This is "Watching the Apples Grow" from Stan Rogers' really excellent
album Fogarty's Cove. There's some very good backup guitar which I
would really appreciate someone tabbing. It's probably Curly Boy Stubbs
doing it, with Stan just playing rhythm, but I could be wrong.
Capo 2 frets up; the chords shown are just the chord shapes as if the
capo wasn't there, so the REAL chords (if you don't have a capo) would
be a whole step up, e.g. in the first verse: D,G,D,Bm,G,D
It's early up, Ontario farm, chicken crow for day
DO LAmI wish I grew Annapolis apples up above Fundy's Bay
FA DOOh it seems so far away
DO FA
On the ridge above Acadia's town to the valley down below
The evening shadow falls upon the family listening to the radio
FA DOAnd watching the apples grow
Chorus
Down on the farm, back among the family, away from Ontario
FA DO LAmHear the ladies singing to their men, dancing it heel and toe
FA DOAnd watching the apples grow
[There's a fiddle solo at this point. If anyone would like to ]
[transcribe it, that'd be really cool. I mean transcribe it for ]
[fiddle, I could probably get it for guitar, with a lot of trouble. ]
DO FA
Ontario, y'know I've seen a place I'd rather be
DO LAmYour scummy lakes and city of Toronto don't do a damn thing for me
I'd rather live by the sea
I've watched the V's of geese go by, the foxfoot in the snow
DO LAmI've climbed the ridge of Gaspereaux Mt., looking to the valley below
FA DOAnd watching the apples grow.
Chorus
Guitar Solo:
DOv . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . .
e----------3---3-3-----------------|-----3-------------------------0--e
B-/5--------------\3---1-------1-1-|/5------\3---1-------1-1-1--------B
G--------------------------2-------|-----------------2----------------G
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------D
A----------------------------------|----------------------------------A
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------E
FA DO LAm FA
v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . .
e--1---1-1-1-0-----0---0-0-0-------|-------------------------1--------e
B--------------3-------------3-1---|-1---1-1-1-0----------------------B
G----------------------------------|-----------------2----------------G
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------D
A----------------------------------|----------------------------------A
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------E
DO
v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . .
e--0-1-0---------------------------e
B--------3-1-0---0-1---------------B
G--------------2-------------------G
D----------------------------------D
A----------------------------------A
E----------------------------------E
Repeat chorus twice, then wrap it up.
Notes on the Solo:
If anyone knows who's playing this, please tell me!
It's played quick & snappy- keeps you on your toes!
When he slides from/to a note it's always started on a whole step (two
frets) above/below, whichever's appropriate.
The backup Am and F following it are single strums only (this goes for
the rest of the song, too).
There are probably some grace notes & stuff which I didn't get, 'cause
this is my first attempt at transcribing anything. Nevertheless, I
think it's pretty good.
Notes on the Song:
Great song!
The rhythm is somewhat bluegrassy, a fast boom-chicka (bass note - strum
chord down/up).
The only real trouble I had was figuring out where the chord switch was
on the last line of each verse. There's a run from F to C which I play
something like this:
v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . .
|-1---------------------------0---|
|-1---------------------------1---|
|-2---------------------------0---|
|-3-------3---2---0---2-------2---|
|-3-----------------------3---3---|
|---------------------------------|
So I'm not entirely sure where the actual switch is, but I think it's
right the way I finally put it.
Notes on the Tablature:
'v' is the beat.
'. . .' are the notes in-between, though the middle '.' could be
considered a lighter downbeat.
'/' is a slide up the note following.
'' is a slide down to the note following.
This is "Watching the Apples Grow"
..from Stan Rogers' really
..excellent
album Fogarty's Cove. There's
..some very good backup guitar
..which I
would really appreciate someone
..tabbing. It's probably Curly Boy
..Stubbs
doing it, with Stan just playing
..rhythm, but I could be wrong.
Capo 2 frets up; the chords shown
..are just the chord shapes as if
..the
capo wasn't there, so the REAL
..chords (if you don't have a
..capo) would
be a whole step up, e.g. in the
..first verse: D,G,D,Bm,G,D
It's early up, Ontario farm,
FA..chicken crow for day
DOI wish I grew Annapolis apples up
..above Fundy's Bay
FA DOOh it seems so far away
DO
On the ridge above Acadia's town
FA..to the valley down below
The evening shadow falls upon the
LAm..family listening to the radio
FA DOAnd watching the apples grow
ChorusFA DO
Down on the farm, back among the
FA DO..family, away from Ontario
Hear the ladies singing to their
LAm..men, dancing it heel and toe
FA DOAnd watching the apples grow
[There's a fiddle solo at this
..point. If anyone would like to
.. ]
[transcribe it, that'd be really
..cool. I mean transcribe it for
.. ]
[fiddle, I could probably get it
..for guitar, with a lot of
..trouble. ]
DO
Ontario, y'know I've seen a place
FA..I'd rather be
Your scummy lakes and city of
..Toronto don't do a damn thing
LAm..for me
I'd rather live by the sea
I've watched the V's of geese go
FA..by, the foxfoot in the snow
I've climbed the ridge of
..Gaspereaux Mt., looking to the
LAm..valley below
FA DOAnd watching the apples grow.
Chorus
Guitar Solo:
DOv . . . v . . . v . . . v . . .
.. v . . . v . . . v . . . v . .
...
e----------3---3-3----------------
B-/5--------------\3---1-------1-1
G--------------------------2------
D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------
...
-|-|-----3------------------------
-|-|/5------\3---1-------1-1-1----
-|-|-----------------2------------
-|-|------------------------------
-|-|------------------------------
-|-|------------------------------
...
-|-0--e
-|----B
-|----G
-|----D
-|----A
-|----E
FA DO
v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . .
LAm FA.. v . . . v . . . v . . . v . .
...
e--1---1-1-1-0-----0---0-0-0------
B--------------3-------------3-1--
G---------------------------------
D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------
...
-|-|-------------------------1----
-|-|-1---1-1-1-0------------------
-|-|-----------------2------------
-|-|------------------------------
-|-|------------------------------
-|-|------------------------------
...
-|----e
-|----B
-|----G
-|----D
-|----A
-|----E
DO
v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . .
e--0-1-0--------------------------
B--------3-1-0---0-1--------------
G--------------2------------------
D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------
...
-|-e
-|-B
-|-G
-|-D
-|-A
-|-E
Repeat chorus twice, then wrap it
..up.
Notes on the Solo:
If anyone knows who's playing
..this, please tell me!
It's played quick & snappy- keeps
..you on your toes!
When he slides from/to a note it's
..always started on a whole step
..(two
frets) above/below, whichever's
..appropriate.
The backup Am and F following it
..are single strums only (this
..goes for
the rest of the song, too).
There are probably some grace
..notes & stuff which I didn't
..get, 'cause
this is my first attempt at
..transcribing anything.
..Nevertheless, I
think it's pretty good.
Notes on the Song:
Great song!
The rhythm is somewhat bluegrassy,
..a fast boom-chicka (bass note -
..strum
chord down/up).
The only real trouble I had was
..figuring out where the chord
..switch was
on the last line of each verse.
..There's a run from F to C which
..I play
something like this:
FA DOv . . . v . . . v . . . v . . .
|-1---------------------------0--
|-1---------------------------1--
|-2---------------------------0--
|-3-------3---2---0---2-------2--
|-3-----------------------3---3--
|--------------------------------
...
-|-|
-|-|
-|-|
-|-|
-|-|
-|-|
So I'm not entirely sure where the
..actual switch is, but I think
..it's
right the way I finally put it.
Notes on the Tablature:
'v' is the beat.
'. . .' are the notes in-between,
..though the middle '.' could be
considered a lighter downbeat.
'/' is a slide up the note
..following.
'' is a slide down to the note
..following.
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