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13 Oct 19 - 05:45 PM (#4013461) Subject: Chord Req: Chords 'Babe in Arms' by Buffy Sainte Ma From: GUEST,Anna JW Does anyone know the chords for "Babe in Arms" by Buffy Sainte Marie? Thanks! |
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13 Oct 19 - 09:47 PM (#4013519) Subject: ADD Babe in Arms (Buffy Sainte Marie) From: Joe Offer Well, let's start with the lyrics: Transcribed from the It's My Way album: BABE IN ARMS (Buffy Sainte-Marie) Here I sit, with a babe in arms And another one here within And where's my man? Ah don't you know: he's drinkin', carousin', and livin' a life of sin Once he courted me so fine Oh why did I give in? And where's he now? Ah don't you know: he's drinkin', carousin', and livin' a life of sin And were it not for my own breast My baby'd die for sure And where's my man? Ah don't you know: he's drinkin', carousin', and livin' a life so poor And were it not for this wee baby Well, you know what I'd do Ooh, to my fine man Ah, don't you know: I'd shoot him and put an end to his life of sin And here I sit, with a babe in arms And another one here within And where's my man? Ah don't you know: he's drinkin', carousin', and livin' a life of sin published by KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO CALEB MUSIC CO licensing available through the Harry Fox Agency, harryfox.com |
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14 Oct 19 - 03:59 AM (#4013548) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Chords 'Babe in Arms' by Buffy Sainte M From: GUEST,Jerry It’s in DADGBD tuning, using the following chord fingerings: D 000230 D/c 030230 D add flat 6 000330 G 020030 D /c G D Here I sit with a babe in arms D flat6 D And another one here within D flat6 And where’s my man? /c G D Ah, don’t you know, he’s drinking, carousing G D And living a life of sin. Recorded with capo on first fret, making it all in Eb. I only know all this because it’s in her excellent Buffy Sainte-Marie Songbook from 1971. |
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14 Oct 19 - 09:57 AM (#4013606) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Chords 'Babe in Arms' by Buffy Sainte M From: GUEST,Starship Guest,Jerry, I was blown away by your response. Thought for a moment that Hans Zimmer was posting using your name. I laughed aloud when I read your last line. Excellent. |
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14 Oct 19 - 10:35 AM (#4013614) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Chords 'Babe in Arms' by Buffy Sainte M From: GUEST,Jerry I’m sure those who play in Dropped D and Double Dropped D tuning regularly would recognise these standard fingerings. I don’t particularly, but they were used in early songs by Ralph McTell, John Denver, James Taylor and even Neil Young, as I recall. |
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17 Oct 19 - 02:13 PM (#4014176) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Chords 'Babe in Arms' by Buffy Sainte M From: GUEST,AnnaJW thank you thank you!!! so so helpful. I am just beginning to explore other tunings besides standard as a guitarist, and singing Buffy songs is my way in! xoxo |
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17 Oct 19 - 02:23 PM (#4014180) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Chords 'Babe in Arms' by Buffy Sainte M From: GUEST,Jerry ‘It’s My Way’? That one is actually in DADGAD tuning (capo fifth fret), but best explore one tuning at a time. |
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17 Oct 19 - 02:29 PM (#4014181) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Chords 'Babe in Arms' by Buffy Sainte M From: GUEST,ANNAJW Would you also be able to provide the strumming pattern? |
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17 Oct 19 - 04:25 PM (#4014198) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Chords 'Babe in Arms' by Buffy Sainte M From: GUEST,Jerry I’ve always been a picker rather than a strummer. so am no expert in that style of accompaniment, but it is a four four beat timing, like so: 1 hit 6th string 2 hit down and then up all the other strings 3 again 4 again. Counting one, two and, three and four and....if that makes any sense. |