------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shaker Hymns - Dry The River ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Henry Ngo Email: fossaland@gmail.com Tuning: Half-step Down It's a bit tricky to play and sing at the same time because of the timing, but it's a very catchy tune. Email me with any comments, questions, or corrections regarding the tab! Have fun! e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----8----8----8----8----8----8---8----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8----| x1 for intro D|----9----9----9----9----9----9---9----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----| A|------11--------11--------11-------11-------9-------9-------9-------9------| E|-11--------11--------11--------11-------7-------7-------7-------7----------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----8----8----8----8----8----8---8----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8----| x4 D|----9----9----9----9----9----9---9----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----| A|------11--------11--------11-------11-------9-------9-------9-------9------| E|-11--------11--------11--------11-------7-------7-------7-------7----------| My family on the right hand side, your family on the left we got married in a single bed, we sang shaker hymns When your warhorse grandfather had sung, the whole damn song of solo- mon, We toasted health in the front room, we whiled away the e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----------| x2 D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-----------| A|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------6-------6-------6-------6-------------| E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------4-------4-------4-------4-----------------| afternoon This is the riff that Matt plays e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-9-7-------------------9-7---------------5-/7-\5-4--9-7--------------------| G|-----8-8-6-8-9-8-6-\4-----8-8-6-8h9p8-\6-6-/8-\6-4------8-8-6-8-9-8-6-\4---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-9-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----8-8-6-8h9p8-6-6b------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----8----8----8----8----8----8---8----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8----| x2 D|----9----9----9----9----9----9---9----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----| A|------11--------11--------11-------11-------9-------9-------9-------9------| E|-11--------11--------11--------11-------7-------7-------7-------7----------| My flower struck down with sickness, the young medicine man's got his face in abook (x02210@1) Small bottles and the trees in green England, not one of them will do my love no e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----------| x3 D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-----------| A|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------6-------6-------6-------6-------------| E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------4-------4-------4-------4-----------------| good E (022100@1) C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) In the morning I'm light, but in the evening I'm heavy now E (022100@1) C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) Try as I might, I just can't keep it steady now B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) oooooooo, oh my love E (022100@1) Abm (133111@4) ooooh ooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhohohohohohoooooooooooooo And you play E and Abm and 'ooo' for the rest of the song. ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************