Black Eyed Dog Tab

by Nick Drake
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Capo: 3rd fret
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1 contributor total, last edit on Dec 13, 2016
Tuning: standard, capo 3rd fret
 
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|  (repeat)
D|-----------7-6-7-9------------7-6-------|
A|--7-7-----------------7-7-----------6-7-|
E|------<7>-----------------<7>-----0-----|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------rhythm sound begins------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------7-6-7-9-9--------------7-7-7-6--------|
A|-7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------------7-7---------------6-7--|
E|-----<7>---------<7>--------<7>-------------------------<7>---------0------|
                      Black eyed dog
                              he called at my door
[Main pattern]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------7-6-7-9-9-----------------7-7-7-6--------------|
A|-7-7---------------------------7-7-----------------6-7---(7)-|
E|-----<7>---------------------------<7>-----------0-----------|
 
The black eyed dog
            he called for more
A black eyed dog he knew my name   (repeat main pattern for each line)
A black eyed dog he knew my name
A black eyed dog
A black eyed dog
I'm growing old and I wanna go home, I'm growing old and I don't wanna know
I'm growing old and I wanna go home
 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----12-11-9-7-6-7-9-9---------7-6------------| (rpt w/ booming bass note)
A|-7-7-------------------7-7-----------6-7-7----|
E|-----------(0)-------------<7>-----0----------|
          (bass note second time only)
 
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---2s1-1s2-2s4-4s2-2s1-1s2----6s4-4s6s7-7s4-4s6-|  (repeat)
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------0-------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------| (repeat)
D|---9-0-7-0-6-0-4-0-2------2s1-1s2-2s4-4s2-2s1-1s2--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------------0--------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---2s1-1s2-2s4-4s2-2s1-1s2----6s4-4s6s7-7s4-4s6-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------0-------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-0-7-0-6-0-4-0-2------2s1-1s2-2s4-4s2-2s1-1s2--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------------0--------------------------|
 
A black eyed he called at my door  (repeat main pattern)
A black eyed he called for more
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-7-7-6------------------7-6---------------|
A|--7-7---------------6-7----7-7-------------6-7-7-----|
E|------<7>---------0------------<7>------7------------|
 
 
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| (n)  Ghost note
 
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6 comments
bookyweirdo
This is awesome! How do you do the rhythm part?
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nickmills1966
this is good. but I think he tunes to an Emaj chord (capo 3rd fret). So much better, one can strum and muck about as he does, and the harmonics on the 15th fret are perfect.
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merlinbear
So good to find a version of this in standard tuning! Thank you!
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