For all you fingerpickers out there, here’s a TAB for one of Gordon Lightfoot’s best tunes. I based it on the Ian & Sylvia version.
youtu.be/2zm9Etq4rV4?si=T1BW0LpNBZxEA0Y0
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0b9IzsFf2RUfRYP91D7HcgFKw
Edited by - chuckv97 on 03/23/2025 07:11:42
Finestkind, as usual, Chuck -- probably Lightfoot's best-known song.
I read somewhere that he didn't like I&S's minor chord interpolations, preferring his own I - IV - V changes. I'm sure it was a friendly disagreement, considering the royalty checks they generated for him! And their tempo was more laid-back than his -- two great renditions of a masterpiece.
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Originally posted by Tim JumperFinestkind, as usual, Chuck -- probably Lightfoot's best-known song.
I read somewhere that he didn't like I&S's minor chord interpolations, preferring his own I - IV - V changes. I'm sure it was a friendly disagreement, considering the royalty checks they generated for him! And their tempo was more laid-back than his -- two great renditions of a masterpiece.
Yes, that's true, Tim. He preferred his major chord rendition,, however Peter, Paul, and Mary also did a version with minor chords , and their record sales likely topped I & S's, so 2 Caddies in the garage for Gord...lol.
check out the no. of views
Edited by - chuckv97 on 03/23/2025 17:28:59
And here are my fellow Canadians….
youtu.be/FyhZXdJ_4l0?si=8lEq39SJRiJU2681
Edited by - chuckv97 on 03/23/2025 17:24:52
And, I’d be remiss if I didn’t include the guy who wrote it…
youtu.be/M2FzeMrXSoA?si=RRyuJ3YRKbiaw38T
And for more of you ‘60’s folkies out there…. just kidding around, but can you tell who's from the British Isles by the way he's holding his cigarette?
Edited by - chuckv97 on 03/23/2025 19:03:09
That "Lightfoot!" album was a gem -- as were they all. Gord was #1.
