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THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE
As recorded by Bert Jansch
Music by Bert Jansch
Transcribed by Oliver C. Kn?rzer
There are some crude versions in this forum, with alternating measures, etc. So I
decided to post my transcription of this great instrumental, which is notated in
4/4 as it sounds on the record (in my ears at least).
You may find the PowerTab File on www.acousticpower.com.
Tuning: D A D G A D
Capo: 1st fret
Q=100
4/4
|-3--| |-3-|
E E E E E S S E S S +S +E E E S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------0-2-4-5p4-2-0-------|-----------------------|---------0--------|
||o---0-----0---------------|---------------------0-|---0---0---7-10p9-|
||--------0---------4p0-(0)-|-(0)---0-2p0---0h2---2-|------------------|
||----4---------------------|-----4-------x---------|-x-----4----------|
||o-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
||--0-----------------------|-------------------0---|-----0-------11---|
E E E E +S S E E E +E S S E E E S S E E
|---------------------------|-------------0-5-7p5-4s2-|
|-12-9---/10-(10)-12p10---9-|-(9)-9h10-12-------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|--0----------------------0-|-(0)-----------------0---|
|---------------------------|-----------9---7---------|
|------0--/9--(9)-------0---|-------------------------|
|-3--| |-3-|
E S S +S +E E E S S S E E
|---0-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---4p0-(0)-(0)---0-2p0---0h2-|
|---------------4-------x-----|
|-----------------------------|
|-0---------------------------|
E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E +E E +E S S S S S S E E E E
|----------------------|-----2p0----------0-|-(0)------------------0-0-|
|---0---0---/3-(3)-3p2p|=0h2-------^0-(0)---|---------3p2-2p0-----/5S3-|
|---2------------------|-----------^2-(2)---|-----4p2---------0-2------|
|-----x-----/3-(3)-----|-----2-----^0-(0)---|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-------0------------|---------0----------|--------------------------|
To Coda
|--3---|
E E +S S S E E E E E
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|---2-(2)-(2)(2)---0-----0-|
|---0-(0)h=1p=0--------3---|
|----------------3-2-------|
|-0------------------0-3---|
1. 2.
|--3---| |--3---|
E E +S S S E E E E E E E +S S S E E E E E
|---------------------------||---------------------------|
|--------------------------o||---------------------------|
|---2-(2)-(2)(2)---0-----0--||---2-(2)-(2)(2)---0-----0--|
|---0-(0)h=1p=0--------3----||---0-(0)h=1p=0--------3----|
|----------------3-2-------o||----------------3-2--------|
|-0------------------0-3----||-0------------------0-3----|
D.C. al Coda &
|--3---| |--3---|
E E +S S S E E E E E E E +S S S E E E E E
|--------------------------||--------------------------|
|--------------------------||--------------------------|
|---2-(2)-(2)(2)---0-----0-||---2-(2)-(2)(2)---0-----0-|
|---0-(0)h=1p=0--------3---||---0-(0)h=1p=0--------3---|
|----------------3-2-------||----------------3-2-------|
|-0------------------0-3---||-0------------------0-3---|
|--3---|
E E E E E +S S S E E
||----------------------------|
||o---------------------------|
||--------0-2-(2)-(2)(2)---0--|
||----2-4---0-(0)h=1p=0-------|
||o-----0-2--------------3-2--|
||--0-5-----------------------|
|--3---| |--3---|
+E E E E E E E E E +S S S E E +E E E E E E E E E +S S S E E
|-------------------|-----------------------------||--------------------------*|
|-------------------|----------------------------o||--------------------------*|
|-(0)-----0-------0-|-2-(2)-(2)(2)---0-(0)-----0--||-------0-2-(2)-(2)(2)---0-*|
|-------3-----2-4---|-0-(0)h=1p=0------------3----||---2-4---0-(0)h=1p=0------*|
|-(2)-----------0-2-|--------------3-2-(2)-------o||-----0-2--------------3-2-*|
|-----0-3---0-5-----|----------------------0-3----||-0-5----------------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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