Willie Owinsbury
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5 Guitar Amps for Beginners That Are Actually Great
Afinação: D A D G A DTecla: FCapotraste: Sem capotraste
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je3tud2aI5A
Tuning is DADGAD with a capo on 3, album recording is about 20 cents flat (A=428)
Not every note will be perfect but fairly close
It's well worth saying that I do not speak Scots. I copied the lyrics from letras.com and modified them
quite a bit using https://www.scots-online.org/dictionary/
If I should change any of the lyrics please let me know
[Chords]
D|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|
A|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--2--|
G|--2--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|
D|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|
A|--0--|--0--|--0--|-(5)-|-----|--0--|-(0)-|
D|--0--|--4--|--5--|--5--|-(5)-|-----|-----|
D D/F# D/G G Gsus2 A Asus2
[Common Fills]
D|-------------------| D|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------| A|---------2p0-------------2p0-----------|
G|---------0---------| G|---------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
D|-----2-4-----2---0-| D|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A|-0---|\v/|---------| A|---------|\v/|-----------|\v/|---------|
D|-----------------0-| D|-5-------------------------------------|
[Intro - 1]
D|---------0---------------5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---2-----------0---2-------2-------------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-------------0-------------------2---4-2-0-----0---------------------0---------------------|
D|-----------------0---------------0---------4-------2---4-2-0-2---4-------2---4---0-------0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
D|-5---------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
D|---------0---2///4---2-4-2-0-------------------------4---2-4-2-0----------------------|
A|-----0-------------------------0-----------------------------------0------------------|
G|---------------------------------------0---0-2-0--------------------------0---0-2-0---|
D|-4---------------0-----------------4-------------4---0----------------4-------------4-|
A|---------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------0----------------------------------0---------------|
D|------------------------0-----------0-----------------------5---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------0h2-----2p0-------2p0---2-------2-----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------0---|\v/|---------0---------------------2---4-2-0-----0-----------|
D|-2---4-----4-2---4---0--------------------------------------0-------0---------4-------2---2p0-|
A|-0-------|\v/|------------------------------------------------------------------------0---|\v/|
D|-----------------0--------------5-------------------5-----------------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------0---------------0-----------------------------0-------------|
A|-----0---------------------------------------0-------0-------------------------------------0-|
G|---------2-------0---2---0h2-----------------------------2-------0---0---0h2-----------------|
D|-------------4---------------------------0-------------------4-------------------------0-----|
A|/|-------------------------------------------0-----------------------0---------------------0-|
D|-0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0-------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------------0-----------0---2---4-2-0-----0---2---4h5-5---2-|
A|-----0-----------------------0-2-4---0-------0---2-4-----0---------4-------0---|\v/|-----|
G|---------2-------0---2-------|\v/|-------0-------|\v/|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------4-----------2---------------------------------------------------------0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2h4---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------0-------0-----------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-------------------------------0---------------0---------------------0---------------------|
D|-0-------------4-------2-----------4---0-2-4-------2---4-2-0-2---4-------2---4---0-------0-|
A|-------------------0-------4-----------|\v/|-------0---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------0-----------------------------------------0-------------|
[Intro - 2]
D|---------0---2///4---2-4-2-0-------------------------4---2-4-2-0----------------------|
A|-----0-------------------------0-----------------------------------0------------------|
G|---------------------------------------0---0-2-0--------------------------0---0-2-0---|
D|-4---------------0-----------------4-------------4---0----------------4-------------4-|
A|---------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------0----------------------------------0---------------|
D|------------------------0-----------0-----------------------5---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------0h2-----2p0-------2p0---2-------2-----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------0---|\v/|---------0---------------------2---4-2-0-----0-----------|
D|-2---4-----4-2---4---0--------------------------------------0-------0---------4-------2---2p0-|
A|-0--------|\v/|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0---|\v/|
D|-----------------0--------------5-------------------5-----------------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------0---------------0-----------------------------0-------------|
A|-----0---------------------------------------0-------0-------------------------------------0-|
G|---------2-------0---0---0h2-----------------------------2-------0---0---0h2-----------------|
D|-------------4---------------------------0-------------------4-------------------------0-----|
A|/|-------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------------0-|
D|-0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0-------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------------0-----------0---2---4-2-0-----0---2---4h5-5---2-|
A|-----0-----------------------0-2-4---0-------0---2-4-----0---------4-------0---|\v/|-----|
G|---------2-------0---2-------|\v/|-------0-------|\v/|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------4-----------2---------------------------------------------------------0-----|
A|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2h4---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------0-------0-----------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-------------------------------0---------------0---------------------0---------------------|
D|-0-------------4-------2-----------4---0-2-4-------2---4-2-0-2---4-------2---4---0-------0-|
A|-------------------0-------4-----------|\v/|-------0---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------0-----------------------------------------0-------------|
[Verse 1]
D Asus2
The King has been a puir prisoner
D D/G D/F# G
A prisoner lang in Spain
D/F# G A
An Willie o the Winsbury
D D/F# G Gsus2
Has lain lang wi his dochter at hame
D D/F# Asus2
Whit ails thee nou, my dochter Janet
D D/G D/F# G
Ye look sae pale and wan
D/F# G A
Oh hiv ye got ony sair seekness
D D/F# G Gsus2
Or yet been sleepin wi a man?
[Interlude]
D|-----------------------------------0-----|
A|---------------------------0-------------|
G|-2---4-2-0-----0-----------------------2-|
D|-0---------4-------2---2p0-----0---------|
A|-------------------0---|\v/|-------------|
D|---------------------------0-------------|
[Verse 2]
D A
Oh I hae got nae sair seekness
D D/G D/F# G
Or yet been sleepin wi a man
D/F# G A
But it is for you my faither dear
D D/F# G Gsus2
Sae lang been ower in Spain
D/F# Asus2
Tak aff, tak aff yer berrie-broun goun
D D/G D/F# G
Staun naked on a stane
D/F# G A
That I micht ken ye by yer shape
D D/F# G Gsus2
Whether ye be a maiden or nane
[Verse 3]
D/F# Asus2
So she's taen aff her berrie-broun goun
D D/G D/F# G
Stoud naked on a stane
D/F# G A
An her back it wis bent and her bellie wis slack
D D/F# G Gsus2
An her apron strings wadna peen
[Interlude]
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------0-------0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------0-----------0-------0-----|
G|-2---4-2-0-----0---------------------0-----------------------------------------|
D|-0---------4-------2---2p0---2---4-------2---4---0-------0---4-------0---------|
A|-------------------0---------0-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------0---------------0---------------0-|
[Verse 4]
D A
Oh wis it a laird or a duke or a knight
D D/G D/F# G
Or a man o birth or fame
D/F# G A
Or wis it wi ane my sairvin men
D D/F# G Gsus2
Sae newlie been ower in Spain
D A
It wisnae a laird or a duke or a knight
D D/G D/F# G
Or a man o birth or fame
D/F# G A
But it wis wi Willie o the Winsbury
D D/F# G Gsus2
A could nae langer lie my lane
[Verse 5]
D A
Oh, can it be Wille o the Winsbury
D D/G D/F# G
As weel I trust it be
D/F# G A
And before that I dae eat or drink
D D/F# G Gsus2
Then high hangit he will be
[Interlude]
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-2---4-2-0-----0---------------------0---------------------|
D|-0---------4-------2---4-2-0-2---4-----------4---0-------0-|
A|-------------------0---------------------0-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------0-------------|
D|---------0---2///4---2-4-2-0-------------------------4---2-4-2-0----------------------|
A|-----0-------------------------0-----------------------------------0------------------|
G|---------------------------------------0---0-2-0--------------------------0---0-2-0---|
D|-4---------------0-----------------4-------------4---0----------------4-------------4-|
A|---------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------0----------------------------------0---------------|
D|------------------------0-----------0-----------------------5-----|
A|--------------------------------0h2-----2p0-------2p0---2-------2-|
G|---------0------------------0---|\v/|---------0-------------------|
D|-2---4-----4-2---4---0--------------------------------------0-----|
A|-0-------|\v/|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------0--------------5-------------------5-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------0-----------0-------0-----|
G|-2---4-2-0-----0---------------------0-----------------------------------------|
D|-0---------4-------2---2p0---2---4-------2---4---0-------0---4-----------------|
A|-------------------0-------------------------------------------------0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------0---------------0---------------0-|
[Verse 6]
D A
And thae've socht him up and thae've socht him doun
D D/ G D/F# G
And thae've socht him sair and lang
D/F# G A
And till thair in the shade o an elder tree
D D/F# Gsus2
It's Willie o the Winsbury thae found
D A
Rise up nou, Willie o the Winsbury, thae cried
D D/G D/F# G
Rise up and haste away
D/F# D G A
For the king has sworn by his richt haund
D D/F# G
That it is yer dyin day
[Verse 7]
D D/F# A
Oh wha hae I hiv robbed or wha hae I slain
D D/G D/F# G
Or wha hae I duin ony wrang?
D/F# G A
That I sud fear tae face the king
D D/F# G Gsus2
An the time sall no be lang
D A
An whan he cam the king before
D D/G D/F# G
He wis dresst all in the silk
D/F# G A
His cheeks thae war like the berries reid
D D/F# G Gsus2
An his skin wis as white as the milk
[Interlude]
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
G|-2---4-2-0-----0-----------|
D|-0---------4-------2---2p0-|
A|-------------------0---|\v/|
D|---------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------0---------------0-----------------------------0-------------|
A|-----0---------------------------------------0-------0-------------------------------------0-|
G|---------2-------0---2---0h2-----------------------------2-------0---0---0h2-----------------|
D|-------------4---------------------------0-------------------4-------------------------0-----|
A|/|-------------------------------------------0-----------------------0---------------------0-|
D|-0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0-------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------------0-----------0---2---4-2-0-----0---2---4h5-5---2-|
A|-----0-----------------------0-2-4---0-------0---2-4-----0---------4-------0---|\v/|-----|
G|---------2-------0---2-------|\v/|-------0-------|\v/|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------4-----------2---------------------------------------------------------0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2h4---0-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------0-------0-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------0---------------0---------------|
D|-0-------------4-------2-----------4---0-2-4-------2---4-2-0-0-|
A|-------------------0-------4-----------|\v/|-------0-----------|
D|-----------------------------------0-------------------------0-|
[Verse 8]
D D/F# A
An will ye mairrie my dochter Janet
D D/G D/F# G
By the truth o your richt haund?
D/F# D G A
Or will ye marrie my dochter Janet
D D/F# G Gsus2
An If'll mak ye a laird o the laund
D A
O I will mairry yer dochter Janet
D D/G D/F# G
By the truth o my richt haund
D/F# G A
An I will mairry yer dochter Janet
D D/F# G Gsus2
But the de'il tak aa yer laund
[Verse 9]
D A
An he's mountit her on a milk white steed
D D/G D/F# G
An himsel on a dapple gray
D G A
An he's made her the lady of as much laund
D D/F# G Gsus2
As she'd ride in a lang simmer's day
[Outro - 1]
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-2---4-2-0-----0---------------------0---------------------|
D|-0---------4-------2---4-2-0-2---4-------2---4---0-------0-|
A|-------------------0---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------0-------------|
D|---------0---2///4---2-4-2-0-------------------------4---2-4-2-0----------------------|
A|-----0-------------------------0-----------------------------------0------------------|
G|---------------------------------------0---0-2-0--------------------------0---0-2-0---|
D|-4---------------0-----------------4-------------4---0----------------4-------------4-|
A|---------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------0----------------------------------0---------------|
D|------------------------0-----------0-----------------------5---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------0h2-----2p0-------2p0---2-------2-----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------0---|\v/|---------0---------------------2---4-2-0-----0-----------|
D|-2---4-----4-2---4---0--------------------------------------0-------0---------4-------2---2p0-|
A|-0-------|\v/|------------------------------------------------------------------------0---|\v/|
D|-----------------0--------------5-------------------5-----------------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------0---------------0-----------------------------0-------------|
A|-----0---------------------------------------0-------0-------------------------------------0-|
G|---------2-------0---2---0h2-----------------------------2-------0---0---0h2-----------------|
D|-------------4---------------------------0-------------------4-------------------------0-----|
A|/|-------------------------------------------0-----------------------0---------------------0-|
D|-0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0-------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------------0-----------0---2---4-2-0-----0---2---4h5-5---2-|
A|-----0-----------------------0-2-4---0-------0---2-4-----0---------4-------0---|\v/|-----|
G|---------2-------0---2-------|\v/|-------0-------|\v/|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------4-----------2---------------------------------------------------------0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2h4---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------0-------0-----------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-------------------------------0---------------0---------------------0---------------------|
D|-0-------------4-------2-----------4---0-2-4-------2---4-2-0-2---4-------2---4---0-------0-|
A|-------------------0-------4-----------|\v/|-------0---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------0-----------------------------------------0-------------|
[Outro - 2]
D|---------0---2///4---2-4-2-0-------------------------4---2-4-2-0----------------------|
A|-----0-------------------------0-----------------------------------0------------------|
G|---------------------------------------0---0-2-0--------------------------0---0-2-0---|
D|-4---------------0-----------------4-------------4---0----------------4-------------4-|
A|---------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------0----------------------------------0---------------|
D|------------------------0-----------0-----------------------5---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------0h2-----2p0-------2p0---2-------2-----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------0---|\v/|---------0---------------------2---4-2-0-----0-----------|
D|-2---4-----4-2---4---0--------------------------------------0-------0---------4-------2---2p0-|
A|-0--------|\v/|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0---|\v/|
D|-----------------0--------------5-------------------5-----------------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------0---------------0-----------------------------0-------------|
A|-----0---------------------------------------0-------0-------------------------------------0-|
G|---------2-------0---2---0h2-----------------------------2-------0---2---0h2-----------------|
D|-------------4---------------------------0-------------------4-------------------------0-----|
A|/|-------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------------0-|
D|-0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0-------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------------0-----------0---2---4-2-0-----0---2---4h5-5---2-|
A|-----0-----------------------0-2-4---0-------0---2-4-----0---------4-------0---|\v/|-----|
G|---------2-------0---2-------|\v/|-------0-------|\v/|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------4-----------2---------------------------------------------------------0-----|
A|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2h4---0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------0-------0-------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-------------------------------0---------------0---------------------------|
D|-0-------------4-------2-----------4---0-2-4-------2---4-2-0-0-----------0-|
A|-------------------0-------4-----------|\v/|-------0-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------0-------------------------0-------------|
D|---------0---------------0---------------5-------0---------------|
A|-0-----------0---0---2-----------0---2-------2-------2---2p0-----|
G|-----2-------------------------------------------0-------------0-|
D|---------0-------------------0-----------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---------------5---------------5-----------------------5-------|
D|----------------------------------------0~-|
A|-0-------0---------------------------0--0~-|
G|-------------2---0-----------0------2---0~-|
D|-----0---------------2---2---------0----0~-|
A|-----------------0----------------0-----0~-|
D|-4-------------------------------0------0~-|
[Optional Verse?]
D A
It is nae wonder, says the king
D D/G D/F# G
That my dochter's luve ye hiv wan
D/F# G A
For had A been a woman as A am a man
D D/F# G Gsus2
My bedfellow ye wad hiv been
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| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \v/ Eighth notes - Used to distinguish between triplets which show the same spacing
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How to play Willie Owinsbury
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 D. 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.