Well here is a version of time in a bottle that combines the two guitars - quite successfully I think. I found a tab on the net for this song and I modified it a little and put in a better format. This is not really an easy song more of an intermediate. I have been practicing it a little here and there for about 2 months, and I don't have it quite smooth yet.
The verses and chorus's revolve around Dm and D respectively.
Time in a bottle : Jim Croce
Intro: (which I play with a barre)
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|-10----10----10----10---10---10---10---10---10---8---8---8---8---6---6---8---6---5---|
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|-10-----------------9--------------8-------------7-----------6-----------8---7---3---|
|-5/7-9-12-10-9h10p9---|
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|-5/7-9-12-12-9--------|
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Verse 1:
(at first I was muting unwanted strings while fretting with the pinky but with practice it comes)
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|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-2-3-5-8-6-5---|
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------4-----------3-----------2-----------1-----------1-----------0-2-4-7-5-4---|
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|-------1-----------1-----------0-----------0-----------1-----------0---------------------|
|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-2-3-5-2h3p2-0-2-|
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3---------------0-2-|
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------3-----------1-----------------------------------------------0-2-4-0---------|
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(I fret the g string with the pinky here)
Verse 2:
Chorus:1
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|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-2-3-5---|
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------4-----------2-----------0-----------2-----------0-----------------------0-2-4---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------------|
|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------0-----------0-------------|
|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-2-3-5---|
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------4-----------2-----------0-----------2-----------0-----------------------0-2-4---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------------|
Solo:(same as intro)
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|-10----10----10----10---10---10---10---10---10---8---8---8---8---6---6---8---6---5---|
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|-10-----------------9--------------8-------------7-----------6-----------8---7---3---|
|-5-7-9-12-10-9h10p9---|
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|-6/7-9-12-12-9--------|
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|----------------------|
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Verse 3:
Chorus: 2
Outro:
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|-----6-----6-----------6-----6-----------6-----6-------6----|
|-------7-----7---7-------7-----7---7-------7-----7---7-7----|
|-0-------------7---0-------------7---0-------------7---0----|
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Cheers,
Max
Looks like the song... Man Jim Croce plays it fast.. :shock: It's gonna be a hard one to learn.
This will be fun to try. would you suggest flat picking or fingerstyle?
I play this song fingerstyle. I find it easier to gain speed and accuracy. It is actually quite an easy task for the picking hand.
I have a friend who flatpicks the song with some strumming as well and it does sound very good though.
Cheers,
Max