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Roy Harper

Davey

A song originally released on Flat Baroque And Berserk.

Guitar transcription

Transcription by Jonathan James.

Tuning: Standard

Tab rules:

• Numbers indicate the fret position on each string.
• 1h3 (eg) indicates hammering to the 3rd fret from the 1st.
• The chord names written at the top indicate the basic chord shape that can be held for that section. The chord shapes are the simple ones in each case here.
• Notes that are directly above each other are played together. Others are not.

Am
Davey       Oh    Davey       with
------0----------------------------
1h3---------3-----1-----------1----
------------------------2----------
----2----------2-----2-----------2-
0--------0--------0--------0-------
-----------------------------------

Em
  sea shells                                            On    our
------------------0-----------------0-----------------------------------
------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----
------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------
---2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--
2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Am
  ears                                                              we
----------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------1-----0-----------0-----0h1---------1-----0-----------1-
--------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2-------
-----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2----------
--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------2----
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Am
  spun a web  of    voices      we
--------0--------------------------
--1h3---------3-----1-----------1--
--------------------------2--------
-----2-----------2-----2-----------
--0--------0--------0--------0-----
-----------------------------------

Em
danced                                          a     day         of
------------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------
------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----
------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------
---2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--
2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Am
years
----------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------1-----0-----------0-----0h1---------1-----0-----------1-
--------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2-------
-----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2----------
--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------2----
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Am
yesturday   ma -  rooned us      making for  to -  day         we
------0-----3-----0--------------------0-----3-----0------------------
1h3---------------------3--------1h3---------------------------1------
---------------------------------------------------------2------------
---2-----------2-----2--------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2---
0--------0--------0--------0-----0--------0--------0--------0---------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Am
spun along  times tide line   as he
------0----------------------------
1h3---------3-----1-----------1----
------------------------2----------
----2----------2-----2-----------2-
0--------0--------0--------0-------
-----------------------------------

Em
washed                                          us    both  our   a -
------------------0-----------------0-----------------------------------
------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----
------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------
---2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--
2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Am
way
--------------0--
-----------1-----
--------2--------
-----2-----------
--0--------------
-----------------

Notes:

• The timing is given by the regular alternating bass (thumb).
• Roy plays this higher on the album - try putting the capo on the second fret once you have got the hang of it.
• Having just looked at this song again more closely than usual in order to write the tab and lyrics brings home again what a beautiful song it is!
• The lily may be guilded by various means, I particularly like it with a bit of added echo effect.

Any comments (I should like to hear if anyone tries it) or corrections to: j.a.j.james (at) open.ac.uk

Thanks.

Jon James.

Last updated: 2024-06-23 13:17 (EEST)