The Song Of The Swamp tab by Leo Kottke

"The Song of the Swamp" by Leo Kottke
Transcribed from Greenhouse (1972)
Also recorded on the Capital compilation 'The Best'

This slide tune is in open G tuning. It works on 6 or 12 string. It is
essential to listen to the music with the transcription, to hear which
notes are fretted with a finger and which with the slide, and to catch the
rhythm.
In measure 5 the first two notes use finger fretting, for example.

The notation is standard, with 's' meaning slide from note to note, or up
or down to the note as appropriate.

I think this is a reasonable approximation of the song--please send your
corrections or suggestions.

Transcription by David Morse (Morse_DL@Corning.com or Elanii@AOL.com)




1
D|-------12----------12--------|------0--------0--------|
B|-s12-------10 s 12------0----|-s5-----4 s 5------0----|
G|---------------------------0-|----------------------0-|
D|-----0----------------0------|-----0-----------0------|
G|--0--------------0-----------|-s5--------s5-----------|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------|


3
D|-------12----------12-------|
B|-s12-------10 s 12------0---|
G|---------------------------0|
D|-----0----------------0-----|
G|--0--------------0----------|
D|----------------------------|

4
D|--------0--------------------------------|--------0-----------|
B|-6 s 5-----12h---------------------------|-6 s 5-----12h------|
G|-6-s-5-------12h-----------0-2--s--5-----|-6-s-5-------12h----|
D|-6 s 5---------12h---2--4----2--s--5-----|-6 s 5---------12h--|
G|-----------------------------2--s--5-----|--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|---------------------|

6
D|--------------------|----------s5---------------|
B|--------------------|-------0---- -5------7-----|
G|--------------------|----0-----------5------7---|
D|-------0------------|------------------5------7-|
G|-2--4-----0---------|-0------------5------7-----|
D|------------0--2--4-|---------------------------|


D|--------------------------|-12--6 s 9--10-------7------|
B|-8---------8------10------|---------------10------7----|
G|---0---------8-------10---|------------------10-----7--|
D|-----0---------8--------10|----------------------------|
G|-0---------8------10------|------------10-------7------|
D|--------0-----------------|----------------------------|

10
D|-9----------------------|-------------------|
B|---0------5-----7-------|-8-----------------|
G|-----0------5-----7-----|---0-------4-----7-|
D|-------0------5-----7---|-----0----4-----7--|
G|-0--------5-----7-------|-0-------4----7----|
D|------------------------|-------0-----------|

12
D|--------10--10--------s10------------|
B|--------10--10--------s10------------|
G|---------------10-----s10------------|
D|----10-----------10---s10--10--7 s 9-|
G|-10-------------------s10------------|
D|-------------------------------------|


13
D|--------8--------7---------------------|
B|--------8--------7---------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---0--0----0--0-----0--0----0----------|
G|------=--------------------------------|
D|-0------0--------0--------0----0--2--4-|


14
D|--------13-----12-------------|--------8--------7---------------------|
B|--------13-----12-------------|--------8--------7---------------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---0--0---0--0---0------------|---0--0----0--0-----0--0----0----------|
G|-0------0------0---0--0--2--4-|------=--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-0------0--------0--------0----0--2--4-|


16
D|---------------12------------------0-|
B|-----------s12-------------12 s 7----|
G|--------0---------------0------------|
D|------0---------------0--------------|
G|----0---------------0----------------|
D|-0-----------------------------------|





17
D|----------10----------s10-----------0-|
B|-------10----10-------s10---6 s 5 ----|
G|----10---------10-----s10---6 s 5 ----|
D|----------------------s10---6 s 5 ----|
G|-10-------------------s10-------------|
D|--------------------------------------|

18
D|----------------------------|-------0-----------------------|
B|-12h---------------------0--|-6 s 5---12h-------------------|
G|---12h-----------0----0-----|-6-s-5------12h----------------|
D|-----12h---2--4----0--------|-6 s 5---------12h--------0----|
G|----------------------------|--------------------2--4-----0-|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------------|



20
D|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-|
G|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----2---|
D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----|


21
D|-------5--------5--------5--7 s 5 s 7---5 s 7--|
B|-----0--------2--------5----7 s 5 s 7----------|
G|---0--------2--------5------7 s 5 s 7----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-0--------2--------5--------7 s 5 s 7----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|


22
D|--------5--------2------------2--9 s 5 s 7--------|
B|------0--------2---2--------2--------------7------|
G|----0--------2-------2-----------------------7----|
D|-----------------------------------------------7--|
G|--0--------2-------------2---------------7--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|



23
D|-------12----------12---|------0--------0----|-------12----------12---|
B|-s12-------10 s 12------|-s5-----4 s 5-------|-s12-------10 s 12------|
G|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
D|-----0----------------0-|-----0-----------0--|-----0----------------0-|
G|--0--------------0------|-s5--------s5-------|--0--------------0------|
D|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|


26
D|--------0-----------|---------------------|--------0-----------|
B|-6 s 5-----12h------|---------------------|-6 s 5-----12h------|
G|-6-s-5-------12h----|-------0-2--s--5-----|-6-s-5-------12h----|
D|-6 s 5---------12h--|-2--4----2--s--5-----|-6 s 5---------12h--|
G|--------------------|---------2--s--5-----|--------------------|
D|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|

29
D|------------------5-|
B|---------------0----|
G|--------------------| Repeat Measures 21-28, then go to
D|-------0----0-------| Measure 30
G|-2--4-----0---------|
D|--------------------|


30
D|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|  Repeat Measures 7-19.
D|-------0--------------|
G|-2--4-----0-----------|
D|-------------0--2--4--|