I'm Gonna Do All I Can For My Lord
by John Fahey

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Album: Blind Joe Death
Transcribed by: Brian Smyth
Email: bsmyth@worldnet.att.net

Playing Notes:

Play this one fast and clean...1/4 note 3D 240.

Let it bounce! Play it slow at first in order to get the feel then speed it
way up.

The first part is a Carter Style bit that is a good approximation of the way
John plays it. John plays this with a thumb downstroke and an upstroke
with the index finger. I have indicated this on the first line of the tab.
Play the bass notes exactly (1st & 3rd beats) and play the strums freely
(2nd & 4th beats).

(Capo 2)
Transcribed by Brian Smyth

Part A

E||-----------0-----------0--|-----------0----------0--|
B||-----------1-----------1--|--------1--1-------1--1--|
G||--------0-----------0-----|--0h-2--------0----------|
D||--------2-----0h-2--------|-------------------------|
A||--0h-3--------------------|-------------------------|
E||--------------------------|-------------------------|
T T i T T i T T i T T i

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-------------------------|-------------------------|--0h-3--------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

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--------2-----0h-2--------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
--0h-3--------------------|-------------------------|------------------2----|
--------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|

Part B
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Part A (again)
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--------0-----------0-----|--0h-2--------0----------|--2----2-----2-----1-----|
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-------------------------|------------------2----|--3-----------------||
-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------||
T T (strum)