Biography:
The English rock band Traffic started out with Steve Winwood, Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood after Winwood left The Spencer Davis Group. From their beginning, in 1967, they were quite popular in their native England, though success elsewhere was slower in coming. Their first three albums combined psychedelic rock and soul with elements of British folk music, giving them a unique, groundbreaking sound. Their most popular single was Dear Mr. Fantasy, from the album of the same name.
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- Dear Mr. Fantasy
- Hole In My Shoe
- 40000 Headmen
- Cryin To Be Heard
- Dear Mister Fantasy
- Dear Mr Fantasy
- Empty Pages
- Evening Blue
- Every Mothers Son
- Feelin Alright
- Forty Thousand Headmen
- Freedom Rider
- Hidden Treasure
- House For Everyone
- John Barleycorn
- Light Up Or Leave Me Alone
- Low Spark
- Many A Mile To Freedom
- Paper Sun
- Sad And Deep As You
- Smiling Phases
- Snad
- Sometimes I Feel So Uninspired
- The Low Spark Of High
- The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Live
- Walking In The Wind
- Who Knows What Tomorrow
- You Can All Join In
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From: [email protected] (aqualung)
I've included two versions of the song. I'm not sure how different, if
at all, they are. Hope this helps.
aqualung
~From: [email protected] (Ken King)
greetings:
someone asked for john barleycorn must die (as done by traffic),
so here it is (my first contribution :). i don't yet have the tab
for it (just not that good at tabbing in real time, so i haven't
tried to figure it out), so if anyone out there wants to give it
A shot....
rhythm follows as below, strum to suit yourself.
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
2 1
~title: john barleycorn must die, as done by traffic no capo
intro: same as the first line (twice?) w/ some finger stuff (tab is
tbd)
A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
there were three men came out of the west
A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
their for- tunes for to try
A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
and these three men made a so- lemn vow
A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
john barley- corn must die
G D Em ( no tab - ->)
they've plowed they've sewn, they've harrow'd him in
G A B(4) (sync. strum to end) B B4
B B4 B
threw clods up- on his head
A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
and these three men made a so- lemn vow
A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
john barley- corn was dead
(use intro tab (w/ flute :) for between verses filler)
comments on the chords: B(4) is Bsus4 (224452) and i play the B as an
A two frets up (224442). the strumming pattern for the B chords is a
syncopated pattern. listen to the song, it's easy to play...
the rest of the verses follow the same pattern, and i don't have the
rest of the words (or the song to transcribe from) with me. :(
comments? please feel free to correct anything i botched and provide
~From: [email protected] (Bob Alman)
John Barleycorn (Traffic version)
capo 7th fret (chords relative)
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
There were three men came out of the west
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Their fortunes for to try
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And these three men made a solemn vow
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
John Barleycorn must die
C Am Am7 Am
They've plowed, they've sown, the've harrowed him in
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Threw clods upon his head
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And these three men were satisfied
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
John Barleycorn was dead
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They let him lie for a very long time
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Till the rains from heaven did fall
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John sprung up his head
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And so amazed them all
C Am Am7 Am
They let him stand 'til mid summer's day
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
'til he looked both pale and worn
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John's grown a long, long beard
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And so become a man
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They've hired men with scythes so sharp
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
To cut him off at the knee
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They rolled him and tied him by the waist
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Serving him most barbarously
C Am Am7 Am
They've hired men with sharp pitch forks
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Who pricked him to the heart...
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the loader he has served him worse than that
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
For he's bound him to the cart
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They've wheeled him around and around in the field
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
'til they came onto a barn
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And there they made a solemn oath
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
On poor John Barleycorn
C Am Am7 Am
They've hired men with the crab tree sticks
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
to cut him skin from bone
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the miller he has served him worse than that
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
For he's ground him between two stones
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And he's brandy in the glass
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl
D Am G Am A5 Am A5
Proved the strongest man at last
C Am Am7 Am
The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Nor so loudly blow his horn
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the Tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots
D Am G A5
Without a little Barlycorn
CHORDS:
EADGBE
Esus4 O222OO
A5 OO22OO or Asus2
Am7 OO2O1O
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: [email protected] (aqualung)
I've included two versions of the song. I'm not sure how different, if
at all, they are. Hope this helps.
aqualung
~From: [email protected] (Ken King)
greetings:
someone asked for john barleycorn must die (as done by traffic),
so here it is (my first contribution :). i don't yet have the tab
for it (just not that good at tabbing in real time, so i haven't
tried to figure it out), so if anyone out there wants to give it
A shot....
rhythm follows as below, strum to suit yourself.
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
2 1
~title: john barleycorn must die, as done by traffic no capo
intro: same as the first line (twice?) w/ some finger stuff (tab is
tbd)
A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
there were three men came out of the west
A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
their for- tunes for to try
A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
and these three men made a so- lemn vow
A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
john barley- corn must die
G D Em ( no tab - ->)
they've plowed they've sewn, they've harrow'd him in
G A B(4) (sync. strum to end) B B4
B B4 B
threw clods up- on his head
A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
and these three men made a so- lemn vow
A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
john barley- corn was dead
(use intro tab (w/ flute :) for between verses filler)
comments on the chords: B(4) is Bsus4 (224452) and i play the B as an
A two frets up (224442). the strumming pattern for the B chords is a
syncopated pattern. listen to the song, it's easy to play...
the rest of the verses follow the same pattern, and i don't have the
rest of the words (or the song to transcribe from) with me. :(
comments? please feel free to correct anything i botched and provide
~From: [email protected] (Bob Alman)
John Barleycorn (Traffic version)
capo 7th fret (chords relative)
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
There were three men came out of the west
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Their fortunes for to try
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And these three men made a solemn vow
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
John Barleycorn must die
C Am Am7 Am
They've plowed, they've sown, the've harrowed him in
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Threw clods upon his head
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And these three men were satisfied
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
John Barleycorn was dead
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They let him lie for a very long time
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Till the rains from heaven did fall
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John sprung up his head
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And so amazed them all
C Am Am7 Am
They let him stand 'til mid summer's day
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
'til he looked both pale and worn
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John's grown a long, long beard
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And so become a man
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They've hired men with scythes so sharp
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
To cut him off at the knee
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They rolled him and tied him by the waist
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Serving him most barbarously
C Am Am7 Am
They've hired men with sharp pitch forks
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Who pricked him to the heart...
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the loader he has served him worse than that
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
For he's bound him to the cart
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They've wheeled him around and around in the field
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
'til they came onto a barn
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And there they made a solemn oath
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
On poor John Barleycorn
C Am Am7 Am
They've hired men with the crab tree sticks
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
to cut him skin from bone
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the miller he has served him worse than that
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
For he's ground him between two stones
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And he's brandy in the glass
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl
D Am G Am A5 Am A5
Proved the strongest man at last
C Am Am7 Am
The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Nor so loudly blow his horn
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the Tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots
D Am G A5
Without a little Barlycorn
CHORDS:
EADGBE
Esus4 O222OO
A5 OO22OO or Asus2
Am7 OO2O1O
Trampled By Turt (...)
Tr?n Thu H&agrav (...)
Tran-siberian Or (...)
Transition
Transmissor
Travis Ratledge
Travis Scott
Travis Tritt
Tree 63
Tren A Marte