Niel Gow's Apprentice
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A E A A
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A E E7 A D A
Oh, no more will I rove no more, it's over
A E E7 A D A
Oh, no more will I rove no more, it's done
D D
I'll sit beneath the fiddle tree
Bm E
with the ghost of Niel Gow next to me
A E E7 A D A
Listen Niel, the apprentice has begun.
A E A A
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An old man looks at his ingle nook and he wonders
His brother in a foreign land, he must remain.
Deeved about the life they choose,
they each would wear the other one's shoes,
this mother-land is a source of constant pain.
<Chorus>
A E A A
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<Instrumental verse: see TAB at end>
Rumbling Brig, I heard your music calling
In the outback still I heard your song
Feeding from a foreign field
with far more fish than the Braan could yield,
this trip will be my last and it won't be long.
<Chorus>
<Chorus>
A E A A
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TABS
4-bar intro:
A E A A
E---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
B-2-----3-----2---|-0-----2-3---0---|-2-----3-2-------|-----------------
G-----------------|-----------------|-------------2---|-----------------
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------
A-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------
E-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------
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Fiddle solo, instrumental verse
A E A A
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
B---------------2-|-----------2-3---|-2---2-3-2---2-3-|-2---------------
G-------------2---|-4---4-2-4-----4-|-----------------|---4-2-----------
D-2---2---2-4-----|-----------------|-----------------|-------4-2-------
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
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A E A A
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2---------
B---------------2-|-----------2-3---|-2---2-3-2---2-3-|-5---5---5-3-2---
G-------------2---|-4---4-2-4-----4-|-----------------|---------------2-
D-2---2---2-4-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D D Bm E
E-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-----------------
B-3---3-2-3---3-5-|-------5-------5-|-3---3-2---------|-2---------2-3---
G-----------------|-----------------|---------4---4-2-|---4-4-2-4-----4-
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A E A A
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
B-2---2-3-2-----2-|-----------2-3---|-2---2-3-2-------|-----------------
G-----------4-2---|-4---4-2-4-----4-|-----------4-2---|-----------------
D-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-2---------------
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
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Malcolm Hannah (eermih@dct.ac.uk) Dundee, Scotland
How to play Niel Gow's Apprentice
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.