SCARBOROUGH FAIR
Time signature: 3 / 4 (played in minor key)
Typical tempo: ~ 100 bpm |
Traditional
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Accordion Notation
Inside row (high): Buttons 5 to 9* (plus button o10* of outside row)
Inside row (low): Butttons 2 to 5* (plus buttons o3* and o6* of outside row)
Perhaps it can also be played high on outside row, if you can deal with the accidental note in the second line, shown below as o10*. (I avoid this problem by sticking with the inside row)
Inside row (low): Butttons 2 to 5* (plus buttons o3* and o6* of outside row)
Perhaps it can also be played high on outside row, if you can deal with the accidental note in the second line, shown below as o10*. (I avoid this problem by sticking with the inside row)
:5* .5* | "7 ;7 .7 | .6* .6 .6* | .:5* |
Are you go - ing to Scar- bor - ough Fair?
:o3* .o3* | "4 ;4 .4 | .2* .3 .2* | .:o3* |
.r .7 .8 | :9* .8 | "7 ;o10* .7* | .:7 | .:r |
Par-sley, sage, rose - ma - ry and thyme.
.r .4 .5 | :5* .5 | "4 ;o6* .3* | .:4 | .:r |
.9* .9* .9* | :8 "7 "7 | .7 .7* .6 | "6* "5* :5 |
Re-mem-ber me to the one who lives there,
.5* .5* .5* | :5 "4 "4 | .4 .3* .3 | "2* "o3* :2 |
:5* .7 | :7* .6 | .6* .5* .5 | .:5* | .:r |
She once was a true love of mine.
:o3* .4 | :3* .3 | .2* .o3* .2 | .:o3* | .:r |
Are you go - ing to Scar- bor - ough Fair?
:o3* .o3* | "4 ;4 .4 | .2* .3 .2* | .:o3* |
.r .7 .8 | :9* .8 | "7 ;o10* .7* | .:7 | .:r |
Par-sley, sage, rose - ma - ry and thyme.
.r .4 .5 | :5* .5 | "4 ;o6* .3* | .:4 | .:r |
.9* .9* .9* | :8 "7 "7 | .7 .7* .6 | "6* "5* :5 |
Re-mem-ber me to the one who lives there,
.5* .5* .5* | :5 "4 "4 | .4 .3* .3 | "2* "o3* :2 |
:5* .7 | :7* .6 | .6* .5* .5 | .:5* | .:r |
She once was a true love of mine.
:o3* .4 | :3* .3 | .2* .o3* .2 | .:o3* | .:r |
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
I'm not really certain about some of these minor keys, as noted with a "?" mark; perhaps OK, perhaps not.
I'm not really certain about some of these minor keys, as noted with a "?" mark; perhaps OK, perhaps not.
Key: E minor (can be played on the G row on
a D-G accordion) Tempo: ~ 95 bpm Singer: Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon Posted by: Dualswords1 Because of the accidental in the second line (6th note), there is a problem playing this tune on the outside G row of a G-C accordion. |
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Key: E minor (can be played on the G row
on a D-G accordion) Tempo: ~135 bpm Tin Whistle Player: ? Posted by: Frodo sings |
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Key: Not sure, but perhaps
Db minor (on E row) for 1st two verses; then Eb minor (on F# row?) for last two verses. Also sure about interludes. Tempo: ~ 95 bpm Singer: Hayley Westenra I've never seen a normal button accordion with F# row. Posted by: Vijay Rohilla |
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Key: Eb minor - could be played on the F#
row of a button accordion, if such can be found. Tempo: ~ 95 bpm Singer: Andy Williams with Simon & Garfunkel Posted by: yootami Electronic accordions, such as the Roland , and chromatic buttons accordions, such as the Irish double-row B-C accordions, can play in any key, including F# and its Eb minor counterpart. |
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Key: A minor (played on the
C row on a G-C accordion Tempo: ~ 105 bpm Singer: Asher Quinn Posted by: Asher Quinn |
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Key: C minor (Can be played on the Eb row
of an F-Bb-Eb accordion) Tempo: ~ 125 bpm. Performers: Gothard Sisters Posted by: TheGothardSisters Singing begins at video time 0:33. I havn't checked the key(s) of the musical interludes. |
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Key: E minor (played on the G row on a D-G
accordion.) Tempo: ~ 90 bpm. Singers: Gregorian ?? Posted by: corvo malkovick Because of the accidental (6th note in the second line), there is a problem playing this tune on the outside G row of a G-C accordion. |
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Key: D minor (can be played
on the F row on a C-F accordion) Tempo: ~ 95 bpm Singer: Amy Nuttall Posted by: sic36 Singing begins about one minute into the video. |
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Key: E minor (can be played
on the G row on a D-G accordion.) Tempo: ~ 100 bpm Performers: Mike Masse & Sterlilng Cottam Posted by: Mike Masse Because of the accidental in the second line (6th note), there is a problem playing this tune on the outside G row of a G-C accordion. |
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Key: D minor (played on the F row on a C-F
accordion.) Tempo: ~ 130 bpm Accordionist: ? Posted by: Tregarron7 Scarborough Fair is played during the first minute (or so), then switches to another tune. This Horner Morgane is probably keyed to C-F and this selection is played mainly on the inside (or F) row. |
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BACKGROUND MATERIALS, INFORMATION & LINKS
Lyrics:
Source: wikipedia This song was popularized by Simon & Garfunkel with a version that was musically beautiful but lyrically incomplete. In this version:
The final verse of the female part brings completeness to the lyrics, but not resolution to the conflict between the two. Hence, it is played and sung in a minor key. See the background link below for more info. |
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Male part:
Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; Remember me to the one who lives there, For once she was a true love of mine. Tell her to make me a cambric shirt, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; Without any seam or needlework, Then she shall be a true love of mine. Tell her to wash it in yonder well, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; Where never sprung water or rain ever fell, And she shall be a true lover of mine. Tell her to dry it on yonder thorn, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; Which never bore blossom since Adam was born, Then she shall be a true lover of mine. Female part: Now he has asked me questions three, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; I hope he'll answer as many for me, Before he shall be a true lover of mine. Tell him to buy me an acre of land, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; Between the salt water and the sea sand, Then he shall be a true lover of mine. Tell him to plough it with a ram's horn, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; And sow it all over with one pepper corn, And he shall be a true lover of mine. Tell him to sheer't with a sickle of leather, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; And bind it up with a peacock's feather, And he shall be a true lover of mine. Tell him to thrash it on yonder wall, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme, And never let one corn of it fall, Then he shall be a true lover of mine. When he has done and finished his work. Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme: Oh, tell him to come and he'll have his shirt, And he shall be a true lover of mine. |
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