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Bird Flew By - Nick Drake

Found on:
N. R. Drake, 69.(2014-09-08)
Family Tree(2007-07-09)
Time Has Told Me(2005-05-16)
The Complete Home Recordings(1998)
Tanworth-in-Arden 1967/68(1994)
Second Grace: Alternate Versions and Unreleased Songs
BIRD FLEW BY
     
Tuning: Standard Capo 3rd fret (bit sharp)
     


INTRO
                                h
|--------|--------|--------|-----0--| 
|--32----|--23-2--|--3-----|--00----| 
|--22--2-|--22-2--|--2-----|--201---| 
|-2---2--|-2-----0|-4-4-0-0|-2-----0| 
|0---0---|--------|2-------|--------| 
|-------0|3---3-3-|----2-1-|0---0-0-|

(i find this easiest to barre the A shape with my index finger, and
play the G bass in the second bar with my middle finger)

when this pattern occurs as a link between verses the second bar becomes:

|--------|
|--32----|
|--22----|
|-2---2-0|
|--------|
|3---3-3-|

sometimes the links are just a line of the verse played again. whether you
think they ought to be the intro bit really is up to you....


Verses
                                h
|--------|--------|--------|-----0--| 
|--32----|--32----|--20----|--00----| 
|--22----|--22----|--22----|--201---| 
|-2---2-2|-2---2-0|-1---1-0|-2-----0| twice
|0---0---|--------|--------|--------| 
|------0-|3---3-3-|2---2-2-|0---0-0-|
     

"one would like to wonder..."

|--------|-----0--|--------|--------|--------|-----0--|
|---3----|--00----|--32----|---2----|---3----|--00----|
|--2---2-|--201---|--22----|---2-2--|--2---2-|--201---|
|-4---4--|-2-----0|-2---2-0|--4--4--|-4---4--|-2-----0|
|2---2---|--------|0---0---|-4------|2---2---|--------|
|--------|0---0-0-|------4-|2---2-2-|--------|0---0-0-|
 
at the end there are some double length bars:

|--------|--------|---0----|-0-    |--------|-5-4
|--3--3--|--3--3--|--0--0--|0--    |--2-----|3--2
|--2--2--|--2--2--|--2--2--|1--    |--2-----|2--4
|-4-4---4|-4-4---0|-2-----2|---    |-2-2-2--|4--*
|2---2-2-|2---2-2-|--------|---    |0---0--0|--0-
|--------|--------|0---0-0-|---    |--------|----

(* - fingering returns to 2nd fret barre, but not picked)

     
Tabbed by Chris Healey

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           q o       o p
           q o   G   o p
           d o   T   o b
           q o   D   o p
           q o   B   o p
           d o       o b
            \!       !/
            |=========|
            |!!!!!!!!!|
            |!!!!!!!!!|
            |!!!!!!!!!|              ____    ______  ____    ____
            |!!!!!!!!!|             /\  _`\ /\__  _\/\  _`\ /\  _`\
            |!!!!!!!!!|             \ \ \L\_\/_/\ \/\ \ \/\ \ \ \L\ \
           _|!!!!!!!!!|__            \ \ \L_L  \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  _ <'
         .+=|!!!!!!!!!|--.`.          \ \ \/, \ \ \ \ \ \ \_\ \ \ \L\ \
       .'   |!!!!!!!!!|   `.\          \ \____/  \ \_\ \ \____/\ \____/
      /     !=========!     \\          \/___/    \/_/  \/___/  \/___/
      |    /|!!!!!!!!!|\    ||
       \   \!!!!!!!!!!!/   //
        )   `========='   ((
      .'    !!!!!!!!!!!    `..
     /      !!!!!!!!!!!      \\
    |       !!!!!!!!!!!       ||
    |       !!!!!!!!!!!       ||
    |       !!!!!!!!!!!       ||
     \     =============     //
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