The Dancing Fish - Susan McDonald (born 1965) (from The Aquarium - a marine micro-ballet for guitar and sea creatures) see Notes and Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 25 February 2019 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/mcdonald_the_dancing_fish.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV_OruBvNrM - Susan McDonald video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Egki6gilvE - Susan McDonald standard tuning: E A D G B E key: A major / A minor time: 4/4 A major c9_______ c5_________________ 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-12-11-9------------------12----------|--5-------4-------2-----0===------| B|---------12-10-9------9---9---------5-|--------5-------3-----0-----3-2-0-| G|-----------------11-9-----9-------6---|*-----6-------4-------------------| D|--------------------------9-----7-----|*---7-------2-------2-------------| A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 4 3 2 c2______ c5________ 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-2-----2-0-----4-0-----2-0-------|-5-----5-4-----9-7-----5===4-2-0-| B|-----2-------0-------0-----3-2-0-|-------------3-------5-----------| G|---2-------1-------1-------------|-----6-------------6-------------| D|---------------------------------|---7-------2---------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1_________________________________ 2_________________________________ 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-4-----4-2-0---0-5---4---5--------|-4-----4-2-0---0-5---4---5-------| B|-----3-------9---5---3---5-----5--|-----3-------9---5---3---5-0-----| G|---4-------------6---4---6---6---*|---4-------------6---4---6---2-1-| D|-----------------7---2---7-7-----*|-----------------7---2---7-------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A minor 7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|--------1-----0---------1-----0---|-------1-----0-4-5-1-0-----------| B|--1-----1-----1---3-----3-----3---|-1-----1-----1---------3-1-0-----| G|*-----2-----2-----4---4-----4-----|-----2-----2-----------------2-1-| D|*---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-|---2-----2-----------------------| A|--0-------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------| E|----------------------------------|-------------------------0-------| 3 4 4 4 1_________________________________ 9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----------------12--8-7===--0---|-5-3-1-0-------0------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------4-1-0--------------------| G|---------------------------------|-----------------2-----------0-1-*| D|-2---2-3===--2-------------------|-------------------2-1-2-3-4-----*| A|---2-------2---2---------8---7---|-3=======2=======0===============-| E|-0-------0-------0-7-------0---0-|----------------------------------| A major 2________________________________ c5______ 11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-5-3-1-0-------0-----------0-2-4-|-5-------4-------2-----0===------| B|---------4-1-0-------0-2-3-------|-------5-------3-----0-----3-2-0-| G|-----------------2-2-------------|-----6-------4-------------------| D|---------------------------------|---7-------2-------2-------------| A|-3=======2=======0===============|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 3 2 c2______ c5________ 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-2-----2-0-----4-0-----2-0-------|-5-----5-4-----9-7-----5===4-2-0-| B|-----2-------0-------0-----3-2-0-|-------------3-------5-----------| G|---2-------1-------1-------------|-----6-------------6-------------| D|---------------------------------|---7-------2---------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 15 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-4-----4-2-0---0-5---4---5-5-7-9-|----10=--10-------------------5-4-2-| B|-----3-------9---5---3---5-------|----10=--10-----------2=--2---------| G|---4-------------6---4---6-------|*---11=--11-------1---2=--2---------| D|-----------------7---2---7-------|*-0-----------2-4-----2=--2---------| A|---------------------------------|--------------------0-------0-------| E|---------------------------------|------------0-----------------------| 17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---4=--4---4-2-0---------------0-|-2-0-2-5===4-2-0-9-7-9-----------| B|---3=--3-----------2=--2---2-3---|-----------------------10==7-0---| G|---4=--4-----------2=--2---------|---------------------------------| D|-2-----------------2=--2---------|-0=======--------0=======--------| A|-----------------0-------0-------|---------4=======--------7=======| E|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------| 1___________________________________ 2_________________________________ 19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-2-2-2-2-4-4---5=====4---5-------9--|-2-2-2-2-4-4---5=====4---5-------| B|-3-------3-----------3---5-10-12----|-3-------3-----------3---5-----5-| G|-2-------4-----------4---6---------*|-2-------4-----------4---6---6---| D|-0=======2-----------2---7---------*|-0=======2-----------2---7-7-----| A|---------2=======0-------0----------|---------2=======0-------0-------| E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| c5______ c2______ 21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-5-------4-------2-----0===------|-2-----2-0-----4-0-----2-0-------| B|-------5-------3-----0-----3-2-0-|-----2-------0-------0-----3-2-0-| G|-----6-------4-------------------|---2-------1-------1-------------| D|---7-------2-------2-------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 3 2 c5________ 23 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-5-----5-4-----9-7-----5===4-2-0-|-4-----4-2-0---0-5---4---5===----|| B|-------------3-------5-----------|-----3-------9---5---3---5===----|| G|-----6-------------6-------------|---4-------------6---4---6===----|| D|---7-------2---------------------|-----------------7---2---7===----|| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Notes and Legend ---------------- The tempo of the Susan McDonald videos is ~100 bpm. The tempo of the MIDI is 92 bpm. measure 13 - in the sheet the 2nd and 3rd notes are a major 3rd lower (E-E-G#-E, not E-G#-B-E, as in measure 3), which sounds ok, but i think in the Susan McDonlad video it is E-G#-B-E measures 19,20 - in the sheet the open A on the 5th string is a quarter note - (not a sixteenth note) - (the tab follows the video) left hand fingering below the tab - 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger === - note held bpm - beats per minute c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret c5 - part barre on the 5th fret c9 - part barre on the 9th fret |--- ---| repeat the section |--- ---| |*-- --*| 1___ only play the first time |*-- --*| 2___ play on repeat instead of 1___ |--- ---| |--- ---| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org