Blues Run The Game

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Bert Jansch's arrangement of the Jackson C. Frank song Blues Run the Game
Make sure to check out the Note > and the Variations
Tuning: Standard Tuning
Capo 3rd Fret
          A                 B               C                 D
                   See note >

          A                  B              E                 F
                   See note >

          A                  B               G                H
                   See note >

        J                  K

NOTE >: Figure 1 is played as follows - 1h3p1p0
Figure 1 begins on the downbeat of the measure, so the note on the first fret of the B
string is played at
the same time as the note on the third fret of the E string. You play the first two
notes with a pinch, and this is the only pluck you use. The rest of the notes in the figure
are achieved with hammer-ons and
pull-offs. If there is any confusion consult the video -
An easier version of this figure can be played as follows - 0h1p0
The timing is the same for both the actual and the easy figure.
                                 Variations
Sometimes instead of F, Jansch just repeats E.
For the first B in each verse, Jansch plays the following:

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| /   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