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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Fishin' in the Dark (Chord)
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Tabbed by:  Daniel Clark

This song is played in Drop-D Tuning
(DADGBE)

Chord Definitions:

D  (XX0232)
G  (555785)
A6 (X02222)
Em (222XXX)


These are the main rhythm riffs for the verses.

Riff No 1 (Palm Mute Slightly)

E-||--------------------------------------------------------||
B-||--------------------------------------------------------||
G-||--------------------------------------------------------||
D-||--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-----------------------||
A-||--0---2---0---2---0---2---0-0-2-0-----------------------||
D-||--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-----------------------||

Riff No 2 (Palm Mute Slightly)

E-||--------------------------------------------------------||
B-||--------------------------------------------------------||
G-||--------------------------------------------------------||
D-||--5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5-5-5-----------------------||
A-||--5---7---5---7---5---7---5-5-7-5-----------------------||
D-||--5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5-5-5-----------------------||

Riff No 3           (A6)

E-||-----------------2--------------------------------------||
B-||-----------------2--------------------------------------||
G-||-----------------2--------------------------------------||
D-||--0---0---0---0--2--------------------------------------||
A-||--0---0---0---0--0--------------------------------------||
D-||--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------------||


Here are a couple of the lead guitar licks.
I don't know how to show you exactly where they go,
but you can easily find them on the recording.

Lick No 1              Lick No 2

E-||------------------|-------------------------------------||
B-||------------------|-------------------------------------||
G-||------------------|-------------------------------------||
D-||----------0-------|-------------------------------------||
A-||-----0h2----------|-------------------------------------||
D-||--0---------------|---2---2b3--2p0----------------------||


OK, now I'm gonna try to put the whole song together.


Intro

Riff No 1 (4x)

Verse 1

Riff No 1 (2x)
Lazy yellow moon comin up tonight shinin through the trees

Riff No 2 (2x)
Crickets are singin and lightnin bugs are floatin on the breeze

Riff No 1 (2x)
Baby get ready

Riff No 1 (2x)
Across the field where the creek turns back by the old stump road

Riff No 2 (2x)
I'm gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows

Riff No 1 (1x)
Baby Get ready

Riff No 3 (1x)
Oooooooooooooh


Chorus:
D
You and me goin fishin in the dark, lyin on our backs and coutin the stars
G
Where the cool grass grows
D
Down by the river in the full moon light, we'll be fallin in love in the 
middle of the night
G
Just movin slow
Em                     A6
Stayin the whole night through
Em               A6       Riff No 1 (2x)
Feels so good to be with you


Verse 2
(Played just like Verse 1)

Spring is almost over and the Summer's comin, the days are gettin long
Waited all Winter for the time to be right just to bring you along
Baby get ready
It don't matter if we sit forever and the fish don't bite
We'll jump in the river and cool ourselves from the heat of the night
Baby get ready
Ooooooooooooh


Chorus

(It's played just like the first chorus, with only one difference.
In the very end it just repeats instead of Riff No 1 starting back up.
In the original recording the chorus plays over and over until it fades 
out.)

Notation Key

2b3 - bend

0h2 - hammer on

2p0 - pull off 
 Comments (click here to add a non-facebook comment)
I don't know why this is rated at 1, 'cause this is a great tab. Great
job on it

-avsfan | 3/3/2003
Great tab! No way should this be rated a 1.
-jdomary | 3/27/2003
how do you strum these chords?
-justintime_46 | 5/8/2003
Why a 1? This Tab Sounds Right to me..
-goooodtimes | 5/14/2003
Awesome song! 1 isn't good enough!
-sarah15 | 5/31/2003
Man I can't believe somebody actually rated this a 1, this is a great tab on a great song!!
-takaman | 9/15/2003
That was just sweet!!
-craig_iser | 6/25/2004
the tab sucks no offense idk know what is wrong with you ppl but the first riff is completely off plus its in the wrong friggin key it deserve better than a one but not much better!
-12341234 | 7/24/2004
12341234=idiot
-edc | 8/26/2004
Great tab! I'll add this to my party playing list. Friends will be yelling out the words.
-jduckworth | 11/9/2004
I don't know what that one guy is talking about - this is very good. And, I see that Larry gave it a 10, so its gotta be good. Someone probably hit 1 and forgot the 0, that's why it was rated low.

-tumbleturd | 12/1/2004
Just picked up a guitar a month ago... can someone explain the palm mute? and drop-d tuning?
-phatfarma | 12/28/2004
drop d means the fat E string is tuned down a step to "D." This allows for simple power chords by just barring at any fret with one finger.
Palm muting is when you let the palm of your picking hand lay on the strings just barely, right at the bridge. You rest your palm on the bridge and let it gently touch the end of the strings and it "mutes" the strings a little. A quieter unique sound is developed this way. Try it!
-da_guitarist | 1/18/2005
great tab! this is a great song
-guitarfreekBnB | 2/12/2005
great tab, but its its "to take you along" rather than "to bring you along"but good tab man , good song
-griff3150 | 2/24/2005
ok i'm new at this can somebody tell me what drop d tuning is or how you do it thank you.
-jjmacquade | 9/10/2005
tune DOWN, not up, the low e-string(6th string) down a step to where it equals the d-string(4th string)
-guitarfreekBnB | 10/29/2005
just a suggestion on Riff 3 instead of that A6 when he goes oooooooooh try playing that A chord the same shape as that G chord you have there but on the 7th fret ...hitting the top 3 strings and gradually playing the entire chord.. .try it Just sayin
-jet7719 | 3/10/2013
just a suggestion on Riff 3 instead of that A6 when he goes oooooooooh try playing that A chord the same shape as that G chord you have there but on the 7th fret ...hitting the top 3 strings and gradually playing the entire chord.. .try it Just sayin
-jet7719 | 3/10/2013
just a suggestion on Riff 3 instead of that A6 when he goes oooooooooh try playing that A chord the same shape as that G chord you have there but on the 7th fret ...hitting the top 3 strings and gradually playing the entire chord.. .try it Just sayin
-jet7719 | 3/10/2013
just a suggestion on Riff 3 instead of that A6 when he goes oooooooooh try playing that A chord the same shape as that G chord you have there but on the 7th fret ...hitting the top 3 strings and gradually playing the entire chord.. .try it Just sayin
-jet7719 | 3/10/2013
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