with a stately
solemn march and which doubles in tempo to a lively jig.  It's great
fun to play and is pretty accessable to listeners.  It's available on
Return of the Repressed CD (Highly recommended as a Fahey starter)
and I have a version played by Kottke on Greenhouse.  There's a few
others running around.

The tune's not technically difficult to play.  Be as regal
and melodic as possible during the slow section.  The fast bit should
be played with bounce and dynamism.  Try to vary the sincopation
somewhat the way Fahey does.  There's a bit in the Intro (and outtro)
where Fahey continues to strum while picking with the thumb.  I can't
do it but came close to multiple personality disorder trying.
Timing's actually 2/4 but I tabbed it as 4/4.

Anyway, get into it.

Damien

In Christ there is no east or west

Arr. John Fahey


 hold the       thumb
 G chord for    strum
 this section     > <
e|----------------3-3-------------|----2-------3-------0---0---3---|
b|----------------3-3-------------|----3-------0-------1---1---0---|
G|----------------0-0-------------|----2-------0-------0---0---0---|
D|------------0-------2---0-------|----0-------0-------2---2---0---|
A|----0---0h2-----------------2-- |0-----------2-------3---3---2---|
E|3-------------------------------|--------3-------------------3---|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Section A
e|--------|
b|----0---|
G|-0------|
D|0-------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
  4   &
                roll    roll       roll
e|----------------------------0---|1-------1-------0---------------|
b|3-------3-------3-------3-------|1-------1-------1-----------3---|
G|0-------0-------0-------0-------|----------------0-----------0---|
D|--------0-------0---------------|----------------------------2---|
A|--------------------------------|----------------3-------3-------|
E|3-------1-------3-------3-------|1-------1-----------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   |1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  roll   roll    roll            roll     roll   roll     roll
e|0-------3-------3---0-------0---|3-------3-------3-------3---5-5s|
b|1-------1-------1-------3-------|0-------1-------0-------0-------|
G|2-------2-------2---------------|------------------------0-------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------|--------3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3---------------3---------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 roll   roll     roll             roll   roll    roll
e|7-------3-------3-------0-------|--------------------------------|
b|0-------0-------0-------0-------|3-------1-------0---------------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0-------|0-------0-------0-------0---2---|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
A|--------------------------------|5-------3-------2---------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------3-------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
                                          strum  strum
e|------------0-------------------|------------------------|
b|0---3-----------3---0-----------|------------------------|
G|0-----------------------2-------|0-------0-------0-------|
D|--------0-----------------------|--------2-------0-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------3-------2-------|
E|3---------------------------2---|--------3-------3-------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &

Repeat from A with less rolling
double tempo

e|--------|
b|----0---|
G|0-------|
D|----0---|
A|--------|
E|3-------|
  3 & 4 &

e|--------------------------------|--------------------0-----------|
b|--------3-----------3-----------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|------------0---------------0---|----0-----------------------0---|
D|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3---------------1---------------|3---------------3---------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|--------1-----------1-----------|0-------------------------------|
b|------------1-----------1-------|1--------------------3----------|
G|----------------------------2---|--------------------------------|
D|--------3---------------3-------|--------2---------------2-------|
A|--------------------------------|3---------------3---------------|
E|1---------------1---------------|--------------------------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|0-------------------3-------0---|3-------0------------0----------|
b|------------1-------------------|------------3---------------0---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------2---------------0-------|
A|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
                     roll
e|3-------------------3-----------|3---------------3---5-----------|
b|--------0-----------1-------0---|0-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|0-----------------------0-------|
D|--------0---------------2-------|--------0-------0---------------|
A|----------------3---------------|--------------------------------|
E|3-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|7-----------------------5-------|5---------------0---------------|
b|--------------------------------|------------0-------------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
D|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
b|3-------------------1-----------|0-------------------------------|
G|0-----------------------0-------|------------0-----------2-------|
D|--------0-----------------------|--------0---------------0-------|
A|5---------------3-------------0h|2-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------3---------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|------------------------0-------|--------------------------------|
b|0-------3-----------------------|3-------0-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------2---------------|
D|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3---------------3---------------|3---------------2---------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|--------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------|
G|0-------------------0-----------|
D|--------0---------------2-------|
A|----------------3---------------|
E|3-------------------------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|----------------|
b|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--------0-------|
A|----------------|
E|3---------------|
  1   &   2   &

Repeat fast bit with some change in syncopation etc.
   finger strum
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0---------------0---------------|0-------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------2-------2-------|0-------------------------------|
A|----------------3---------------|--------------------------------|
E|3-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

repeat slow bit & then intro/otttro to end


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        Damien Batstone
        Advanced Wastewater Management Centre
        Chemical Engineering
        The University of Queensland
        St. Lucia  Brisbane  Qld  4072
        Phone: (07) 3365 4729
        Fax:   (07) 3365 4726
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