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From: Phillip Charles Saunders 

Beeswing
Richard Thompson, from the album Mirror Blue
transcribed by Phil Saunders (phillip@phoenix.princeton.edu)
tuning (DADGBE), capo 3rd fret
I've been working on this lovely acoustic ballad for a while.  The
transcription is not perfect, especially on the chorus, but should be
close enough to get you in the ballpark.  I have not attempted to
transcribe the solo.  Corrections/Additions cheerfully welcomed, so long
as critics take the difficulty of transcribing something like this into
account.  The chord names are written with the capo in mind; the song is
actually in F, but is transcribed here in D.  I usually play the B on
the low A string by hammering on, which gives a little extra nuance.
(This is why the D chords are notated as D (D6)).  You can also throw in
the low D string on the verse to add extra drive.  On the chorus, I'mm
not quite sure if I really hear the low G on the G chord--the B is
certainly there, but I can't tell about the G.
 
 
 
Chords
D  (000232)
D6 (020232)
A  (X0222X)
G  (5X0003X)
Bm (X24432)
 
Intro (and start of verses)
 
-|-0--0h2p0-------------------------------------------0-----2----|
-|-----------3p0--0--------------------------0--2--3-----0-----0-|
-|-------------------3--------3--------3-------------------------|
-|-2--------------------3--------3--------3-----------2-----0----|
-|----------------2--------0--------2--------2-------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
-|-0--0h2p0-------------------------------------------0-----2----|------------|
-|-----------3p0--0--------------------------0--2--3-----0-----0-|-0-----0----|
-|-------------------3--------3--------3-------------------------|------------|
-|-2--------------------3--------3--------3-----------2-----0----|-0-----0--2-|
-|----------------2--------0--------2--------2-------------------|----0-------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
 
Verse
   D
-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
-|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|
-|-2--2----2-----2-----2-|-2--2----2-----2-----2-|-2--2----2-----2-----2-|
-|-0---------------------|-0----------0----------|-0---------------------|
-|------h2---------h2----|-----h2-----0----h2----|-----h2----------h2----|
-|------------0----------|-----------------------|------------0----------|
 
   A              G
-|----------------------------------------|
-|----------------------3-----------3-----|
-|-2-----2--------0--------0-----0-----0--|
-|-2--------2-----0--------0-----0-----0--|
-|-0--0--------0--------------------------|
-|----------------5--5--------5-----------|
 
 
Chorus
   Bm           A/C# D (D6)                   G     A     G/B   A/C#
-|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
-|-3---------3-----|-3---------------------|------------------------------|
-|-4---0---0----2--|-2--2----2-----2-----2-|--0-----2-----0-----2--0------|
-|---4---4---------|-0----------0----------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--0------|
-|-2---------2--4--|------2-----0-----2----|--2-----0-----2-----4---------|
-|-----------------|-----------------------|--5---------------------------|
 
   D (D6)                    Bm           A/C# D (D6)
-|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
-|-3-----------------------|-3---------3-----|-3---------------------|
-|-2--2-----2-----2-----2--|-4---0---0----2--|-2--2----2-----2-----2-|
-|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|---4---4---------|-0----------0----------|
-|-------------0-----------|-2---------2--4--|------2-----0-----2----|
-|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
 
    G     A     G/B   A/C#        D           A/C#
-|------------------------------|------------------------|
-|------------------------------|-3-----------2----------|
-|--0-----2-----0-----2--0------|-2--2-----2-----2-----2-|
-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--0------|-0-----0-----------0----|
-|--2-----0-----2-----4---------|-------------4----------|
-|--5---------------------------|------------------------|
 
    G     A     G/B   A/C#        D           
-|------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|------------------------------|-3--------------3-------------|
-|--0-----2-----0-----2--0------|-2--2-----2-----2-------------|
-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--0------|-0-----0--------0-------------|
-|--2-----0-----2-----4---------|------------------------------|
-|--5---------------------------|-------------0----------------|
 
 
Intro
Verse
D (D6)
I ..
They ..
They ..
    A                 G
The ..
D (D6)
I ..
Down ..
I ..
    A               G
Was ..
 
Chorus
          Bm          A/C#      D
She ..
   G      A         G/B        A/C#      D
So ..
          Bm          A/C#    D
She ..
             G       A          G/B      A/C#      D     A/C#
She ..
        G        A       G/B A/C#  D
And ..
 
verse
 
chorus
 
verse
 
chorus
 
We ..
The ..
She ..
And ..
 
We ..
And ..
Like ..
With ..
 
D
last ..
Back ..
White ..
And a ..
 
And ..
A ..
But ..
Was ..
 
And ..
Hard ..
But ..
For ..
 
She ..
So ..
And ..
If ..
If ..
Then ..