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Lightfoot Gordon : "Don quixote" Guitar chords

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DON QUIXOTE - Gordon Lightfoot    From the album Don Quixote, on    
                                  Warner/Reprise record and CD(!)

(c) 1972,Moose Music, LTD         Mistakes (c), me! :-)

Notes:
-----

Although several songbooks have written this song out in the key of C, 
Lightfoot *ALWAYS* uses a capo.  For this song, the capo is used on the second fret and the chords are played "normally".  They *sound* a whole step higher.  Is this confusing?  Just put a capo on the 2nd fret, pop on the record or CD, and play along!!!  You'll sound fine and in tune!!!

Listen how the song pulses on the A string rhythmically -- feel that galloping horse.

The chorus changes from the E/A, D/A, A pattern the second time round, to the "normal" E, A, D chords.  You should too, if you want to sound authentic.

Fingerpick the song using your thumb, index, and middle fingers.  That's how The Man does it.

Have fun!!!  

The Chords:
----------

The names may be a bit wrong since it's getting late, but the chord forms are correct.  The numbers correspond with the recommended finger to use, starting with 1=index, etc... Advanced players choose your own. :-)  Look hard for the "1"'s -- they get lost in the text easily../


     A             D(A bass)         E(A bass)             E
                     (D/A)             (E/A) 
===========       ===========       ===========       ===========
| | | | | |       | | | | | |       | | | | | |       | | | 1 | |
-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------
| | 1 1 1 |       | | 1 1 1 |       | | 1 1 1 |       | 2 3 | | |
-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------
| | | | | |       | | | | 2 |       | | | | | |       | | | | | |
-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------
| | | | | |       | | 3 | | |       | | | 3 | |       | | | | | |
-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------
| | | | | |       | | | | | |       | | | | 4 |       | | | | | |
-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------


 E7(A bass)            D                 E7
  (E7/A)
===========       ===========       ===========       ===========
| | | | | |       | | | | | |       | | | 1 | |       | | | | | |
-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------
| | 1 1 1 |       | | | 1 | 2       | 2 3 | | |       | | | | | |
-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------
| | | | 2 |       | | | | 3 |       | | | | 4 |       | | | | | |
-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------
| | | 3 | |       | | | | | |       | | | | | |       | | | | | |
-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------
| | | | | |       | | | | | |       | | | | | |       | | | | | |
-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------
 

The Song:
--------

Intro/fill: (Gord's part)  (BIG kudos to anyone who posts or emails me Red    
----------  Shea's original -- I can't get the rhythm right and I don't      
            like Terry's way so much)

A, D/A, A, A, E7/A, A

Verses, Choruses:
----------------


A                     D/A        A                       E/A      A
Through..
               D/A       A                               E/A      A
Tilting ..
               D/A   A                        E/A   A
He is..
                D/A   A                      E/A   A      A  E7/A  A
He is ..


E/A                            D/A                            A
Reaching ..
E/A                           D/A                            A
Standing ..
                         E     E7
    Till ..

A                D/A      A                     E/A     A
I ..
             D/A     A                           E/A  A
I ..
                    D/A         A                   E/A      A
I ..
                D/A       A                        E/A       A
I ..


Intro chords: A, D/A, A, A, E7/A, A


A                D/A    A                          E/A   A
See ..
               D/A    A                     E/A      A    A  E7/A  A
See ..


E                              D                            A
Reaching ..
     E                              D                              A
Then ..
                         E     E7
    Till ...

A              D/A              A              E/A      A
See ..
               D/A     A                           E/A     A
See ..
                 D/A    A                         E/A    A
See ..
                D/A      A                       E/A  A
See ..


Intro chords: A, D/A, A, A, E7/A, A


A               D/A      A                       E/A      A
See t..
                D/A      A                      E/A      A
See ..
                 D/A    A                       E/A       A
See ..
                 D/A    A                        E/A      A    A  E7/A  A
See ..


E                              D                                A                       
Reaching ..
E                                    D                              A
Then ..
E                                    D                            A
Then ..
                  E                        D
In ...

 
A                    D/A         A                       E/A      A
Through ..
               D/A       A                               E/A      A
Tilting..
               D/A   A                        E/A   A
He is..
                D/A   A                      E/A   A      
He is..


Intro chords: A, D/A, A, A, E7/A, A

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