Cifra Club

The Fisherman

Leo Kottke

Chord: Versão 2 (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: E 
        B (2X)
        C (2X)
        D (2X)
        E (1X)
        A (2X)

This song is one of the few Leo Kottke compositions
which uses an ordinary alternate bass finger-picking
style.  It is also one of the few that I can wrap my
head around and get a reasonable transcription of.

All sections A-D are to be played twice.  Often the
second run is slightly different from the first.  For
the differences between the first and second runs that
are not fully transcribed, I have shown the notes to
be played in the second run in brackets.

A.

E|-----------------0--0----| 1h3p1------0-------------|
B|---------0h1--3----------|-----------------3-------|
GE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------2----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
A|---3----------3----------|--3-----------3----------|
EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1--------1-------|--0h1p0------------------|
G|-----2-------------------|-----------2-----0-------|
D|--------3-----------3----|--------3-----------3----|
AE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--1-----------1----------|--1-----------1----------|

E|-----------------0--0----| 1p3p1------0-------------|
B|--------0h1---3----------|-----------------3-------|
GE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
A|--3-----------3----------|--3-----------3----------|
EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E|-----------3-------------|--1----------------------|
B|-----------------0-------|-----------------0-------|
G|-------------------------|------------0h2----------|
D|--------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|
AE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--3-----------3----------|--1-----------1----------|

E|----------------0--0-----| 1h3p1------0-------------|
B|--------0h1--3-----------|-----------------3-------|
GE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------2----------2-----|--------2-----------2----|
A|--3----------3-----------|--3-----------3----------|
EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1--------1-------|--0h1p0------------------|
G|-----2-------------------|-----------2-----0-------|
D|--------3-----------3----|--------3-----------3----|
AE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--1-----------1----------|--1-----------1----------|

E|-----------------0--1----|--3--------3-------------|
B|--------0h1---3----------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------0---------0h2----|
D|--------2-----------2----|--------------------0----|
A|--3-----------3----------|--3----------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------3----------|

                          (1) first ending
EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--1--------------1-------|--------1--------1-------|
GE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------2----------------|--------2-----------2----|
A|--3-----------3-----2----|--3-----------3----------|
EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|

(2) second ending
E|-------------------------|
B|------------1----------1-|
G|----0------------0-------|
D|--------2-----------0----|
A|--3-----------2----------|
E|-------------------------|

B.

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-|-----------2-----------2-|
D|--------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
A|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|
E|--------------0----------|--------------0----------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-|------------2----------2-|
D|--------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
A|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|
E|--------------0----------|--------------0----------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-|-----------2-----------2-|
D|--------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|
A|-------------------------|--0----------------------|
E|--2-----------2----------|--------------2----------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----------------2-----2-|------------2----------2-|
D|--------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|
A|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|
E|--------------2----------|--------------2----------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-|-----------2-----------2-|
D|--------3-----------3----|--------3-----------3----|
AE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--1-----------1----------|--1-----------1----------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-|------------2----------2-|
D|--------3-----------3----|--------3-----------3----|
AE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--1-----------1----------|--1-----------1----------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-|-----------2-----------2-|
D|--------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
A|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|
E|--------------0----------|--------------0----------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-|------------2----------2-|
D|--------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
A|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|
E|--------------0----------|--------------0----------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-|-----------2-----------2-|
D|--------3-----------3----|--------3-----------3----|
AE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--1-----------1----------|--1-----------1----------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----0-----------0-----0-|------------0----------0-|
D|--------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|
AE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--3-----------3----------|--3-----------3----------|

C.

continue to play the last bar of section B. hammering
the first fret on the second string and pause....

0-1|-3-----3--------3-------|--3--------0-----1-------|
---|------------------------|-------------------------|
---|------------------------|-------------------------|
---|-------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
---|-3----------------------|--3-----------3----------|
---|-------------3----------|-------------------------|

E|--3--------3-----3-------|--3--------0-----1-------|
BE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
D|--0-----------0----------|--0-----------0----------|
AE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E|--3--------3-----3-------|--3---------5----7-------|
BE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
GE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|
AE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--3-----------3----------|--3-----------3----------|

(1) first ending
E|--3---------3----3-------|--3--------0-----1-------|
BE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
GE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------2----------------|--------2-----------2----|
A|--3-----------------2----|--3-----------3----------|
E|--------------3----------|-------------------------|

(2) second ending
E|-------------------------|-----------0-------------|
B|-----------1-----------1-|-----------------1-------|
G|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------------0-|
D|--------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
A|--3----------------------|--3-----------3----------|
E|--------------3----------|-------------------------|

D.

E|-------------------------|-----------0-------------|
B|-----------1-----------1-|-----------------1-------|
G|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------------0-|
D|--------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
A|--3----------------------|--3-----------3----------|
E|--------------3----------|-------------(3)---------|

E|-------------------------|-----------0-------------|
B|-----------1-----------1-|-----------------1-------|
G|-----2-----------2-------|-----2-----------------2-|
D|--------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
A|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|
E|--------------0----------|-(0)----------0----------|

E|-----0-------------------|-----------0-------------|
B|-----------1-------------|-----------------0-----1-|
G|-----------------0-----0-|-----0-------------------|
D|--------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|
AE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--3-----------3----------|--3-----------3----------|

E|-------------------------|-----------0-------------|
B|-----------1-------------|-----------------1-------|
G|-----0-----------------0-|-----0-----------------0-|
D|--------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
A|--3----------------(2)---|--3----------------------|
E|--------------3----------|--------------3----------|

E.

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-|-----------2-----------2-|
D|--------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
A|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|
E|--------------0----------|--------------0----------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-|------------2----------2-|
D|--------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
A|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|
E|--------------0----------|--------------0----------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-|-----------2-----------2-|
D|--------3-----------3----|--------3-----------3----|
AE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--1-----------1----------|--1-----------1----------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-|-----------2-----------2-|
D|--------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|
A|-------------------------|--0----------------------|
E|--2-----------2----------|--------------2----------|

EE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------1p0--------------|--1p0------------1-------|
G|-----0-----------0-----0-|------------0----------0-|
D|--------3-----------3----|--------3-----------3----|
AE|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--3-----------3----------|--3-----------3----------|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|continue to hammer the the first fret second string|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------3-----------3----|--------3-----------3----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--3-----------3----------|--3-----------3----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Austin Roorda
School of Optometry
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ont. Canada
N2L 3G1
tel: 885-1211 ext: 3774
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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