Biography:
Fairport Convention is often credited with being one of the first English folk rock bands. Formed in 1967, Fairport rapidly developed from playing cover versions of American 'west coast' music to an individual style which melded rock music with traditional English folk tunes and songs.
Like their peers The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and Jefferson Airplane they were blessed with several considerable individual talents and produced music that -at least initially- was eclectic, as well as exploratory.
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- Best Wishes
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- Breakfast In Mayfair
- Bring Em Down
- Bring Me Back My Feathers
- Cajun Woman
- Cell Song
- Celtic Moon
- Chelsea Morning
- Claudy Banks
- Clear Water
- Close To The Wind
- Closing Time
- Come All Ye
- Crazy Man Michael
- Dark Eyed Molly
- Dawn
- Decameron
- Devils Work
- Diamonds And Gold
- Doctor Of Physick
- Dont Leave Too Soon
- Eastern Rain
- Eynsham Poacher
- Farewell Farewell
- Fotheringay
- Genesis Hall
- George Jackson
- Ginnie
- Home Is Where The Heart Is
- Honour And Praise
- How Many Times
- How Many Times Do You Have To Fall
- Hungarian Rhapsody
- I Dont Know Where I Stand
- I Wandered By A Brookside
- If I Had A Ribbon Bow
- If Stomp
- Ill Keep It With Mine
- Im Already There
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- Its Alright Ma Its Only Witchcraft
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- Jesus On The Mainline
- John Condon
- John Gaudie
- John My Son
- Knights Of The Road
- Lady Of Pleasure
- Let It Go
- Little Did I Think
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- London River
- Lord Marlborough
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- Madeleine
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- Matty Groves
- Meet On The Ledge
- Million Dollar Bash
- Morning Glory
- My Girl
- My Love Is In America
- Naughty Sailors Alphabet
- Neil Gows Apprentice
- No Mans Land
- Nottamun Town
- Now Be Thankful
- One More Chance
- One Sure Thing
- Open The Door Richard
- Our Bus Rolls On
- Over The Next Hill
- Percys Song
- Pleasure And Pain
- Polly On The Shore
- Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman
- Red And Gold
- Restless
- Reunion Hill
- Reynardine
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- Rocky Road
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- Rosie
- Ruis Guitar
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- Six Days On The Road
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- Step By Step
- Stranger To Himself
- Sun Shade
- Suzanne
- Tale In Hard Time
- Talking About My Love
- Tam Lin
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- The Deserter
- The Fossil Hunter
- The Heart Of The Song
- The Hiring Fair
- The Journeymans Grace
- The Last Waltz
- The Man In The Water
- The Naked Highwayman
- The Plainsman
- The Poor Ditching Boy
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- The Vision
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Fairport Convention: AUTOPSY
(transcribed by stevennorrie)
One of the nicest songs Sandy has written with Fairport, appearing on the album
It has a very complex rythm structure: The first part is set into a jazzy 5/4 time signature,
into 4/4 and then back again into a 5/4 timing. The beautiful Richard-Thompson-solo
is one of my favourites) is set into 4/4 time and then changes into a 6/4 timing, as soon
the dulcimer comes in.
Anyway here it is:
(5/4)
Intro: Dm Gm
Dm Gm
You must philosophise,
Bb Am Gm
But why must you bore my to tears?
Dm Gm
You´re red around the eyes,
Bb Am Gm
You tell me things no one else hears
Dm Gm
You spend all your time crying,
Bb Am Gm
Crying the hours into tears,
Bb Am Gm
Crying the hours into tears
Bb Cm F (do some picking)
(4/4)
Gm
Come lend your time to me,
Cm F
And you will know that you are free
Gm
And when you look at me
Cm F
Don´t think you´re owning what you see,
Gm
For remember that you´re free,
Cm (I believe Richard plays something in
in harmony to Cm)
And that´s what you want to be,
Gm
So just lend your time to me
Solo: Bb Dm Gm Dm Gm (play it somewhere around the fifth fret, going up to the
fret)
(6/4) Bb Am Gm Bb Am Gm
accompanied by dulcimer)
Then play the first part (without the Intro) again, until the first change of timing.
And that´s it then...
Have fun with it...
Steven
(transcribed by stevennorrie)
One of the nicest songs Sandy has written with Fairport, appearing on the album
It has a very complex rythm structure: The first part is set into a jazzy 5/4 time signature,
into 4/4 and then back again into a 5/4 timing. The beautiful Richard-Thompson-solo
is one of my favourites) is set into 4/4 time and then changes into a 6/4 timing, as soon
the dulcimer comes in.
Anyway here it is:
(5/4)
Intro: Dm Gm
Dm Gm
You must philosophise,
Bb Am Gm
But why must you bore my to tears?
Dm Gm
You´re red around the eyes,
Bb Am Gm
You tell me things no one else hears
Dm Gm
You spend all your time crying,
Bb Am Gm
Crying the hours into tears,
Bb Am Gm
Crying the hours into tears
Bb Cm F (do some picking)
(4/4)
Gm
Come lend your time to me,
Cm F
And you will know that you are free
Gm
And when you look at me
Cm F
Don´t think you´re owning what you see,
Gm
For remember that you´re free,
Cm (I believe Richard plays something in
in harmony to Cm)
And that´s what you want to be,
Gm
So just lend your time to me
Solo: Bb Dm Gm Dm Gm (play it somewhere around the fifth fret, going up to the
fret)
(6/4) Bb Am Gm Bb Am Gm
accompanied by dulcimer)
Then play the first part (without the Intro) again, until the first change of timing.
And that´s it then...
Have fun with it...
Steven
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