Day Is Done Tab

by Nick Drake
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Dm
Capo: 5th fret
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2 contributors total, last edit on Mar 26, 2020
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[Main Pattern]
 
e|--------0-------|--0-------0-----|----0-----0-----|--------0---------|
B|----0h1-----1---|0---0---0---0---|0h1-----1---1---|--0h1p0---3---1---|
G|--2-------2---2-|----------------|----------------|-------2----2---2-|
D|----------------|------2-------2-|------2-------2-|------------------|
A|0-------0---0---|----------------|----------------|------------------|
E|----------------|4-------4---4---|3-------3---3---|2-------2-----2---|
 
 
e|--------0-3-0-----|--------0-------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0h1p0-------1---|----0h1-----1---|------0---------|------0---------|
G|-------2--------2-|--2-------2-----|----2---2-------|----2---1-------|
D|------------------|--------------0-|--0-------1---1-|--2-------2-----|
A|------------------|0-------0---0---|----------------|------------2---|
E|1-------1---------|----------------|1-----------1---|0---------------|
 
 
Notes:
1. The picking varies a lot, so e.g. bars 7 and 8 are slightly
different in the intro, but above seems to be the template, and it
seems pointless to try to transcribe exactly which notes are
played for the entire song.
2. The hammers and pulls of bars 4 and 5 tend to get simplified in
the verses to various pickngs of 2x0210 and 1x0210 respectively.
3. Verses 2 and 6 repeat bars 5 and 6
4. Verses 2, 4, 6 have a quicker end, replacing bars 7 and 8 with:
 
e|----------------|
B|------0---------|
G|----2---2---1---|
D|--0h1-----2---2-|
A|----------------|
E|1-------0-------|
 
 
(h - the 1 is hammered on, not picked)
 
Last verse ends with same bar as for v2,4,6, then:
 
e|------------------
B|------3-0-----0---
G|----2---------5---  (in free timing)
D|--2-------2---2---
A|0-------------0---
E|------------0-----
 
 
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
 
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11 comments
Wowbagger_86
Hi! I`m no Jimi Hendrix... still, my fingers are finally starting to follow my lead ;) This tab is most likely a great tab, thou I have still problems finding out where to place my fingers if you don`t write the actual chords above it ... then It`s easier to understand :)
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riccoelho
great songwriter, great music and great work on this tab. many thanks
+3
siapet
sweet -- nice work catching the nuances that make this sound great
+1