• Song:

    House Of Tom Bombadil

  • Artist:

    Nickel Creek

Transcribed by nufan@m-net.arbornet.org 
 
 
I'm a guitar player, so here's the main melody of this song transcribed for  
guitar. This isn't the complete song, but it's a good start. I'm working on finishing it... 
 
I've never played a mandolin, but it sounds like it's an octave higher than the  
guitar. If that's the case, and if you tune  
 
it the same as a guitar, here's how the song could be played: 
 
e---------------------------------------------------------------- 
b-----------------------------------------------3^5-----3-------- 
g--0-0-0----0-----0-2-4^0---5^0---2---0^2---0-2-----2-----2---0-- 
d---------4---2-4---------0-----0---------4-----------4-----4---- 
 
Or you could put a capo on the 12th fret of a guitar and play it that way, it's  
up to you. 
 
If some mandolin/guitar player out there would like to translate this guitar tab 
into mandolin, please feel free. 
 
I'm pretty confident the notes are accurate, but you might to want to change  
the fingerings in order to play it faster. I've given you a few different ways  
to play the theme in here, pick which ever you find easiest. This one sure goes  
by in a hurry. Sounds pretty good on my telecaster though... 
 
Good Luck! 
 
 
 
Main Theme: 
Time : 0:00 - 0:12  
e-||--------------------------------------------------- 
b-||--------------------------------------------------- 
G-||-12-12-12-----12-------12-14-16^12----17^12----14-- 
D-||-----------16----14-16-------------12-------12----- 
A-||--------------------------------------------------- 
E-||--------------------------------------------------- 
 
----------------------------------------- 
----------------15-17-------15----------- 
-12-14----12/14-------14-------14----12-- 
-------16----------------16-------16----- 
----------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------- 
 
---------------------------------------------------------------------|R| 
---------------------------------------------------15-17-------------|E| 
----12-------12-14-16^12----17^12----14---12/14----------14-------12-|P| 
-16----14-16-------------12-------12------------16----------16-12----|E| 
---------------------------------------------------------------------|A| 
---------------------------------------------------------------------|T| 
 
 
Time: 0:13 - 0:19 
----------------------------13-12-13----12-------------------------12-14-15- 
-------------------12-13-15----------15----13-15-12-13----12-13-15---------- 
-------12----12-14-------------------------------------14------------------- 
-12-14----12---------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-19-17-19-15-17------------------------16-------------------20-19----18-20-22 
----------------19-17-15--/17----17-19----19-17-------17-20-------20-------- 
------------------------------16----------------16-17----------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-18----------------17------------------------------------- 
----18----------------17---------------------------------- 
-------20-19----18-------18-19---------------------------- 
-------------20----------------19-16----17---------------- 
-------------------------------------17------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Time : 0:19 - 0:25 
-------------------------------------------------------------10-12-------10---------- 
-------------------10-12-------13-------10----------------10-------10-------10------- 
-12--11-12-9-11-12-------12-------12----------12-14-11-12-------------11-------11-12- 
----------------------------12-------12---------------------------------------------- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
---------------------------------------------------10-12----------------------------- 
---------------10-12-------13-------10-------------------10-------------------------- 
-11-12-9-11-12-------12-------12----------12-14-11----------11----12-9--------------- 
------------------------12-------12----------------------------12------12-10-9------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Time: 0:26-0:39 
-||----------------------------------------------------------- 
-||------------------------12-12--12--13-12------------------- 
-||----12---14-14-----14---------------------14
-11-12------ 
-||-12----X--------12----X------------------------------------ 
-||----------------------------------------------------------- 
-||----------------------------------------------------------- 
 
---------------------------------------------------------------------|R| 
------------------------------------------------13-12-13-------------|E| 
------------9------11-11--11---12-12--12--12/14----------14-12-11-12-|P| 
-------9-12---12-9-----------x---------------------------------------|E| 
-10-12---------------------------------------------------------------|A| 
---------------------------------------------------------------------|T| 
 
Violin  
Time: 0:39 
---------------------------------------------------------------10-12-------10---------- 
----------------------10-12-------13-------10---------------10-------10-------10------- 
-12--11^12^11-9-11-12-------12-------12---------12-14-11-12-------------11-------11-12- 
-------------------------------12-------12--------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
--------------------------------------------------10-12-------------- 
---------------10-12-------13-------10------------------10----------- 
-11-12-9-11-12-------12-------12---------12-14-11----------11----12-- 
------------------------12-------12---------------------------12----- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------15^14---------------------- 
----------------------------12-------13-12---------------------------15------15-12-13-15-13-12----- 
------11^12--11-12----11/12----14-12-------14-12-14---12-14----12-14--------------------------14-12 
-12^14-------------14---------------------------------------16------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-------------------------------------------------------10-12------------- 
--------------------12-------13-12---------------------------10---------- 
-12--11-12----11-12----14-12-------14-12-14---12-14-11----------11----12- 
-----------14------------------------------------------------------12---- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Mandolin  
Time: 0:51 - 0:58 
-------------------------------------12----14-12------------------------------------- 
----------------------12----------------16-------15-13-12----------12-13-12---------- 
----------12----12-14----14-12----------------------------14-13-14----------14-12---- 
-12-14-16----16----------------16-14----------------------------------------------16- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-14-12-15-14-12-------12----12-14-15-14-12--------17-15-13------------------------------ 
----------------15-16----16----------------15-13------------17-15-13--------13-15-13---- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------15--15----------15- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
There's a blur of notes here that I can't figure out... 
-------17^12------------------- 
------------14---15^10--------- 
-12/14--------14------11---12-- 
------------------------12----- 
------------------------------- 
------------------------------- 
 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------15-17-------15----------- 
-12-----12-------12-14-16^12----17^12----14---12-14----12-14-------14-------14----12-- 
-----16----14-16-------------12-------12------------16----------------16-------16----- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------15-17------------- 
----12-------12-14-16^12----17^12----14---12-14----------14-------12- 
-16----14-16-------------12-------12------------16----------16-12---- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-||----------------------------------------------------------- 
-||------------------------12-12--12--13-12------------------- 
-||----12---14-14-----14---------------------14
-11-12------ 
-||-12----X--------12----X------------------------------------ 
-||----------------------------------------------------------- 
-||----------------------------------------------------------- 
 
---------------------------------------------------------------------|R| 
------------------------------------------------13-12-13-------------|E| 
------------9------11-11--11---12-12--12--12/14----------14-12-11-12-|P| 
-------9-12---12-9-----------x---------------------------------------|E| 
-10-12---------------------------------------------------------------|A| 
---------------------------------------------------------------------|T| 
 
 
Guitar 
 
--5/7-----5-3---0---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
------5-----0---0-3------------------------------------------------------------------ 
----------------------4^0-2-0---0---2-4---2-0---------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------2---------0-----4-0-2---2-0---2--0---0----------------- 
------------------------------------------------------------2------2---2-0---0-2------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----3-2-0- 
 
------------------------------3-5/7-7---7/10-10- 
-----------------------3--3-5--5---------------- 
--------------0---2/4--------------------------- 
------------0---0------------------------------- 
------0-2--------------------------------------- 
--2-3------------------------------------------- 
 
-10/12-10-----12-12-----10-------------------- 
-----------12--------12----12-8------------ 
-----------------------------------9---------- 
---------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------- 
 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
-9-11--12-11--11-9---------9------------------------------ 
-------------------12-9-12---12-9-12-9-------------------- 
---------------------------------------12-10-12-10----10-- 
---------------------------------------------------12----- 
 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------15-17-------15----------- 
-12-----12-------12-14-16^12----17^12----14---12-14----12-14-------14-------14----12-- 
-----16----14-16-------------12-------12------------16----------------16-------16----- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------15-17------------- 
----12-------12-14-16^12----17^12----14---12-14----------14-------12- 
-16----14-16-------------12-------12------------16----------16-12---- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
I'm trying to finish the rest...it might be a while though.
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