The Song of the Swamp by Leo Kottke Transcribed from Greenhouse (1972) Also recorded on the Capital compilation `The Best`
This slide tune is in open G tuning. It works on 6 or 12 string. It is essential to listen to the music with the transcription, to hear which notes are fretted with a finger and which with the slide, and to catch the rhythm. In measure 5 the first two notes use finger fretting, for example.
The notation is standard, with `s` meaning slide from note to note, or up or down to the note as appropriate.
I think this is a reasonable approximation of the song--please send your corrections or suggestions.
Transcription by David Morse (Morse_DL@Corning.com or Elanii@AOL.com)
1 D|-------12----------12--------|------0--------0--------| B|-s12-------10 s 12------0----|-s5-----4 s 5------0----| G|---------------------------0-|----------------------0-| D|-----0----------------0------|-----0-----------0------| G|--0--------------0-----------|-s5--------s5-----------| D|-----------------------------|------------------------|
3 D|-------12----------12-------| B|-s12-------10 s 12------0---| G|---------------------------0| D|-----0----------------0-----| G|--0--------------0----------| D|----------------------------|
4 D|--------0--------------------------------|--------0-----------| B|-6 s 5-----12h---------------------------|-6 s 5-----12h------| G|-6-s-5-------12h-----------0-2--s--5-----|-6-s-5-------12h----| D|-6 s 5---------12h---2--4----2--s--5-----|-6 s 5---------12h--| G|-----------------------------2--s--5-----|--------------------| D|----------------------------------------|---------------------|
21 D|-------5--------5--------5--7 s 5 s 7---5 s 7--| B|-----0--------2--------5----7 s 5 s 7----------| G|---0--------2--------5------7 s 5 s 7----------| D|-----------------------------------------------| G|-0--------2--------5--------7 s 5 s 7----------| D|-----------------------------------------------|
22 D|--------5--------2------------2--9 s 5 s 7--------| B|------0--------2---2--------2--------------7------| G|----0--------2-------2-----------------------7----| D|-----------------------------------------------7--| G|--0--------2-------------2---------------7--------| D|--------------------------------------------------|
23 D|-------12----------12---|------0--------0----|-------12----------12---| B|-s12-------10 s 12------|-s5-----4 s 5-------|-s12-------10 s 12------| G|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| D|-----0----------------0-|-----0-----------0--|-----0----------------0-| G|--0--------------0------|-s5--------s5-------|--0--------------0------| D|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
26 D|--------0-----------|---------------------|--------0-----------| B|-6 s 5-----12h------|---------------------|-6 s 5-----12h------| G|-6-s-5-------12h----|-------0-2--s--5-----|-6-s-5-------12h----| D|-6 s 5---------12h--|-2--4----2--s--5-----|-6 s 5---------12h--| G|--------------------|---------2--s--5-----|--------------------| D|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
29 D|------------------5-| B|---------------0----| G|--------------------| Repeat Measures 21-28, then go to D|-------0----0-------| Measure 30 G|-2--4-----0---------| D|--------------------|
