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From: [email protected] (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.
>
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> 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 |----|----|----|----|
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>
> 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---|
>
>**
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