Rose Of Aberdeen
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.......................... The Rose of Aberdeen ..........................
Demo version from the Sony Simon and Garfunkel album remasters collection,
released 2001.
Transcribed by John McGann.
This song appears to be a variant of an old Irish folk song called "Rambler
Gambler." Though the verses have nothing in common with the original, the
chorus of the Irish folk song went:
I'm a rambler, I'm a gambler, I'm a long way from my home.
And if you don't like me, well leave me alone.
I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dry.
And if moonshine don't kill me, I'll live till I die.
% indicates a repeat of the previous measure.
Capo 4th fret (see tuning info on main page)
G C/G G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----0-----0---0-|----0h1------1---|-----1-----1-----|-----0---------0-|
G|-----------------|-----------0---0-|---------------0-|-----------0-----|
D|-----0-------0---|----0h2------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--3-----3--------|--3------3-------|--3------3-------|--3-----3--------|
G G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----0-----0-----|
G|-------%---------|---------------0-|------------0----|---------------0-|
D|-----------------|-----0-----0-----|-----0---------2-|-----0-------0---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|--3------3-------|--3------3-------|--3------3-------|
I'm a rambler I'm a gambler
G C D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-------0---|
B|-----0---------0-|-------1-----1---|------------1----|-------3---------|
G|-----------0-----|---------------0-|-----(0)---------|-----2---------2-|
D|-----0-------0---|-----2-------0---|---------------0-|--0--------0-----|
A|-----------------|--3-------2------|--0--------------|-----------------|
E|--3------3-------|-----------------|----------3------|-----------------|
I'm a long way from my home
D ! G C G/B
e|--2--2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----------|-----0h1-------1-|-----0-----0-----|-----------0-----|
G|-----2-----------|------------0----|---------------0-|---------------0-|
D|--0---------0----|-----0h2-------2-|-----0-------0---|-----2-------0---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--3------2-------|
E|---------2-------|--3-------3------|--3------3-------|-----------------|
If you people don't li - - ike
G C G/B Am Am/G D/F#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|
B|-----0-----------|---------------1-|-----------------|--------3--------|
G|------------0----|-------------0---|-----------------|--------------2--|
D|-----0---------0-|-----2-----0-----|-----2------2----|-----0-----------|
A|-----------------|--3------2-------|--0--------------|-----------------|
E|--3-------3------|-----------------|---------3-------|--2--------------|
me I can make out on my own
D/F# * G C/G G C/G
e|--2--------------||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----------||----0h1---------|-----0-----0---0-|-----0h1---0-----|
G|-----2--------0--||-----------0----|-----------------|---------------0-|
D|-----0------0----||----0h2-------2-|-----0-------0---|-----0h2-----0---|
A|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--2------2-------||-3-------3------|--3------3-------|--3------3-------|
'Cause it's dark and it's rainin'
G C G/B Am7 Am/G D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2------0----|
B|-----0---------0-|---1-------1-----|----1-------1----|-------3---------|
G|-----------0-----|-------0-------0-|--------0--------|-----2---------2-|
D|-----0-------0---|-----2-------0---|------2--------0-|--0-------0------|
A|-----------------|-3-------2-------|--0--------------|-----------------|
E|--3------3-------|-----------------|----------3------|-----------------|
and the moo - - oon gives no light
D ! G C/G G C G/B
e|--2--2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----------|-----0h1---------|-----0-----0-----|-----------0-----|
G|-----2-----------|------------0----|---------------0-|---------------0-|
D|--0---------0----|-----0h2-------2-|-----0-------0---|-----2-------0---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--3------2-------|
E|---------2-------|--3-------3------|--3------3-------|-----------------|
And my pony can hardly tra - - a - - -
G C G/B Am7 C/G D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2------0----|
B|-----0-----------|---1-------1-----|----1-------1----|-------3---------|
G|------------0----|-------0-------0-|--------0--------|-----2---------2-|
D|-----0---------0-|-----2-------0---|------2--------2-|--0-------0------|
A|-----------------|-3-------2-------|--0--------------|-----------------|
E|--3-------3------|-----------------|----------3------|-----------------|
- vel on this dark - - end road at night
D !
e|--2--2-----2----||
B|-----3----------||
G|-----2----------|| Return to * and repeat for each
D|--------------0-|| of the remaining three verses.
A|----------------||
E|--2------2------||
Ending solo:
G Am7
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--0----0----0----|--0----------0---|--3--------3-----|---1-------1-----|
G|-----------------|--------0h2------|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D|-----0---------0-|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
E|--3------(3)-----|--3--------------|--3------3-------|-----------------|
Am7 Am/G D/F# G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---1-------0-----|-----------------|------------0----|--0---------0----|
G|-------0-------0-|------------0----|--2--------------|-------0---------|
D|-----2-------2---|--------------2--|-------0-h2---2--|-----0---h2---0--|
A|-0---------------|-------0-h2------|----(0)----------|-----------------|
E|---------3-------|--2--0-----------|--2--------------|--3-------3------|
G Am7
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|
B|--0----------0---|--0---------0----|--3--------3-----|---1-------1-----|
G|-------0---------|-------0h2-------|-------0---------|-------0-------0-|
D|-----0---------0-|-----0--------0--|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
E|--3--------3-----|--3-----(3)------|--3------3-------|-----------------|
(fade)
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| h Hammer-on
| (n) Ghost note
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