This is the oldest known song, A Sumerian hymn from 1400 BCE. This is based on the Dr. Richard Dumbrill interpretation, arranged by Clint Goss It's essentially a melody that has a bass accompaniment, however the bass part just alternates between a low B (B2), and a high B (B3), so I tuned my A string up a whole step to a B, and my low E string down a fourth to a B, so my guitar was tuned to B-B-D-G-b-e, therefore allowing you to just alternate between the open strings for the bassline. !!Disclaimer!! Always be careful tuning strings up! Also, it switches between 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 almost constantly, so don't be confused by the uneven measure lengths ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hurrian Hymn No. 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Lambo Tuning: B-B-D-G-b-e e e e e h+ e e e e q e e e e h+ e e e e q e e e|-2-0-----------|-------------|-2-0-----------|-----------------| B|-----3-2-0-----|-(0)--0-2-3--|-----3-2-0-----|-(0)----0-2--2-3-| G|---------------|-------------|---------------|------2----------| D|---------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------| B|---------------|-------------|------------0--|--0-------0------| B|------------0--|----------0--|---------0-----|-----------------| h. q h q h q q q q q q s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------| B|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0---| B|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e h e e q e e h e e q e e h e e q e|-2-0-------------|------0-2----|-----0-|-----------|--------|-----------|--------| B|-----3-2-2-0-----|----3--------|-2-3---|-0-2-3-----|---0-2--|-----0-----|---0-2--| G|-------------2---|-------------|-------|-----------|-2------|---2-------|-2------| D|---------------4-|-------------|-------|-----------|--------|-4---------|--------| B|-----------------|-----------0-|-------|--------0--|--------|--------0--|--------| B|-0---------------|-0------0----|-----0-|-----0-----|-----0--|-----0-----|-----0--| q h. q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q e e e e q e e h e e q e e e e q e e q e e h e e q e e h e e q e e h e|-2-0--------|-----------|--------|-0----------|-0-2-4--|---0-2-----|-----0--|-----------|--------|----------| B|-----3-2-0--|---0-2-----|-----0--|---3-2-0----|--------|-3---------|-2-3----|-0-2-3-----|---0-2--|-----0----| G|------------|-2---------|---2----|---------2--|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|-2------|---2------| D|------------|-----------|-4------|------------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-4--------| B|------------|--------0--|--------|------------|--------|--------0--|--------|--------0--|--------|--------0-| B|---------0--|-----0-----|-----0--|---------0--|-----0--|-----0-----|-----0--|-----0-----|-----0--|-----0----| h q q q q q q h q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q e e e e q e e h e e q e e h e e q e e h e e q e e h e|-0----------|---0-2-----|-----0--|---0-2-----|-----0--|---0-2-----|-----0--|-----------| B|---3-2-0----|-3---------|-2-3----|-3---------|-2-3----|-3---------|-2-3----|-0-2-3-----| G|---------2--|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------| D|------------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------| B|------------|--------0--|--------|--------0--|--------|--------0--|--------|--------0--| B|---------0--|-----0-----|-----0--|-----0-----|-----0--|-----0-----|-----0--|-----0-----| h q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q e e e e q e e e e h e e e e q e|-0----------|-2-0-----------|-0----------| B|---3-2-0----|-----3-2-0-----|---3-2-0----| G|---------2--|---------------|---------2--| D|------------|---------------|------------| B|------------|------------0--|------------| B|---------0--|---------0-----|---------0--| h q h q q h q And repeat. Or improvise on this. Not sure how the Sumerians would've done it, but there's several interpretations along those lines on the web.