PREFACE BY UPLOADER: I did not tab this. Credit goes to Chris Haley who did an amazing
This is one of my favorite Nick Drake songs and I was very sad to see no one had tabbed
so after a little digging i found this and though I'd share it. Enjoy.
THREE HOURS
Tuning BBDGBE (low E string down to B, A up to B)
Capo 3rd Fret
This is one of those songs where every bar seems to have something
variations, as frankly it's far too long already.
Intro (timing very free):
|----2---0-2-----|--0-------------|--------------|--0-----2-------|
|----0---0-0-0---|3---2-0---------|--0-----2-----|4---4---------0-|
|----4---4-4-----|4-4-4-4-----4---|--2-----0-----|--0-----4---4---|
|------------4---|4---4-4-----4---|--2-----2-----|4---4-----------|
|--0---0-------0-|----------------|0---0-----0---|0-----0---0-----|
|----------------|--------------0-|------0-----0-|----------------|
|2--2--2-0-2-----|--0-------------|----------------|------|
|---0--0-0-0---3-|----2---0-------|----0-------2---|------|
|---4--4-4-4---4-|--4-4---4-------|----2-------0---|------|
|--------------4-|----4---4---4---|----2-------2---|----2-|
|-----0-0----0---|0-----0-------0-|--0---0---0-----|------|
|----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|------|
"Riff A"
|----2----(2)---(2)---(2)--------|----|
|----0-----0-----0-----0---0--0--|0---|
|----4-----4-----4-----4---2--2--|4---| and continue
|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4---2--2--|4---| as for
|0-----0-----0-----0---------0-0-|----| previous bar
|--0-----0-----0-----0---0-------|--0-|
"Riff B"
|----2---0-2-------0-------------|------------------0-------2-----|
|0---0---0-0---3-----2---0-------|0-----2---2-----4---4-0---0-0---|
|4---4---4-4---4---4-4---4-------|2-----0---0-------0---4---4-4---|
|4-------------4-----4---4-------|2--2--2---2-----4---4-4-----4---|
|--0---0-----0---0-----0---0---0-|--0---------0---0-------0---0---|
|----------------------------0---|----0---0-----0---------------0-|
i i l l
r r r r r
m m m m m m
rpt bar and a half of "Riff B" (with obvious rhythm difference at start),
then:
"Riff C"
|----2----(2)---(2)---(2)--------|
|----0-----0-----0-----0---------|
|----4-----4-----4-----4---2-----|
|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----0---|
|0-----0-----0-----0-----02------|
|--0-----0-----0-----0---------0-|
Verse lines 1 and 4:
|----2----(2)---(2)---(2)---(2)--|----------------|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-------|
|----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|--2-----2-------| (followed by
|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--0|--2--0--2---2---| riff A or C)
|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----|
|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|0-----0-------0-|
verse lines 2 and 3:
|----2---------------------------|----------------|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-------|
|----4-----4-----2-----2-----2---|--1-----1-------| (followed by
|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--0|--2--0--2---2---| riff A or C)
|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----|
|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|0-----0-------0-|
before 2nd verse: once through Riff B with minor variations at end, then:
|2-----0-------------------------|------0---------|
|--0-----0---3-----2-----0-------|0-------2-------|
|----4-----4---4-----4-----4-----|--2-------0-----| (then riff A
|----------------4-----4-----4---|----2-------2---| leads into
|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|0-----0-------0-| next verse)
|--------------------------------|----------------|
after verse 2:
|--0-------2-----|--0-------2-----|--------0-----0-|--0-------2-----|
|4---4-0---0-0---|4---4-0---0-0---|0-----2-----3---|4---4-0---0-0---|
|--0---4---4-4---|--0---4---4-4---|2-2-----0-----0-|--0---4---4-4---|
|4---4-4-----4---|4---4-4-----4---|----2-2---2-3---|4---4-4-----4---|
|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-----0-----0---|0-------0-------|
|--------------0-|--------------0-|----------------|--------------0-|
(rpt 1st 3 bars then)
|----------------|----------------|
|--2--4-5-4-2-4--|--2--5--4--4----| (x3: last bar slows
|----------------|----------------| down and the 1st pair of
|--2--4-5-4-2-4--|--2--5--4--4----| 4's become 2's, where
|--0---0-0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0-0-0-| it stops)
|0---0-----------|0---0-----------|
(then, in triplet rhythm:)
|------2-----2-----|
|---0-----0-----0--|
|--4-4---4-4---4-2-| (x4)
|-4---4-4---4-4---2|
|0-----0-----0-----|
|------------------|
"3 hrs from leaving" verse 1st line:
|---------| |-----(0)----------|------2--0--------|
|---0--0--| |---0--0-----0--0--|---0--------3--2--|
|--4-4--4-| |--2-2--2---2-2--2-|--4-4--4--4--4--4-|
|-4---4--4| (x4) |-2---2--2-2---2--2|-4---4--4--4--4--4|
|0--------| |0-----0--0--------|0-----0--0--0--0--|
|---------| |------------------|------------------|
(bar "D")
2nd and 3rd lines:
|-----(2)-| |---------| |-----(0)-|
|---0--0--| |---0--0--| |---0--0--|
|--4-4--4-| (x2) |--2-2--2-| (x2) |--1-1--1-| then bar D
|-4---4--4| |-4---4--4| |-2---2--2|
|0--------| |0--------| |0--------|
|---------| |---------| |---------|
4th line as 1st but with simplified end. next instrumental bit:
|------0-(7)-0-----| 0 0 |---------|---------|
|---7-----7-----7--| 7 7 |---0--0--|---0--0--|
|--7-7---7-7---7-7-| 7 6 (same |--4-4--2-|--4-4--4-|
|-7---7-7---7-7---7| 6 5 picking) |-4---4--2|-4---4--4|
|0-----0-----0-----| 0 0 |0--------|0--------|
|------------------| |---------|---------|
rpt to end of 05670 (playing the (7) this time) then:
|---------| |-----(0)-| |------1--| |------0--2--0-----|
|---0--0--| |---0--0--| |---3-----| |---4-----------4--|
|--2-2--2-| |--1-1--1-| |--0-0--0-| |--4-4---4-4---4-4-|
|-4---4--4| (x2) |-2---2--2| (x2) |-3---3--3| (x2) |-4---4-4---4-4---4|
|0--------| |0--------| |0--------| |0-----------------|
|---------| |---------| |---------| |------------------|
rpt excluding end bar.
intro to final verse is Riff B, then bar and a half of Riff B,
then a couple of Riff C's
Final verse as per verse above. Out of final verse:
|----2-----2---------------------|
|----0-----0-----3-----2---0-----|
|----4-----4-----4-----4---4-----| (x3)
|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4---4-----|
|0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0---|
|--0-----0-----0-----0---------0-|
|------0---------|------0---------|------1---------|------1---------|
|0-----0---------|2-----2---------|3-----3---------|3-----3-----3---|
|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|0-----0-----0---|
|2--2------2-----|2--2------2-----|3--3------3-----|3--3------3-3---|
|0-0-0-0-0---0---|0-0-0-0-0---0---|0-0-0-0-0---0---|0-0-0-0-0---0---|
|--------------0-|--------------0-|--------------0-|--------------0-|
|--0---0---0-------|
|4---4---4-------0-|
|--0---0---0----4--|
|4---4---4-----4---|
|0------------0----|
|------------0-----|