Chords Req: Hard Times Come Again No More (Foster)

Subject: Guitar chords for 'Hard Times'
From: Jeep man
Date: 26 Mar 00 - 11:13 AM

Sure would like to have the guitar chords for Stephen Foster's "Hard Times". Thanks, Jeepman

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Guitar chords for 'Hard Times
From: harpgirl
Date: 26 Mar 00 - 06:24 PM

..(D)pause.....(A7)...(D)(G).(D)...(A7).(D)........(A7)...(D)(G)(D)..(A7).(D)
play the chords and sing counting a syllable on each dot
So "Let us (D) pause" and so forth...

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Guitar chords for 'Hard Times
From: Alan of Australia
Date: 27 Mar 00 - 09:30 PM

G'day,
You could also experiment by changing some D chords to Bm. Works for me.

Cheers,
Alan

Subject: Hard times, come again no more
From: Steve in Idaho
Date: 14 Sep 01 - 11:48 AM

I have the song from the data base and know the tune a bit - would appreciate the chords. Any key is fine as I can extrapolate to what fits my voice - Thanks Catters

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Hard times, come again no mor
From: catspaw49
Date: 14 Sep 01 - 11:54 AM

It's a pretty basic I-IV-V and you can easily hear the changes I think. There's also a real decnt thread on this one with some additional verses and variants.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Hard times, come again no mor
From: Steve in Idaho
Date: 14 Sep 01 - 11:58 AM

OK - Thanks, I am assuming the I-IV-V is the same as G-C-D. Steve

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Hard times, come again no mor
From: Sorcha
Date: 14 Sep 01 - 12:02 PM

I think this thread is the one spaw is talking about. Chords are in the post at 9:31......

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Hard times, come again no mor
From: catspaw49
Date: 14 Sep 01 - 12:18 PM

Hell Sorch, that's great. I should have pulled the thread for Norton myself.....I'm having a hard time getting back into the regular stuff.

And Steve.....Yeah, the numbers are just another way. I love this song and think it SF's best ever. I like it in D because of my lousy voice, but I play C-F-G capoed on the second, because I think C "frets" better.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Hard times, come again no mor
From: Sorcha
Date: 14 Sep 01 - 01:16 PM

Mary Black and DeDannan did it in bloody E flat......capos, man, but I can't capo a fiddle!

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Hard times, come again no mor
From: Steve in Idaho
Date: 14 Sep 01 - 01:44 PM

Thanks - Like someone told me - "Lester Flatt never played anything but G, C, and D, his whole life." So a capo is often a nice way to make things "feel" better. The version I heard that really caught my attention was sung by Norman Blake.

I'm not a fan of my voice either. My wife likes it so who else matters :-) Peace Steve

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Hard times, come again no mor
From: Michael B
Date: 14 Sep 01 - 01:56 PM

Do you still need the lyrics to Hard times? I have them somewhere as sung by Paul Brady.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Hard times, come again no mor
From: Steve in Idaho
Date: 14 Sep 01 - 02:23 PM

Michael B - I have the words plus a couple of other verses. But am always open to others as I manage to modify what I do to some degree or another. Peace - Steve

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Hard times, come again no mor
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 14 Sep 01 - 02:49 PM

I am sure that everyone will be able to resist the temptation to post the lyric again; as has been pointed out, we already have it here. The "Lyr/Chords Req" header is a pre-set; there isn't an option to specify chords only. Copies of (presumably) Foster's own arrangement of his song, for voice and piano, can be seen at The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music. Here is a link to one such, published by Firth, Pond & Co., 1 Franklin Square, 1854 (can't be sure if that's the date of printing or just of copyright):

HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE. It is in E flat.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Hard times, come again no mor
From: Bernard
Date: 15 Sep 01 - 02:12 PM

I always found it hard to believe that the song was written by the same bloke wot wrote Camptown Races et al...!!

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Hard times, come again no mor
From: Steve in Idaho
Date: 15 Sep 01 - 09:35 PM

Geez Malcom - to play in E flat I'd have to capo over my first set of tuners!! How about D sharp? Actually D seems to work fairly well - thanks all for your help.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Hard times, come again no mor
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Sep 01 - 09:47 PM

E flat is axactly the same as D sharp, at any rate as far as the guitar is concerned

Subject: Chord Req: HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE
From: skarpi
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 03:55 PM

hallo all, I know there has been threads about this song , I have looked
but the chords were given up are not enough , i was wandering
if some one is playin this song and using like Bm if its pleyed in D ,

I would like to add more chords into this song.

All the best Skarpi Iceland

Subject: RE: Chord Req: HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE
From: GUEST,Peace
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 04:05 PM

Four Chord here.

Lotsa chords here.

Please note that thye second site if for a uke, but IMO a chord's a chord.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE
From: Mark Ross
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 04:21 PM

I play it in dropped D tuning and use a IVsharp dim for the first IV chord in the chorus and a minor VI instead of a I chord on the word door, then to the IV chord in the chorus. AS;

D   G#dim
D   A7 E7 A7
D   G Bmin
G D G#dim A7 D.

Mark Ross

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Hard Times Come Again No More
From: Shaneo
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 04:45 PM

Kate & Anna McGarrigle and friends from youtube on my site with sheet music, I'ts in the key of C' on my site.
If you change to key of D' then yes Bm comes into play.
Hard times

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Hard Times Come Again No More
From: Pianomansibs
Date: 31 Oct 08 - 04:26 AM

The nicest version ive heard of this stephen foster tune is that of James taylor,also Mary Black of Ireland performs a true great version
but James plays it in D major capo 1, its worth looking at his version ive included here for you
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pyV60kTvEFE
have fun Simon.