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Minstrel In The Gallery by Jethro Tull
Minstrel In The Gallery
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
capo 2nd fret
all chords relative to capo
/ = down strum
\ = up strum
o = all strings open (if preceding Dsus2, then strings 1-4 open,
if preceding A, then strings 1-5 open, if preceding G, then 1-6
open)
note: The last line "the friends he'd made" is a typical Andersonian
chord-morph. You should play with the fingering until you find
a combination which moves the fewest fingers at one time. Anderson
likes to keep one finger planted and change the chords around it. In
this case, I think he does the following. He plants the 3rd finger of
the left hand as he changes from Dm to A7sus4. Am to C, he plants the
1st finger. C to Cadd9 he lifts the 3rd and places 2nd on the 6th
string, keeping the 1st and 4th fingers planted.
A Asus4 Am A7sus4 C Cadd9/F# Dsus2 Dsus4 Dm
-|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------0-----3-----1-
-|--2-----3-----1-----3-----1-----1--------3-----3-----3-
-|--2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0--------2-----2-----2-
-|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0--------0-----0-----0-
-|--0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3----------------------
-|--------------------------3-----2----------------------
F G o-Dsus2 o-A o-G
-|--1-----3--------0--0-----0--0-----0--3----------------
-|--1-----3--------0--3-----0--2-----0--3----------------
-|--2-----0--------0--2-----0--2-----0--0----------------
-|--3-----0--------0--0-----0--2-----0--0----------------
-|--3-----2-----------------0--0-----0--2----------------
-|--1-----3--------------------------0--3----------------
/ / / / \
A Am C o Dsus2
The minstrel in the gallery
/ / / \
A Dsus2 o A
looked down upon the smiling faces.
/ / / / / \
F C F F o G
He met the gazes - observed the spaces
/ / /\ / \
Dsus2 o A
between the old men's cackle.
/ / / / / \
A Am C o Dsus2
He brewed a song of love and hatred -
/ /\/ /\/ /\/
G
/ / / \
G Dsus2 o A
oblique suggestions and he waited.
F C F G C
He polarized the pumpkin eaters -
F C F G C
static-humming panel-beaters -
F C F G C
freshly day-glow'd factory cheaters
F C F G C
(salaried and collar-scrubbing).
A Am C o Dsus2
He titillated men-of-action -
F C F F o G
belly warming, hands still rubbing
G Dsus2 o A
on the parts they never mention.
A Am C o Dsus2 G
He pacified the nappy-suffering,
G Dsus2 Dsus4 o A
infant-bleating one-line jokers -
F C F G C
T.V. documentary makers
F C F G C
(overfed and undertakers).
A Am C o Dsus2
Sunday paper backgammon players -
F C F C
family-scarred and women-haters.
F C F G C
Then he called the band down to the the stage
F Em
and he looked at all
Dm Am Am/G Am/F# F
the friends he'd made.
(tr.) (tr.)
A Asus4 Asus2 A
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down upon the smiling faces
He met the gazes, observed the spaces
Between the old men's cackle
He brewed a song of love and hatred
Oblique suggestions and he waited
He polarized the pumpkin-eaters
Static-humming, panel-beaters
Freshly day, glowed factory cheaters
Salaried and collar-scrubbing
He titillated men of action
Belly warming, hands still rubbing
On the parts they never mention
He pacified the nappy-suffering
Infant-bleating, one-line jokers
TV documentary makers, overfed and undertakers
Sunday paper, backgammon players
Family-scarred and women-haters
Then he called the band down to the stage
And he looked at all the friends he'd made
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down upon the smiling faces
He met the gazes, observed the spaces
In-between the old men's cackle
And he brewed a song of love and hatred
Oblique suggestions and he waited
He polarized the pumpkin-eaters
Static-humming, panel-beaters
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down on the rabbit-run
And he threw away his looking-glass
He saw his face in everyone
He titillated men of action
Belly warming, hands still rubbing
On the parts they never mention
Salaried and collar-scrubbing
He pacified the nappy-suffering
Infant-bleating, one-line jokers
TV documentary makers
Overfed and undertakers
Sunday paper, backgammon players
Family-scarred and women-haters
Then he called the band down to the stage
And he looked at all the friends he'd made
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down on the rabbit-run
And threw away his looking-glass
He saw his face in everyone
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down upon the smiling faces
The minstrel gathered
The minstrel in the gallery
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version 2
Capo:no capo
capo 2nd fret
all chords relative to capo
/ = down strum
\ = up strum
o = all strings open (if preceding Dsus2, then strings 1-4 open,
if preceding A, then strings 1-5 open, if preceding G, then 1-6
open)
note: The last line "the friends he'd made" is a typical Andersonian
chord-morph. You should play with the fingering until you find
a combination which moves the fewest fingers at one time. Anderson
likes to keep one finger planted and change the chords around it. In
this case, I think he does the following. He plants the 3rd finger of
the left hand as he changes from Dm to A7sus4. Am to C, he plants the
1st finger. C to Cadd9 he lifts the 3rd and places 2nd on the 6th
string, keeping the 1st and 4th fingers planted.
A Asus4 Am A7sus4 C Cadd9/F# Dsus2 Dsus4 Dm
-|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------0-----3-----1-|
-|--2-----3-----1-----3-----1-----1--------3-----3-----3-|
-|--2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0--------2-----2-----2-|
-|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0--------0-----0-----0-|
-|--0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3----------------------|
-|--------------------------3-----2----------------------|
F G o-Dsus2 o-A o-G
-|--1-----3--------0--0-----0--0-----0--3----------------|
-|--1-----3--------0--3-----0--2-----0--3----------------|
-|--2-----0--------0--2-----0--2-----0--0----------------|
-|--3-----0--------0--0-----0--2-----0--0----------------|
-|--3-----2-----------------0--0-----0--2----------------|
-|--1-----3--------------------------0--3----------------|
/ / / / \
A Am C o Dsus2
The minstrel in the gallery
/ / / \
A Dsus2 o A
looked down upon the smiling faces.
/ / / / / \
F C F F o G
He met the gazes - observed the spaces
/ / /\ / \
Dsus2 o A
between the old men's cackle.
/ / / / / \
A Am C o Dsus2
He brewed a song of love and hatred -
/ /\/ /\/ /\/
G
/ / / \
G Dsus2 o A
oblique suggestions and he waited.
F C F G C
He polarized the pumpkin eaters -
F C F G C
static-humming panel-beaters -
F C F G C
freshly day-glow'd factory cheaters
F C F G C
(salaried and collar-scrubbing).
A Am C o Dsus2
He titillated men-of-action -
F C F F o G
belly warming, hands still rubbing
G Dsus2 o A
on the parts they never mention.
A Am C o Dsus2 G
He pacified the nappy-suffering,
G Dsus2 Dsus4 o A
infant-bleating one-line jokers -
F C F G C
T.V. documentary makers
F C F G C
(overfed and undertakers).
A Am C o Dsus2
Sunday paper backgammon players -
F C F C
family-scarred and women-haters.
F C F G C
Then he called the band down to the the stage
F C
and he looked at all
Dm A7sus4 Am C Cadd9/F# F
the friends he'd made.
(tr.) (tr.)
A Asus4
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down upon the smiling faces
He met the gazes, observed the spaces
Between the old men's cackle
He brewed a song of love and hatred
Oblique suggestions and he waited
He polarized the pumpkin-eaters
Static-humming, panel-beaters
Freshly day, glowed factory cheaters
Salaried and collar-scrubbing
He titillated men of action
Belly warming, hands still rubbing
On the parts they never mention
He pacified the nappy-suffering
Infant-bleating, one-line jokers
TV documentary makers, overfed and undertakers
Sunday paper, backgammon players
Family-scarred and women-haters
Then he called the band down to the stage
And he looked at all the friends he'd made
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down upon the smiling faces
He met the gazes, observed the spaces
In-between the old men's cackle
And he brewed a song of love and hatred
Oblique suggestions and he waited
He polarized the pumpkin-eaters
Static-humming, panel-beaters
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down on the rabbit-run
And he threw away his looking-glass
He saw his face in everyone
He titillated men of action
Belly warming, hands still rubbing
On the parts they never mention
Salaried and collar-scrubbing
He pacified the nappy-suffering
Infant-bleating, one-line jokers
TV documentary makers
Overfed and undertakers
Sunday paper, backgammon players
Family-scarred and women-haters
Then he called the band down to the stage
And he looked at all the friends he'd made
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down on the rabbit-run
And threw away his looking-glass
He saw his face in everyone
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down upon the smiling faces
The minstrel gathered
The minstrel in the gallery
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version 3
Capo:no capo
Please listen to this amazing song before you try this or it makes no sense as
there is
irregular timing to the song that gives it a staggered feel.
When playing group of 666 and 999, start lower down and slide your finger up
to the
and then slide down to the 444 and 777.
The end section of 4-2-0-2 should be pull off and hammer on fast
Intro
E ---------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------|
G -----2-----6-6-6-4-4-4------2-4--------2----2-4-4--------------|
D -2-4---4----------------2-4--------2-4---4--2-4-4--------------|
A --------------------------------2-------------------4-2-0-2----|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------9-9-9-7-7-7-----------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------|
G -----2----------------------2-4--------2----2-4-4--------------|
D -2-4---4----------------2-4--------2-4---4--2-4-4--------------|
A --------------------------------2-------------------4-2-0-2----|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------|
G -----2-----6-6-6-4-4-4------2-4--------2----2-4-4--------------|
D -2-4---4----------------2-4--------2-4---4--2-4-4--------------|
A --------------------------------2-------------------4-2-0-2----|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat this til the start of the first verse
The chords for the first verse are as follows.
E -------------------3-------------------------------------------|
B -10-9--------------3-----3--------10-10-10-9-9-----------------|
G -9--9------2-4-----0-----2---------9--9--9-9-9-----------------|
D -9--9------2-4-----------0---------9--9--9-9-9-----------------|
A -----------2-4-------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat this for the first verse.
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down upon the smiling faces
He met the gazes, observed the spaces
Between the old men's cackle
He brewed a song of love and hatred
Oblique suggestions and he waited
He polarized the pumpkin-eaters
Static-humming, panel-beaters
Freshly day, glowed factory cheaters
Salaried and collar-scrubbing
He titillated men of action
Belly warming, hands still rubbing
On the parts they never mention
He pacified the nappy-suffering
Infant-bleating, one-line jokers
TV documentary makers, overfed and undertakers
Sunday paper, backgammon players
Family-scarred and women-haters
Then he called the band down to the stage
And he looked at all the friends he'd made
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down upon the smiling faces
He met the gazes, observed the spaces
In-between the old men's cackle
And he brewed a song of love and hatred
Oblique suggestions and he waited
He polarized the pumpkin-eaters
Static-humming, panel-beaters
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down on the rabbit-run
And he threw away his looking-glass
He saw his face in everyone
He titillated men of action
Belly warming, hands still rubbing
On the parts they never mention
Salaried and collar-scrubbing
He pacified the nappy-suffering
Infant-bleating, one-line jokers
TV documentary makers
Overfed and undertakers
Sunday paper, backgammon players
Family-scarred and women-haters
Then he called the band down to the stage
And he looked at all the friends he'd made
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down on the rabbit-run
And threw away his looking-glass
He saw his face in everyone
The minstrel in the gallery
Looked down upon the smiling faces
The minstrel gathered
The minstrel in the gallery
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