The River - The Tea Party This is the first tab I ever did, and it was quite a while ago already, so it's probably not as accurate as it should be, but whatever. It should be alright. Standard Tuning (...at least I think so) --> E A D G B E Fig.1 is sort of the kind of thing Jeff plays for the intro. I can't really write it out exactly, but I know it's based on this scale so it should give you the basic idea. This theme also shows up in other parts of the song. Fig.1 |-----------------------------------4-5-7-8-10-8-7-5-4-5-7-8-10-8-7----| |-5h6p5h6p5h6p5h6p5h6p5h6p5h6p--5h6---------------------------------6--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| Fig. 2 Fig.3 |--------------------------| |-0---------------------0-------------| |--------------------------| |-0---------------------0-------------| |--------------------------| |-1---------------------2-------------| |-2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2-| |-2---------------------3-------------| |--------------------------| |-2---------------------3-------------| |--------------------------| |-0---------------------1-------------| Fig.4 Fig.5 |-0-----0-----0----------------| |--------------------------| |-0-----0-----0----------------| |--------------------------| |-1-----1-----1----------------| |--------------------------| |-2--2--2--2--2----------------| |--------------------------| |-2--2--2--2--2--------2-3-5---| |-----------------4--5--7--| |-0--0--0--0--0----3-5-------0-| |-1--1-1--3-1-0-1----------| Fig.6 |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-4---4----------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-4---4----------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-5-2---2----------| |------------------------------4--1--0-| Fig.7 |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-----------------------------5\--| |---------------------------------| |---0-2---0-2---0-3---0-5---0-7\--| |-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------| Solo |-7-7--7h8p7p5h7--7-7--7h8p7p5h7--7-7-7-8-8/11-8-7h8p7p5-7-7-| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-7-7\4--4/7--7-7-7\4--4/7--7-7-8/10-8-| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| Fig.8 Fig.9 |-------------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------| |---0-2---0-2---0--------5------| |-------------------------| |-0-----0-----0----5-7-8---8-7--| |-5--5-5-8-7-5-7--4--1-0--| Fig.10 |--------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------6-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------5-------| |-5--5-5-8-7-5-7--4-4-4--5-5-5--7--8---8-7---| Fig.11 Fig.12 |-----B-------------BR--| |-------------------------------| |-6h8-8-8-6h8-------8---| |-------------------------------| |-------------9-7-6-----| |-------------------------------| |-----------------------| |--------------------11--12-14--| |-----------------------| |-8--8-10-12-10-8-10------------| |-----------------------| |-------------------------------| Fig.13 Fig.14 |---------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |------------------------7--| |--------------------------------------| |------------6-8-9--8--9----| |10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-------| |--------7-9----------------| |10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--7----| |-7-9-10--------------------| |-8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--7----| |---------------------------| |---------------------------------5----| Fig.15 Fig.16 Fig.18 |----------------------| |----------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------| |----------------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-10--| |-9-9-9-9--7-10--| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\---| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-10--| |-9-9-9-9--7-10--| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\---| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--8--| |-7-7-7-7--5--8--| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\---| |----------------------| |----------------| |----------------------| Fig.2 x4 Fig.2 Sailing down Fig.2 Down the sticks again Fig.2 Without you my love Fig.2 I want to return with them Fig.3 I see all my friends Fig.3 They want me to join with them Fig.3 They all melt away Fig.4 Without you alone Fig.5 And a rivers running through my vains Fig.5 Lately she don't seem the same Fig.5 And a blind keeps calling out my name Fig.6 Fig.2 I passed by the sins Fig.2 Left by a different man Fig.2 Tides brought them here Fig.2 Cast by a different hand Fig.3 And the wisps of the winds Fig.3 Blow with the sticks again Fig.3 Pushing me on Fig.4 Without you alone Fig.5 And a rivers running through my vains Fig.5 Lately she don't seem the same Fig.5 And a blind keeps calling out my name Fig.6 Fig.7 x19 *Solo is played over Fig.7 twice after the first 8x of Fig.7 Fig.8 Fig.9 And the river running down Fig.9 And the river running down Fig.9 And the river running down Fig.10 And the river Fig.11&12 x3 *Last note in Fig.12 played first 2x only. Fig.6 Fig.2 x2 Fig.2 My will must be strong Fig.2 She rides with a different light Fig.2 My will must be long Fig.2 I'm still pushing for different heights Fig.3 And the wisps of the winds Fig.3 Blow with the sticks again Fig.3 The river runs red Fig.4 And I'm left alone Fig.5 nd a rivers running through my vains Fig.5 Lately she don't seem the same Fig.5 And a blind keeps calling out my name Fig.5&13 And the rivers runnin yea Fig.5&13 Help me baby Fig.5&13 Help me baby Fig.5&13 Help me baby Fig.5&13 Help me baby ooh ooh yea Fig.14 Help me baby Fig.14 Help me baby Fig.14 Help me baby Yes Fig.15x2 Fig.16x2 Fig.18 Key: h = hammer on p = pull off b = bend 1 half step B = bend 1 whole step BR = bend and release / = slide up \ = slide down