The very first tune I learned on guitar - and believe me when I say I have not progressed much further in the last 40+ years! - was taught to me by my Dad. He is 87 now and cannot remember how or where he learnt it.

Bit of background - He is Polish, from near the border with Russia and teh Ukraine - Byalistok. He is good guitarist and, in his youth, played in a 'gypsy' band using both 7 and 11 string guitars. For this tune he used a six string tuned to dgdgbd. Now, it is a slow waltz and does sound like it could be Polish or Russian but then again when he played 'The beer barrel polka' and 'Goodnight Irene' they sounded east european as well - It was his style.

So, the song could be from anywhere. I have, recently, re-learned it. Played it to Dad and he says I am playing it right. I have searched the web of course but amongst the various hits I cannot get one that actualy plays or gives me the music:-( After from the fist six notes (2 bars?) the rest is made up chord and note sequences that I would have no idea how to put across symbolicaly in any way. Anyone any advice on how to find anything about it?

Not got the guitar here at work but I think, using string/fret and remembering it is dgdgbd, it starts 3/1 4/2 6/0, 3/2 4/1 5/0. I will try to confirm that in about 6 hours when I am home.

Cheers

DeG (Run out of things to break at work...)

BTW - Considering some of the other threads going - Seeing as I learned this by word of mouth as it were, presuming my Dad had put his own slant on it and I have never seen it written - Is it a traditional or folk tune? :-)