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24 Mar 03 - 04:12 PM (#917354) Subject: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: GUEST,Ebisu AKA Come Day Go Day! Any offers would be appreciated |
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24 Mar 03 - 06:08 PM (#917431) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: breezy A |
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24 Mar 03 - 06:20 PM (#917434) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: DonMeixner Try this, transposing with no banjo to work with here, flying without a net so to speak. Don Co(E)me day, go day Wi(A7)sh in my heart it were Su(E)nday Dri(G#)nking buttermilk thr(F#)u the week Whi(A7)skey on a Sun(E)day H(E)e sits in the corner of Bevvington Bu(F#)sh O(A7)n top of an old packing ca(E)se he(E) has three wooden dolls that can da(F#)nce and can sing And he cro(A7)ons with a smile on his fa(E)ce His tired old hands tug away at the strings And the puppets dance up and down A far better show than you ever would see In the fanciest theatre in town And sad to relate that old Seth Davy died In 1904 The three wooden doll in the dustbin were laid His song will be heard nevermore But some stormy night when you're passing that way And the wind's blowing up from the sea You'll still hear the song of old Seth Davy As he croons to his dancing dolls three |
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24 Mar 03 - 06:29 PM (#917440) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: Anglo Well, not quite what I would have used. Try this - Verse: E - F#7 - B7 - E (twice) Chorus: C#7 - F#7 - B7 - E (twice). |
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24 Mar 03 - 07:01 PM (#917461) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: DonMeixner Anglo, You are right, I was using muscle memory and definately not mind memory. Don |
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24 Mar 03 - 07:03 PM (#917463) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: Raggytash Correctly known as "The Ballad of Seth Davy" There are previous links about this songs and the terminolgy thereof |
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24 Mar 03 - 07:06 PM (#917469) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: Raggytash If played in C there is a bass run from the 4th to the 1st fret on the 5th string which is fundimental to the chorus |
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25 Mar 03 - 03:25 AM (#917680) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: Blackcatter You know I've never heard it called the Ballad of Seth Davy. All three recordings I have and the DT have it listed as Whiskey on a Sunday. |
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25 Mar 03 - 03:29 AM (#917681) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: Blackcatter Well, I stand corrected. I put "Ballad of Seth Davy" (with quotes)into Google and came up with one hit: An Evening With Tom O'Connor Black Velvet Band When I Was A Lad Dublin '62 Mountains Of Mourne Liverpool In My Liverpool Home The Ballad Of Seth Davy Liverpool Lou |
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25 Mar 03 - 03:41 AM (#917689) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: GUEST,Raggyatsh Tom O'Connor hails from Liverpool were the song is written about, New Brighton being across the River Mersey, with it's Pavvy or Pavilion Threatre. Jowler bin being a slang term for dustbin in Liverpool. Bevington is a district near Everton and the Bush was a pub located there. I could go on.............. |
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25 Mar 03 - 07:22 AM (#917777) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: ced2 First heard this song 33 years ago. Was known then as Seth Davy. Heard the Spinners do it in October '66 at a "freshers" concert at the college I attended. My recollection was that some of their words were different. Most significantly there were, according to them no strings. Seth Davy sat astride a plank on a packing case and with one end anchored underneath his bum; the free end was thus able to vibrate when the plank was drummed by his fingers. His dolls were on the end of wooden sticks and were held either under his armpit or in the hand that was not doing the drumming so that their feet just touched the plank. The legs of the dolls were "loose coupled" so that the drumming of the plank made them dance. A few years ago I did try the system of getting some very crude dolls to dance in this fashion and it worked well. Unfortunately not having four arms and hands I found I could not play guitar, sing the song and do the demonstration of the dancing dolls at the same time. The date of Seth Davy's death was given as 1905 and in the Spinners version of the song, "the 3 dancing dolls in a jowler bin ended and the plank went to mend a back door". I would take issue with the chords given the relative minor to the key should figure as shopuld the relative minor to the sub dominant vis Am & Dm in the key of C. |
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25 Mar 03 - 08:46 AM (#917824) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: GUEST,Den at work I play this song in G and like Raggytash I do the bass run to kick the song off. In G you walk from G, Gb, F to E and start with the chorus in Em. Co(Em)me day, g(C)o day I Wi(D)sh in my heart it was Su(G)nday G, Gb, F, E Dri(Em)nking buttermilk a(C)ll the week Whi(D)skey on a Sun(G)day. Done from memory I hope this works. |
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25 Mar 03 - 09:34 AM (#917847) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: IanC Who is Glyn Hughes? |
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25 Mar 03 - 10:07 AM (#917875) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: breezy if your playing in C then the A chord appears at the begining of the chorus as well as 1/2 way thru capo so you sing it in C |
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26 Mar 03 - 08:37 AM (#918678) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: GUEST,Guest Phil P It is amazing how many people play the same tune in a different way. I almost agree with "Guest Den at work" but I put in an "Am" instead of where he shows a "C". The verse then also includes an Am instead of a C. |
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28 Mar 03 - 05:21 AM (#920323) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: Nigel Parsons Ced2's description of the dolls reminds me of seeing this song performed on TV by Rolf Harris. Being artistically minded he performed complete with the 'dancing dolls'. The dolls he had matched Ced2's description in that (as far as I recall) they were similar to marionettes, but with head and torso in one piece of wood, with 'loose' arms and legs, and each was on to a long piece of dowel attached at about shoulder blade level. As this was on children's TV, Rolf explained the whole meaning of the song. I wrote to him requesting the words at that time, and (somewhere) still have his reply, which included a photocopy of a manuscript (literally. words and music hand written on staff notation paper! ) of the song . A search today has not yet turned it up, but I'm still looking. Nigel |
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28 Mar 03 - 05:33 AM (#920327) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: Schantieman Bernie Davis, a leading light of folk in Liverpool, resident of the Everyman FC (Tuesday night) and organiser of the Mersey Shanty Festival (w/e of 14th June, plug plug), also sings & plays the melodeon with dancing dolls on a plank. He makes them move with a string attached to the end of the plank and to his foot. Quite amazing - you need to see it! Steve |
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28 Mar 03 - 11:18 AM (#920595) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: Blackcatter There's a name for those type of dolls, but danged if I can remember it. They are common in Appalachia and the South. |
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28 Mar 03 - 02:28 PM (#920650) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: Schantieman Dancing Dans? see this link Oh b*gger it - why doesn't the blue click link thing work for me? Anyway, it's http://www.lotzdollpages.com/lfolk.html - you'll just have to c & p. Steve |
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28 Mar 03 - 02:29 PM (#920652) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: Schantieman Ah - it did work! Didn't look like it before. Learn summat every day! |
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20 Dec 03 - 07:30 AM (#1076752) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: GUEST,Me Well heres how I play it.... Em Am He sits on the corner of Beggars Bush D7 G Astride of an old packing case And the dolls at the end Am Of the plank were dancing D7 G As he crooned with a smile on his face (walk-down 3 frets) Em Am Come day go day D7 G Wishing in me heart it was Sunday Am Drinking buttermilk all the week D7 G Whiskey on a Sunday His tired old hands tugged away at the strings And the puppets they danced up and down A far better show than you ever would see In the fanciest theatre in town But in 1902 old Seth Daly died His song it was heard no more The three dancing dolls In the dustbin were thrown And the plank went to mend the backdoor But on some stormy night If you´re passing that way With the wind blowing up from the sea You can still hear the song Of old Seth Daly As he croons to his dancing dolls three |
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20 Dec 03 - 07:47 AM (#1076756) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: Mr Happy Its Bebbington Bush. |
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20 Dec 03 - 08:46 AM (#1076774) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: Raggytash Bevington Bush, I beleive it's in the Everton district of Liverpool |
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20 Dec 03 - 06:43 PM (#1077020) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: GUEST,Big Jim from Jackson In the Ozarks those dolls are called "Limber Jims". John Roberts and Tony Barrand have a nice recording of "Come Day, Go Day" on one of the records handled by Folk-Legacy. Good song. |
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20 Dec 03 - 07:30 PM (#1077055) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: The Fooles Troupe Lark In the Morning, I think it was, had some of those dolls in their catalogue a couple of years ago. Robin |
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20 Dec 03 - 08:15 PM (#1077074) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: McGrath of Harlow "Jumping Jacks" is another word for them. Or "Jigging Puppets. You see them often enough in folk festvals in England. I've seen people try working them with a string tied to the foot, and the stick fastened to a belt, to allow them to play an instrument with both hands while the doll dances. ced2 , you might try that. It would be possible to have a Jumping Jack type doll hanging on strings, instead of fixed on a stick, and dancing on the board, so that might be how Seth Davey is envisaged as doing it, in the light of the verse about strings. |
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20 Dec 03 - 08:23 PM (#1077080) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: Raggytash These dolls are hinged at the knees, hips, shoulders and elbows. A rod of dowelling is inseted in their back and held in one hand whilst the other hand taps a broad thin piece of wood upon which the doll is gently rested. The resulting vibration of the "plank" causes the doll to "dance" the joints swivelling, the arms and legs rotating as they collide witht he vibrating "plank" beneath them. Often these dolls are painted to resemble soldiers in uniform. The dolls described in the song do not have strings of any description |
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21 Dec 03 - 03:42 PM (#1077368) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: The Fooles Troupe Lark In the Morning mentioned above - had the type Raggytash described. Some were undressed, the more expensive ones were dressed, but I'm sure none were as soldiers. Robin |
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21 Dec 03 - 06:47 PM (#1077474) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: s&r I learned this many years ago as "Daggers Bush" and his tired old hands were on the wooden beam, otherwise the same as GUESTMe. I have wondered many times whether the original version was hijacked by the liverpool dialect, or whether the liverpool version was translated to the above. Stu |
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14 May 06 - 10:55 AM (#1740501) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: GUEST,Jon It's folk music. There are bound to be a hundred variations. I learned it as beggars bush, myself. |
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14 May 06 - 06:18 PM (#1740795) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: GUEST,spikeis Hi all. Well, hailing from West Kirby on the Wirral, opposite side of the river from "The 'Pool" (Liverpool), I THINK you'll find it's Bebbington, and its the PIVVY, as in the scouse vernacular P-a-VIILION See ya la Spike |
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15 May 06 - 10:34 AM (#1740926) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: Richard Bridge Google gives the suburb of Liverpool as "Bevvington Bush". And if you are starting in E (try the E perfect at the 7th fret) then the F#7 suggested above sounds better (I think) as F#m, and the run down becomes E E flat D C sharp (all in barred A shapes) |
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01 Aug 06 - 06:10 AM (#1798539) Subject: Chords Add: WHISKEY ON A SUNDAY From: 4stringmark Hi Here's how I've always played the Irish Rovers version on the guitar: Intro: A G7 F#7 F#7 B B6 B Come day go day E A A G7 F#7 Wishin' me heart it was Sunday F#7 B B6 B Drinking buttermilk through the week E A Whiskey on a Sunday A B He sits on the corner of old Beggars Bush E A On top of an old packing crate A He has three wooden dolls B That can dance and can sing E A A G7 F#7 And he croons with a smile on his face etc. This was always a favourite song of mine when I was a young. |
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01 Aug 06 - 07:50 AM (#1798582) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: GUEST,Bee The dancing dolls are called Dancing Dans in Nova Scotia. I watched someone using one this past weekend (bluegrass festival), late at night up in the camping area. The musicians at that site were relying on the Dancing Dan to set the rhythm (yes, they were deep in their cups). |
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01 Aug 06 - 08:01 AM (#1798589) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: cetmst These delightful little creatures are sold as Limberjacks at Colvin Mill in Virginia, home of the Mill Run Dulcimer Band |
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05 Nov 09 - 11:51 AM (#2760190) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: GUEST,ChrisJBrady Folks may be interested in my new pahe: http://chrisbrady.itgo.com/jigdolls/jigdolls.htm Chris B. |
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09 Apr 13 - 07:59 AM (#3500853) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: GUEST,Ben muller Hi I am learning how to play a accordeon and I would like to play whisky on a sunday on it but I can't find the right chords on the internet. I hope you can help me with this. Many thanks in advance Ben |
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09 Apr 13 - 05:33 PM (#3501116) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Whiskey On A Sunday From: GUEST,Lavengro Not the one I remember seeing him do but..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl96bDSvL-g |