Fiddler On The Green Tab

Demons & Wizards:  Fiddler On The Green

transcribed by:     Russ Elton     :  vicelton@yahoo.com
                    Jake           :  Jakeh0@aol.com
                    Rob Steinway   :  shaded_enmity@hotmail.com
based from tab by:  Alberto Damora :  mleadc00@estudiantes.unileon.es
                                      damoranet@mixmail.com


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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (acoustic)
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------1-----0-----0-----------1-----3-----0-----|
Gb|-----2---2-----2-----2-------2---2-----2-----2---|
Db|---2-------2-----2-----2---2-------2-----2-----2-|
Ab|-0-----------------------0-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
   "Sad voices........."
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------1-----0-----0-----------1-----3-----1-----|
Gb|-----2---2-----2-----2-------0---0-----0-----0---|
Db|---2-------2-----2-----2---2-------2-----2-----2-|
Ab|-0-----------------------3-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
   "Our precious girl......"


Riff 2 (acoustic) - Use the provided strumming pattern, and
use the lyrics as a reference to timing.

Guitar one plays the chords for the verse like this. Full
chord strum and then lightly strum the top three strings for
time, down-up-down-up.

Guitar two strums the full chords alone.

    Am                              C
eb|-0-0000--0-0000--0-0000--0-0000--0-0000--0-0000--|
Bb|-1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--|
Gb|-2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--|
Db|-2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------|
Ab|-0-------0-------0-------0-------3-------3-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

    G              X3 F
eb|-3-3333--3-3333--|-1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--|
Bb|-0-0000--0-0000--|-1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--|
Gb|-0-0000--0-0000--|-2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--|
Db|-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
Ab|-2-------2-------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

    G
eb|-3-3333--3-3333-3-3-3-3-|
Bb|-0-0000--0-0000-0-0-0-0-|
Gb|-0-0000--0-0000-0-0-0-0-|
Db|-0-------0------0-0-0-0-|
Ab|-2-------2------2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-3-------3------3-3-3-3-|


Am             C
Wasn't there a dream, last night

G                   Am
Like a spring never ending

                                      C
Still the water runs clear through my mind

       G                 Am
On the field I can see a fiddler

                   C
The fiddler on the green

      G         Am
And a saaaad    boy

               C
I took him too early

          G
Would you mind

          F
Would you mind

          G
Would you mind

If I take you
-----------------------------------

Play Riff 1  solo rhythm

Solo 1 (distortion)
Note:  The notes here fade into each other, so listen when to change
from note to note. These are the main notes, there may be other
notes in the transistions, but they're too faded for me to hear.
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------12~~-|
Db|------------2/7~~---9/10~~~-------|
Ab|-------3~~------------------------|
Eb|-/5~~-----------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------10~~-|
Gb|------------------------9~--12~-------|
Db|-7~~-----9~--10~--12~-----------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-------------12-13-12~~---13-15~--17~~-|
Bb|-13-12-13~~----------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-17-19-20-20~~~~~~~-|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|

End solo


Play Riff 2   solo rhythm (chords used are listed on top of solo)

Solo (2 acoustic guitars, but this is arranged for one, except the ending)

   Am                 C          G             Am
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5----------5-7--9-5----------9---7---7--9-7-5-------|
Db|-7----------7-9-10-5---------10---9---9-10-9-7-------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

                C          G       Am
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------5-7--9-5----------9---7----9-------------------|
Db|------7-9-10-5---------10---9---10-------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

               C       G          Am                C
eb|-----------------------7-------------------------------|
Bb|--8---8-8-888-5-----8--8--6-8-6-5------8---8-8-888-5---|
Gb|--9---9-9-999-5-----9--7--7-9-7-5------9---9-9-999-5---|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

     G        F             G
eb|-----7----------------------|
Bb|--8--8----10---10-12/13-12--|
Gb|--9--7----10---10-12/14-12--|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

Guitar 1 (over a G chord)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-10-9-10-9----9------------------|
Db|--------------12---12-10-12-10-9-10-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (over a G chord)
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--9-7----9----------------------|
Db|------10---10-9-10-9-7-9-7----7-|
Ab|---------------------------10---|
Eb|--------------------------------|

End solo


Play Riff 1   "The sun seemed......"


Riff 2 (acoustic, refer to the chart earlier for strumming pattern)

Am         C   G
Isn't it a shame

           Am
The reaper said

                  C
He is quite alone here

          G           Am
And still waiting for you
                             C
Oh I really did fail for the first time

          G                 Am
Spoke the fiddler, poor old fiddler

                   C
The fiddler on the green

    G              F
The fiddler on the green

           G
It would be nice ...

Take my hand!
----------------------------------

Distortion kicks in:

Riff 3

Guitar 1                x4
eb|----------------------|------------|
Bb|----------------------|------------|
Gb|-2-------5------------|------------|
Db|-2-------5--------5---|--3------5--|
Ab|-0-------3--------5---|--3------5--|
Eb|------------------3---|--1------3--|
   "Just hold my hand......."

Solo over riff 3

Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7----------7-9-10-5---------10---9---9-10-9-7-------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|------7-9-10-5---------10---9---10-------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9---9-9-999-5-----9--7--7h9p7-5------9---9-9-999-5---|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|--9--7----10---10-12/14-12--|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|--9-7----9-----------------------|
Db|------10---10-9-10-9-7-9-7----7~-|
Ab|---------------------------10----|
Eb|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5----------5-7--9-5----------9---7---7--9-7-5-------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------5-7--9-5----------9---7----9-------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--8---8-8-888-5-----8--6--6h8p6-5------8---8-8-888-5---|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----7----------------------|
Bb|--8-------10---10-12/13-12--|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-10-9-10-9----9------------------|
Db|--------------12---12-10-12-10-9-10-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

End solo


Riff 4 (solo rhythm)           x4
eb|-----------------------------|------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|------------|
Gb|-2--------------------5---4--|------------|
Db|-2------------5-------5---5--|--3------5--|
Ab|-0-----3-3-3--5-------3---2--|--3------5--|
Eb|--------------3--------------|--1------3--|
          * * *

Solo
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-7^--7-5-7^--7-5-7---5-4-5-4-------|
Db|-----------------------------5-5~--|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------5-8-12-12~---12^^r-|
Bb|-------------------5-8--------------------|
Gb|-------------4-5-7------------------------|
Db|-------4-5-7------------------------------|
Ab|-4-5-7------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15~-15--15~--15-13-12-13-12----12--------|
Gb|-----------------------------14----14-12--|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-14-12-11-12-11----11---------------|
Db|----------------14----14-12---------|
Ab|----------------------------15-14~--|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|------------12---12-17---17-19-20-20^---|
Bb|----13---13-----------------------------|
Gb|-14-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-20-17-----17---------------------------|
Bb|-------20^----20-17---------------------|
Gb|----------------------???---------------|
Db|--------------------Too many guitars.---|
Ab|--------------------maybe later.--------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-19^-19-17-19^-19----19^-19-17-19^-19-|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------17-15-17-19--|
Bb|-15-13-17-15-18-17-20-18--------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-20-19-17-19-17----17-----------------|
Bb|----------------20----20-19-20-19-17--|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-19-17----17-----------------------------------|
Gb|-------19----19-17-19-17-16-17-16----16--------|
Db|----------------------------------19----19-17--|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-19-17-16-17-16----16--------------------------|
Ab|----------------19----19-17-19-17-15-17-15-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------19--|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-15------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----19-17-19-17-15-17-15-14-15-14-12-14-12-10-12-10-8-7~-|

End solo

Ending leads (song fades out with these)

Guitar 1                               x3
eb|-12----------------------------12-13-|
Bb|----15-13-12----------12-13-15-------|
Gb|-------------14-12-14----------------|
Db|-------------------------------------| ----------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|           |
Eb|-------------------------------------|           |
                                                    |---Play 4x
eb|-12----------------15p13p12------------------|   |
Bb|----15-13-12---------------18p17p15-17p15p13-|   |
Gb|-------------14-12---------------------------| --|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|--8~-10~-12~-14~-15-14~-15~-17~-19~--|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Guitar 2                              x3
eb|---------------------------------10-|
Bb|-13-12-10---------------10-12-13----|
Gb|----------12-11-9-11-12-------------|
Db|------------------------------------| ---------|
Ab|------------------------------------|          |
Eb|------------------------------------|          |
                                                  |---Play 4x
eb|------------------10-----------------------|   |
Bb|-13-12-10-----------13p12-13p12p10-12p10---|   |
Gb|----------12-11-9-----------------------12-| --|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-10~-12~-13~-15~-17-15~-17~-18~-20~--|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|  pretty sure this is right
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------9-----9----9~-|
Db|--7~--7-9-10-5---10-9-10~--10-12---9~----12----|  i know this is right
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------10--10-12-13------13--12~-|
Gb|-9-10-12------12-10~---------------12~----------|
Db|---------12~------------------------------------| i know this is right
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|--3~--5~--7~--9~-10--9~-10~-12~-14~--|  not sure about the last notes
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill