COUNTRYWIDE by Tommy Emmanuel
   
Tommy Emmanuel is probably not that well known outside Australia but when 
a guy like this plays as the support for Eric Clapton, on EC's Journeyman
tour a few years back... What can I say? The man is very GOOD. For those of
you lucky enough to have access to Tommy's CD's try to keep up!

This is the accoustic version given to me by my tutor, Blaise Trouncer, the
approximate running time of the recording is 2:45 mins. The electric version
is something else again - a lot more improvising and effects. I prefer the
accoustic version but you're welcome to give the strat a burst!

This is an instrumental written by Tommy Emmanuel for a TV show in Australia
called Countrywide. The program was shown on the government run station ABC.
It is played at a brisk pace with special emphasis on the bassline - marked
by the dots under the tab. Tommy plays the bass notes with his thumb, I think.

INTRO:

|------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------||
|------1-----1-----|------1-----1----|------1-----1-----|------1---------||
|--------2-------2-|--------2-------2|--------2-------2-|--------2-------||
|------2-------2---|------2-------2--|------2-------2---|------2---------||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------||
|--0-------0-------|--0-------0------|--0-------0-------|--0-------0-3---||
   .   .   .   .      .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .      .   .   . . .


|------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------||
|------1-----1-----|------1-----1----|------1-----1-----|------1---------||
|--------2-------2-|--------2-------2|--------2-------2-|--------2-------||
|------2-------2---|------2-------2--|------2-------2---|------2---------||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------||
|--0-------0-------|--0-------0------|--0-------0-------|--0-------0-3---||
   .   .   .   .      .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .      .   .   . .  


THEME:


|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| 
|------0---1p0----0-------1---------1|------------0---------1-----1------|| 
|--------2-----2----------------2----|--------0-----2p0-------2--------2-|| 
|------2-------2----------2-------2--|------0-------0-------2------------|| 
|---------------------0--------------|------------------0----------------|| 
|--0-------0------------------0------|--3-------3---------------0----3---|| 
   .   .   .   .      .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .   .   .   .    .

|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| 
|------0---1p0----0-------1---------1|------------0---------1-----1------|| 
|--------2-----2----------------2----|--------0-----2p0-------2--------2-|| 
|------2-------2----------2-------2--|------0-------0-------2------------|| 
|---------------------0--------------|------------------0----------------|| 
|--0-------0------------------0------|--3-------3---------------0----3---|| 
   .   .   .   .      .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .   .   .   .    .

|------------0-----------------------|-----------------------------------|| 
|--1-----3------------3---1---0------|------0-1----3----0----------------|| 
|------0-------0------0---0---0------|--0h2---------------2---0----------|| 
|------------------------------------|------2-------2-------2------------|| 
|--3-------3----------2---0----------|--0---------------0----------------|| 
|-----------------------------3------|----------0---------------0--------|| 
   .   .   .   .                        .   .   .   .   .   .   .


|--------------------------------5---7-----8-7-5-------5----5------------|| 
|------------------------5---8-------------|------8*--------5------------|| 
|-----sl-----4---5---7---------------------|----------------5------------|| 
|--2--//---7---7-------7-------7-------7---|----------------5------------|| 
|----------0---------------0---------------8*--7*---7+---0----------0----|| 
|------------------0---------------0--------------------------0--3-------|| 
           .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .    .    .
                                                     
Annotation for above line:
* let ring        + short note

REPEAT THEME ONCE and last three notes at completion are: 0, 2 on E, open A
This is the intro for the CHANGE.

CHANGE:

|----2---0-2---0----2-0--------------|------------------------------------|| 
|-------------------------2----------|--5-----4-----0-------0-5---4-------|| 
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| 
|------4-------4--------4-------4----|--------------4-------4-------4-----|| 
|-------------------0----------------|--0---4-----------0-----------------|| 
|--0-------0----------------0--------|----------0---------------0---------|| 
   .   .   .   .    .   .   .   .       .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .

|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| 
|--5-----3-----0--------0-5---3------|--5-----3-------------------3-------|| 
|------------------------------------|--------------2-------2p0h2---------|| 
|------0-------0--------0-------0----|------0-------0-------0-------0-----|| 
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| 
|--3-------3--------3-------3--------|--2-------2-------2-------2---------|| 
   .   .   .   .    .   .   .   .       .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .

|----2---0-2---0----2-0--------------|------------------------------------|| 
|-------------------------2----------|--5-----4-----0-------0-5---4-------|| 
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| 
|------4-------4--------4-------4----|--------------4-------4-------4-----|| 
|-------------------0----------------|--0---4-----------0-----------------|| 
|--0-------0----------------0--------|----------0---------------0---------|| 
   .   .   .   .    .   .   .   .       .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .


|--0--------------------0-----0------|------------------------------------|| 
|--------3------------------3--------|--3-3-------3-------3-------3-3-----|| 
|--------------2---------------------|--2-2---0h1-1-------1-------2-2-----|| 
|------3-------3--------3-------3----|--------0h2-2-------2---------------|| 
|------------------------------------|--2-2-----------------------2-2-----|| 
|--1-------1--------1-------1--------|------0-------0---0---0---1---------|| 
   .   .   .   .    .   .   .   .           .       .   .   .   .

SCALE:

|--1p0----------------------------|| The last note leads back into the
|-------3p1p0---------------------|| THEME.
|--------------1------------------|| 
|----------------3p20-------------|| 
|----------------------3-2----0---|| 
|--------------------------3------|| 

This is a fast run on the A natural minor. It plays OK but if you have the 
accoustic recording you might find subtle differences. 

THE SONG STRUCTURE:

1.  INTRO
2.  THEME
3.  THEME
4.  CHANGE and SCALE
5.  THEME
6.  CHANGE and SCALE
7.  THEME
8.  Slow variation on part V of THEME
9.  SCALE only 
10. Fade on the INTRO



Well that's it. Give it a go. I've been playing it for quite a while and
still haven't got the speed of Mr Emmanuel. But that's why we practise isn't it?