Nyth Y Gwcw (The Cuckoo's Nest)

Traditional, Welsh reel

rearranged for APG by Les Weller -  dropped D Tuning (DADGBE)

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play briskly
 1                       p   p
E ------------------|------------10-5-5-5----|
B ------------------|--6-5-6-5------------8--|
G ------------------|----------7-------------|
D ----0---0---0---0-|------0------0---0---0--|
A ------------------|------------------------|
D --0---0---0---0---|--0-------0----0---0----|

 2    p   p     h               p   p
E ------------5-7-8-8-8----|------------10---------|
B --6-5-6-5----------------|--6-5-6-5------5-5-5---|
G ----------7--------------|----------7----------8-|
D ------0-----0------------|------0------0---0---0-|
A ------------------10--10-|-----------------------|
D --0-------0-----10--10---|--0-------0----0---0---|

 3    p   p     h h /s   V 
E --1-0-1-0---0-1-3--5-5-------||
B ----------3------------3-----||
G -----------------------2----o||
D ------0-------0------2---0--o||
A -------------------0---------||
D --0-------0------------0-----||

 4      h p                 h          h  /s
E ----0-1-0---------------------|----0-1-3-5-5-3-----0--|
B --3-------3-3-1-0-------------|--3-------------3-3----|
G --2-------2-2-----2-0-(0)-2---|--2--------------------|
D ------0-----0-----2---------2-|------0-----0---0---0--|
A --------------0--------0------|-----------------------|
D --0-------0-------------------|--0-------0---5---5----|

 5        p     h
E --1-0------------------------------|
B ------3-1-(1)-3-3--1-0-------------|
G -----------------------2-0-(0)-2---|
D ------0---------0------2---------2-|
A -------------------0--------0------|
D---0--------0-----------------------|

 6    p   p   h          V 
E ---------------------------||           ||
B -----------------------3---||Repeat all ||
G ----------------0-2-2--2--o||from       || END
D --3-2-3-2-0-2-3---2-2-----o||beginning  ||
A ------0-------0---0-0------||           ||
E --0-------0------------0---||           ||


 ||                 ar = arpeggio roll  (0) = grace note     
o||= Repeat from    st = Strum slow      V = Heavy vibrato 
o||  Beginning or   p  =  Pull Off      h  =  Hammer on   
 ||  prior dbl bar  /s = slide up       \s = Slide down   
                         

NOTE: This file is the author's own work and represents his
interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for
private study, scholarship, or research.


Tab by L. Weller - cuckoo.txt - 5/26/97
for American Primitive Guitar

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e-mail - leswaia@erols.com



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