Ribbons and Bows Eric Bibb
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Ribbons & Bows (Eric Bibb)
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As arranged and played on the album ?Friends? by Eric Bibb. Originally written
by Tom Phillips (of the ?Men of Constant Sorrow?).
A nice example of Double Dropped-D tuning, but capo?d up to G, with flowing
chord changes. The arrangement on the album is fairly simple, in keeping with
Eric Bibb?s minimalist approach to music. However, the tuning and chording
provide many notes around those played that are appropriate to the melody,
for those who want to embellish the picking.
Tuning: Double Dropped-D (D A D G B d), with Capo at the 5th fret (G D G C E g)
Key: G (with capo at the 5th fret) Time: 4/4 (Each ?-? = 1/16 note)
Tempo: ~132 bpm
Really not sure whether the chord names are correct for the key. These were
obtained using ?Chord Alchemy?.
Tabbed and sequenced by Andrew Penney (apenney@pisces.co.za), January 2006
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Instrumental Introduction
------------------------- g |------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|--2-----2-------| E |----3---3-----3-|----3---3-----3-|----3---3-----3-|----3-----3-----| C |--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|2-----2-------2-| G |5---------------|4---------------|2---------------|------------4---| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Cm7/11 Bm7+5 A7sus4 A7sus4>Bm7+5
(Repeat above arpeggios 3x)
g |------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|--2-------------| E |----3---3-----3-|----3---3-----3-|----3---3-----3-|----3-----------| C |--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|2-----2---------| G |5---------------|4---------------|2---------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(4th [Cm7/11]repetition)[Bm7+5] [A7sus4] [A7sus4]
Instrumental Interlude
---------------------- g |4---------------|----------------|0---------0-----|0---------0-----| E |----------3-----|2---------2-----|----------------|----------------| C |------2---------|------2---------|------0---------|------2---------| G |----4-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|----5-----------| D |------------0---|----------------|----------------|0---------------| G |0---------------|4---------------|5---------------|----------------|
[G] [Bm] [C7] [D7sus4]
g |4---------------|----------------|0---------0-----|----------------| E |----------3-----|2---------2-----|----------------|2-----2h3-3/5---| C |------2---------|------2---------|------0---------|----------------| G |----4-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|----2-----------| D |------------0---|----------------|----------------|0---------------| G |0---------------|4---------------|5---------------|----------------|
G Bm C7 D>Dsus4>D5
Verses
------ g (4)--------0-----|----------------|----------0-----|----------0-----| E |----------------|----------2-----|----------------|----------------| C |------2---------|------2---------|------0---------|------2---------| G |----4-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |0---------------|4---------------|5---------------|4---------------|
[G] [Bm] [C7] [G/B]
g |----------0-----|----------0-----|----------------|----------------| E |----------------|----------------|----------5-----|------2h3-3/5---| C |------0---------|------2---------|------0---------|----------------| G |----4-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|----2-----------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------| G |5---------------|4---------------|2---------------|----------------|
C7 G/B Am/9 D>Dsus4>D5
(Repeat above 8 bars 2x, on 2nd repetition adding the 4th fret note
on the top string at the start of the G chord)
Chorus
------ g |0---------0-----|----------------|4---------4-----|0---------------| E |----------------|2-----3---5-----|------3---------|----------2-----| C |------0---------|----2-----------|----2-----------|------2---------| G |----4-----------|----------------|0---------------|----4-----------| D |----------------|0---------------|----------------|2-------0-------| G |5---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C7 D>Dsus4>D5 G G6>G7
g |----------0-----|----------0-----|----------0-----|----------2-----| E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C |------0---------|------2---------|------0---------|------2---------| G |----4-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------| G |5---------------|4---------------|2---------------|----------------|
[C7] [G] [Am9] [Bm7]
Instrumental Ending (Same as Intro, repeat & fade out ~ 4x)
------------------- g |------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|--2-----2-------| E |----3---3-----3-|----3---3-----3-|----3---3-----3-|----3-----3-----| C |--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|2-----2-------2-| G |5---------------|4---------------|2---------------|------------4---| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Cm7/11 Bm7+5 A7sus4 A7sus4>Bm7+5
Chords & Fingering
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Capo on the 5th fret, left-hand fingers numbered 1 > 4 from index > pinky.
Intstrumental Introduction & Ending
----------------------------------- g |---|-1-|---|---|---| g |---|-1-|---|---|---| g |---|-1-|---|---|---| E |---|-1-|-2-|---|---| E |---|-1-|-2-|---|---| E |---|-1-|-2-|---|---| C |---|-1-|---|---|---| C |---|-1-|---|---|---| C |---|-1-|---|---|---| G |---|-1-|---|---|-4-| G |---|-1-|---|-3-|---| G |---|-1-|---|---|---| D X---|---|---|---|---| D X---|---|---|---|---| D X---|---|---|---|---| G X---|---|---|---|---| G X---|---|---|---|---| G X---|---|---|---|---|
[Cm7/11] [Bm7+5] [A7sus4]
Instrumental Interlude
---------------------- g |---|---|---|-4-|---| g X---|---|---|---|---| g 0---|---|---|---|---| E |---|---|-2-|---|---| E |---|-2-|---|---|---| E X---|---|---|---|---| C |---|-1-|---|---|---| C |---|-1-|---|---|---| C 0---|---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|-3-|---| G |---|---|---|-4-|---| G |---|---|---|-2-|---| D 0---|---|---|---|---| D X---|---|---|---|---| D X---|---|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|-3-|---| G |---|---|---|---|-3-|
[G] [Bm] [C7]
g 0---|---|---|---|---| g X---|---h---|-s-|---| E X---|---|---|---|---| E |---|-2->-3-|->-|-3-| C |---|-1-|---|---|---| C X---|---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|---|-4-| G |---|-1-|---|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---|---| G X---|---|---|---|---| G X---|---|---|---|---|
D7sus4 G Bm C7 D>Dsus4>D5
Verses
------ g 0---|---|---|(4)|---| g X---|---|---|---|---| g 0---|---|---|---|---| E X---|---|---|---|---| E |---|-2-|---|---|---| E X---|---|---|---|---| C |---|-1-|---|---|---| C |---|-1-|---|---|---| C 0---|---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|-3-|---| G |---|---|---|-4-|---| G |---|---|---|-2-|---| D X---|---|---|---|---| D X---|---|---|---|---| D X---|---|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|-3-|---| G |---|---|---|---|-3-|
[G] [Bm] [C7]
g 0---|---|---|---|---| g X---|---|---|---|---| E X---|---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---|-4-| C |---|-1-|---|---|---| C 0---|---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|-4-|---| G |---|---|---|-3-|---| D X---|---|---|---|---| D X---|---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|-3-|---| G |---|-1-|---|---|---|
G/B C7 G/B Am/9 D>Dsus4>D5
(On 2nd repetition, add 4th fret note on top string at start of the G chord)
Chorus
------ g |---|---|---|-3-| g 0---|---|---|---| E |---|---|-2-|---| E X---|---|---|---| C |---|-1-|---|---| C |---|-2-|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|-4-| D X---|---|---|---| D |---|-1-|---|---| G X---|---|---|---| G X---|---|---|---|
C7 D>Dsus4>D5 G G6
g X---|---|---|---| g 0---|---|---|---| g |---|-2-|---|---| E |---|-2-|---|---| E X---|---|---|---| E X---|---|---|---| C X---|---|---|---| C 0---|---|---|---| C |---|-1-|---|---| G X---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|-4-| G |---|---|---|-3-| D 0---|---|---|---| D X---|---|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---| G X---|---|---|---| G |---|-1-|---|---| G X---|---|---|---|
[G7] [C7] [G/B] [Am9] [Bm7]
Lyrics & Song Structure
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Instrumental Intro
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Instrumental Interlude
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Verse 1
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We tell each other lies
We fight and forget why
We fell in love one time
So long ago.
You say my heart's grown cold
But it's just getting old
It's been robbed and sold
So many times.
Chorus
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If it has to change, then that's the way it goes,
Ribbons and bows, can turn into chains.
Instrumental Interlude
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Verse 2
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There's lovers on the street,
Others we could meet
But others couldn't keep
From falling aside.
I wonder what we'll do
When we both get too blue
I wouldn't want to lose
Anything more.
Chorus
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Instrumental Interlude
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Verse 3
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Winter winds will blow
And turn our lives to snow
I'd be glad to know
You anyway.
You say my heart's grown cold
But it's just getting old
It's been robbed and sold
So many times.
Chorus
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Instrumental Interlude
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Instrumental Ending (Same as Intro, repeat and fade out)
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