John Duarte - Appalachian Dreams (for Sharon Isbin - 1996) II. Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair (arr John Duarte) edited by Sharon Isbin - see Notes and Legend below audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SplL87DnkQs - Sharon Isbin video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYhVIzem3oM - Sharon Isbin video: https://youtu.be/C6s8P-1AECA?t=216 - Yoshifumi Asao (from 3min 36sec) tuning: E A D G B E key: E minor time: 4/4 Lento amorosamente poco 1 arp arp arp rit a tempo e|--0------0-------|---0------0-3/-|-/7----5--7--0--0-----0--| B|--1------0-------|---3------5----|-------0-----------3-----| G|--2------0-------|---4-----------|-----0----0-----0--4--0--| D|--2------2-------|---4-----------|-------------------------| A|-----------------|---------------|-------------------------| E|----<12>---<12>--|-----<12>------|--0----------0-----------| 4/4 1 4 4 e|--2---------------0--|--7----------0----7--|------------------------10-| B|-------3----0--------|---------0-5----8----|--10-8--10-----------12----| G|-------4--------0----|-------0--------7----|-----9-----9---------0-----| D|-----4---4-----------|-----4---------------|--------10---10-9-7--------| A|--2-----------2------|----------------7----|--0------------------------| E|------------0--------|--0------------------|---------------------------| 1 2 2 4 2 3 2 4 2 7 CVIII cV e|--12----12-10--5------5--|--8-7--5----0------0--|--7----------0----7--| B|-----8--------------8----|--5------8--0---------|---------0-5----8----| G|-----------11----5--7----|-------5------2-0-----|-------0--------7----| D|--------0----------------|----------------------|-----4---------------| A|---------------0----7----|--0-------------------|----------------7----| E|--8----------------------|------------3------2--|--0------------------| 14 1 23 1 1 234 4 3 1 4 2 4 2 poco 10 liberamente arp arp arp arp rit e|------7--8----7-5-7--|--0--0---0----5-3-5--|--2-------0--3--| B|--10-----------------|--0----3----2--------|--2---3---5--4--| G|------7--9-----------|--0---------2--------|--2---4---------| D|--10-----------------|--2---------2--------|--0---4---------| A|--0------------------|------------0--------|------2---------| E|---------------------|---------------------|----------------| 34 1 23 2 12 13 a tempo CII ~~ e|--7------5--7---0--0------0--|--2----------------------0--| B|--7--6---5--4---3--2---3--0--|---------3------0-----------| G|--7--6---5--4---3--2---5--0--|--3--2---1--1---1--2--1-----| D|-----------------------6-----|--4--3---2--1---2--3--2-----| A|-----------------------------|--2-------------------------| E|--0--------------------------|----------------0-----------| 234 [1 234 4 34 12 134 34 2 1 34 15 cV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ e|--7--------------0--3--7--|--5-----5--------------7-10-| B|-----7--6--5--4--3--4--5--|--6--8--5--6--7--6--7--8----| G|-----7--6--5--4--3--4--5--|--6-----5--6--7--6--7--8----| D|--------------------------|----------------------------| A|--------------------------|--0-------------------------| E|--0-----------------------|----------------------------| 4 12 123 4 123 4 23 123 4 17 cX ~~~~~~~~ e|--12----10-12--5----3--5--|--8--7--5--3---0--------0--| B|-----12-11-10----5--4--3--|--5--6--3--2---1--0--------| G|--------------------------|--5--6--3--2---1-----3--2--| D|--10-----------3----------|--0------------------------| A|--------------------------|---------------------------| E|--------------------------|------------------3--2--1--| 14 3 12 14 4 2 23 14 [14 3 3 2 2 4 12 1 cII 19 liberamente arp arp e|--7----------0--3--7--|--5--7--8----7-5-7--|---0--0---0------------| B|---------0-4----5--6--|--7--6--5-----------|---0----3----2---------| G|-------0--------5--6--|--7--6--5-----------|---0---------2--2---2--| D|-----4----------------|--------------------|---2--------------5----| A|----------------------|--0-----------------|-------------0---------| E|--0-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| 1 123 4 123 4 [14 4 22 cII a tempo CII ~~ e|--2---2---------|-----0--------0------|-----2---2----------------| B|--2---3---------|-----8--------0------|-----2---3--------<12>----| G|--2---4---------|-----7--------0------|-----2---4----<12>--------| D|--4---0---------|--9----7-9-\2-2-0-2--|--4----0---------------2--| A|---------7--10--|---------------------|--2--------2--------------| E|----------------|--0------------------|-----------0--------------| 1 4 3 12 1 3 1 2 1 marcato 25 e|----------------<12>---------|-----0----------------<12>----10-| B|--0-----<12>--------------0--|-----0----<12>----<19>----<12>---| G|----<12>----<19>--------0----|-----6--------<12>--------<12>---| D|-----------------------------|--7--5--7------------------------| A|----------------------7------|--0------------------------------| E|--0--------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 3 1 3 2 27 e|--12-----10-12-----------5--|--8-7--5-3--0-----0--|--7----------0----7--| B|---------9-----10-----8-----|--6----3----0--------|---------0-5----8----| G|-----12---------------6-----|--5----4----0--------|-------0--------7----| D|--10-----9--------10--------|--0------------------|-----4---------------| A|---------------8------7-----|------------3-2-0----|----------------7----| E|----------------------------|------------------3--|--0------------------| 4 3 2 14 3 234 1 4 3 23 3 1 2 30 ' arp arp e|--5--7--8-----0---7--|--5--7--8----7-5-7--|--0------0-------| B|----------------8----|--6-----5-----------|--1------0-------| G|--5--7--9-------6----|--7-----------------|--2------0-------| D|---------------------|--0-----7-----------|--2------2-------| A|--0-------------0----|--------------------|-----------------| E|---------------------|--------------------|----<12>---<12>--| 4 2 4 4 33 arp arp arp e|--0------0------3/-|-/5---------|| B|--3------1---------|--0---------|| G|--4------2---------|--5---------|| D|--4------3---------|--5---------|| A|-------------------|--0---------|| E|----<12>---<12>----|------------|| 4 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Appalachian Dreams was arranged by the English composer John Duarte and first performed by Sharon Isbin (1999). Sharon Isbin collected many of the arranged melodies from renowned Appalachian musicians, including Robin Kessinger, while she was performing on tour in West Virginia. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair first came to prominence in the Appalachian region of the United States. The lyrics demonstrate a Scottish origin with two distinct melodies emerging, one traditional and the other composed by John Jacob Niles. Duarte employs the Niles melody, replete with modal ambiguity, in this arrangement. This genre-crossing standard has inspired an eclectic range of interpretations, including Celtic folk, the avant-garde of Luciano Berio and the haunting contralto of Nina Simone." - Adam Brown - https://www.adambrownguitar.co.uk/without-limits left hand fingering (LHF) 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger cII part barre on the 2nd fret CII barre on the 2nd fret cV part barre on the 5th fret CVIII barre on the 8th fret cX part barre on the 10th fret [ barre with the index finger Lento - at a slow tempo amorosamente - in a loving, tender manner arp - arpeggiate poco - a little rit - ritenuto - slowing down, suddenly slower a tempo - at normal speed liberamente - freely (with regard to tempo, rhythm etc.) marcato - with emphasis / - slide up \ - slide down ' - (measure 30) slight pause (breath mark, luftpause) - natural (open) harmonic on the x fret ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ tabbed by Vlad - revised by weed@wussu.com (9 April 2025) the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org