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05 Apr 08 - 08:08 AM (#2307297) Subject: Chord Req: Bonny ship the Diamond From: olddude Well after 50 years of playing guitar I decided to try picking a banjo with these old fingers. I am awful but I am having loads of fun and found this old gold star 5 string that sounds very nice. I would like to try playing the Bonny Ship the Diamond but can't figure out the banjo part like I normally could for the guitar. Any help from you nice folks would me greatly appreciated. Thanks Dan |
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05 Apr 08 - 09:43 AM (#2307375) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Bonny ship the Diamond From: GUEST can't figure out the banjo part like I normally could for the guitar Why don't you figure it out on a guitar and then play it on your banjo? |
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05 Apr 08 - 10:24 AM (#2307411) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Bonny ship the Diamond From: olddude picking is different isn't it? maybe not ... beginner on the banjo |
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05 Apr 08 - 10:27 AM (#2307412) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Bonny ship the Diamond From: olddude This is what I come up with The Diamond is a ship, my lads, for the Davis Straits she's bound; a C G a And the Quay it is all garnished with bonnie lassies round.Captain Thompson gives the order to sail the ocean wide,Where the sun it never sets, my lads, nor darkness dims the sky. C G a And it's cheer up, my lads! D Let your hearts never fail! C G For the bonnie ship The Diamond a G a seems to work, I just keep working on it |
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05 Apr 08 - 10:33 AM (#2307417) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Bonny ship the Diamond From: GUEST,Steve Gullick I think you will find it is a minor key try Am. |
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05 Apr 08 - 10:38 AM (#2307421) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Bonny ship the Diamond From: GUEST,Jon I think you can just alternate Am/G (or Em/D, etc.) |
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05 Apr 08 - 10:46 AM (#2307428) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Bonny ship the Diamond From: olddude Even Better Jon just tried it thank you!! |
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05 Apr 08 - 10:51 AM (#2307433) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Bonny ship the Diamond From: GUEST,Jon Glad it helped. I think their might be a couple of points where if in Am, I might opt for an E instead of a G. eg. goes a (E) fishing for the (Am) whale. |
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05 Apr 08 - 11:33 AM (#2307471) Subject: Chords Add: THE BONNY SHIP THE DIAMOND From: Roberto Here are the chords in THE SINGING ISLAND, compiled by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger: Cm Bb Cm Bb The Diamond is a ship, my lads, for the Davis Strait she's bound Cm Bb Cm G7 Cm And the quay it is all garnished with bonnie lassies round Cm Bb Cm Bb Captain Thompson gives the order to sail the ocean wide Cm Bb Cm G7 Cm Where the sun it never sets, my lads, nor darkness dims the sky Cm (Bb) Cm So it's cheer up, my lads, let your hearts never fail Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm While the bonnie ship The Diamond goes a-fishing for the whale |
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05 Apr 08 - 11:41 AM (#2307482) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Bonny ship the Diamond From: Roberto I'm sorry, but after post, the position of the chords over the words doesn't remain as it ought to be. This could be clear: The Dia(Cm)mond is a ship(Bb), my lads, for(Cm) the Davis Strait she's bound(Bb) And the quay(Cm) it is all gar(Bb)nished(Cm) with bon(G7)nie lassies round(Cm) Captain Thomp(Cm)son gives the or(Bb)der to(Cm) sail the ocean wide(Bb) Where the sun(Cm) it never sets(Bb), my lads(Cm), nor dark(G7)ness dims the sky(Cm) So it's cheer(Cm) up(Bb), my lads(Cm), let your hearts never fail While the bonnie ship(Bb) The Dia(Cm)mond goes(Bb) a-fish(Cm)ing for(Bb) the whale(Cm) |
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05 Apr 08 - 11:50 AM (#2307489) Subject: Chords Add: THE BONNY SHIP THE DIAMOND From: GUEST,Jon You need to use <pre;> and </pre> tags for your first attempt to work. I'll try what you have in Am:
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05 Apr 08 - 12:19 PM (#2307516) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Bonny ship the Diamond From: olddude You folks are wonderful. I am having fun trying to work out the banjo. I bought a book showing scruggs three finger rolls. I must admit my old fingers are not what they use to be but I am like a kid with this thing. Thanks so much for the help. I am working on it for sure. Dan |
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05 Apr 08 - 03:41 PM (#2307700) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Bonny ship the Diamond From: SharonA Here's how our little band plays it: The Dia(Am)mond is a ship(G), my lads, for the Da(Am)vis Strait she's bound(G) And the quay(Am) it is all gar(G)nished with bon(F)nie las(E)sies round(Am) Captain Thomp(Am)son gives the or(G)der to sail(Am) the ocean wide(G) Where the sun(Am) it never sets(G), my lads, nor dark(F)ness dims(E) the sky(Am) So it's cheer(Am) up(G), my lads(Am), let your hearts(Am) nev(G)er fail(Am) While the bon(Am)nie ship The Dia(Am)mond goes a-fish(Am)ing for the whale(D) Yes, that's right, "D" at the end of the chorus. We hold it for 8 beats (same number of beats as that Am-G-Am-G bit in the first line of the verse). Then we do an instrumental befor the next verse, using the following chords (I'm writing it out with one chord per beat here): Am, Am, G, G, F, F, E, E Am, Am, G, G, F, E, Am, Am |
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05 Apr 08 - 03:48 PM (#2307706) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Bonny ship the Diamond From: Peace As done by The Corries. |