A Winter's Tale - David Essex - Fingerstyle Guitar Tutorial + Tab
Here is something for the festive period. This is my fingerstyle guitar version of the classic song A Winter's Tale written by Mike Batt and Tim Rice, and performed originally by David Essex. It is a hauntingly poignant love song with touching and beautifully written lyrics which really capture the emotions of the listener. Although I have tried to make this fingerstyle version as accessible as possible, it is still a tricky piece to play. It requires a lot of barring and playing melody notes across those barres. It also has some wide stretches and going up and down the neck. There is a lot to do. . It is played on a guitar in Open D tuning, is in 4/4 time, and is in the key of D . Below are the lyrics as recorded, and the altered lyrics with a 3rd verse added. Below are also some tips to help you play this piece, and links to download the tab. A Winter's Tale Downloadable Tab - Power Tab - PDF - TXT Here are the lyrics to the song if you wish to sing along: