nitty gritty dirt band - "fishin in the dark-tab"

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Subject: Fishin In The Dark by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Band: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Song: Fishin' In The Dark
Album: Hang On

Tabbed By: Daniel Clark

Hey everybody, this is my first tab file, so bare with me.
If I do anything wrong or, mess up some way, somebody let me know.
Just Email me [email protected] .

This song is played in Drop-D Tuning
(DADGBE)

Chord Definitions:

D (XX0232)
G (555785)
A6 (X02222)
Em (222XXX)

These are the main rhythm riffs for the verses.

Riff No 1 (Palm Mute Slightly)

E-||--------------------------------------------------------||
B-||--------------------------------------------------------||
G-||--------------------------------------------------------||
D-||--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-----------------------||
A-||--0---2---0---2---0---2---0-0-2-0-----------------------||
D-||--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-----------------------||

Riff No 2 (Palm Mute Slightly)

E-||--------------------------------------------------------||
B-||--------------------------------------------------------||
G-||--------------------------------------------------------||
D-||--5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5-5-5-----------------------||
A-||--5---7---5---7---5---7---5-5-7-5-----------------------||
D-||--5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5-5-5-----------------------||

Riff No 3 (A6)

E-||-----------------2--------------------------------------||
B-||-----------------2--------------------------------------||
G-||-----------------2--------------------------------------||
D-||--0---0---0---0--2--------------------------------------||
A-||--0---0---0---0--0--------------------------------------||
D-||--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------------||

Here are a couple of the lead guitar licks.
I don't know how to show you exactly where they go,
but you can easily find them on the recording.

Lick No 1 Lick No 2

E-||------------------|-------------------------------------||
B-||------------------|-------------------------------------||
G-||------------------|-------------------------------------||
D-||----------0-------|-------------------------------------||
A-||-----0h2----------|-------------------------------------||
D-||--0---------------|---2---2b3--2p0----------------------||

OK, now I'm gonna try to put the whole song together.

Intro

Riff No 1 (4x)

Verse 1

Riff No 1 (2x)
Lazy yellow moon comin up tonight shinin through the trees

Riff No 2 (2x)
Crickets are singin and lightnin bugs are floatin on the breeze

Riff No 1 (2x)
Baby get ready

Riff No 1 (2x)
Across the field where the creek turns back by the old stump road

Riff No 2 (2x)
I'm gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows

Riff No 1 (1x)
Baby Get ready

Riff No 3 (1x)
Oooooooooooooh

Chorus

D
You and me goin fishin in the dark, lyin on our backs and coutin the stars

G
Where the cool grass grows

D
Down by the river in the full moon light, we'll be fallin in love in the
middle of the night

G
Just movin slow

Em A6
Stayin the whole night through

Em A6 Riff No 1 (2x)
Feels so good to be with you

Verse 2
(Played just like Verse 1)

Spring is almost over and the Summer's comin, the days are gettin long

Waited all Winter for the time to be right just to bring you along

Baby get ready

It don't matter if we sit forever and the fish don't bite

We'll jump in the river and cool ourselves from the heat of the night

Baby get ready

Ooooooooooooh

Chorus

(It's played just like the first chorus, with only one difference.
In the very end it just repeats instead of Riff No 1 starting back up.
In the original recording the chorus plays over and over until it fades
out.)

Notation Key

2b3 - bend

0h2 - hammer on

2p0 - pull off

* This document is the author's own work.
It is to be used only for personal study.

Tabbed by: Daniel Clark

Well like I said this was the first song I've ever tabbed,
I'm sure I made some mistakes, so just email me and let me know.
[email protected]

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