Down By The Riverside - Tutorial + Tab
This is my version of the traditional song Down By The Riverside. This is an upbeat song and has many different versions of it by many different artists. This version is played on a guitar tuned to Open D and is in 4/4 time. In this video, I play through the verse and chorus of the song. This just needs to be repeated for any more verses of the song you wish to add. Below are the lyrics, some tips to help you play this piece, and links to download the tab. Down By The Riverside Tab - Power Tab - PDF - TXT Here are the lyrics to the song if you wish to sing along. These follow the melody line I play on the guitar. Because there are so many versions of this song, the lyrics do vary, but they are roughly the same. These are from the Louis Armstrong version: Lyrics I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Down by the riverside I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield Down by the riverside I'm gonna study, study, war no more I