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From: pwilson@watserv1.waterloo.edu (Pete Wilson)
Subject: Red River Valley tab
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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1992 16:00:11 GMT
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Red River Valley (traditional)
this arrangement by Peter Wilson (closely based on the Reader`s
digest Family Song Book, inspired by the Kentucky Headhunters)
This is your basic major chord progression in Gmajor
but I use some more advanced inversions to follow the melody
which I show below. The numbers in parenthesis are my own notation
and indicate the inversion in use. I came up with this by a
process of playing around, and I`m not God, so feel free to
experiment with this. The song uses a lot of parallel sixths
which I play using a regular pick and a finger pick on my
long finger which is a standard country technique. Finger them
like this. (Numbers are for fingers, not frets here)
--1---|-------|-------|---2---|-------
------|-------|-------|-------|-------
------|---2---|-------|---2---|-------
-
-
-
Sliding sixths are a lick which sounds very much like a steel
guitar. There is a particularly choice one on the last line.
Notice it is the bottom (bass) note which is slid. This tab comes
with no warranty and I accept no liability for consequential
damages. This song is a great confidence builder for beginners as
it isn`t too hard to play, but makes you sound like a country pro.
Oh yeah, the passages I have marked stacatto, use a real common
lead guitar lick. After sounding the notes release the strings
quickly. You want to make the guitar chirp.
x x x x x x x x
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| | | o | o | | | | | o | | | | | o | | | | | o
7 ----------- 3 ----------- 5 ----------- 3 ----------
| | | | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | |
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| | o | | | | | o o o | | | o o o | | | o | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
G(7) C(3) D(5) | | | | o |
-----------
G7
x x x x
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
o o o o o o o o o o o o | | | o o o | | | | | o
8 ----------- 3 ----------- 5 ----------- 10 -----------
| | | o | | | | | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| o o | | | | o o | | | | | o | o | | | o o o |
----------- ----------- ----------- ------------
C(8) G(3) D7 G(10)
Red River Valley (traditional)
adlib
G(7) G(3) C(3) strum
|-------------3--|-7---7---7---5--|-3---3---5---3--|-----3----------|
|---------3---3--|-8---8----------|-----3----------|-5---5----------|
|----------------|-7---7---7---5--|-4---4---5---4--|-5---5----------|
|----------------|-9---9----------|-----5----------|-----5----------|
|----------------|----------------|-----5----------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----3----------|----------------|
from this val - ley they say you are go -ing
adlib
G(7) G(10) D(7) strum
|-------------3--|-7---7---7---7--|-10--10--8---7--|-5--------------|
|---------3---3--|-8---8-------8--|-12--12--10--8--|-7--------------|
|----------------|-7---7---7------|-12--12---------|-7--------------|
|----------------|-9---9----------|-12--12---------|-7--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
we will miss yr brt eyes + sweet smile
adlib
G(7) G7 (sl) C(8) strum
|-------------3--|-7---7---7---5--|-3---3---5---7--|-10--8----------|
|---------3------|-8---8-------7--|-6---6---6---8--|-----8----------|
|----------------|-7---7---7------|-4---4----------|-10--9----------|
|----------------|-9---9----------|-5---5----------|-----10---------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----10---------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----8----------|
for they say you are ta- king the sun shine
{ ----staccatto ------ } adlib
G(3) | D7 | G(3) strum
|----------------|-3---3---3---5--|-7-------5---5--|-3--------------|
|-------------5--|-3---3----------|----------------|-3--------------|
|-------------5--|-4---4---3---5--|-7-------5---5--|-4--------------|
|----------------|-5---5----------|----------------|-5--------------|
|----------------|-5---5----------|----------------|-5--------------|
|----------------|-3---3----------|----------------|-3--------------|
that bright -ens our path way a while
adlib
G(7) D7 G(3) strum
|-------------3--|-7---7---7--7---|-7---7---5---7--|-5---3----------|
|---------3---3--|-8---8----------|-7---7---7---7--|-----3----------|
|----------------|-7---7---7--7---|-7---7---5---7--|-5---4----------|
|----------------|-9---9----------|-9---9---7---9--|-----5----------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----5----------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----3----------|
come + sit by my side if you love me
{ ------ stacatto ---------------} adlib
G(7) G(10) |D(7) strum
|-------------3--|-7-------3---7--|-10------8---7--|-5--------------|
|---------3---3--|----------------|---------10--8--|-7--------------|
|----------------|-7-------4---7--|-12-------------|-7--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-7--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
do not hast- en to bid me a dieu
adlib
G(7) G7 (sl) C(8) strum
|---------10--8--|-7---7---7---5--|-3---3---5---7--|-10--8----------|
|---------10--10-|-8---8-------7--|-6---6---6---8--|-----8----------|
|----------------|-7---7---7------|-4---4----------|-10--9----------|
|----------------|-9---9----------|-5---5----------|-----10---------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----10---------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----8----------|
but re- mem- ber the red ri- ver valley
slide adlib
G(3) bottom D7 G(3) strum
|----------------|-3---3---2---3--|-5---5---7---5--|-3--------------|
|---------5---5--|-3---3----------|-7---7---7---7--|-3--------------|
|---------5---5--|-4---4---2---4--|-5---5---7---5--|-4--------------|
|----------------|-5---5----------|-7---7---9---7--|-5--------------|
|----------------|-5---5----------|----------------|-5--------------|
|----------------|-3---3----------|----------------|-3--------------|
and the cow- boy who loves you so true
