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High Germany by Martin Carthy
High Germany
Em G D C Em
“Oh Polly love, oh Polly, the rout has now begun,
G D C G D Em
And we must go a-marching to the beating of the drum.
G D C G D Em
Go dress yourself all in your best and come along with me;
G Em D C Em
I'll take you to the war, me love, in High Germany.â€
“Oh Willy love, oh Willy, come list what I do say,
My feet they are so tender, I cannot march away.
And besides, my dearest Willy, I am with child by thee,
Not fitted for the war, me love, in High Germany.â€
“I'll buy for you a horse, my love, and on it you shall ride
And all my delight shall be a-riding by your side.
We'll stop at every alehouse and drink when we are dry,
We'll be true to one another, get married by and by.â€
Oh, cursed be them cruel wars that ever they should rise
And out of Merry England press many a man likewise.
They pressed my true love from me, likewise my brothers three,
And sent them to the war, me love, in High Germany.
My friends I do not value nor my foes I do not fear,
Now my love has left me I wander far and near.
And when my baby it is born and a-smiling on my knee
I'll think on lovely Willy in High Germany.
(repeat first verse)
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version 2
Tuning: CGCDGA
I've added an intro and a couple of verses in standard tuning at the end, in the key of Em (as opposed to Cm
for Martin's version).
Introduction
e|-10----------------------------------------3-|
B|--0---------0--0-0----0--------------------5-|
G|-10-----10--10------------0--------------0-5-|
D|--0--10-----8---------------0----------0---0-|
A|-------------------10---8-----3--0h3h5-------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Verse
Cm Eb Bb Cm Eb Bb Cm Eb Bb Cm
e|--------|---------|---------|---------|--------|-------10-|--------------|--------|
B|-0------|-----0---|-3-------|---------|------0-|--------0-|------0-----0-|-0--0---|
G|-5----0-|---3-----|-3-----0-|-5-------|-----3--|-------10-|-10-------10--|----5---|
D|-0--0---|-3-----3-|---3-----|-0-------|--3-3---|-10-10--0-|----10--------|-0----0-|
A|-----5--|---------|------5--|-5-------|--------|----------|--------10----|--------|
E|--------|-3-------|---------|---------|-3------|----------|--------------|-0------|
Eb Bb Cm Eb Bb Cm Eb Bb Cm
e|--------|-------10-|-----------|--------|----------|--------|-------|------------|
B|------0-|--------0-|----0------|--------|-0--------|-----0--|-3-----|---0-0---0--|
G|-----3--|-------10-|-10--------|-0---5/6|-5--------|---3----|-3----0|-5-5-5---5--|
D|--3-3---|-10-10--0-|-10--------|--------|---0------|-3-----3|---3---|-0-0----0-0-|
A|--------|----------|------10--8|-10-----|-----5-5\3|--------|-----5-|-5----------|
E|-3------|----------|-----------|--------|-0--------|-3------|-------|-0----5x----|
Variation 1
e|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|-------------|
B|-0------|------0-|-3-------|---------|-0------0|-0-------|------0-|-0--0-----0--|
G|-5----0-|--------|-3-----0-|-5-------|-10-10---|-10--10--|-10-10--|-10-10----10-|
D|-0--0---|-3--5---|---3-----|-0-------|-10---10-|-8--8----|---0----|---------0---|
A|-----5--|------0-|-----5---|-5-------|---------|-------10|-10-----|-------------|
E|--------|-3--5---|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|-0----10x----|
e|-------------|------------|---------|---------|--------|------|-------|---------------|
B|-------------|------------|-0-------|---------|--------|-----0|-3-----|-----0--0---0--|
G|-10------6-8-|-10-------10|------8--|-0-------|-5-----0|---3--|-3----0|-5-/10-10---5--|
D|---10---7----|---10--10---|-------7-|-10---/10|---0----|-3---3|---3---|-0---0-----0-0-|
A|-------------|------------|--10-8---|-10------|-5---5--|------|-----5-|-5-------------|
E|-------------|------------|---------|------/10|--------|-3----|-------|-0-------0x----|
Variation 2
e|----------|---------|--------|-----|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|
B|---0------|-----0---|-3------|-----|-------0-|----------|---------0-|--0-0----0-|
G|-5--------|---3-----|-3-----0|-5---|-10-10---|-10-10----|-10-10-----|--5-5----5-|
D|-----0---0|-3-----3-|---3----|-0---|-10---10-|-8----8---|-------0---|--0-----0--|
A|-------5--|---------|------5-|-5---|---------|-------10-|-10--------|-----------|
E|---0------|-3-------|--------|-----|-0-------|-0--------|-----------|-0x---5x---|
e|---------|-------10-|---------|-------|---------|--------|-------|------|
B|-------0-|--------0-|---0--0--|-3-----|---------|-----0--|-3-----|-0----|
G|------3--|-/8-8--10-|-------3-|-3--5/6|-5-------|---3----|-3----0|-5----|
D|-3-3-3---|--------0-|-10-----3|-2-----|---0-----|-3-----3|---3---|-0----|
A|---------|----------|---------|-3-----|----5-5\3|--------|-----5-|-5----|
E|-3-------|----------|---------|-------|-0-------|-3------|-------|-0----|
Version in Standard Tuning
Introduction
e|-0---0-0---------------------------|
B|-0-3---1-0-0---0-----------------0-|
G|-------------2---0---------------0-|
D|-------------------4h2h0-----0-4-2-|
A|-------------------------2h4-----2-|
E|---------------------------------0-|
Em G Em D Em G D Em G D Em
e|----------|---------|---------|---------|------|-----------|-----0---|--------|----|
B|------0h1-|-0-------|-----0---|-3-------|-0----|---------0-|-3-3-0---|3-0-3---|-0--|
G|----------|---0---0-|-0-2---0-|-2p0-----|-0----|-0-0-0h2---|-2-2-0--0|----2-0-|-0--|
D|----------|-----2---|-----2---|-0---2-0-|-2----|-----------|-0---2---|----0---|-2--|
A|----------|---------|---------|---------|-2----|-----------|-----2---|--------|-2--|
E|----------|-0-------|-3-------|---------|-0----|-3---------|-----0---|3-------|-0--|
G D Em G Em D Em G Em D Em
e|-----------|------0---|---------|--------|---------|---------|---------|-0-----|
B|---------0-|-3-3--0---|3-0-0----|-3---0h1|-0-------|-----0---|-3-------|-0-----|
G|-0-0-0h2---|-2-2--0--0|-------0-|-2------|---0---0-|-0-2---0-|-2p0-----|-0-----|
D|-----------|-0----2---|----2----|-0------|-----2---|-----2---|-0---2-0-|-2-----|
A|-----------|------2---|---------|--------|---------|---------|---------|-2-----|
E|-3---------|------0---|3--------|--------|-0-------|-3-------|---------|-0-----|
Variation
Em G Em D Em Em7 Em(b13) A9 Em
e|----------|---------|---------|---------|------|-------|-------|---------|--------|
B|------0h1-|-0-------|-----0---|-3-------|-0----|-3-3-0-|-1-1-0-|-0-0---0-|-0-0--0-|
G|----------|---0---0-|-0-2---0-|-2p0-----|-0----|-------|-------|-2-2---2-|-0-0--0-|
D|----------|-----2---|-----2---|-0---2-0-|-2----|-------|-------|-----2---|-----2--|
A|----------|---------|---------|---------|-2----|-2-----|-2-----|-0-------|--------|
E|----------|-0-------|-3-------|---------|-0----|-0--0--|-0--0--|---------|-0------|
G6 G6 A9 D Em G Em D Em
e|-0--------|-0------|---------|-2------|---------|---------|---------|-0-----|
B|--3-0h1-3-|--3---0-|-0-0---0-|-3---0h1|-0-------|-----0---|-3-------|-0-----|
G|----------|--------|-2-2---2-|-2------|---0---0-|-0-2---0-|-2p0-----|-0-----|
D|----0-----|----0---|-----2---|-0------|-----2---|-----2---|-0---2-0-|-2-----|
A|----------|--------|-0-------|--------|---------|---------|---------|-2-----|
E|-3--------|-3------|---------|--------|-0-------|-3-------|---------|-0-----|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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