John Wilkes Booth, Tony Rice (Advanced)

Appears In This YouTube video.

Thanks to Rick for sponsoring this YouTube video and transcription, this tune has always been a favorite of mine and I loved having the excuse to put it on paper. Watch out for the 6/4 measures, otherwise you’ll be alright. Transcribed as performed on the 1988 Tony Rice album, Native American.

(Advanced guitar tabs generally include a very ornamented version of the melody, chord markings above (with extra extensions and variations), kick-offs, tags, and improvisation that drifts far from the melody at hand. Expect to come across hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and more in all kinds of combinations as well as syncopation, triplets and other rhythmic challenges. These tabs are excellent if you want to get inside the head of another improviser and explore the choices that an advanced flatpicker might consider.)