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Chord Req: Farewell to Sicily / Banks of Sicily

06 Mar 05 - 12:29 AM (#1427798)
Subject: Chord Req: farewell to sicily
From: goodbar

anyone know it?


06 Mar 05 - 04:15 AM (#1427855)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: farewell to sicily
From: Tradsinger

I play it with these chords:

(bar by bar) D / G D D / / A D / G / D / C D
             D G D / D / D A D G D / D / C D

Enjoy

Gwilym


06 Mar 05 - 04:19 AM (#1427856)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: farewell to sicily
From: Dave Hanson

The tune is called ' Farewell To The Creeks '

Words by the late Hamish Hendwerson.


06 Mar 05 - 08:42 PM (#1428455)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: farewell to sicily
From: GUEST,Paranoid Android

http://pages.prodigy.net/cierpke/banks.htm
Link to Banks of Sicily, first line "Fare thee well ye bakns of Sicily"


06 Mar 05 - 08:53 PM (#1428463)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: farewell to sicily
From: RobbieWilson

I have often listened to Dick Gaughan play this and he uses very unusual chords and tunings. It is called "the Highland(51st)Divisions Farewell to Sicilly and Hamish Henderson based it on his experience a an army intellegence officer during ww2


06 Mar 05 - 09:10 PM (#1428476)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: farewell to sicily
From: goodbar

thanks tradsinger.


07 Mar 05 - 03:13 AM (#1428570)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: farewell to sicily
From: Tradsinger

I have to correct my early posting, done in too much haste. Try this:

Verse: D / G D D / / A D / G D D / C D
Chorus: D G D / G D / A D G D / D / C D.

That should work.

Gwilym


07 Mar 05 - 07:03 AM (#1428676)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: farewell to sicily
From: Keith A of Hertford

We have had some good discusions of this.
Check the links at top of thread page