Bouree Bass

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G
Capo:	no capo

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2 contributors total, last edit on Feb 24, 2021

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Band: Jethro Tull
Song: Bourée
Tabs: justslee23@comcast.net
 
[Verse 1]
     Dm     A       A7    Dm      F     C        A7    Dm
G|--|------------|-------------|--------5-----|-------------|
D|-7|-------7----|-------------|-----7----7---|--7----------|
A|--|-5--8-----8-|--7--8--5--7-|--8---------7-|----8-7-5--8-|
E|--|------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
 
     Dm     A       A7    Dm      F     C        F      F
G|--|------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
D|-7|-------7----|-------------|-----7--10----|-----10------|
A|--|-5--8-----8-|--7--8--5--7-|--8--------8--|--8------8-87|
E|--|------------|-------------|------------8-|-------------|
 
(0:16) (guitar enters)
     Dm     A       A7    Dm      F     C        A7    Dm
G|--|------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
D|--|-------7----|-------------|-----7--10----|--7----------|
A|--|-5--8-----8-|--7--8--5--7-|--8--------8--|----8-7-5--8-|
E|--|------------|-------------|------------8-|-------------|
 
     Dm     A       A7    Dm      F     C        F      F
G|--|------------|-------------|--------5-----|-------------|
D|-7|-------7----|-------------|-----7----7---|-----10------|
A|--|-5--8-----8-|--7--8--5--7-|--8---------7-|--8------8-7-|
E|--|------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
 
[Verse 2] (0:32) (drums enter)
    Dm     A       A7    Dm      F     C        A7    Dm
G|-------------|-------------|--------5-------|-----------|
D|--------7----|-------------|-----7--------7-|-----------|
A|--5--8-----8-|--7--8--5--7-|--8--------7----|-8-7-5--5-8|
E|-------------|-------------|----------------|-----------|
 
    Dm     A       A7    Dm      F     C        F      F
G|-------------|-------------|--------5------|------------|
D|--------7----|-------------|-----7----7----|----10------|
A|--5--8-----8-|--7--8--5--7-|--8---------7--|-8------8-7-|
E|-------------|-------------|---------------|------------|
 
G|----------|-----------------------------------------|
D|o-------7-|---------------------------7\-----------o|
A|o-5--8----|--5h7--3s7--5s8--3s7--5s8------3--5-8-5-o|
E|----------|-----------------------------------------|
 
[Flute solo] (1:03)
   Dm                        Dm
G|-------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|
D|-------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|
A|-5-----------|-----------|-5------------|-----------|
E|-------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|
 
   Dm                        Dm
G|-------------|-----------|----------10--|-----------|
D|-12-10----10-|-----------|-12-10--------|-----------|
A|-------12----|-----------|--------12----|-----------|
E|-------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|
 
[Jamming] (1:18)
   Dm               Gm7
G|----------------|-----3h5p3--------|
D|-----7------7---|-5-5-------5------|
A|-5-5----5-5---5-|--------------3-4-|
E|----------------|------------------| x4
 
[Transition to solo] (1:34)
   Dm      A7        C         Dm
G|-----7-|---------|---------|-------|
D|-------|-7-5-----|---2-5---|---3---|
A|-5-5---|-----7-5-|-3-----3-|-5---5-|
E|-------|---------|---------|-------|
 
   C         Dm        A7        Dm
G|---------|---------|---------|-----|
D|---2-5---|-----7---|-7-5-----|-----|
A|-3-----3-|-5-8---5-|-----7-5-|-5-8-|
E|---------|---------|---------|-----|
 
   Dm      A7        C         Dm
G|-------|---------|---------|-------|
D|-------|-7-5-----|---2-5---|---3---|
A|-5-8-5-|-----7-5-|-3-----3-|-5---5-|
E|-------|---------|---------|-------|
 
   C         Dm        A7        Dm
G|---------|---------|---------|-------|
D|---2-5---|-----7---|-7-5-----|-------|
A|-3-----3-|-5-8---5-|-----7-5-|-5-8-5-|
E|---------|---------|---------|-------|
 
[Bass solo] (1:50)
   Dm            A                      A7
G|------------|----------------------|-------|
D|------------|--7--8--7-----------5-|--7----|
A|-5--5--7--8-|-----------8--7--8----|-----5-|
E|------------|----------------------|-------|
 
   Dm         F           C               A7               Dm
G|----------|----7----|-9----------9--|-12-------------|--------|
D|----------|-7-----7-|----10---------|-----11------11-|-12--12-|
A|-5--7--8--|---------|--------10-----|---------12-----|--------|
E|----------|---------|---------------|----------------|--------|
 
   Dm            A                     A7
G|-------------|--------------------|-------|
D|-12----------|--7---------------5-|--7----|
A|---8--10--11-|---5--7--8--7--8----|-----5-|
E|-------------|--------------------|-------|
 
   Dm         F         C        F          F
G|----------|----5----|-5------|-------5--|-------|
D|----------|-7-------|--8--5--|----------|----10-|
A|-5--7--8--|-------8-|--------|-7--8-----|-8-----|
E|----------|---------|--------|----------|-------|
 
(2:06)
   C      C/D   Bb   Bb/C   Bb D    C   F     F/G   F
G|-12-12-12/14-10-10-10/12-10-14-14-12----------------|
D|-10-10-10/12--8--8--8/10--8-12-12-10-10-10-10/12-10-|
A|--------------------------------------8--8--8/10--8-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
   Dm
G|--------------|
D|-7--7--7-7--7-|
A|-5--5--5-5--5-|
E|--------------|
 
   C      C/D   Bb   Bb/C   Bb D    C   F     F/G   F
G|-12-12-12/14-10-10-10/12-10-14-14-12----------------|
D|-10-10-10/12--8--8--8/10--8-12-12-10-10-10-10/12-10-|
A|--------------------------------------8--8--8/10--8-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
    Dm          F           Dm        F          C
G|-----------------------|-12--12-12--10--10-10--9---9--|
D|o-7--7--7-7--10-10-10-o|-12--12-12--10--10-10--10--10-|
A|o-5--5--5-5---8--8--8-o|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------------|
 
       F   C   D
G|----17--12--14----------------|
D|10--15--10--12----------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 
[Transition to Verse 1] (2:29)
G|-------------------------|
D|-7------7---------------7|
A|--5--8-----8--7--8--5--8-|
E|-------------------------|
 
[Verse 1] (2:33)
G|--------------------------------5-----------------|
D|-7------7--------------------7----7----7---------7|
A|--5--8-----8--7--8--5--7--8---------7----8-7-5--8-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7--------------------7--10--------10------|
A|--5--8-----8--7--8--5--7--8--------8---8------8-87|
E|------------------------------------8-------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7--------------------7--10-----7---------7|
A|--5--8-----8--7--8--5--7--8--------8-----8-7-5--8-|
E|------------------------------------8-------------|
 
G|--------------------------------5-----------------|
D|--------7--------------------7----7-------10------|
A|--5--8-----8--7--8--5--7--8---------7--8------8-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
[Outro] (3:04)
G|--------------------------------5-----------------|
D|--------7--------------------7--------7-----------|
A|--5--8-----8--7--8--5--7--8--------7----8-7-5--5-8|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|
D|--------7---------------------------|
A|--5--8-----8--7--8--5--7--8---------|
E|-----------------------------------5|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------5-5-5...-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
************************************
 
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
 
************************************
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Bouree – Jethro Tull

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Everyone should have tabs with the timing before each section, nice touch, nice job

You have it written as: Verse 1 G|--------------------------------5-----------------| D|-7------7--------------------7----7----7---------7| A|--5--8-----8--7--8--5--7--8---------7----8-7-5--8-| E|--------------------------------------------------| However the 13th, and 14th note of the song clearly ascend on the scale, not descend in the album version. [the next line does in fact ascend, though.] Here is my proposed fix: Verse 1 G|--------------------------------5-----------------| D|-7------7--------------------7----O----7---------7| A|--5--8-----8--7--8--5--7--8---------7----8-7-5--8-| E|--------------------------------------------------| Alternately, you could play the 5th fret of the A, instead of the open D if you'd like. Great tab overall though! I've found it to be very helpful.

As I look at verse 2, 3rd line I need clarification on the "o's" at the beginning of the tab G|--------------------------------------------------| D|o-------7---------------------------7\-----------o| A|o-5--8-----5h7--3s7--5s8--3s7--5s8------3--5-8-5-o| E|--------------------------------------------------| on the A string and D string. Are we plucking open on those strings? Then I see a "hammer" from the D to the E (5h7) and a "slide from C to E" (3s7) and D to F (5s8), correct? Is that a slide from A to C 7\----3? Then it looks like your plucking the A and D open again at the end of the line?