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The Ballad Of Serenity by Sonny Rhodes
The Ballad Of Serenity
This is all sounds right to me, though it isn't quite as cool
without the slide guitar and violin. I imagine the slide parts are
just glissandos into each chord and some chord vibrato, if you're so inclined. You'll
have to be in open tuning, and all that
jazz. I have tabbed after each verse the violin fills from that
verse, and the violin solo.
I have everything tabbed in standard, but it's definitely easier to
play with a capo on the third fret. However, all the fills and such
are odd to tab what with the shifted numbers, and I figured it out
without a capo, so standard sans capo it is. Simply move everything
down three frets if you're capo'd.
Here are the chords, with an assortment of voicings. Feel free to use whichever one is
best, and don't feel constrained to
fret every single note for the barre chords, since most of the chord
work is on the lower strings.
C X 3 2 0 1 0
X 3 5 5 5 3
8 10 10 9 8 8
Bb 6 5 3 3 3 6
6 8 8 7 6 6
X 1 3 3 3 1
F X X 3 5 6 5
X 8 10 10 10 8
1 3 3 2 1 1
G 3 5 5 4 3 3
3 2 0 0 0 3
Eb X 6 5 3 4 3
X 6 8 8 8 6
11 10 8 8 8 11
(with a capo on the third fret, these
become A, G, D, E, and C, respectively)
INTRO LICK:
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------3--6p3------|
--3h6--------6----|
*Actually that last note sounds more like a low Eb
than Bb to me, but for the sake of guitar tunings...
FIRST VERSE:
C Bb
Take my love, take my land
F C -> G
Take me where I cannot stand
Eb Bb
I don't care, I'm still free
F C -> G
You can't take the sky from me
*Those weird arrows are chord slides. Sounds good to slide a barre
chord from the eighth fret (C) down to the third fret (G).
---3tr6---- -----------------------------|
----------- ---------------6/8-----------|
----------- and --------------------10-8-----|
----------- --8---7-5-7-8------------10--|
----------- -----------------------------|
----------- -----------------------------|
SECOND VERSE:
(same chord pattern as first verse)
Take me out to the black
Tell them I ain't comin' back
Burn the land and boil the sea
You can't take the sky from me
----8/10-8-------------|
-----------11-8--------|
----------------10-8---|
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VIOLIN SOLO:
-----------------------6-------------------------|
------------------6/8-------8--6--6h8p6-----6~---|
---------5h7---8-------------------------8-------|
---5h8-------------------------------------------|
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-------------------------------------------------|
-------3h6-3------------------------------------------|
---3h6-------6-3---------6-----8------10---11p10-8~---|
-----------------5-3----------------------------------|
---------------------5/7---7/8---8/10-----------------|
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THIRD VERSE:
C Bb
There's no place I can be
F C -> G
Since I found Serenity
Eb Bb F
But you can't take the sky from me...
---------6--------------|
---/6-8-----8-6----/8---|
----------------7-------|
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\ / - slide
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
~ - vibrato
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version 2
Tuning: standard, CAPO 3rd FRET
The main purpose of this tab is to detail the fiddle, banjo, and guitar fills throughout
song. I'll provide a basic structure for the verses, but my focus is on the
breaks, since no one else has tabbed them. Keep flying, Browncoats!
Intro/verse - really helps to pick the strings hard and get a real steely sound. the
sounds great with a little extra bend before the pulloff
g |--------------Take..love--Take..land--take..where.cantstnd-0h3p0h3p0h3|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------2-----------2-----------2---------0------------|
F |-------------------2-----------2-----------2-------------2------------|
C |-----0-3p0-----0-----------------------------------------2------------|
G |-0h3-------3---------------3-----------2-----------/-5---0------------|
g |-dont-care-----still free---youcanttake--sky---meee--------------|
D |-1---------------------------------------------------------/5-3\1|
A#|---------0-------------0-------------0---------------------------|
F |-----0-------------0-------------0------------/5~~-4-2-4-5-------|
C |-3--------------------------------------------(2)----------------|
G |---------------3-------------2------------/5--(0)----------------|
g |-takemeout----totheblack----tellemaint--comn-back-----/5-3p0-----|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------3p0-|
A#|-2~~-----2-------------2-------------2---------0-----------------|
F |-----2-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------------|
C |-0---------------------------------------------2-----------------|
G |---------------3-------------2------------/5---0-----------------|
g |-burntheland--boilthesea----youcanttake--sky--meee---------------|
D |-1~~~----------------------------------------------------------0-|
A#|---------0-------------0-------------0---------0---------0---2---|
F |-----0-------------0-------------0-------------2-------4---------|
C |-3---------------------------------------------2-----instrumental|
G |---------------3-------------2------------/5---0-----begins------|
instrumental
g |---0~~~0-----------------0-3-0-----------------------------------|
D |-1-1-----1-3-1-1-3~~-0-3-------3-0-----------3-----5-----7~~-8-7-|
A#|-----------------------------------2-0---------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------2--/4---4/5---5/7---------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------^-^-^b-a-n-j-o^-^-^-------------------------|
g |-there no place i can be-----since i found serenity--------------|
D |-5~~~~-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------2-------------2-------------2---------------------------|
F |-----2-------------2-------------2-------------5~~-4-2-4-5~~~~---|
C |-0--------------------------------------------(2)----------------|
G |---------------3-------------2------------/5--(0)----------------|
g |-but you can't take sky from me---------0-3p0--------------------|
D |-1~~~~---------8~~-------------------/3-------3p0-----5~~~~~~~---|
A#|---------0-------------0--------------------------2--------------|
F |-----0-------------0---------------------------------------------|
C |-3--------------------------------------------(2)----------------|
G |-----------------------------2-----------(/5)-(0)----------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 3
Acoustic Guitar (steel)
Standard Tuning
E||-------------------------|
B||-------------------------|
G||-------------------------|
D||-------------------------|
A||---------------0--3-0----|
E||-----------0-3--------3--|
"Take my love, Take my land.."
------------------------------------0----0---------------|
---------------------------------------------3----3----3-|
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------2-----2-------0-----0---|
--0---------------------------------0--------------------|
-------------------------------------------3------3------|
-----------0---------------|
----3----3------3--1--0----|
----------------2-----0----|
------0------0--2-----2----|
----------------0-----2----|
--2------2------------0----|
"I don't care, I'm Still Free.."
---------------------------------------------------------|
--L--------0--------------------------------1-------1----|
--L-------------------------------------------0----------|
--L---------------------------------------------2-----2--|
--L--------3--------------------------------------3------|
--L------------------------------------------------------|
--0------------------------0--|---------------------|
----3---3-------3-3---3-------|--3--2--0------------|
------------------------------|--2-----0------------|
------0------0------0------0--|--2-----2------------|
------------------------------|--0-----2------------|
--3-------3-----2-------2-----|--------0------------|
"Take me out, To the Black.."
--0-----------------------------0---0---------0---------------|
----------------------------------------1-------3---3---------|
------------------------------------------2-------------0---0-|
----------------------------------2---------2-----0-------0---|
--0-----------------------------------0-----------------------|
----------------------------------------------3-------3-------|
"Burn the Land.."
-------------0-------------|-------------------------------------------|
--3-3---3-------3--1--0----|--L--------0-----------------1-------1-----|
----------------2-----0----|--L----------------------------0---------0-|
------0------0--2-----2----|--L------------------------------2-----2---|
----------------0-----2----|--L--------3-----------------------3-------|
--2-------2-----------0----|--L----------------------------------------|
"You can't take the sky from me"
--0---------------------------------------------------------0--|
----3---3---------3--------------------------------3---3-------|
------------0---0----------------------------------------------|
------0-------0--------------------------------------0------0--|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
--3-------3-------2--------------------------------------2-----|
---------------------|-------0---------3-0-------3-----|
--3--2--0------------|--1--------1-----------1-------1-|
--2-----0------------|---------------0-----------------|
--2-----2------------|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
--0-----2------------|--3------3-------3-------3-------|
--------0------------|---------------------------------|
-----3--------------------------|----------0-----0-2---2---0----|
----------0-1-1-1-0---0---0-----|-----3--------3-------------3--|
----------0-------------------0-|-----2------2-------2-------2--|
-----0------0-------0-------0---|--0-----0-------0-------0------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--3-----3-------3-------3-------|-------------------------------|
"Have no place, I can be.."
------------------------------0---0---------0---------------|
--1-----------------------------------1-------3---3-------3-|
------------------------------------------2-----------0-----|
--------------------------------2-------2-------0-------0---|
--0---------------------------------0-----------------------|
--------------------------------------------3-------3-------|
"Since I found Serenity"
------------------------------------0-------------|
--3------------------------3---3-------3--1--0----|
---------------------------------------2-----0----|
-----------------------------0------0--2-----2----|
---------------------------------------0-----2----|
--2------------------------------2-----------0----|
"But you can't take the sky from me"
-------------------------------------------------------------|
--L--------0------------------------------------1-------1----|
--L-----------------------------------------------0----------|
--L-------------------------------------------------2-----2--|
--L--------3------------------------------------------3------|
--L----------------------------------------------------------|
--0----------------------|-------------------||
----3----3---------------|-------------------||
--------------------0----|--L----------------||
------0------------------|-------------------||
--------------------3----|--L----------------||
--3------3----3\---------|-------------------||
Tablature Legend
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L - tied note (Hold Last note and let it ring out)
\ - slide into from above or out of downwards
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version 4
Intro:
Eb
C Bb
Take my love, take my land
F C G
Take me where I cannot stand
Eb Bb
I don't care, I'm still free
F C G
You can't take the sky from me
C Bb
Take me out to the black
F C G
Tell them I ain't coming back
Eb Bb
Burn the land and boil the sea
F C G
You can't take the sky from me
Instrumental:
Eb Bb F
C Bb
There's no place I can be
F C G
Since I found Serenity
Eb Bb
But you can't take the sky from me
Outro:
Eb C
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version 5
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Notes : Capo 3rd fret
: standard tuning
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-- chords used (relative to capo): --
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A G D E C
e|--0----3----2---------0--
b|--2----3----3----0----1--
g|--2----0----2----1----0--
D|--2----0----0----2----2--
A|--0----2---------2----3--
E|-------3---------0----0--
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-- Riffs: --
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Intro:
e|--------------------------------
b|-----------------------------2--
g|-----------------------------2--
D|-----------------------------2--
A|---------0----3-p-0-------0-----
E|--0-h-3--------------3----------
Instrumental:
e|----------------0---
b|----------------1---
g|----------------0---
D|----------------2---
A|---------0-h-2--3---
E|--0-h-3-------------
C G NB. these chord's are finger picked.
e|--0--3--
b|--1--3--
g|--0--0--
D|--2--0--
A|--3--2--
E|--0--3--
Outro:
C A
e|--0----0--
b|--1----2--
g|--0----2--
D|--2----2--
A|--3----0--
E|--0-------
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-- Ballad of Serenity (Fire fly theme) --
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-- Intro: --
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Verse 1:
A G
Take my love, take my land
D A E
Take me where I cannot stand
C G
I don't care, I'm still free
D A E
You can't take the sky from me
verse 2:
A G
Take me out to the black
D A E
Tell them I ain't coming back
C G
Burn the land and boil the sea
D A E
You can't take the sky from me
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-- Instrumental:--
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Verse 3:
A G
There's no place I can be
D A E
Since I found Serenity
C D
But you can't take the sky from me
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-- Outro: --
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