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30 Oct 99 - 12:37 PM (#129832) Subject: The Drowned Lovers From: Neil Could anyone tell me the chords for this song as played by Nic Jones on Penguin Eggs. |
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30 Oct 99 - 07:31 PM (#129926) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: The Drowned Lovers From: Ed Pellow Neil, Nic Jones used lots of open tunings - he does for this song. If you just want something to strum along to in normal tuning, the following should be a fair approximation:
[F] Willie sits in his [Bb] stable door It's easier with a capo at the 3rd fret, using the chords D, G and A. Let me know if you need any more information. Ed
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15 Mar 01 - 08:30 AM (#418075) Subject: Lyr req: The drowned lovers From: Jim McGuckian As done by Nick Jones & Kate Rusby. It may be knowen as Annan Water. Thanks |
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15 Mar 01 - 08:57 AM (#418093) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The drowned lovers From: MMario a search on annan waters yielded this thread
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15 Mar 01 - 09:06 AM (#418099) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The drowned lovers From: Malcolm Douglas Kate Rusby learned this song from a Nic Jones record; he adapted it from a set published by Walter Scott, which is also in the thread MMario linked to. She also recorded a song which she called The Drowned Lovers; this she also learned from a Nic Jones record. There is a transcription made from Kate's record here: The Drowned Lovers and an older, traditional version here: THE MOTHER'S MALISON (Clyde's Water) Malcolm |
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27 Jun 07 - 03:24 PM (#2088453) Subject: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: Forsh Can anyone help me with some (simple) chords for this? also, if anyone can explain what "turled low on the pin" means? Ta! |
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27 Jun 07 - 03:43 PM (#2088468) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: The Borchester Echo Drowned Lovers/Clyde Water Child #216. Turling on the pin means ringing the doorbell. |
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27 Jun 07 - 03:46 PM (#2088477) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: Phil Cooper Which version? I think Nic Jones' version only uses three or so chords. Granted he's doing it in an alternate tuning, with embellishments. But I think you can get it down to fairly simple chord progression. There's a variant that Martin Carthy does for his version (titled "Clyde Waters"),which you can also get down to three chords. Don't have time at this juncture to figure them out. |
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27 Jun 07 - 03:49 PM (#2088481) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: Forsh well thanks to both... would still like those (simple) chords though! I have been trying to figure them out, and I am but a simple man, alternative tunings, drop tunings, etc, are all on another planet from mine! |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:04 PM (#2088493) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: The Borchester Echo Tune to C modal C G C G C D Standard C chord, up 2 frets to a D/G and play around. Haven't tried but something like that. |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:07 PM (#2088494) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: Phil Cooper I'm using the think method here, not using my guitar: D G D G Wille stands at his stable door, combing his milkwhite steed D G D G A He's doubted on May Margaret's love and his heart began to bleed. D G D G A Give corn to my horse, Mother and meat to my man John D G D D G A D And I'll away to margaret's bower before that she lies down. The chords may not line up when this is translated, but I tried. Good luck. I picked D as an arbitrary key. |
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27 Jun 07 - 06:24 PM (#2088620) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: Forsh thnka Phil, et al! D is kinda nice to work with for me, not one I use much! |
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28 Jun 07 - 03:25 PM (#2089362) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: GUEST,michaelr Annan Water is a different song. "turled low on the pin" I take to mean "gently rang the door bell", but I could be wrong. Cheers, Michael |
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28 Jun 07 - 03:32 PM (#2089368) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: The Borchester Echo Drowned Lovers is the same song as CLYDE Water. Already said 'turling on the pin' is ringing the doorbell at 0343 above. Ah, I see two threads have been combined. Glad to see that somebody from 8 years ago concurs about capo at the 3rd fret . . . |
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05 Jun 08 - 12:49 PM (#2358425) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: GUEST,curtis Anyone ever figure out a more complete Nic Jones version of the song and care to post? I like the modal tuning + playing around with a standard fingering for c and will try that. Curtis |
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05 Jun 08 - 01:25 PM (#2358457) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: Barry Finn The American version names the 2 main characters as Running Bear & Little White Dove, though I pefere the Voice Squad's rendering of Annan Water better. Barry, running for the door |
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31 Aug 08 - 02:47 PM (#2426945) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: GUEST,Mike There are (at least) two wonderful versions of Drowned Lovers/Clyde Water by Nic Jones - the Penguin Eggs track with concertina etc is great, but much darker is the solo version on Game Set Match which as far as I can tell uses open C tuning (CGCGCC). Trouble is I can't play anything else using this tuning, so I try to play using drop D (with capo on 2) - you can get some of the impact of the latter version without the hassle and audience (ie friends) irritation factor of extensive retuning. |
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27 Jul 09 - 03:33 PM (#2688216) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: GUEST,watfordkev Can anyone advise the tuning AND the fingering for this tune as per the Game Set and Match version? I love it so much, and I've knocked myself out trying to hit the spot with it! |
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19 Aug 09 - 07:51 AM (#2703724) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: GUEST tune to DGDGBD On the low G-string, play B D B A G B D B A G B D B D G A B D B A G while leaving the others open. |
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19 Aug 09 - 07:52 AM (#2703726) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: GUEST Oops, mistake! Correction: B D B A G B D B A G B D B A G A B D B A G |
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16 Sep 10 - 12:12 AM (#2987745) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: Tim Chesterton You can do it in DADGAD too, with the capo on 3 (sounds in F). It's not identical to Nic's version, but I quite like it. |
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16 Sep 10 - 07:05 AM (#2987866) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: pavane Just to note that version I recorded from him in 1973 is close to the Game Set and Match version - I don't know the date for that version. He clearly rethought the accompaniment before recording Penguin eggs (1980). |
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16 Sep 10 - 07:32 AM (#2987876) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: Tim Chesterton And according to the album notes from 'Unearthed', his wife didn't approve of the reworking! |
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16 Jan 11 - 08:38 AM (#3075621) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: GUEST,Matthew Billington Does anyone have the notation for the whistle secion? |
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02 Apr 11 - 10:21 PM (#3127288) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: GUEST To Kate Rusby's version, I put the capo on some fret and play C/G/G/C/ C/G/F/C/ C/G/C/G/ C/G/CF/C/ |
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12 Apr 17 - 03:02 PM (#3850239) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Drowned Lovers From: GUEST "Turl" revealed very little, apart from people asking this question, but then I found this at merriam-webster.com - thank you. Definition of tirl chiefly Scotland intransitive verb to make a rattling sound (as with a door latch) Makes sense, and with the Scottish connection too, this seems to be the answer. |