Standard tuning: EADGBE
A few words about this piece: This is by far my favorite Leo Kottke
piece. I fell in love with it when I first heard "6 & 12 String Guitar"
(the Armadillo album) some 20 years ago. For so many years I wanted
to learn it and it defeated me. This version finally came together
about 2 years ago. It's based largely on the transcription in
"8 Songs" but I have modified it to fit more closely to the
recorded version on "6 & 12 String Guitar" -- evidently the
transcription in "8 Songs" is taken from a different recorded
version. Although the piece is in the key of A, on "6 & 12 String
Guitar" Kottke is tuned down so it sounds in the key of F#.
Finally, a standard disclaimer: any errors here are mine. I welcome
feedback from anyone about this transcription, especially any
corrections and/or additions.
Symbols:
s = slide up (or down) to note
h = hammer on note
p = pull off note
The piece is played in the following sequence:
Intro - Section A - B - A - C - A - D - A - Coda
(Play Section A twice each time you come to it)
Intro: (I found it impossible to time this out. I guess it's basically
an unmeasured prelude. You'll have to figure out the timing by
listening.)
E-----------------------------------------------------9---------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------10--10--9----|
G-------------9---9-h11--9-h11--9------------------9------9-----------|
D------9-s11-----------------------11--p9----9-s11-------11-----------|
A---0--------------------------------------0--------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B------------9-h10--10-h12--10-h12--10---------------------|
G-----9-h11----------------------------11-p9-----------9---|
D--0---------------------------------------------9-s11-----|
A---------------------------------------------0------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------||
B--10--10--h12--10--h12--10--------------------------------------||
G--11--11--h12--11--h12--11--11-p9---------9---------------------||
D---0--------------------------------9-s11-------------9------7--||
A----------------------------------0-------------9-s11-----0-----||
E---------------------------------------------0------------------||
Section A:
E----------------------------|--------------------------|
B----------------------------|--------------------------|
G-----------9-h11------9-----|-----------------9--------|
D--9-s11-----------11-----11-|-s9----9-s11--------11--0-|
A--------0-------------0-----|-----0--------0-----------|
E---------------0------------|--0-----------------------|
1...&.2..&...3..&...4...&....1..&.2...&..3..&...4..&
E-------------------------|--------------------------|
B--------9-h10----9-------|--------------------------|
G--9-h11------------11----|-9------------------------|
D--------------0--------0-|----11-----9-s7-----------|
A-------------------------|--------0-----------9-s11-|
E-------------------------|-----------------0--------|
1...&.2...&.3..&..4..&...1...&..2..&..3..&..4...&
E----------------------------|-------------------------|
B----------------------------|-------------------------|
G-----------9-h11------9-----|-----------------9-------|
D--9-s11-----------11-----11-|-s9----9-s11-----------0-|
A--------0-------------0-----|-----0--------0-----0----|
E---------------0------------|--0----------------------|
1...&.2..&...3..&...4...&....1..&.2...&..3..&..4..&
| Play this ending the first three times
| through Section A. Last time
| through Section A, go to Coda
| instead of playing this measure.
|
E-------------------------|---------------------||
B-------------------------|---------------------||
G-------------------------|---------------------||
D------------9-h11------9-|--7-------7-----7----||
A--9-s11------------11----|--0----0-----0-----0-||
E---------0------0------0-|---------------------||
1...&..2..&...3...&..4....1..&.2..&..3..&..4.
Section B:
E--------------------------|-------------------------|
B--------------------------|-------------------------|
G--12------11---------9----|-------------------------|
D-------0----------0-----0-|-------11-----9-s7-----0-|
A---------------0----------|----0------0--------0----|
E--------------------------|-0-----------------------|
1.&.2...&...3..&..4..&...1..&...2..&..3..&..4..&
E--------------------------|-------------------------|
B--------------------------|-------------------------|
G--12------11---------9----|-------------------------|
D-------0----------0-----0-|-------11-----9-s7-----0-|
A---------------0----------|----0------0--------0----|
E--------------------------|-0-----------------------|
1.&.2...&...3..&..4..&...1..&...2..&..3..&..4..&
E--------------------------|-----------------------|
B--------------------------|-----------------------|
G--12------11---------9----|-----------------------|
D-------0----------0-----0-|-------11-----9-s7-----|
A---------------0----------|----0------0--------0--|
E--------------------------|-0---------------------|
1.&.2...&...3..&..4..&...1..&...2..&..3..&..4
E---------------------------|------------------------|
B---------------------------|------------------------|
G---------------------------|------------------------|
D---------------------------|----------7-h9-----7----|
A-----7------7--s9-----9----|-7-s9-----------9-----9-|
E--0-----0----------0-----0-|-------0-----0-----0----|
1..&..2...&...3..&..4..&...1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&
E-------------------------------||
B-------------------------------||
G-------------------------------||
D-------9-h11------9------------||
A--s11---------11-----11-s9--7--||
E----0------0------0------0-----||
1..&...2...&..3...&..4..&.
Section C:
E---------0-------------|----------0-------------|
B---------------3-------|----3-----------3-------|
G---------------------0-|----------------------0-|
D------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----|
A--1---------1----------|------------------------|
E-----------------------|-3-----------3----------|
1.&.2..&..3..&..4..&...1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&
E-----------------------|-1-p0------------0-----|
B---------------3-------|-----------3-----------|
G---------2-----------2-|-----------2-----------|
D------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0--|
A-----------------------|-----------------------|
E--1---------1----------|-1------------1--------|
1.&.2..&..3..&..4..&...1...&..2..&..3..&..4
E---------0-------------|----------0-------------|
B---------------3-------|----3-----------3-------|
G---------------------0-|----------------------0-|
D------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----|
A--1---------1----------|------------------------|
E-----------------------|-3-----------3----------|
1.&.2..&..3..&..4..&...1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&
E-----------------------|-1-p0------------0-----|
B---------------3-------|-----------3-----------|
G---------2-----------2-|-----------2-----------|
D------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0--|
A-----------------------|-----------------------|
E--1---------1----------|-1------------1--------|
1.&.2..&..3..&..4..&...1...&..2..&..3..&..4
E---------0-------------|----------0-------------|
B---------------3-------|----3-----------3-------|
G---------------------0-|----------------------0-|
D------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----|
A--1---------1----------|------------------------|
E-----------------------|-3-----------3----------|
1.&.2..&..3..&..4..&...1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&
E-----------------------|-1-p0------------0-----|
B---------------3-------|-----------3-----------|
G---------2-----------2-|-----------2-----------|
D------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0--|
A-----------------------|-----------------------|
E--1---------1----------|-1------------1--------|
1.&.2..&..3..&..4..&...1...&..2..&..3..&..4
E-----------0-------------|----------0-------------|
B-----3-----------------3-|----------------------2-|
G-----------------2-------|----2-----------2-------|
D--------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----|
A-------------------------|------------------------|
E--0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|
1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&...1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&
E-----------0-------------|----------0-------------|
B-----------------------2-|------------------------|
G-----2-----------2-------|----2-----------2-----0-|
D--------2-----------2----|-------2-----------2----|
A--0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|
E-------------------------|------------------------|
1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&...1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&
E-----------------------|------------------------|-----||
B-----------------------|------------------------|-----||
G--h1-----------1-------|----1-----------1-------|-----|| (Pause)
D---------0-----------0-|----------0-----------0-|-----|| Then back
A------2-----------2----|-------2-----------2----|-----|| to Sec. A
E---0--------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-0---||
1.&.2..&..3..&..4..&...1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&
CODA:
E-------------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------------|------------------------|
G-------------------------|------------------------|
D--7--------7--------7----|-9--------9--------9----|
A-----0--0-----0--0-----0-|----0--0-----0--0-----0-|
E-------------------------|------------------------|
1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&...1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&
E----------------------------|--12--||
B----------------------------|--10--||
G----------------------------|---9--|| ENJOY!!
D--12--------12--------12----|--11--||
A------0--0------0--0------0-|---0--||
E----------------------------|------||
1...&..2...&..3..&...4..&
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