Death of the Clayton Peacock By John Fahey Tabbed by: David L. Thomas (david@thomas-beers.com) 7/1/04 From: John Fahey In Concert & Interviews 1969 and 1996 NOTE: This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research, and please don't sue me! My notes: I tabbed this by watching JF perform it on a TV program from the 60's.   His guitar (a Kona Weissenborn which he uses as an ash tray!) is tuned down a half step or so from "regular" open G.  This tab presents the basics, but of course he threw in subtle variations that can and should be used freely. Played slowly and with feeling evokes a strangely sad feeling. Sequence: Twice through all the way (bars 1 - 16), then repeat bars 13 - 16 End with a slow slide up the first sting to the 17th fret. Open G tuning DGDGBD Lap Slide Guitar /=slide up to higher notes \=slide down to lower notes (x)=grace note after slide at fret x   |--15---------12-----------|--15-14-13-12-------------|   |-/15--------/12-----------|-/15-14-13-12-------------| 1 |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--0-----0-----0-----0-----|--0-----0-----0-----0-----|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|      |     |     |     |        |     |     |     |      1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .     1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .   |--15---------12-----------|--15-14-13-12-------------|   |-/15--------/12-----------|-/15-14-13-12-------------| 3 |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--0-----0-----0-----0-----|--0-----0-----0-----0--0-0|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|      |     |     |     |        |     |     |     |      1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .     1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .   |-----20-20-17-15-------15-|-----20-20-17-15----------|   |--------------------15----|--------------------------| 5 |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--0-----0-----0-----0-----|--0-----0-----0-----0--0-0|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|      |     |     |     |        |     |     |     |      1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .     1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .   |-----20-20-17-15-------15-|-----12-------------12\---|   |--------------------15----|-/12----12----------12\---| 7 |--------------------------|-/12-------12-------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--0-----0-----0-----0-----|--0-----0-----0-----0-----|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|      |     |     |     |        |     |     |     |      1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .     1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .   |-(9)-9--------9-----------|-----12-------------12\---|   |-(9)----9--------9-----9-/|(12)----12----------12\---| 9 |-----------9--------9-----|-----------12-------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--9-----9-----9-----9-----|--0-----0-----0-----0-----|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|      |     |     |     |        |     |     |     |      1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .     1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .   |-(9)-9--------9-----------|-----12-------------12\---|   |-(9)----9--------9-----9-/|(12)----12----------12\---| 11|-----------9--------9-----|-----------12-------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--9-----9-----9-----9-----|--0-----0-----0-----0-----|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|      |     |     |     |        |     |     |     |      1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .     1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .   |-(2)-2--------2-----------|-----7--------7-----------|   |-(2)----2--------2-----2-/|-(7)----7--------7-----7/-| 13|-----------2--------2-----|-----------7--------7-----|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--2-----2-----2-----2-----|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|      |     |     |     |        |     |     |     |      1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .     1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .   |-----12-12-12-11----------|-----------12-------------|   |(12)-------------11/12----|-----------12-------------| 15|-----------------------12-|--------------------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--0-----0-----0-----0-----|--0-----0-----0-----0-----|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|      |     |     |     |        |     |     |     |      1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .     1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .   |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------| 17|------Repeat Bars 1 to 16-|--------------------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|      |     |     |     |        |     |     |     |      1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .     1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .   |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------| 19|------Repeat Bars 13 to 16|--------------------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|   |--------------------------|--------------------------|      |     |     |     |        |     |     |           1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .     1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .