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Book Of Right-on Tabs

(ver. 1)
Joanna Newsom
tuning is

E
B
G
D
Ab
Db

match 6 fret on A with your D
then match 7th fret harmonic on 6th string (low E) with 12th fret harmonic on Ab string (5th string).

the beginning top part should be fingered with middle and pinky, while muting the open 
with your ring finger.


-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
--------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------8---------------|
-----0----8-------------------5-------------------|
-0-----------0-----------5-----------5------------|


Verse:using the exact same bass pattern play...

-11----11----11----11-----9----9----9-----9------|
-------------------------------------------------|
----9-----9-----9-----9-----8----8-----8----8----|
---------------------------------8----------8----|
-----0----8-------0---8-------5----------5-------|
-0-----------0------------5---------5------------|


Chorus: Same pattern in bass

2x                    2x
-11-----11---11--11--|-9-----9---9--9------------|
----9--------9---9---|---7-------7--7------------|
------9------9---9---|-----8-----8--8------------|
---------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------8---|---------5---8-------------|
-0---------0---------|-5-------------------------|

Interlude: similar, but different. this is my own transcription, as she improvs the rhythm.

------------------------------------------------11------------|
---------9---9--9--------9--------9--------9----9-------------|
-------8-----8--8------8--------8--------8------9-------------|
----11-------11-11--11-------11-------11----------------------|
-----------0----8-------------------8-------------------------|
--0----------------0-------0------------------0---------------|

-6-6--6-------6---6--6--|
-7-7--7-----7-----7--7--|
-6-6--6---6-------6--6--|
---------------------8--|
----------------5-------|
-5-5----5---------------|

And repeat the above twice before going into the next verse, or the intro/closing section

better explained visually.

-jomarkh
            
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