Subject: Nic Jones- Seven Yellow Gypsies From: GUEST,Neil Comer Date: 25 May 00 - 05:47 PM From, 'In search of Nic Jones.' I haven't a clue about the tuning or chords. Help |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Nic Jones- Seven Yellow Gypsi From: john c Date: 26 May 00 - 02:18 AM Lyrics, chords, etc to most of Nic Jones songs,including Seven Yellow Gipsies,can be found here. (If I can get this Blue Clicky Thing to work!) Click here J. |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Nic Jones- Seven Yellow Gypsi From: GUEST,Neil Comer Date: 26 May 00 - 09:15 AM Thanks, I've seen that site, but I still can't get the tuning/chords for the Seven Yellow Gypsies |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Nic Jones- Seven Yellow Gypsi From: Pinetop Slim Date: 26 May 00 - 10:33 AM That's a neat site JohnC. (I like to avoid thread creep, but it helped satisfy my curiosity, at least a little, about Annie Briggs. Thanks). |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Nic Jones- Seven Yellow Gypsi From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 26 May 00 - 10:41 AM Though useful in some respects, a lot of the song texts given are not those actually used by the performers, but quite different versions lifted wholesale from the DT, which is less than helpful to my mind, since, so far as I can see, this is not made plain by the maintainer(s) of the site. Still, it's a start. Malcolm |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Nic Jones- Seven Yellow Gypsi From: MMario Date: 26 May 00 - 10:58 AM I don't know "Seven Yellow Gypsies" but if, as the previous mentioned site implies, it is a variant on "Gypsy Davy" or "Raggle Taggle Gypsies"; then this file may help you. songwrite tune url=http://www.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/sw/GYPLADD2.tun |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Nic Jones- Seven Yellow Gypsi From: Wolfgang Date: 26 May 00 - 11:04 AM Malcolm, on that site there's this note (heading 'Site Info'): "To get this site started with at least some lyrics, the traditional lyrics from Digitrad (The Digital Tradition Database) has been raided. This site's artist may or may not sing the same version as that published by Digitrad (probably not, in fact)." But I admit the first few times I had been on that site I havent' found this note and I'd much prefer to have the information (e.g., 'as sung by Nic Jones' or 'related version from Digitrad') directly with the song. Wolfgang |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Nic Jones- Seven Yellow Gypsi From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 26 May 00 - 11:10 AM Wolfgang: Thanks for pointing that out; evidently I was doing them an injustice. As you say, though, they might have made it more clear. Malcolm |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Nic Jones- Seven Yellow Gypsi From: GUEST,Dan - Nova Scotia Date: 26 May 00 - 11:11 AM G'day, As far as I can figure out Nic has used a c modal type tuning, one he also uses for Hardiman the Fiddler, (although Ibelieve he tuned the guitar to a b or bflat modal. That means the guitar from the 6 to the 1 string is c,g,c,g,c,d. He also uses this tuning for Canadee-i-o. AS far as the chords they can be found but it will take a bit of time. All the best |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Nic Jones- Seven Yellow Gypsi From: Peg Date: 26 May 00 - 11:32 AM Cordelia's Dad recorded a version of this many years ago. I may still have the tape somewhere...or if you are desperate I could sing it for ya into a tape... their arrangement is quite unlike anything I had ever heard regarding these songs before (including Black Jack Davey, Raggle Taggle Gypsy, etc.)--very rhythmic and upbeat and dark... |
Subject: Lyr Add: SEVEN YELLOW GYPSIES (from Nic Jones) From: Saffron_Kerlilox Date: 31 May 00 - 06:49 PM I spoke to Rufus who does the Nic Jones web page and he has a re-vamped site in beta which he has just uploaded and virtually all the Nic Jones lyrics are now transcribed from the albums. It is here and the only snag is it is now frames/javascript and requires 1024X728 resolution. From it these are the Gypsy lyrics: SEVEN YELLOW GYPSIES There were seven gypsies all of a row She's kicked off her high heel shoes Late at night her lord come home He's ridden o'er the high high hills Well, last night I slept in a feather bed Seven gypsies all of a row |
Subject: Lyr Add: SEVEN YELLOW GYPSIES From: Peg Date: 01 Jun 00 - 12:16 PM Nice to see those lyrics; here, for what they are worth, are what I rememeber of the version by Cordelia's Dad:
Oh there were seven yellow gypisies all in a row
They sang sweet and they sang shrill
And she's taken off her high-heeled shoes I forget the exact words of the next few verses but it ends with the same BlackJack Davey style call and response between the woman and her husband:
"How can you leave your goosefeather bed
"What care I for my goosefeather bed?
"How can you leave your house and your lands?
"What care I for your house and your lands The suggestion that she sleeps with not just one gypsy but quite possibly all seven of them is deliciously subversive! peg
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Nic Jones- Seven Yellow Gypsi From: Wolfgang Date: 05 Jun 00 - 04:48 AM Saffron, thanks a lot for pointing out the new format of the site. It is a definite improvement of an already great resource both in from and content. Wolfgang |
Subject: Chord Req: Nick jones From: GUEST,Huwster Date: 15 Sep 03 - 07:03 PM Hi i am a 17 year old nick jones fan and i would like the chords for Seven Gypsys. can you help. Thank you. |
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Nick jones From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 15 Sep 03 - 07:38 PM Not directly (and don't forget that it's Nic, not Nick) but Mike Raven had something useful to say about the tuning used. ( http://www.freefolk.com/nicjones.htm ): "I asked Nic which tuning he used for his arrangement of Seven Yellow Gypsies. He was not quite sure but thinks it was D G D G C D (G tuning with the 2nd string up to C)." There's a start at least. |
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Nick Jones - Seven Gypsies From: Chris Green Date: 25 Nov 05 - 01:16 PM Old thread but worth a refresh! I worked the tuning out as modal C (CGCGCD) and it appears to use a lot of the same shapes as Canadee-I-O which is tabbed here! I have it tabbed but in Sibelius. However, if anyone is at any of the festivals Isambarde are at this year, I'd be happy to show it to them! |
Subject: Tab for Nic Jones 7 Yellow Gypsies pls? From: pavane Date: 17 Jul 06 - 04:23 AM Does anyone have guitar tab for the version of Nic Jones's Seven Yellow Gypsies, which is on 'In search of Nic Jones'? |
Subject: RE: Tab for Nic Jones 7 Yellow Gypsies pls? From: pavane Date: 18 Jul 06 - 11:19 AM Refresh (just once) |
Subject: RE: Tab for Nic Jones 7 Yellow Gypsies pls? From: Chris Green Date: 18 Jul 06 - 11:43 AM It's in CGCGCD and a lot of the chord shapes are the same as the ones in Canadee-I-O (tab here). I don't know how to make my computer write tab, but I hope that helps! Chris |
Subject: RE: Tab for Nic Jones 7 Yellow Gypsies pls? From: The Borchester Echo Date: 18 Jul 06 - 11:47 AM Nothing is published on this song, as far as I know. Here's a Mike Raven article on styles and tunings that might help a bit here. . |
Subject: RE: Tab for Nic Jones 7 Yellow Gypsies pls? From: The Borchester Echo Date: 18 Jul 06 - 11:52 AM Sorry bouzouki, are we playing C modal snap? When I find In Search Of which isn't where it should be I'll play it and let you know if he's tuned down or not. |
Subject: RE: Tab for Nic Jones 7 Yellow Gypsies pls? From: pavane Date: 19 Jul 06 - 01:42 AM Thanks, I will have a look at that. |
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Seven Yelow Gypsies (from Nic Jones From: GUEST,TomGandalph Date: 11 Jun 09 - 08:35 AM Did anyone ever figure this tune out? |
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Seven Yelow Gypsies (from Nic Jones) From: Bonzo3legs Date: 11 Jun 09 - 09:30 AM Mmmmmm you just play it - pretty easy really! Almost as easy as Apache which was the first tune I worked out 49 years ago!! |
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Seven Yelow Gypsies (from Nic Jones From: TomGandalph Date: 12 Jun 09 - 09:05 PM The only way I can just play it is on record! ;) Just playing it on guitar, though, is puzzling to me...How 'bout a chord shape to start me off? Am I the only one stumped? |
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Seven Yellow Gypsies (Nic Jones) From: GUEST Date: 13 Feb 11 - 06:00 AM William Glenn Basic Cords in concert tuning. Can anyone please help me I would like to play this in standard tuning. |
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Seven Yelow Gypsies (from Nic Jones) From: GUEST,Peter T Date: 07 Nov 11 - 09:03 AM Very old threat, but I'm trying to work this one out at the moment. I'm no expert, but from a little bit of messing about, I think this is played in c modal, capo 3rd fret, if that helps anyone. Try it and see, someone with a bit more skill might be able to confirm or disconfirm. |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Seven Yellow Gypsies (Nic Jones) From: GUEST Date: 06 Sep 20 - 10:00 AM This song is played in the same tuning as Canadee-I-O. (Bb F Bb F Bb F C). And it's is pretty much the same chords as Canadee-I-O but just sped up a bunch. If you watch the video of Nic and his son Joe do that concert from 2015 it's the second song in (starts around 7:40 mark). Joe is tuned up to C instead of Bb. But you can easily see how he plays it. |
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