Yoko Kanno (?? ???, Kanno Yoko?, born March 19, 1964 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, seminal anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements. She has written scores for famous animated works, including Macross Plus, Turn A Gundam, Cowboy Bebop, Vision of Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Wolf's Rain, and is the most trusted composer by veteran and new-wave directors such as Yoshiyuki Tomino
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Song: The Real Folk Blues Artist: Yoko Kanno Category: Anime Theme Song (Cowboy Bebop) *Transcribed by George Garcia
I decided to transcribe The Real Folk Blues for one reason only... no one else has! I spent a while looking for the tabs everywhere and couldn't find a thing. It took me a while until I finally sat down to transcribe it.
Well folks, it seems that this song is played with a capo on the 2nd fret. So unless you're planning on playing it in the key of Em instead of F#m, I suggest you get a capo (or just borrow one).
If you do not have access to a capo (or have no idea what a capo even is), do not dispair. I have the song transcribed to be used without a capo, or just play it without the capo in Em (which is the way it is played on episode #26, when Spike is going to Vicious' hideout). If you play it in Em, however, you will not get the same sound as the end of the episodes. Also, I'll transcribe it in English sometime. ^,^
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Here's the transcription in the key of F#m: (Which is the way it is at the end of every episode)
All chords have the implied chord in (parenthesis). For example, when you play the Em chord while the capo is on the 2nd fret, the implied chord is F#m. This gets kind of confusing, so try your best. If you do not have a capo, you would play the chord inside the (parenthesis). O.o If there's any questions on this FEEL FREE TO ASK! (email me)
Keep in mind I only put chords on the lyrics that are shown at the end of the episodes. All extra lyrics do not have chords posted on them. OK on to the music... 3,2,1.. Let's Jam!
Chord Key (w/capo on 2nd)---> Em (F#m) G (A) C#m(inv.) (D#m inv.)
E 0 3 - B 0 3 0 G 0 0 0 D 2 0 2 A 2 2 4 E 0 3 -
C (D) D (E) A (B) B (C#)
E 0 2 0 2 B 1 3 2 4 G 0 2 2 4 D 2 0 2 4 A 3 - 0 2 E - - - -
Real Folk Blues-
-Intro. EmGC#mC (repeat)
-Verse 1. EmG Aishiteta to nageku ni wa C#mCD Amari ni mo toki wa sugi te shimatta EmG Mada kokoro no hokorobi o C#mCD Iyasenumama kaze ga fuiteru
-Verse 2. Hitotsu no me de asu o mite Hitotsu no me de kinou mitsumeteru Kimi no ai no yurikagode Mo ichido yasurakani nemuretara
-Pre-Chorus EmAC#mCB Kawaita hitomi de dareka na itekure
-Chorus Em The real folk blues BGC#mC Honto no kanashimi ga shiritaidake EmBGC#mC Doro no kawa ni sukatta jinsei mo warukuwanai BABEm Ichido kiri de owarunara
-Verse 3. Kibou ni michita zetsuboto Wanagashikakerareteru kono chansu Nani ga yoku te warui no ka Koin no omoi to kuramitaita
-Pre-chorus 2. Dore dake ikireba iyasareru no darou
-2nd Chorus The real folk blues Honto no yorokobi ga shiritai dake Hikaru mono no subete ga ougen to wa kagiranai
-Chorus The real folk blues Honto no kanashimi ga shiritaidake Doro no kawa ni sukatta jinsei mo warukuwanai Ichido kiri de owarunara
That's it! I'm sure it's easy enough to read, so go for it! Also, if it's the english transcription you want, I suppose I can give that one too. Anyhoo, any questions, comments, love letters, etc. etc., I'm just an E-mail away. Remember to subject it: Cowboy Bebop tabs... or something along those lines.