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CHORDS I'M USING + CAPO POSITION |
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| A SAILORS LIFE | C F & G. | 1 2&3 4& or RIPPLE LICK - Hammer on 4th string on C - mess around with C Scale for passing notes (The dog is an optional extraJ) |
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| BANKS OF THE OHIO | D, A7 & G. | An old American folk song - this version made popular by Olivia Newton John Strum 1 2&3&4& or Travis/Double Thumb |
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| BLOODY WELL DEAD | C F & G (Capo 2) or D, G A7 no capo | Great audience participation song (As you can see) 6/8 time strum 1 2&3 4 5&6 |
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| BUNCH OF THYME | C, F, G. | A double meaning to this song - it's about losing virginity and STDs - I'm strumming it here 1 2&3 4& you can change the feel with a Travis/Double Thumb or Ripple (Note Foster & Allen use Em and Dm when they play it TRY IT) |
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| DAY-O | D & A7 | Two Chords - Strum 1 2&3 4&1 2&3 4& Also known as the Banana Boat Song - Harry Belafonte |
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| DIRTY OLD TOWN | C F & G (Capo 2) or D, G A7 no capo | Strum 1 2&3 4&1 2&3 4& Hammer on and off middle finger on 4th sting when playing C (Note The Pogues/Dubliners etc stick Am in) |
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| DRY BONES | C & G | You don't need to be an expert in Human Biology to play this song - you don't need to be an expert on the guitar either (Lots of different versions of the lyrics) |
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| FLOWER OF SCOTLAND | D A7 G C | 1 2&3&1 2&3 3/4 time |
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| FOLSOM PRISON BLUES | D G A7 | 1 2&3 4&1 2&3 4& With alternating bass or Travis/double Thumb |
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| FOUR STRONG WINDS | D G Em A (or A7) | Bernadette is using a simple strum or you could use a Ripple Lick on this Ian Tyson Song |
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| HIGH GERMANY | Am G | 1 2&3 4&1 2&3 4& or Travis/Double Thumb |
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| JOCK STEWART | C F & G (Capo 2) or D, G A7 no capo | This one is in 3/4 time so strum 1 2&3&1 2&3&1 2&3& or 5 string lick - (Thumb 1 2 3 thumb 1) |
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| IRISH ROVER | G D & C (Capo 5) or C F G No Capo | A Rip-roarer - Strum 1 2&3 4&1 2&3 4& |
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| NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG | G D & D (Or D7) | 12 bar Blues 1 2&3&4&1 2&3&4& - Elvis - use the Em Pentatonic or E Blues scale on this page for solo/lead |
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| ONE MAN WENT TO MOW | C & G (or G7) | You used to sing this on the coach on school trips - chord changes each time the word Meadow is Sung |
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| RAMBLING BOY | G & D (or D7) Capo 1. | This is a Tom Paxton song - use a simple Travis/double thumb pick or a simple strum |
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| SLIP SLIDING AWAY | C Am F G Capo 2 | 1 2&3&4&1 2&3&4& (Note variation in verse - I know a father....) Also try hammer on/lift off on 4th string on C & Am |
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| SLOOP JOHN B | D G & A7 | 1 2&3 4& strum - Made famous by The Beach Boys |
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| SPANISH HARLEM | D G & A7 | 1 2&3&4& strum - |
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| SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS | G C D (D7) | 1 2&3 4& Hammer on 4th string on C and 5th & 6th on G |
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| TOM DOOLEY | G & D7 | Two versions here - the 1st a simple strum 1 2&3 4&1 2&3 4& - 2nd a simple Travis/double Thumb |
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| TWA CORBIES | Am G | A Horror Story - but not to play 1 2&3 4&1 2&34& or Travis/Double Thumb NOTE CAPO ON 2 |
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| UNDER THE BOARDWALK | C G F Am (Capo 2) | Strum 1 2&3&4& CAPO 2 - D A G Bm without Capo |
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| WHISKEY IN THE JAR | C G F Am (Capo 2) | Strum 1 2&3 4&1 2&34& CAPO 2 D A G Bm without Capo |
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