#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## "Ritual Dance" by Michael Hedges As Transcribed (at least attempted) by Rob McAlister This is meant as a guide as the strummings are difficult to write out. TUNING: DADGCC, low to high (The two C's are the same pitch.) SYMBOLS: ^ = Harmonic h = hammer s = slide p = pull off S = knock side (left hand) T = knock top (right hand) Intro: S T S T C||-^3---------------------------^5---------------------------| C||-^3---------------------------^5---------------------------| G||-----------------------------------------------------------| D||--------h3-3s5-5-5-5-12p0-0-0--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0--| A||--------h3-3s5-5-5-5-12p0-0-0--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0--| D||--------h3-3s5-5-5-5-12p0-0-0--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0--| | |_| | |_| | |_| |_|_|_| | |_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| | S T T T |-^9---------------------------^12-----------------------------| |-^9---------------------------^12-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-/-12--0-----| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-/-12--0-----| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-/-12--0-----| | |_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| | |_|_| | |_|_|_| | | | fig. A |-2-/5-5-7-0-------------------2-/5-5-7-0--------------------| |-2-/5-5-7-0-------------------2-/5-5-7-0--------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------h3--3-3s5-5-5--0-------------h3-3-3s5-5-5--0----| |------------h3--3-3s5-5-5--0-------------h3-3-3s5-5-5--0----| |------------h3--3-3s5-5-5--0-------------h3-3-3s5-5-5--0----| | |_|_|_| | | |_| |_| | | |_|_|_| | | |_| |_| | fig. b |-9----12-0-2-4----------0-0-2---0-0-2--------2--5-5-7-0--| |-9----12-0-2-4----------0-0-2---0-0-2--------2--5-5-7-0------------------------------------------| |---10------------------------0h3----------------------------2p0--0-------------------------------| |----------------2-2-2-2s0--------------0--0-------------h3-3-s-5-5--0----------------------------| |----------------0-0-0-0-0-1------------0--0-------------h3-3-s-5-5--0----------------------------| |----------------------------------0----0--0-------------h3-3-s-5-5--0----------------------------| |-2--5-5-7-0-----------------9----12-0-2-4---------0-0-2---0-0-2--| |-2--5-5-7-0-----------------9----12-0-2-4---------0-0-2---0-0-2--| |----------------2p0--0--------10-----------------------0h3-------| |------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-----------------2-2-2-2s0--------------| |------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-1------------| |------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-----------------------------------0----| fig. c (play twice) ||------5-4-2-0-------------------------------------------5-4-2-0------------| ||------5-4-2-0-------------------------------------------5-4-2-0------------| ||-------------0-2-2-2-2-0---0-2-2-2-2-0----2-2-2----------------0-2-2-2-2-0-| ||-0--0--------3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--2-3-3-3-3-2-0-0--------3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||-0--0--------3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-3-3-------0--------3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||-0--0--------3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-3-3-------0--------3-3-3-3-3-3-| fig. d (not quite right but similar) |---------------------0--2--||----------------------0------------------------| |---------------------0--2--||----------------------0------------------------| |-0-2-2-2-0----2-2-2--------||------------------------4-0--------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3--2-3-3-3--2--0--||-h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5-------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-| |-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-3-3--------||-h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5-------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-| |-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-3-3--------||-h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5-------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-| |---0---------------------------0------h7-7-7-------7-7-7------------| |---0---------------------------0------h7-7-7-------7-7-7------------| |-----4-0-------------------------4-0--h7-7-7-------9-9-9------------| |-5--------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5--------h7-7---7-7-7--------0-0-------| |-5--------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5--------h7-7---7-7-7--------0-0-------| |-5--------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5--------h7-7-- 7-7-7--------0-0-------| After playing up to this point, play: fig. a, fig.c, fig. d (change the last three strums of C-C from 7th to 9th), fig. b (play the part starting at the 9th fret twice), then the ending: |---------0-0--2-2------------------0-0--2-2--------------------------------| |---------0-0--2-2------------------0-0--2-2--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5-5-5--0-0-0-| |-h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5-5-5--0-0-0-| |-h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5-5-5--0-0-0-| S T S T |-^3------------------------------^5-------------------------------| |-^3------------------------------^5-------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0-| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0-| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0-| S T T T |-^9-------------------------------^12-----------------x--|| |-^9-------------------------------^12-----------------x--|| |------------------------------------------------------x--|| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3--3-3s5-5--x--|| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3--3-3s5-5--x--|| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3--3-3s5-5--x--||