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Tune Add: Four Strong Winds

12 Jul 99 - 02:14 AM (#94290)
Subject: Tune Add: FOUR STRONG WINDS
From: John in Brisbane

This is the first song I learned on guitar. Just noticed that it's not in the DT when I went looking for Satisfied Mind, which maybe was written by Ian Tyson as well.

MIDI file: fourstro.mid

Timebase: 120

TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Key: C
Tempo: 120 (500000 microsec/crotchet)
Name: FOUR STRONG WINDS - IAN TYSON
Start
0244 1 55 109 0112 0 55 000 0012 1 57 118 0091 0 57 000 0027 1 60 118 0199 0 60 000 0037 1 60 122 0111 0 60 000 0010 1 59 120 0048 0 59 000 0020 1 57 122 0066 0 57 000 0045 1 57 109 0196 0 57 000 0042 1 57 113 0072 0 57 000 0020 1 60 122 0088 0 60 000 0005 1 59 105 0226 0 59 000 0015 1 60 113 0085 0 60 000 0009 1 62 090 0085 0 62 000 0007 1 55 105 0298 0 55 000 0054 1 55 102 0048 0 55 000 0017 1 57 086 0036 0 57 000 0030 1 60 115 0262 0 60 000 0031 1 60 120 0082 0 60 000 0000 1 59 105 0066 0 59 000 0034 1 57 111 0080 0 57 000 0041 1 57 111 0131 0 57 000 0041 1 57 098 0096 0 57 000 0025 1 60 102 0073 0 60 000 0000 1 59 105 0776 0 59 000 0053 1 60 109 0070 0 60 000 0016 1 62 113 0070 0 62 000 0021 1 64 118 0148 0 64 000 0033 1 64 115 0075 1 62 096 0007 0 64 000 0079 1 60 098 0003 0 62 000 0066 0 60 000 0015 1 62 109 0356 0 62 000 0003 1 57 122 0098 1 60 115 0001 0 57 000 0073 0 60 000 0008 1 59 100 0140 0 59 000 0032 1 59 109 0063 0 59 000 0011 1 60 105 0070 0 60 000 0013 1 62 107 0091 0 62 000 0003 1 55 088 0353 0 55 000 0004 1 62 107 0068 0 62 000 0018 1 64 109 0067 0 64 000 0019 1 65 105 0098 0 65 000 0032 1 65 096 0032 0 65 000 0028 1 65 096 0113 1 62 109 0003 0 65 000 0177 0 62 000 0003 1 60 111 0082 0 60 000 0040 1 60 100 0031 0 60 000 0034 1 60 096 0101 0 60 000 0010 1 57 102 0113 0 57 000 0008 1 55 111 0715 0 55 000
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:FOUR STRONG WINDS - IAN TYSON
M:4/4
Q:1/4=120
K:C
G,25/4A,7/4|C4C2B,5/4A,3/4|-A,A,4A,3/2C3/2|
B,4C7/4D3/2G,3/4|-G,5G,5/4A,C3/4|-C17/4C5/4B,7/4A,3/4|
-A,5/4A,11/4A,2C5/4B,3/4|-B,8|B,5C3|-C13/2D3/2|
E3E5/4D3/2C3/2D3/4|-D21/4A,3/2C5/4|-C/4B,11/4B,5/4C5/4D7/4G,3/4|
-G,21/4D5/4E3/2|F9/4FF7/4D3|C9/4CC7/4A,2G,|
-G,8|G,3||

12 Jul 99 - 06:02 AM (#94328)
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD: Four Strong Winds
From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca

John, I checked the Ian Tyson Web-site, and there is no listing for a song of that title.

Ian Tyson Lyrics

12 Jul 99 - 07:33 AM (#94345)
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD: Four Strong Winds
From: Jeremiah McCaw

It is in the database, twice. Go into search by title, and do the alphabetical thing. I seem to recall the chords are: G Am C D7

Satisfied Mind was written by R.Hayes/J.Rhodes, according to my songlist.

12 Jul 99 - 08:06 AM (#94351)
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD: Four Strong Winds
From: Jeri

George, look for the album "I Outgrew the Wagon." It's there. (George's link works if you remove the quotation marks from the end of the address.)

12 Jul 99 - 08:09 PM (#94563)
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD: Four Strong Winds
From: John in Brisbane

Jeremiah, sorry but the wording of my post was amgiguous - I simply meant to say that the tune was not in the DT. For better or worse my goal with Mudcat is to add missing tunes whenever I can, and encourage others to do the same. Last time I checked there were still about 3,000 tunes missing. It seems like we're collectively adding many more lyrics than tunes these days.

I hope that at least one person out there didn't previously know the tune to Four Strong Winds.

Regards
John

12 Jul 99 - 08:42 PM (#94574)
Subject: Satisfied Mind
From: Joe Offer

"Satisfied Mind" is by Red Hayes and Jack Rhodes. It was written in 1955 - I would have suspected it was much earlier. I posted the lyrics in this thread (click) and I'm hoping somebody will be able to post the tune.
-Joe Offer-

12 Jul 99 - 09:49 PM (#94591)
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD: Four Strong Winds
From: Frank of Toledo

Ol' Porter Wagoner and the Wagonmasters did a great version of "Satisfied Mind". in the late 50's or early 60's. Ian Tyson's Four Strong Winds is one of my all time favorites to sing. A great song for the buskin' troupers......

13 Jul 99 - 12:10 AM (#94642)
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD: Four Strong Winds
From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca

Jeri, did you say the link I posted did NOT work? Strange. Will have to check on that. Works fine when I click on it.

I was referring not to Four Strong Winds, but to the "Satisfied Mind" that he was looking for.

13 Jul 99 - 07:18 AM (#94686)
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD: Four Strong Winds
From: Dan'l (inactive)

It's not at the Mike Tyson website either...

13 Jul 99 - 08:21 AM (#94695)
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD: Four Strong Winds
From: Jeri

George, the link works fine for me now. I think Joe or someone must have snuck in there and fixed it. It used to have a " at the end and it doesn't anymore.

Sorry about my misunderstanding. (Doh! Next time,read the WHOLE thread, Jeri.)

13 Jul 99 - 09:38 AM (#94715)
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD: Four Strong Winds
From: Res

Go back up to George Seto's post, click on the link. Scroll down to Outgrew the Wagon. The song IS there. Res

13 Jul 99 - 09:41 AM (#94717)
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD: Four Strong Winds
From: moonchild

John ... I can relate because it's the first song I, too, learned on my guitar and it remains one of my favorites... moonchild

13 Jul 99 - 06:06 PM (#94868)
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD: Four Strong Winds
From: DougR

A bit of trivia about FOUR STRONG WINDS for those who like stuff like that. One of Waylon Jennings'first recordings was FOUR STRONG WINDS recorded at Audio Recorders in Phoenix, Arizona before he went to Nashville. He played regularly at a club in Scottsdale called JD's. The trivia: There is a trumpet riff on Waylon's FOUR STRONG WINDS record played by a then unknown musician. Herb Alpert, before he established the Tijuana Brass. The 45rpm record is probably a collector's item now.

I think it's a great song. DougR