Battle Hymn of the Republic / John Brown's Body
arranged for guitar by Les Weller - Dropped D Tuning DADGBE
(start somberly, then energize)
D
E ---------------------------0--2--2--2--0--------------!-------
B ------------------------3-----------------3--3--2-----!-------
G ---2--2--2--2--0-----2--------------------------------!-------
D ------------------4-----------------0--------0--------!------
A ------------0-----------0-----------------------------!------
D ------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------!------
G
E ------------------0-----------------------------------!------
B ---0-----0--2--3-----3--0-----0-----------------------!------
G ------3--------------------2-----2-----2--2--2--------!------
D ---------0-----------0--------------4-----------------!------
A ---------------------------------0--------0-----------!------
D ---5-----------5-----------0-----------0--------------!------
F#m G A fr
E -----------------------0---2--2--2--0--------0--0------------
B ---------------------3-----2-----2-----3--3--2--2--3----2--3-
G ----2--2--2--0-----2-------------------------2--2--2-(2)---2-
D ----------------4----------------4--------------2-------2----
A ----------0----------0-----4--------------0--0-----0---------
D ----0-----------0----------------------5-------------------0-
D fr G
E -------!-------------0--2----------!----------0---------------
B ---3---!-----------3----3------3---!-0---2--3---3--0----------
G -2-----!-2---0---2------2---(2)----!------------------2-------
D -----0-!-------4-----------0-----0-!---0--------0---------4---
A -------!~--0-------0---------------!--------------------0---0-
D ---0---!-0-----0--------0------0---!-5------5---------0---0---
F#m G A st
E -!---------------0--2--2----------0--0------------!!
B -!-------------3----2--2----2--3--2--2--3--2--3---!!
G -!-2---0-----2--------------0--0--2--2--2--2--2---!!
D -!--------4------------4-------0-----2-----2--0---!! FINE
A -!---0---------0----4-------------0-----0-----0---!!
D -!-0------0-----------------5-----------------0---!!
fr = Frail (0) = grace note St = Strum slow
p = Pull Off h = Hammer on
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 - bathym01.txt - 6/27/96
for American Primitive Guitar
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