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McDonald and Giles is an album of music released by Ian McDonald and Michael Giles in 1971.
Ian McDonald and Michael Giles were members of the original King Crimson lineup, and were featured performers on the band's debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King (1969). Both left the group at the end of its first North American tour in 1969, although Giles appeared on the second King Crimson album, In the Wake of Poseidon (1970), as a session musician.
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"Birdman" [involving "The Inventor's Dream (O.U.A.T)", "The Workshop",
"Wish-Bone Ascension", "Birdman Flies!", "Wings In The Sunset",
"Birdman - The Reflection"] (I. McDonald / P. Sinfield)
[Introduction]
Vocal chords:
-2--2--4--3--3-----------6--4--2--2--2--5--4--|
-5--5--5--5--5-----------5--5--5--2--4--5--5--|
-4--4--4--4--4-----5--4--2--4--4--2--2--4--4--|
----------------2-----------------2--2--2-----|
-0--------------------------2--2--------------|
----4--0--3--0-----------0-----------------0--|
Improv on E
["The Inventor's Dream (O.U.A.T)"]
A E A E A E A E
A E A E A E F# B E A
Long ago in Warnerstone, a man he dreamed a singular scheme,
A E A E A E A C Fmaj7
Had no wish to join the fish, but inside I'd love to fly.
A E A E A E F# B E A
Sat in bed and scratched his head, so absurd to fly like a bird,
A E A E A E A C Fmaj7
Time flew past until at last, late one night he saw the light.
A E A E A E F# B E A
Careful hands threw up the plans, shapes and things like cu-ri-ous wings,
A E A E A E F# B E A
Hieroglyphics most prolifics, numbered chalks with all of the pops,
F# B E A
Now the work starts ...
["The Workshop"]
A G A G A G A G (2x)
A G A G A G A G
Toiled through days on stretched and strained, umpteen screws and nails too
A G A G A G A G (2x)
A G A G A G A G
Harness leathers and rainbow feathers, hinges and joints that led him up far
A G A G A G A G (2x)
sax solo: | A7 | A7 | A7 | A7 | D7 | D7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | D7 | A7 | E7 |
(add elec guitar 2nd time, add sawing wood 3rd time, bass riff changes
4th time)
| A | A | A | A | D | D | G | G | Bb | F | D | D |
["Wishbone Ascension"]
G Bb F D
With the golden throne beside, he saw that all the work was done,
G Bb F D
His face aglow, ran up the road, to wish that it would hold him still.
G Bb F Dsus4 D
Cast his eyes on distant skies, and slowly moved his arms,
A7 F D
Slowly up, then slowly down,
A7 F D Dsus4
Faster up, then faster down,
A7
Faster up, then faster down,
F D Dsus4 D5 Ddim Bm
--1-------2-----------3--------4---------5----6------7--------8-------|
--1-------3-----------3--------3---------3----7------7--------7-------|
--2-------2-----------2--------2---------2----7------7--------7-------|
--3-------0-----------0--------0---------0----0------0--------0-------|
--3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--1-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Till at last with a swishing sound, he very gently left the ground;
Dm B7 C7 C#7 D7 G
---------9--------10--------11---12-----13---14--3--------|
---------7--------10--------10---11-----12---13--0--------|
---------7--------11--------11---12-----13---14--0--------|
---------0--------0---------0----0------0----0---0--------|
-------------------------------------------------2--------|
-------------------------------------------------3--------|
With a swishing sound, he very gently left the ground.
[Instrumental: "Birdman Flies!"]
Do the whole thing 8x in 3/4:
Gm (4x) Bb (4x) F (4x)
||-------------||-------------||-------------||
||---------3---||------3------||---------1---||
||*-----3-----*||*--3--------*||*-----2-----*||
||*--5--------*||*--------3--*||*--3--------*||
||-------------||-------------||-------------||
||-------------||-------------||-------------||
Then (in 4/4):
(4x) Bm/G# (= G#dim7)
||----------------||
||----------------||
||*--------------*||
||*--------3--5--*||
||---1--3---------||
||----------------||
["Wings in the Sunset"]
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
Weary from his journey, Birdman set for homeward,
C Ab Abmaj7 Ab6 Ab6/3 Ddim (Bm/D #6)
Gliding through the sunset, he very gently floated down,
G G/F G/D
Down to the ground.
["Birdman - The Reflection"]
Repeat 8x:
| C | Fmaj7 | C | Fmaj7 | C | Ab | Ddim | G | G |
["Birdman - Coda"]
||: C | F :||(repeated lots of times), C ||
"Wish-Bone Ascension", "Birdman Flies!", "Wings In The Sunset",
"Birdman - The Reflection"] (I. McDonald / P. Sinfield)
[Introduction]
Vocal chords:
-2--2--4--3--3-----------6--4--2--2--2--5--4--|
-5--5--5--5--5-----------5--5--5--2--4--5--5--|
-4--4--4--4--4-----5--4--2--4--4--2--2--4--4--|
----------------2-----------------2--2--2-----|
-0--------------------------2--2--------------|
----4--0--3--0-----------0-----------------0--|
Improv on E
["The Inventor's Dream (O.U.A.T)"]
A E A E A E A E
A E A E A E F# B E A
Long ago in Warnerstone, a man he dreamed a singular scheme,
A E A E A E A C Fmaj7
Had no wish to join the fish, but inside I'd love to fly.
A E A E A E F# B E A
Sat in bed and scratched his head, so absurd to fly like a bird,
A E A E A E A C Fmaj7
Time flew past until at last, late one night he saw the light.
A E A E A E F# B E A
Careful hands threw up the plans, shapes and things like cu-ri-ous wings,
A E A E A E F# B E A
Hieroglyphics most prolifics, numbered chalks with all of the pops,
F# B E A
Now the work starts ...
["The Workshop"]
A G A G A G A G (2x)
A G A G A G A G
Toiled through days on stretched and strained, umpteen screws and nails too
A G A G A G A G (2x)
A G A G A G A G
Harness leathers and rainbow feathers, hinges and joints that led him up far
A G A G A G A G (2x)
sax solo: | A7 | A7 | A7 | A7 | D7 | D7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | D7 | A7 | E7 |
(add elec guitar 2nd time, add sawing wood 3rd time, bass riff changes
4th time)
| A | A | A | A | D | D | G | G | Bb | F | D | D |
["Wishbone Ascension"]
G Bb F D
With the golden throne beside, he saw that all the work was done,
G Bb F D
His face aglow, ran up the road, to wish that it would hold him still.
G Bb F Dsus4 D
Cast his eyes on distant skies, and slowly moved his arms,
A7 F D
Slowly up, then slowly down,
A7 F D Dsus4
Faster up, then faster down,
A7
Faster up, then faster down,
F D Dsus4 D5 Ddim Bm
--1-------2-----------3--------4---------5----6------7--------8-------|
--1-------3-----------3--------3---------3----7------7--------7-------|
--2-------2-----------2--------2---------2----7------7--------7-------|
--3-------0-----------0--------0---------0----0------0--------0-------|
--3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--1-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Till at last with a swishing sound, he very gently left the ground;
Dm B7 C7 C#7 D7 G
---------9--------10--------11---12-----13---14--3--------|
---------7--------10--------10---11-----12---13--0--------|
---------7--------11--------11---12-----13---14--0--------|
---------0--------0---------0----0------0----0---0--------|
-------------------------------------------------2--------|
-------------------------------------------------3--------|
With a swishing sound, he very gently left the ground.
[Instrumental: "Birdman Flies!"]
Do the whole thing 8x in 3/4:
Gm (4x) Bb (4x) F (4x)
||-------------||-------------||-------------||
||---------3---||------3------||---------1---||
||*-----3-----*||*--3--------*||*-----2-----*||
||*--5--------*||*--------3--*||*--3--------*||
||-------------||-------------||-------------||
||-------------||-------------||-------------||
Then (in 4/4):
(4x) Bm/G# (= G#dim7)
||----------------||
||----------------||
||*--------------*||
||*--------3--5--*||
||---1--3---------||
||----------------||
["Wings in the Sunset"]
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
Weary from his journey, Birdman set for homeward,
C Ab Abmaj7 Ab6 Ab6/3 Ddim (Bm/D #6)
Gliding through the sunset, he very gently floated down,
G G/F G/D
Down to the ground.
["Birdman - The Reflection"]
Repeat 8x:
| C | Fmaj7 | C | Fmaj7 | C | Ab | Ddim | G | G |
["Birdman - Coda"]
||: C | F :||(repeated lots of times), C ||
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