• Song:

    Fiddler On The Green

  • Artist:

    Demons & Wizards

  • Album:

    Demons & Wizards

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Demons & Wizards:  Fiddler On The Green

transcribed by:     Russ Elton     :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                    Jake           :  Jakeh0@aol.com
                    Rob Steinway   :  shaded_enmity@hotmail.com
based from tab by:  Alberto Damora :  mleadc00@estudiantes.unileon.es
                                      damoranet@mixmail.com


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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (Acoustic)
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------1-----0-----0-----------1-----3-----0-----|
Gb|-----2---2-----2-----2-------2---2-----2-----2---|
Db|---2-------2-----2-----2---2-------2-----2-----2-|
Ab|-0-----------------------0-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
   "Sad voices..."
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------1-----0-----0-----------1-----3-----1-----|
Gb|-----2---2-----2-----2-------0---0-----0-----0---|
Db|---2-------2-----2-----2---2-------2-----2-----2-|
Ab|-0-----------------------3-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
   "Our precious girl..."


Riff 2 (acoustic) - Use the provided strumming pattern, and
use the lyrics as a reference to timing.
 
Guitar one plays the chords for the verse like this. Full 
chord strum and then lightly strum the top three strings for
time, down-up-down-up. 
 
Guitar two strums the full chords alone.
 
    Am
eb|-0-0000--0-0000--0-0000--0-0000--|
Bb|-1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--|
Gb|-2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--| ----|
Db|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|     |
Ab|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|     |
Eb|---------------------------------|     |
                                          |
    C               G                     |--> Play 3x
eb|-0-0000--0-0000--3-3333--3-3333--|     |
Bb|-1-1111--1-1111--0-0000--0-0000--|     |
Gb|-2-2222--2-2222--0-0000--0-0000--|     |
Db|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| ----|
Ab|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|
Eb|-----------------3-------3-------|

    F
eb|-1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--|
Bb|-1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--|
Gb|-2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--|
Db|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
 
    G         
eb|-3-3333--3-3333-3-3-3-3-|
Bb|-0-0000--0-0000-0-0-0-0-|
Gb|-0-0000--0-0000-0-0-0-0-|
Db|-0-------0------0-0-0-0-|
Ab|-2-------2------2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-3-------3------3-3-3-3-|

  
Am             C
Wasn't there a dream, last night

G                   Am
Like a spring never ending 

                                      C
Still the water runs clear through my mind

       G                 Am
On the field I can see a fiddler

                   C
The fiddler on the green

      G         Am
And a saaaad    boy

               C
I took him too early

          G
Would you mind

          F
Would you mind

          G
Would you mind

If I take you
-----------------------------------

Play Riff 1  Solo Rhythm

Solo 1 (Distortion w/ volume swell)
Note:  The notes here fade into each other, so listen when to change
from note to note. These are the main notes, there may be other 
notes in the transistions, but they're too faded for me to hear.
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------12~~-|
Db|------------2/7~~---9/10~~~-------|
Ab|-------3~~------------------------|
Eb|-/5~~-----------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------10~~-|
Gb|------------------------9~--12~-------|
Db|-7~~-----9~--10~--12~-----------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-------------12-13-12~~---13-15~--17~~-|
Bb|-13-12-13~~----------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-17-19-20-20~~-|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|---------------|
Ab|---------------|
Eb|---------------|

End solo


Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm (Chords used are listed on top of solo)

Solo (2 acoustic guitars)

Guitar 1
   Am               C         G             Am
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-7--------7-9-10-5--------10----9--9-10-9-7-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

           C         G         Am
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-7-9-10-5--------10----9----10-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
 
              C    G            Am
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-9-9-9-999-5----9----7--7-9-7-5-|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
              C    G          F
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-9-9-9-999-5----9----7----10-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

                 G
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|-10-12-12/14-12-|
Db|----------------|
Ab|----------------|
Eb|----------------|

(over a G chord)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-10-9-10-9----9------------------|
Db|--------------12---12-10-12-10-9-10-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|


Guitar 2
   Am              C        G            Am
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-5--------5-7-9-5--------9----7--7-9-7-5-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

          C        G        Am
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-5-7-9-5--------9----7----9-|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
 
              C     G            Am
eb|----------------------7----------|
Bb|-8-8-8-888-5-----8----8--6-8-6-5-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

              C    G          F
eb|---------------------7-------|
Bb|-8-8-8-888-5----8----8----10-|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

                 G
eb|----------------|
Bb|-10-12-12/13-12-|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|----------------|
Eb|----------------|

(over a G chord)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-9-7----9----------------------|
Db|-----10---10-9-10-9-7-9-7----7-|
Ab|--------------------------10---|
Eb|-------------------------------|

End solo


Play Riff 1   "The sun seemed..."


Riff 2 (Acoustic, refer to the chart earlier for strumming pattern)

Am         C   G
Isn't it a shame

           Am
The reaper said

                  C
He is quite alone here

          G           Am
And still waiting for you
                             C
Oh I really did fail for the first time

          G                 Am
Spoke the fiddler, poor old fiddler

                   C
The fiddler on the green

    G              F
The fiddler on the green

           G
It would be nice ...

Take my hand!
----------------------------------

Distortion kicks in:

Riff 3

Guitar 1                x4
eb|----------------------|--------------|
Bb|----------------------|--------------|
Gb|----------------------|--------------|
Db|-2--------5-----------|--------------|
Ab|-0--------3--------5--|--3--------5--|
Eb|-------------------3--|--1--------3--|
   "Just hold my hand..."


Solo over Riff 3

Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-7--------7-9-10-5--------10----9--9-10-9-7-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-7-9-10-5--------10----9----10-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-9-9-9-999-5----9----7--7h9p7-5-|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-9-9-9-999-5----9----7----10-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|-10-12-12/14-12-|
Db|----------------|
Ab|----------------|
Eb|----------------|
 
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-9-7----9-----------------------|
Db|-----10---10-9-10-9-7-9-7----7~-|
Ab|--------------------------10----|
Eb|--------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-5--------5-7-9-5--------9----7--7-9-7-5-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-5-7-9-5--------9----7----9-|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
 
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-8-8-8-888-5-----8----6--6h8p6-5-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|---------------------7-------|
Bb|-8-8-8-888-5----8---------10-|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

eb|----------------|
Bb|-10-12-12/13-12-|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|----------------|
Eb|----------------| 

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-10-9-10-9----9-------------------|
Db|--------------12---12-10-12-10-9-10~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End solo


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)           x4
eb|-----------------------------|-------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-------------|
Db|-2----5-5-5----------5----5--|-------------|
Ab|-0----3-3-3-5--------3----2--|--3--------5-|
Eb|------------3----------------|--1--------3-|
         * * * 

Solo
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/9~-------9~-------------------------------|
Db|-----12p10------12p10-12~--10-9-10-9--------|
Ab|-------------------------------------10-5~~-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------15-17~--17b18r17~-17p15--13b15~-13~-13b15r13~-|
Gb|----14-17-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-/14----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-13-12----12------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------14----14-12-14-12----12------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------15----15-14-15-14-12-14-12---------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------15-14~~-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------12~--12-12-17~--17-17-19-20-20b22~-|
Bb|-/10-13~--13-13------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

eb|-20-17-----------------------------|
Bb|-------20b22[20]-20-17-------------|
Gb|-----------------------19-17-19b21-|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-19-17-19-17----17----17----------------|
Db|-------------19----19-------------------|
Ab|------------------------1917-15-15/19~-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15b17-15p13-15b17-15b17~----15b17-15p13-15b17-15b17~--15p13-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------/17-15-17-19-|
Bb|-15-13-/17-15-/18-17-20-18--------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-20-19-17-19-17----17-----------------|
Bb|----------------20----20-18-20-18-17--|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-18-17----17-----------------------------------|
Gb|-------19----19-17-19-17-16-17-16----16--------|
Db|----------------------------------19----19-17--|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-19-17-16-17-16----16--------------------------|
Ab|----------------19----19-17-19-17-15-17-15-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------19--|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-15------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----19-17-19-17-15-17-15-13-15-13-12-13-12-10-12-10-8-7~-|

End solo

Ending leads (song fades out with these)

Guitar 1                               x3
eb|-12----------------------------------|
Bb|----15-13-15----------12-13-15-13-12-|
Gb|-------------14-12-14----------------| 
Db|-------------------------------------|  ----------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|            |
Eb|-------------------------------------|            |
                 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *              |---Play 4x
eb|-12-------------------------------------------|   |
Bb|----15-13-15-13-12-20p18p17-18p17p15-17p15p13-|   |
Gb|----------------------------------------------| --|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
                 
eb|--8~-10~-12~-13~-15-13~-15~-17~-19~--|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Guitar 2                               x3
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-13-12----12----------------12-------|
Gb|-------14-------------12-14----14-12-| 
Db|-------------15-14-15----------------|   ---------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|            |
Eb|-------------------------------------|            |
                 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *              |---Play 4x
eb|----------------------------------------------|   |
Bb|-13-12----12----------------------------------|   |
Gb|-------14----14-12-21p19p17-19p17p16-17p16p14-| --|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-10~-12~-13~-15~-17-15~-17~-18~-20~--|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------9-----9----9~-|
Db|--7~--7-9-10-5---10-9-10~--10-12---9~----12----|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------10--10-12-13------13--12~-|
Gb|-9-10-12------12-10~---------------12~----------|
Db|---------12~------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-3~--33-3/5~--55-5/7~--77-7/9-10-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
        **       **       **
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-5~--55-5/7~--77-7/9~--99-9/10~-|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
        **       **       **

eb|------------12------12~---12~--12-13-15------15~-13~-/17~-|
Bb|-13~--13-15----12~-----15~--------------15~---------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

[fade out]


Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most 
             previous bend.
<17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while 
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill
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