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- #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
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- From: lpm40@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (Liam McCarthy)
- Subject: Re: REPOST: Circus Left Town
-
- In fact I was the one who posted the original version of The Circus Left Town.
- I only discovered my mistake when it was noted in the transcription below that
- I had mixed up the G#7 and the F#7 chords. I have corrected the mistake in
- the attached text. Apologies for the error. Enjoy the song.
-
- >Somebody posted this on one of the guitar newsgroups, I think. I've
- >reformatted it a little bit and deleted the header (so much for giving
- >credit where credit is due :( ), but this is the important stuff.
- >
- >
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- >
- >
- > THE CIRCUS LEFT TOWN by Eric Clapton
- >
- >
- >(Amaj7 = x06650, Amaj7 [2] = x02120, C#m7 = x46454, Cdim = x3424x
- >has G#7 = 464544)
- >
- >[Amaj7] Little man with his [B/A] eyes on fire [Cdim]
- >And his smile so [C#m7] bright [B7]
- >[Amaj7] In his hands are the [B/A] toys you gave [Cdim]
- >That fill his heart with de[C#m7]light [B7]
- >[Amaj7] In a ring stands a [B/A] circus clown [Cdim]
- >Holding up a [C#m7] light [B7]
- >[Amaj7] What you see and [B/A] what you hear [Cdim]
- >Will last you the rest of your [C#m7] life [B7]
- >
- >[Amaj7[2]] It's sad, so sad [B7]
- >[Cdim] There aint no easy way [C#m7] round [B7]
- >[Amaj7[2]] It's sad, so sad [G#7]
- >[Bmin7] All your friends gather [Amaj7] round
- >'Cause the [Dmaj7] circus left town [Amaj7]
- >
- >Little man with his heart so pure
- >And his love so fine
- >Stick with me and I'll ride with you
- >Till the end of the line
- >Hold my hand and I'll walk with you
- >Through the darkest night
- >When I smile I'll be thinking of you
- >And everything will be alright
- >
- >
- >
- >The picking technique is 4 bar repeating cycle which for the most part
- >concentrates on the middle 4 strings, except when playing G#7. Each
- >vertical line represents one bar, each bar has 2 beats which are clearly
- >marked by the thumb and middle finger. The index finger only appears on
- >half beats.
- >
- >Key: t = thumb
- > i = index finger
- > m = middle finger
- >
- > e |----|----|----|----|
- > B |--m-|--m-|--m-|--m-|
- > G |----|-i--|---i|-i--| Use this configuration for all chords except.
- > D |--t-|--t-|--t-|--t-| the G#7 chord.
- > A |t---|t---|t---|t---|
- > E |----|----|----|----|
- >
- >
- > e |----|----|----|----|
- > B |--m-|--m-|--m-|--m-|
- > G |----|-i--|---i|-i--| Use the configuration for the G#7 chord.
- > D |--t-|--t-|--t-|--t-|
- > A |----|----|----|----|
- > E |t---|t---|t---|t---|
- >
- >**************************************************************************
- >* Brian Davies Never his mind on where he was. *
- >* Institute For The Learning Sciences Hmph. What he was doing. Hmph! *
- >* 1890 Maple Avenue - Yoda *
- >* Evanston, IL 60201 *
- >**************************************************************************
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