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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. > > >-------------------- > > > 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 deC#m7light 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 * >**