Somewhat embarassing song request...
Julian
My son is learning 'Morning Town Ride' on the violin, and wants me to play
along on guitar.
Now, apart from the first line or so, I can remember very little apart from
Judith Durham's fabulous soaring vocal.
Can anyone point me to the lyrics and chords?
Ta
Julian
ps - yes I have tried Tabcrawler, olga, google searches etc - so it is bound
to be somewhere obvious!!
Brian Earp
Julian <jm...@NOSPAMPLEASEsol.co.uk> wrote in message
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If you're not having any luck, let me know and I can mail you the original
LP (it was my dad's - honest).
Regards,
Brian.
>
>
Andrew Sinclair
Why not try Napster and then you'll even have some backing track for him to
play along with ?
cheers
Andrew
steve_cobham
Ah - should have looked it up under the composer's name - Malvina
Reynolds.
The only version on the OLGA is one using the Nashville numbering
system, but it's pretty easy to figure out.
I don't know if it's right or not although the first line looks a
little iffy.......
It's amazing how much cred the Seekers have in the US. They were seen
very much as a part of the folk rock thing.
Personally I thought they sucked massively, but not as much as the New
Seekers....
Anyway - 'yer 'tis.......
>MORNINGTOWN RIDE Time: 4/4 Tenor: C Bass: C
>
>
>INTRO: 4, 1, 57, 1
>
>
>1 * 4 1
>Train whistle blowing makes a sleepy noise
I'd have said that the chords for this line should be
1, 1vii, 4, 1
from what I remember of it.
I'll see what I have in the books I used to use when I was a
schoolteacher, if I can find them.
>
>4 1 2m 1
>Underneath their blankets go all the girls and boys
>
>* * 4 1
>Heading from the station, out along the bay
>
>4 1 57 1
>All bound for Morningtown, many miles a-way
>
>
>
>1 * 4 1
>Sarah's at the engine, Tony rings the bell
>
>4 1 2m 1
>John swings the lantern to show that all is well
>
>* * 4 1
>Rocking, rolling, riding, out along the bay
>
>4 1 57 1
>All bound for Morningtown, many miles a-way
>
>
>
>1 * 4 1
>Maybe it is raining where our train will ride
>
> 4 1 2m 1
>But all the little travellers are snug and warm in-side
>
>1 * 4 1
>Somewhere there is sunshine, somewhere there is day
>
>4 1 57 1
>Somewhere there is Morningtown, many miles a-way
>
>
>
>NOTES:
>- V2: Driver, Fireman, Conductor (Sandman) for proper names
>
>SYMBOLS:
>- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
>- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
>- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
>
>CHORDS (Number System):
>- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
>- Key of C: C D E F G A B
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>
> Why not try Napster and then you'll even have some backing track for him
to
> play along with ?
>
> cheers
>
> Andrew
You and that new-fangled computer music!!!
J
Julian May
>
> If you're not having any luck, let me know and I can mail you the original
> LP (it was my dad's - honest).
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian.
> >
I'll believe you ;-)
Thanks, but I got the info from Steve.
Cheers
Julian
Julian May
----- Original Message -----
From: <Steve Cobham>
Newsgroups: uk.music.guitar
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: Somewhat embarassing song request...
> Ah - should have looked it up under the composer's name - Malvina
> Reynolds.
>
> The only version on the OLGA is one using the Nashville numbering
> system, but it's pretty easy to figure out.
>
> Anyway - 'yer 'tis.......
>
Steve
You are a gent as ever!
Thanks
Julian
Paul
Morningtown Ride by Malvina Reynolds
C F C C7
1. Train whistle blowin' makes a sleepy noise
F C Dm7 F G7 (C)
Underneath their blankets go all the girls and boys
C7 F
C C7
Rockin', rollin', ridin' out along the bay
F C Am G7
C G7
All bound for Morningtown many miles away
2. Driver at the engine, fireman rings the bell
Sandman swings the lantern to say that all is well
chorus
3. Maybe it is raining, where our train will ride
All the little trav'lers are warm and snug inside
chorus
4. Somewhere there is sunshine, somewhere there is day
Somewhere there is Morningtown, many miles away
chorus
All bound for Morningtown, many miles away.
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Julian May
"Paul" <paulk...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> got this from a friend, honest ! Not mine....no honestly.
>
Sure you did!
Thanks Paul
Julian
JNugent
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> "Paul" <paulk...@btinternet.com> wrote:
> > got this from a friend, honest ! Not mine....no honestly.
> <<snip>>
> Sure you did!
Er... what's wrong with the *New* Seekers, anyway?
The guitar coda on "Never Ending Song Of Love" (played on a Gibson Les Paul
Custom, the Melody Maker reported at the time) was superb!
Frank A Muller
> Er... what's wrong with the *New* Seekers, anyway?
So far as I'm aware, the main connection between the original and New
Seekers was Keith Potger. He played in the original Seekers and was manager
of the New Seekers. Other than warbling the odd number from the Seeker's
song book there was little connection between the two versions.
There was a reformed version of the original line-up of the Seekers that had
Julie Anthony on vocals because Judith Durham didn't want to know back then.
They occasionally tour in the original line-up.
Frank A Muller
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> JNugent wrote
> > Er... what's wrong with the *New* Seekers, anyway?
> Next they'll be telling us that ABBA were crap.
> So far as I'm aware, the main connection between the original and New
> Seekers was Keith Potger. He played in the original Seekers and was
manager
> of the New Seekers. Other than warbling the odd number from the Seeker's
> song book there was little connection between the two versions.
Yes - that name rings a bell. AIRI, the original Seekers line-up (the 1965
London-based version) was:
Judith Durham
Bruce Woodley (gtr)
Keith Potger (12 str gtr)
Athol Guy (dbl bass)
(all on vocals as well, of course).
I heard that Athol Guy is an Australian MP (or something) now. Any
confirmation?
> There was a reformed version of the original line-up of the Seekers that
had
> Julie Anthony on vocals because Judith Durham didn't want to know back
then.
> They occasionally tour in the original line-up.
I think they came to the UK a few years ago (with Judith Durham).
BTW, the (original) Seekers were the first well-known users of Maton guitars
in the UK (well, Potger was, Woodley used a Guild).