Red River Valley 1

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  • This is your basic major chord progression in Gmajor
    but I use some more advanced inversions to follow the melody
    which I show below. The numbers in parenthesis are my own notation
  • and indicate the inversion in use. I came up with this by a
    process of playing around, and I'm not God, so feel free to
    experiment with this. The song uses a lot of parallel sixths
  • which I play using a regular pick and a finger pick on my
    long finger which is a standard country technique. Finger them
    like this. (Numbers are for fingers, not frets here)
  •  
    --1---|-------|-------|---2---|-------
    ------|-------|-------|-------|-------
  • ------|---2---|-------|---2---|-------
    -
    -
  • -
    Sliding sixths are a lick which sounds very much like a steel
    guitar. There is a particularly choice one on the last line.
  • Notice it is the bottom (bass) note which is slid. This tab comes
    with no warranty and I accept no liability for consequential
    damages. This song is a great confidence builder for beginners as
  • it isn't too hard to play, but makes you sound like a country pro.
    Oh yeah, the passages I have marked stacatto, use a real common
    lead guitar lick. After sounding the notes release the strings
  • quickly. You want to make the guitar chirp.
     
    x x x x x x x x
  • ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    | | | o | o | | | | | o | | | | | o | | | | | o
    7 ----------- 3 ----------- 5 ----------- 3 ----------
  • | | | | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | |
    ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    | | o | | | | | o o o | | | o o o | | | o | | |
  • ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    G(7) C(3) D(5) | | | | o |
    -----------
  • G7
    x x x x
    ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
  • o o o o o o o o o o o o | | | o o o | | | | | o
    8 ----------- 3 ----------- 5 ----------- 10 -----------
    | | | o | | | | | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  • ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    | o o | | | | o o | | | | | o | o | | | o o o |
    ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------
  • C(8) G(3) D7 G(10)
     
     
  •  
     
    Red River Valley (traditional)
  • adlib
    G(7) G(3) C(3) strum
    |-------------3--|-7---7---7---5--|-3---3---5---3--|-----3----------|
  • |---------3---3--|-8---8----------|-----3----------|-5---5----------|
    |----------------|-7---7---7---5--|-4---4---5---4--|-5---5----------|
    |----------------|-9---9----------|-----5----------|-----5----------|
  • |----------------|----------------|-----5----------|----------------|
    |----------------|----------------|-----3----------|----------------|
    from this val - ley they say you are go -ing
  •  
    adlib
    G(7) G(10) D(7) strum
  • |-------------3--|-7---7---7---7--|-10--10--8---7--|-5--------------|
    |---------3---3--|-8---8-------8--|-12--12--10--8--|-7--------------|
    |----------------|-7---7---7------|-12--12---------|-7--------------|
  • |----------------|-9---9----------|-12--12---------|-7--------------|
    |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  • we will miss yr brt eyes + sweet smile
     
    adlib
  • G(7) G7 (sl) C(8) strum
    |-------------3--|-7---7---7---5--|-3---3---5---7--|-10--8----------|
    |---------3------|-8---8-------7--|-6---6---6---8--|-----8----------|
  • |----------------|-7---7---7------|-4---4----------|-10--9----------|
    |----------------|-9---9----------|-5---5----------|-----10---------|
    |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----10---------|
  • |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----8----------|
    for they say you are ta- king the sun shine
     
  • { ----staccatto ------ } adlib
    G(3) | D7 | G(3) strum
    |----------------|-3---3---3---5--|-7-------5---5--|-3--------------|
  • |-------------5--|-3---3----------|----------------|-3--------------|
    |-------------5--|-4---4---3---5--|-7-------5---5--|-4--------------|
    |----------------|-5---5----------|----------------|-5--------------|
  • |----------------|-5---5----------|----------------|-5--------------|
    |----------------|-3---3----------|----------------|-3--------------|
    that bright -ens our path way a while
  •  
    adlib
    G(7) D7 G(3) strum
  • |-------------3--|-7---7---7--7---|-7---7---5---7--|-5---3----------|
    |---------3---3--|-8---8----------|-7---7---7---7--|-----3----------|
    |----------------|-7---7---7--7---|-7---7---5---7--|-5---4----------|
  • |----------------|-9---9----------|-9---9---7---9--|-----5----------|
    |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----5----------|
    |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----3----------|
  • come + sit by my side if you love me
     
    { ------ stacatto ---------------} adlib
  • G(7) G(10) |D(7) strum
    |-------------3--|-7-------3---7--|-10------8---7--|-5--------------|
    |---------3---3--|----------------|---------10--8--|-7--------------|
  • |----------------|-7-------4---7--|-12-------------|-7--------------|
    |----------------|----------------|----------------|-7--------------|
    |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  • |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    do not hast- en to bid me a dieu
     
  • adlib
    G(7) G7 (sl) C(8) strum
    |---------10--8--|-7---7---7---5--|-3---3---5---7--|-10--8----------|
  • |---------10--10-|-8---8-------7--|-6---6---6---8--|-----8----------|
    |----------------|-7---7---7------|-4---4----------|-10--9----------|
    |----------------|-9---9----------|-5---5----------|-----10---------|
  • |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----10---------|
    |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----8----------|
    but re- mem- ber the red ri- ver valley
  •  
    slide adlib
    G(3) bottom D7 G(3) strum
  • |----------------|-3---3---2---3--|-5---5---7---5--|-3--------------|
    |---------5---5--|-3---3----------|-7---7---7---7--|-3--------------|
    |---------5---5--|-4---4---2---4--|-5---5---7---5--|-4--------------|
  • |----------------|-5---5----------|-7---7---9---7--|-5--------------|
    |----------------|-5---5----------|----------------|-5--------------|
    |----------------|-3---3----------|----------------|-3--------------|
  • and the cow- boy who loves you so true
  • PLAY TOO ..
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