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The Miller's Song by Sandra Kerr & John Faulkner
The Miller's Song
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Tuning: EADGBE
This isn't exact, but it is accurate enough to enable you to play along.
The finger picking is based around a few chords and, as a result, can be played
in a couple of different ways.
An open A string is played throughout the song as a drone.
Chords:
e|--x--|
B|--3--|
G|--2--|
D|--4--|
A|--0--|
E|--x--|
(x0423x)
e|--x--|
B|--7--|
G|--7--|
D|--7--|
A|--0--|
E|--x--|
(x0777x)
e|--x--|
B|--5--|
G|--6--|
D|--5--|
A|--0--|
E|--x--|
(x0565x)
e|--x--|
B|--8--|
G|--7--|
D|--9--|
A|--0--|
E|--x--|
(x0978x)
e|--x---|
B|--10--|
G|--9---|
D|--11--|
A|--0---|
E|--x---|
(x011910x)
e|--x--|
B|--2--|
G|--2--|
D|--2--|
A|--0--|
E|--x--|
(x0222x)
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---7/5---5/7---8-7h8-10---5---3---3--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-----0-----0---0------0---0---0---0------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
You can pluck any of the other strings from each chord to add a little more
depth.
Here's what that might look like:
[Intro v2]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---7/5---5/7---8-7/8-10---5---3---3--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---7-5---5-7---9-7-9-11---5---4---4--------------------------|
A|---0-----0-----0---0------0---0---0---0------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro v2]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---7/5---5/7---8-7/8-10---5---3---3--------------------------|
G|-2---7-6---6-7---9-7-9-11---6---2---2--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-----0-----0---0------0---0---0---0------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Play around with adding notes between each open A pluck to see which you like
best.
Below is my favourite way of playing it; if you'd like to play it more like it is
in the original, don't
play any of the notes on the D string.
[Verse]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---5---5---2---2---3---3---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4---5---5---2---2---4---4---------------------------------|
A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---5---5---7---7---8---8---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4---5---5---7---7---9---9---------------------------------|
A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---5---7---8---10---5---3---3--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---5---7---9---11---5---4---4--------------------------------|
A|---0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---5---5---2---2---3---3---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4---5---5---2---2---4---4---------------------------------|
A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---5---5---10---5---3---3--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4---5---5---11---5---4---4--------------------------------|
A|---0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
After the first chorus, a second guitar can be heard playing (what I believe are)
arpeggiated chords.
The first guitar largely follows the vocal line. This is the version I play since
I tend to play solo.
Ploughman Ploughman
Plough me a field
Turn me an acre of land
Ploughman Ploughman
Harrow the ground
Drill in the seed and roll it down
For the year will turn
And the spring come round
And the seed will grow
Shine the sun and rain the rain
Fall the shivery snow
Frost and hail and wind again
As the year will go
Farmer farmer
The field is ripe
Tall and straight they stand
Farmer farmer
It's time to reap
Time to combine the corn to keep
The straw will blow and the chaff will leap
And the grain will flow
Shine the sun and rain the rain
Fall the shivery snow
Fog and sleet and hail again
As the year will go
Miller miller
Take up grain
Pour it out like sand
Miller miller
Open the rill
To turn the wheel and work the mill
To grind the grain to flour and fill
The sacks below
Shine the sun and rain the rain
Fall the shivery snow
Hail and wind and sleet again
As the year will go
Baker baker
The flour is here
Soft and fine and bland
Baker baker
Get out of bed
Put that silly old hat on your head
Bake me a loaf of golden bread
And then I'll go
Shine the sun and rain the rain
Fall the shivery snow
Soon the sun will shine again
As the year will go
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
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