Cuckoo's Nest

I'm doing this one in D, since that's how I first learned it and how I most often hear it in jams. I understand it's also played in G or in E minor in some circles.

I'm working on a twin guitar arrangement that I used to play with my friend Kevin back in Oklahoma. I believe he got it from Doc & Merle--I've challenged myself to figure it out rather than try to look it up, so it'll probably come out a bit different.

Here's the guitar tab and the twin part. It's a capo 2 arrangement.

Here's the mandolin tab.

Here's how the guitar, twin, and mandolin tabs sound together:

Chords (no capo):
no capo
A part  |: D | A | C | G | D | D G | D A | D :|
B part  |: D | D | C | C | D | D G | D A | D :|


Here are the rhythm tracks:
Cuckoo's Nest 150 bpm

Cuckoo's Nest 160 bpm

Cuckoo's Nest 170 bpm

Cuckoo's Nest 180 bpm

Cuckoo's Nest 185 bpm

Cuckoo's Nest 190 bpm

Cuckoo's Nest 195 bpm

Cuckoo's Nest 200 bpm

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Cuckoo's Nest 210 bpm

Cuckoo's Nest 215 bpm

Cuckoo's Nest 220 bpm

Cuckoo's Nest 225 bpm

Cuckoo's Nest 230 bpm

Cuckoo's Nest 235 bpm

Cuckoo's Nest 240 bpm

And a zip file of all tempos (48 MB)


The performance of this tune that always comes to mind for me is the one Nickel Creek did on their first album--just such a great job.