Thanks Neil, for the mail (this will either work or generate vaat amounts of rubbish, but I have to try, it's a great song that more people should have a go at). CANADEE-I-O (Trad. arr. Nic Jones) CAVEAT: This is not a note-for-note transcription, but will provide the basic riffs and chords for the piece, and you can then smooth out the rough parts yourself. Also, I haven't figured out the percussive effects, i.e., the rhythmic tapping. I don't know if he's tapping on the guitar body, strings, or floor. Maybe someone who's seen him play can answer that. Note from Mike - it's on the strings... I will say, however, that it is a very difficult piece to learn and play with any semblance to Nic's inimitable style. Guitar tuned CGCGCD (low to high). (Note: on the recording, Nic actually tunes down to BbFBbFBbC, where `Bb' denotes B flat.) Chords: (Note: I have no idea what the proper chord names are, so I mostly identify them by random labels. Perhaps someone can supply the correct names.) 002020 - A 005500 - B 050000 - C 054000 - D 075000 - E 097000 - F 0(10)0000 - G 0(10)9000 - H 00999(10) - I 077777 - J 00007(10) - K 055555 - L Guitar Intro (This, or parts of it, repeat throughout the song). Notes: 0^5 denotes slide from fret 0 to fret 5. C E F H A D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-- C------------0----------0---------0----------0--------------------------0---2-0------ G--0-----------0----------0---------0----------0----------------------0---------0---- C---------4-----------5---------7----------9-------0-4---5-4--0-----0-------2-------- G----0^5---------5^7--------7^9-------9^10-------5-----5--------4-5-------5---------- C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J A B D--3--5-----------------7--5---5----------------------------0------------2-3--5------ C-----------0--7-----7-------5-----0-2-4-5-4-2-2^0----0-------0--0----0-------------- G---------0--------7--------------------------------0----5--------------------------- C-------0--------7---------------0-----0-----2-----------5----------0---------------- G-----5--------7--------5------0---------------------------------5------------5------ C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------0------------7-9--10--10--10-5--0^2--------------------------2-3^5------------ C----0----7------7--------0----------------0------0--2^4^5^4--2---0-----------0--7--- G--0-----------7----------0--------------------0----------------------------0----7--- C------------7------------0------------0-----0----0-------------2---------0------7--- G---------7---------------0-----------------------------------0---------0--------7--- C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D E K D--------7-9-10-----10-10--5--0^2-----------------------------5--------7--------10--- C------7--------------------------0------2^4^5^4--2------0--4---4----5---5----7------ G----7------------0-------------------0--------------0------------0--------0--------- C--7------------0-------------------0-------------0----2----0--------0--------0------ G-------------0---------0-----0------------------------------------------------------ C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ L D-----------7^5---------5-------------------0---------------------0------------------ C---7----5------5----4-----4--2--0----0--------0--2--0-----0--0-----0--2------0------ G-----0-----------5----------------0--5--5--------0----0^2----5-5------0--0^2-------- C-----------------------------2-------5-----------2-----------5--------2------------- G--------5-----------5--------0------------------------------------------------------ C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C---------0--------0--------0---------0---------------------------0------------------ G-------0--------0--------0---------0---------------------------0-------------------- C-----4--------5--------7--------10----------4---4^5^4^0------0-----0^2-------------- G---5--------7--------9--------9---------0-5---5----------4-5-----------0------------ C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It's of a fair and handsome girl And she's all in her tender years She fell in love with a sailor boy And it's true that she loved him well For to go off to sea with him Like she did not know how She longed to see that seaport town called Canadee-i-o So she bargained with a young sailor boy And it's all for a piece of gold Straightway then he lead her All down into the hold Saying, "I'll dress you up in sailor's clothes. Your jacket shall be blue. You'll see that seaport town called Canadee-i-o." Now when the other sailors heard the news Well, they fell into a rage And with all the whole ship's company They were willing to engage Saying, "we'll tie her hands and feet me boys. Overboard we'll throw her. And she'll never see that seaport town called Canadee-i-o." Now when the captain, he's heard the news Well, he too fell in a rage And with all of his whole ship's company He was willing to engage Saying, "she'll stay all in sailor's clothes. Her collar shall be blue. She'll see that seaport town called Canadee-i-o." Now when they came down to Canada Scarcely about half a year She's married this bold captain Who called her his dear She's dressed in silks and satins now And she cuts a gallant show She's the finest of the ladies Down in Canadee-i-o Come all you fair and tender girls Wheresoever you may be I'd have you to follow your own true love When he goes out on the sea For if the sailors prove false to you Well, the captain he might prove true You see the honor that I have gained By the wearing of the blue Repeat intro (Note: instead of chord G, play chord I)
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