Chord Req: The Bergen

Subject: Chord Req: The Bergen
From: DonMeixner
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 09:11 PM

This a Jez Lowe song. Is anyone playing this in straight chords rather than in DADGAD?

In advance, thank you all.

Don

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Bergen
From: GUEST,Seaking
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 10:02 PM

Don, I learned this in DADGAD but also worked it out in standard - which obviously changes the feel slightly. Are you after all the chords or just one ?

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Bergen
From: GUEST,Seaking
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 10:27 PM

...finger trouble on the 'submit message' button. Was going to ask if you had a preferred key or used a capo ? I'll post all chords later today but need to dig the lyrics out first...

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Bergen
From: DonMeixner
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 10:49 PM

Hi Sea King

here it is from the Data base.

I need the whole shooting match. Ant key is fine and I'll transpose it.

Thanks.

Don

THE BERGEN
(Jez Lowe)

Sleep, why'd you wake me with these dreams you bring
Dreams came to me where I lay,
And deep the melody the wild waves sing,
And my love is far, far away.

Chorus: Oh, pity the hearts the wild waves part,
My love sails the bonny barque, The Bergen.

They heap their nets upon the decks by light
Dreams came to me, etc
And creep out gently at the dead of night
And my love is far, etc.

They reap the harvest of the cold, night sea
It leaps with herring 'neath his decks for me.

Steep waves rise above his cold, dark head,
Oh, keep him safe to lie here in my bed.

It weeps with rain tonight where my love lies
It sweeps the foreign sands from out his eyes.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Bergen
From: GUEST,Jeremiah McCaw
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 01:08 AM

Allow me . . .


(C)Sleep, why'd you wake me with these (Am)dreams you bring
(F)Dreams came to me where I (C)lay,
And (F)deep the melody the (C)wild waves (Am)sing,
And (Dm)my love is (C)far, far a-(F)way.

Oh, (C)pity the hearts the wild waves (Am)part,
My (Dm)love sails the (C)bonny barque, The (F)Bergen.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Bergen
From: GUEST,Seaking
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 02:35 AM

Pretty similar to Jeremiah but in G..


Sleep, why'd you wake me with these dreams you bring
G                G(F#)               Em
Dreams came to me where I lay,
C                         G
And deep the melody the wild waves sing,
    C                   G          Em
And my love is far, far a-way.
    C          G          c

Chorus:
Oh, pity the hearts the wild waves part,
    G       G(F#)      Em
My love sails the bonny barque, The Bergen.
    Am            G                C




Good Luck......

Chris

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Bergen
From: GUEST,Seaking
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 02:54 AM

..and again without the auto chord shift....!


(G) Sleep, why'd you (G(F#))wake me with these (Em) dreams you bring

(C) Dreams came to me where I (G)lay,
                  
And (C)deep the melody the (G)wild waves (Em)sing,
                                 
And (C) my love is (G) far, far a-(C)way.
                     

Chorus:
Oh, (G) pity the (G(F#)) hearts the (Em) wild waves part,
         
My (Am)love sails the (G) bonny barque, The (C) Bergen.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Bergen
From: DonMeixner
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 07:28 AM

You know I am always irritated when I ask for help with what is really a simple set of chords. I should know this stuff. I can hear the melody just fine but the chords always escape me.

Maybe I should wait until daylight when I'm not so tired before I try and decant a song.

Thank you all very much.

Don

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Bergen
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 07:38 AM

Having seen Jez doing this song on a number of occasions, and being an inveterate left-hand-watcher (or in Jez's case, right-hand) I'm pretty sure he does it, as do I, in Open 'D', not DADGAD. No doubt someone (maybe even Jez himself?)will tell me I'm talking tripe! :0)

I used to do it in 'D' in standard tuning, but it doesn't give the right dissonances, doesn't 'ring' properly. Open 'D' is so much nicer.

Johnny :0)