Skyclad is a British Heavy Metal band with strong folk influences in their music. They were formed by former Sabbat vocalist Martin Walkyier, and Satan / Blind Fury / Pariah guitarist Steve Ramsey in 1990 to represent the "ultimate Pagan Metal band".
From the start, they have incorporated a diverse range of influences from British folk music to German Thrash Metal which has fed their constantly evolving sound. They are widely considered the inventors of Folk Metal.
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A Clown of Thorns written by Steve Ramsey and George Biddle (1997) Taken from Skyclad's 8th album "The Answering Machine" (Massacre Records)
Guitar chords and vocal line
These, to the best of my knowledge (which I admit is not infallible) are the chords to the song. As the guitar is fairly low in the mix I've picked out bass notes and written down the corresponding guitar chord for any parts which I wasn't 100% but the end result should definitely be recognisable from the recorded version. Use an acoustic guitar if possible and don't forget that on the CD it is playing alongside drums, violin, bass and Martin's vocals. Pay attention to the number of beats for which each chord lasts (written in brackets) - concentrate on getting your strumming right and you're halfway there...
Hope I've done Mr Ramsey and co. justice. If he (Mr. Ramsey) or you think not and have any improvements to make then feel free to contact me at [email protected]
Here we go...
Dm (4) C (2) Am (2)
Dm (4) C (2) Am (2)
C (4) Dm (4)
C (4) Dm (4)
For this next bit the C, Bb and A should be barre chords
Dm (2) F (1) C (1) Bb (2) A (2)
play the final E in the next line as shown here: (tab format) E.....0...... B.....0...... G.....7...... D.....7...... A.....5...... E.....0......
G (2) F (2) E (2) E (2) Dm (2) F (1) C (1) Bb (2) A (2) G (2) F (2) E (2) E (2) [7th fret]
Enter Vocals: - chords in brackets
(Dm)Walking my personal Calvary mile to a (C)do it
yourself cruci(Am)fixion It;s a (Dm) Kingdom of clowns
wearing martyrdom's frown, I (C) fight for my hammer and
(Am) nails. We're an (C) endless procession of lost
dispossessed unbel(Dm)ievers Whose (C) prayers go unheard
and unanswered, unheard and unanswered like junk mail for
Je(A)sus.
*note - final A is barred
Try embelishing the chords i.e. hammering on/off various notes to add more feeling into the song.