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Thread #118443   Message #2560278
Posted By: John Hardly
07-Feb-09 - 04:11 PM
Thread Name: Ashokan Farewell: lyrics and chord structure
Subject: RE: Ashokan Farewell
This tune is in ¾. Each "/" is a beat (NOT including the chord named). Thus XX0232/// is three beats on a D chord. Of course, if you choose…

1. the voicings are close to giving you a head start toward a fingerstyle arrangement.

2. Of the three beats the first is often sounding the bass string only. Because of this, there are a few places where you will probably NOT play it that was (f'rinstance) in those few places where each of three chords in a row has only one beat.

Barenberg also substitutes a different A7 that is still eluding me. If you are too used to a Bm, the place to substitute it back in is at the X2023X chord.

XX0232///
200232///
3X0233//
3X0033/
02203X///
XX0232///
X2023X///
3X0032///
X02030//
X02020/

XX0232///
X32210///
320003///
XX0232///
X2023X///
X02220
002020
X05450
XX0232

B

XX0232///
X32210///
320033///
XX0232//////
X20230///
X02220///
3X222X///
XX0232///
X32210///
3X0003
3X0023/
3X0033/
XX0232//////
X2023X///
X02220
002020
X05450
XX0232