Birthday Blues

Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (*)

Tuning: EADGBE

Another fine example of Berts talent for writing really catchy instrumentals; 
this one is short and sweet but full of life. It's pretty straightforward to 
play but be careful which fingers you use, he moves around the fretboard 
quite a bit. There are countless fingering possibilities here so if there is 
something you find awkward, like a stretch, there are plenty of 
alternatives. Experiment. Watch out for the harmonics which I've bracketed. 
Work with the recording to get the feel, phrasing and tempo down. You're going to enjoy
playing this one! :o) 

Rhythm: 6/8, occasional bar of 3/8 


E||------10--|--10----------8---------|--7--10-/12------10--12--|
B||----------|------12--12-----10--7--|------------(12)---------|
G||----------|--0---------------------|--0----------------------|
D||----------|--------------7---------|-------------------------|
A||----------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E||----------|------------------------|-------------------------|


                                                                 
E------------------------|-----5--7-/9p--7h9--|--10--------------|
B--13--12--10--7---------|--8-----------------|------------------|
G------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
D------------------------|--------------------|--0------------0--|
A-(12)-------------------|-----------0--------|------------------|
E--------------10--9--8--|--7-----------------|------------9-----|


                                                                      
E--12----------10--------|--7p5-3-----7--------|--8-------------7--8--|
B------10--10------8--8--|---------5-----3--3--|-----10--7--10--------|
G------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D------------------------|---------------------|--0-------------------|
A------------------------|--0------------------|------------9---------|
E--8-----------7---------|------------3--------|----------------------|


                                                                            
E-/10----------8---------|--7--10-/12------10--12--|------------------------|
B------12--12------10-7--|------------(12)---------|--13--12--10--7---------|
G--0---------------------|--0----------------------|------------------------|
D--------------7---------|-------------------------|------------------------|
A------------------------|-------------------------|-(12)-------------------|
E------------------------|-------------------------|--------------10--9--8--|


                                                                 
E-----5--7-/9p--7h9--|--10--------------|--12----------10--------|
B--8-----------------|------------------|------10--10------8--8--|
G--------------------|------------------|------------------------|
D--------------------|--0------------0--|------------------------|
A-----------0--------|------------------|------------------------|
E--7-----------------|------------9-----|--8-----------7---------|


                                                                      
E--7p5-------7--------|--8-------------7--8--|-/10----------8---------|
B------8--5-----3--3--|-----10--7--10--------|------12--12------10-7--|
G---------------------|----------------------|--0---------------------|
D---------------------|--0-------------------|--------------7---------|
A--0------------------|------------9---------|------------------------|
E------------3--------|----------------------|------------------------|


                                                               
E--3--------5--------|--7--------8--------|-/7---5----5--------|
B--------------------|-----------------5--|--------8-----8--7--|
G--0-----0--2--4--5--|--4-----4--5--7-----|-/7--------5--------|
D------4-------------|------7-------------|--------------------|
A--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


        Slower:                                                            
E--3----------10--|--10--------------------|-----------------8--10--|
B-----------------|-------13p11--8---------|--10---------11---------|
G--4--------------|--0-----------7---------|-------------0----------|
D-----------------|------------------10-8--|--7---10--7-------------|
A-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|


                                                              
E--13p-10--10--10---8p6--|--8----------------|--------10--|
B------------------------|-----10--6-/8------|------------|
G--------------0---------|------------0------|------------|
D------------------------|-------------------|------------|
A--8---------------------|--8----------------|------------|
E------------------------|-------------------|------------|


                                                                           
E--10--------------------|-----------------8--10--|--13p-10--10--10---8p6--|
B-------13p11--8---------|--10---------11---------|------------------------|
G--0-----------7---------|-------------0----------|--------------0---------|
D------------------10-8--|--7---10--7-------------|------------------------|
A------------------------|------------------------|--8---------------------|
E------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


                                                           
E--8----------------|--------10--|--10p--8-6--8---6-5--|
B-----10--6-/8------|------------|---------------------|
G------------0------|------------|--0---------7--------|
D-------------------|------------|---------------------|
A--8----------------|------------|---------------------|
E-------------------|------------|---------------------|


                                                                  
E--6--5---------------|-----5--6--6h8-6--5--|--3------------|----||
B--------8--10--8--6--|--8------------------|--3------------|----||
G--0------------------|---------------------|--3------------|----||
D---------------------|-----------0---------|--0------------|----||
A-----------8---------|--7------------------|---------------|----||
E---------------------|---------------------|--3------------|----||

TAB guide: h = hammer on, p = pull off
           / = slide into from below
           ()= natural harmonic