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From: mmc@ehabitat.demon.co.uk (Martin McCarthy) Greig Chisholm inquires: > Does anybody have the tab for Meet on the Ledge by Fairport Convention and >could they post it or e-mail it. Thanks in advance. Goodness me, it's a while since I played that one. No tab, but here's the words and chords as best as I can remember them. (Any corrections most gratefully accepted). Meet On The Ledge - Fairport Convention A F#m* A Em* A F#m Em Em7 We used to say that, come the day, we'd all be making songs
G Or finding Dbetter words. G These ideas Dnever lasted Along. F#m* A Em* A F#m Em Em7 The way is up along the road. The air is growing thin. G Too many Dfriends who tried were Gblown off this Dmountain Awith the wind.
AMeet on the ledge; we're gonna Emmeet on the ledge. GWhen the time is Dup I'm gonna see all my friends. AMeet on the ledge; we're gonna Emmeet on the ledge. GIf you really Dmean it, it all comes round again.
A F#m* A Em* A F#m Em Em7 Now I see I'm all alone. But that's the only way to be.
G You'll have your Dchance again;G then you can Ddo the work for Ame. Meet on...etc.
NB: the F#m and Em marked with a '*' - I'm almost sure that I used to play a Bm for these two chords, but the F#m and Em sound better just now. (I have a guitar with me, but not the record). You might like to stick Bm in there if it sounds better for you. M. -- Martin McCarthy - mmc@ehabitat.demon.co.uk From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Mon Jun 27 09:04:27 1994 From: abostick@netcom.com (Alan L. Bostick) Date: Mon, 27 Jun 1994 02:58:48 GMT Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Subject: Re: CRD: MEET ON THE LEDGE Martin McCarthy (mmc@ehabitat.demon.co.uk) posts chords to Fairport Convention's "Meet on the Ledge." He says, >NB: the F#m and Em marked with a '*' - I'm almost sure that I used to >play a Bm for these two chords, but the F#m and Em sound better just >now. (I have a guitar with me, but not the record). You might like to >stick Bm in there if it sounds better for you. If you are playing the song in A, the marked chords should indeed be Bm. Actually, though, on the album, the song is played in B-flat. (Someone's playing a piano on the track, so it's really not too surprising.) Here are the chords of the song, in Bb: MEET ON THE LEDGE - Fairport Convention (Richard Thompson, Island Music [BMI])
Bb We Cmused to sayBb that, Cmcome the day,Bb we'd Gmall be making FmsonFm7gs Ab Or finding Ebbetter words.Ab These ideas Ebnever lasted Bblong. The Cmway is upBb aCmlong the road.Bb The Gmair is growing FmthiFm7n. Ab Too many Ebfriends who triedBb blown off this Ebmountain with the Bbwind.
(Short bridge in F major, with guitar figure in descending parallel sixths)
BbMeet on the ledge; we're gonna Fmmeet on the ledge. AbWhen the time is Ebup I'm gonna see all my friends. BbMeet on the ledge; we're gonna Fmmeet on the ledge. AbIf you really Ebmean it, it all comes round again.
Bb CmNow I seeBb I'm Cmall alone.Bb But that's the Gmonly way to Fmbe.Fm7 Ab You'll have your Ebchance again;Ab then you can Ebdo the work for Bbme.
Meet on...etc. Between the chorus and the next verse is a guitar figure backed by the piano playing in F: |-----13-----------11----------10---------8| |------------------------------------------| |12/14--------10/12--------8/10--------6/8-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| Which resolves to Bb at the start of the verse. -- Alan Bostick abostick@netcom.com ....................... ... ...-....1200 N81N ......................... ... .