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Song: Rainbow River Artist: Vashti Bunyan Album: Just Another Diamond Day (1970)
The raDinbow river is a lD/C#aughing stream e|-4-0 Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A Down in a valley by a mountain that is pine tree tall The raDinbow river has a D/C#small boy fishing with a Bmworm e|-4-0 Bm7 B|-----0 A And a jam jar by the water_____fall DDon’t make a sound don??D/C#?t disturb the ground The bD/Ciggest fish you e__ver sBm7aw is around And Bmthe rainbow river gives a rDainbow fD/C#ish e|-4-0 F#m Bm Bm7 B|-----0 D a (single note) As one small boy goes running proudly to his mother’s call
The stDonebuilt farmhouse is a rD/C#ough stone cottage e|-4-0 Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A Hiding close against the hillside up a winding track The stDonebuilt farmhouse has a fD/C#air-haired farmer e|-4-0 Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A Wearing wooden shoes and building up a new haystack RDun in the door stand oD/C#n the stone floor The oD/Cven opens- there’s the biggestBm7 loaf you ever saw And Bmthe stonebuilt farmhouse gives a gDood warm wD/C#elcome e|-4-0 Bm Bm7 B|-----0 D a (single note) As he sits down in his own chair with a Windsor back
The maDgpie meadow is a glD/C#owing evening colour e|-4-0 Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A Sun is setting quietly and the boy is tired The maDgpie meadow has a spD/C#arrow hawk who hovers e|-4-0 Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A Hanging on the wind preying eagle eyed SDit by the lantern wD/C#atch as the years turn SlD/Cowly bringing truth for Bm7every child to learn And the Bmmagpie meadow darkens gDently blD/C#ue now e|-4-0 Bm Bm7 B|-----0 D As the family sit their faces lit by ember fire
D x54232 D/C# x44232 Bm7 x24232 (a.k.a D/B) D/C x34232 Most of the time the arpeggios are on the 5th, 4th and 3rd strings, with the occasional shifting to the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings... Listen to the song to get it... Also it seems easier to play without using the ring finger at all in the arpeggios; i.e. with just the thumb, index and middle finger [or maybe that's just me ;)]. In this way picking reflexes involving the ring finger may be minimized, the song requiring most of the time arpeggos of three strings only. e|-------| 1st String B|-------| 2nd String G|-------| 3rd String D|-------| 4th String A|-------| 5th String E|-------| 6th String transcribed by NicoQB 17.04.2009 @ 01:37