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Willow Song (Shakespeare “Othello”)
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Willow Song (Shakespeare “Othello”)
(Anonymous)
Listen to a version here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2ngjCqyctE
(To play along with the chords presented here: Capo 1st fret)
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
Dm x-x-3-2-3-x
A/C# x-4-2-2-2-x
D x-5-4-2-3-2
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x
C/E 0-3-2-0-1-0
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VOCAL MELODY
Dm A/C# A D Gm D/F# F
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|--------2---|2-----------|------------|--------2-2-|
D|------------|----0---2---|0---0-------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
F C/E F Dm Dm Bb
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------|----------- |------------|
B|1-----------|------------|------------|------------|
G|--------0---|------------|--------2---|2---------0-|
D|------3-----|3-----------|------------|------0-3---|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A F C F
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------|----------- |------------|
B|------------|------------|1-----------|------------|
G|2---2-------|--------2-2-|--------0---|2-------2-2-|
D|------------|------------|------3-----|----3-------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
C Dm A F Gm A D Dm
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------|----------- |------------|
B|------------|--------1---|------------|--------3---|
G|0-----------|------------|3-2-0-------|------------|
D|------3-2-0-|2-----------|------3-2-2-|0---0-------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A D Dm A D
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------|----------- |------------|
B|2-0---------|------------|------------|------------|
G|----2-0-----|------------|------------|------------|
D|--------4-2-|4---0---023-|2-----0-2---|0-----------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
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Dm A/C# A D Gm D/F#
The poor soul sat sighing
F F C/E F
By a sycamore tree,
Dm Dm Bb A
Sing willow, green willow,
F F C F C Dm A
With his hand on his bosom and his head upon his knee,
F Gm A D
O willow willow willow willow
Dm/F A D
O willow willow willow willow
Dm A D
My garland must be
Dm A/C# A D Gm D/F#
He sighed to his singing,
F F C/E F
And made a great moan,
Dm Dm Bb A
Sing willow, willow, willow;
F F C F C Dm A
I am dead to all pleasure, my true love she is gone
F Gm A D
O willow willow willow willow
Dm/F A A D
O willow willow willow willow
Dm A D
My garland must be
Dm A/C# A D Gm D/F#
Take this for my farewell
F F C/E F
And latest a - dieu,
Dm Dm Bb A
Sing willow, willow, willow;
F F C F C Dm A
Write this on my tomb, that in love I was true
F Gm A D
O willow willow willow willow
Dm/F A A D
O willow willow willow willow
Dm A D
My garland must be
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Some versions additionally feature a chorus at the end of each verse:
Dm Bb Csus C F F C F
Sing all a green willow, willow, willow, willow;
Dm Am C F Dm Asus4 A D
Aye me the green willow my garland must be
C
Dm Bb Csus F F C
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|------------|------------|------------|1-----------|
G|------------|--------0---|2---2-------|------2-3-0-|
D|--------3---|3-----3-----|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
F Dm Am C F Dm
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|------------|--------3---|1-----------|------------|
G|2---2-------|------------|------3-2-0-|2-----0-----|
D|------------|------------|------------|--------3---|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
Asus4 A D
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------|
B|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|
D|2-----0-2---|0-----------|
A|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|
(An example – even though it is in a different key – can be heard here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34QxnNvq3vs)