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DawnsMinstrel · 06-29-2008, 01:10 AM

Hi Nightingale. Thanks so much. Another one is going up tonight. I'll let you be surprised. I'm not sure why The Gypsy doesn't get covered. It is not a difficult chord progression, but I guess it's maybe a little unusual in that it doesn't begin on it's tonic chord. So if you're trying to learn it by ear maybe that makes it a little hard. I don't know if there is any printed music for it, but if there is it shouldn't be too hard to learn. Maybe it just hasn't been heard that much. It's on an early album. But I'm with you. it's really neat song. I love the lyrics. They both profound a subtly humorous at once.

06-29-2008, 01:10 AM	#57
DawnsMinstrel Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dover, NH Posts: 220	Re: Singing "Gordon Lightfoot" songs ! Hi Nightingale. Thanks so much. Another one is going up tonight. I'll let you be surprised. I'm not sure why The Gypsy doesn't get covered. It is not a difficult chord progression, but I guess it's maybe a little unusual in that it doesn't begin on it's tonic chord. So if you're trying to learn it by ear maybe that makes it a little hard. I don't know if there is any printed music for it, but if there is it shouldn't be too hard to learn. Maybe it just hasn't been heard that much. It's on an early album. But I'm with you. it's really neat song. I love the lyrics. They both profound a subtly humorous at once.