Nearer My God to Thee

music by Lowell Mason (1792-1872)

arranged for guitar by Les Weller 
Dropped D Tuning  - Hear it in RealAudio!

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

 2                  h  ar
E --------------(0)-2--0------0--|
B ----------3----------2---------|
G ----2------(2)-------2---(2)---|
D ------0--------0-------2-------|
A ---------------------0------0--|
D ----0-----0--------------------|

 3    ar
E ----2---------0--------------------|
B ----3-(3)----------3--3----0--0----|
G ----2-----(2)--(2)----0----0--0----|
D ---------0---------0----0-------0--|
A -----------------------------------|
D ----0---------0-------5-------5----|

 4                   st               
E ---------------0-----------0--||
B -------3--2--------3----------||
G ----2------(2)-----2---(2)----||
D -------0-------2---0--0-------||
A ----------0--------0-------0--||
D ----0--------------0----------||

 5   ar   v           ar
E ---5----7---5----|--5------5----|
B ---7----8---7----|--7----7------|
G ---7----7---7----|--7-----------|
D ------0---0---0--|----0------0--|
A -----------------|--------------|
D ---0-------------|--0------0----|


 6   ar   v           ar 
E ---5----7---5----|--5---2--0----|
B ---7----8---7----|--7------2----|
G ---7----7---7----|--7------2----|
D ------0---0---0--|----0-------2-|
A -----------------|---------0----|
D ---0-------------|--0-----------|

 7    ar
E ----2---------0--------------------|
B ----3-(3)----------3--3----0--0----|
G ----2-----(2)--(2)----0----0--0----|
D ---------0---------0----0-------0--|
A -----------------------------------|
D ----0---------0-------5-------5----|

 8                   st               
E ---------------0-----------0--||
B -------3--2--------3----------||
G ----2------(2)-----2---(2)----||
D -------0-------2---0--0-------|| END
A ----------0--------0-------0--||
D ----0--------------0----------||


 ||                 ar = arpeggio roll  (0) = grace note     
o||= Repeat from    st = Strum slow     W = Whole note (sustain) 
o||  Beginning      p  =  Pull Off      h  =  Hammer on   
 ||                 V = light vibrato  

                         
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 - nearer.txt - 1/3/99 rev 1/4/04
for American Primitive Guitar

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