O Brother Where Art Thou - I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow Tab

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Tuning:	D A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

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Man Of Constant Sorrow
By Carter Stanley
Gtr I (D A D G B E)
Note - Recorded version guitar was tuned D A D G A D
(open D). We play it this way but try both tunings.
 
[Intro]
  Moderately Q=88
  F5
 4/4
  Gtr I
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E       E E S S S S E Q  E
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---3-------3--------|
G|-----------------------0-----------|---2-------2---2--2-|
D|---------------3---0---0-0---0-----|---0---0-------0--0-|
A|-3h5---0-3-3-5-5---5-3-------x-----|-0-----0------------|
D|-0---0---0---0-0-0---0-----5-3b3.5-|-0---0---0---0------|
 
   C               Csus2      F5
   E S S +S  S S S E. S E E   E. S S S S S S S S S S S E
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------||
B|-2---2-(2)-2-2-0-0--0-----|-3------------------------------||
G|-2---2-(2)-2-2-2-2--2-----|-2--2-----------0---0-----------||
D|-2---2-(2)-2-2-2-2----2-2-|-0--------------0---0-----0-----||
A|-0-0-------------0----0-0-|-0------0-3h5-5-5-----0---x-----||
D|--------------------------|-0----0---0---0---0-----5-3b3.5-||
 
[Verse]
   F5                 Bb5     F5
   E. S +S  S S S E E a E E   E. S +S  S S S S E S E     S S
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------3-3-------|--------------------------------|
G|----------------2-2-------|----2-(2)-----2---2-2-----------|
D|----0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|----0-(0)-0-0---0-0-0-------0-0-|
A|-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0---x---x-|-0--------0-0-------------------|
D|-0--------------0---3s5-5-|-0--------------------3b3.5-----|
 
   Bb5                           Csus2
   E S S S S S S E S S +S  E S   E. S +S  S S S E. S +S  S S S
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-0--0-(0)----------0-(0)-------|
G|-0-----------0-----0-(0)-0-0-|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2----2-(2)-2-----|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2--2-(2)-2---0-|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-----------|-0--------------0----------0-0-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-----------|-------------------------------|
 
   F5                                                         Bb5
   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E       E. S +S  S S S E S S a E E
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------0-----------|----3-(3)-3-3-3-------------|
G|-------------------0---0-----------|----2-(2)-2-2-2-----2---0-0-|
D|-------------------0---0-----------|----0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
A|-3h5---0---0---3---5-3-----0-------|-0--------------0-0-----x-x-|
D|-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---3b3.5-|-0--------------0-0---3s5-5-|
 
   F5                           Bb5
   E. S +S  S S S E S S E S S   E. S S E S E S S E E
E|----------------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------|
G|----2-(2)-2---2---2-2-------|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0----------0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-0--------------0-----x-x---|-x----------x---------|
D|-0--------------0-----3-3s5-|-5----5-----5---------|
 
   E. S +S  S S S E S S E     E   E. S +S  S S S E E E E
E|------------------------------|------------------------|
B|----0-(0)-------0-----------0-|------------------3---3-|
G|-2--2-(2)-2---2-2-2-2-------2-|----2-(2)---------2---2-|
D|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----0-|----0-(0)---0-----0-0-0-|
A|-0----------0---0-----x-------|-0--------0-x---0---0---|
D|----------------------3b3.5---|-0--------0-3p0-0-------|
 
   Csus2                          F5
   E. S +S  S S S E E E     S S   E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E|------------------------------|------------------------------||
B|--------------------------2-0-|------------------------------||
G|-2--2-(2)-----2-----------2-0-|------------------------------||
D|-2------------2-2-2-2---------|----0-------------------0-0-0-||
A|-0--------0-0---0-0-x---------|-0--0-0-0-3h5---5-3-0h3-0-x-0-||
D|--------------------3b3.5-----|-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-3---||
 
    Verss 2-5
     F5                 Bb5        F5
     E. S +S  S S S E E a E E   E. S +S  S S S S E S E     S S
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|o----------------3-3-------|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------2-2-------|----2-(2)-----2---2-2-----------|
D|-----0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|----0-(0)-0-0---0-0-0-------0-0-|
A|o-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0---x---x-|-0--------0-0-------------------|
D|--0--------------0---3s5-5-|-0--------------------3b3.5-----|
 
   Bb5                           Csus2
   E S S S S S S E S S +S  E S   E. S +S  S S S E. S +S  S S S
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-0--0-(0)----------0-(0)-------|
G|-0-----------0-----0-(0)-0-0-|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2----2-(2)-2-----|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2--2-(2)-2---0-|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-----------|-0--------------0----------0-0-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-----------|-------------------------------|
 
   F5                                                       Bb5
   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E       E. S +S  S S S E S S a E E
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------0-----------|----3-(3)-3-3-3-------------|
G|-------------------0---0-----------|----2-(2)-2-2-2-----2---0-0-|
D|-------------------0---0-----------|----0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
A|-3h5---0---0---3---5-3-----0-------|-0--------------0-0-----x-x-|
D|-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---3b3.5-|-0--------------0-0---3s5-5-|
 
   F5                           Bb5
   E. S +S  S S S E S S E S S   E. S S E S E S S E E
E|----------------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------|
G|----2-(2)-2---2---2-2-------|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0----------0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-0--------------0-----x-x---|-x----------x---------|
D|-0--------------0-----3-3s5-|-5----5-----5---------|
 
   Csus2                          F5
   E. S +S  S S S E S S E     E   E. S +S  S S S E E E E
E|------------------------------|------------------------|
B|----0-(0)-------0-----------0-|------------------3---3-|
G|-2--2-(2)-2---2-2-2-2-------2-|----2-(2)---------2---2-|
D|-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----0-|----0-(0)---0-----0-0-0-|
A|-0----------0---0-----x-------|-0--------0-x---0---0---|
D|----------------------3b3.5---|-0--------0-3p0-0-------|
 
                                 1.,2.,3.
   C5                             F5
   E. S +S  S S S E E E     S S   E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------||
B|--------------------------2-0-|------------------------------o||
G|-2--2-(2)-----2-----------2-0-|-------------------------------||
D|-2------------2-2-2-2---------|----0-------------------0-0-0--||
A|-0--------0-0---0-0-x---------|-0--0-0-0-3h5---5-3-0h3-0-x-0-o||
D|--------------------3b3.5-----|-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-3----||
 
   4.
   E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S E     H
E|-------------------------------|------------------------*|
B|-------------------------------|------------------------*|
G|-------------------------------|-------0----------------*|
D|---------------3h4-------------|-------0----------------*|
A|-0-0-0-3-5---5-----5-0-3---3-3h|=5-0-3---0---------0----*|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|-0-------0-5-3b3.5-0----*|
 
 
************************************
 
| x    Dead note
| h    Hammer-on
| b    Bend
| (n)  Ghost note
| p    Pull-off
| *    Natural harmonic
 
************************************
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Open D is DADF#AD; DADGAD is what it spells. Seems most likely this song is in Double Drop-D (DADGBD), so only differs from tabs like this one in that you let the high open D ring out.

Whats the S, E Q mean above the tabs