Does anyone have a picking pattern that fits with this fantastic song? I prefer the version in Em, G, D, Em...etc. It can be found on Youtube (i think it was by the Clancy Brothers or something...).
I think this would be a great song for David Hodge to work out for us!!
Any help appreciated guys :D
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Intro is something like this X2 which is also usually repeated between the verses
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--2--------------------4----------------------4---2----0----
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.one..&..two...three..&...one..&..two..&...three..&..
But many versions exist.
The verses, etc can be played by a suitable 3 beat pattern like this one:
Em
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..one..&...two..&...three..&
Hey thanks Fretscource - that works!! Very much appreciated :D
Never assume the other fellow has intelligence equal to yours. He may have more.
Funny you should mention this song (and it is a great song) because I had to perform it at a show a week ago. I was backing up a local singer/songwriter who had put together a set of Irish music. The reason we were playing it on April 7 was because the March 16 show got snowed out.
I've still not heard the song on any recordings, by the bye. Since the performer was doing all relatively heavy-handed chord strumming, I went with arpeggios and also capoed the song up so that I could play it in Am. This way I could use a lot of hammer-ons to start out my arpeggios. Something like this:Beat:
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
E - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - -
B - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - -
G - 0 H 2 - - - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - - 0H2 0H2 - 0 - -
D - 0 H 2 - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
A - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
more or less...
I suppose I'm going to have to go buy a copy of this song at some point... :wink:
Peace