meet on the ledge Fairport Convention






GreigÂ ChisholmÂ inquires:

Â DoesÂ anybodyÂ haveÂ theÂ tabÂ forÂ MeetÂ onÂ theÂ LedgeÂ byÂ FairportÂ ConventionÂ and

couldÂ theyÂ postÂ itÂ orÂ e-mailÂ it.Â ThanksÂ inÂ advance.



GoodnessÂ me,Â it'sÂ aÂ whileÂ sinceÂ IÂ playedÂ thatÂ one.Â Â NoÂ tab,Â butÂ here'sÂ the

wordsÂ andÂ chordsÂ asÂ bestÂ asÂ IÂ canÂ rememberÂ them.Â Â (AnyÂ correctionsÂ most

gratefullyÂ accepted).



MeetÂ OnÂ TheÂ LedgeÂ -Â FairportÂ Convention



AÂ Â Â F#m*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Em*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â Â F#mÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EmÂ Em7

Â WeÂ usedÂ toÂ sayÂ that,Â comeÂ theÂ day,Â we'dÂ allÂ beÂ makingÂ songs

GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A

Â OrÂ findingÂ betterÂ words.Â Â TheseÂ ideasÂ neverÂ lastedÂ long.

Â Â Â Â F#m*Â Â Â Â Â AÂ Â Em*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â F#mÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EmÂ Em7

TheÂ wayÂ isÂ upÂ alongÂ theÂ road.Â TheÂ airÂ isÂ growingÂ thin.

GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A

Â TooÂ manyÂ friendsÂ whoÂ triedÂ wereÂ blownÂ offÂ thisÂ mountainÂ withÂ theÂ wind.



AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Em

MeetÂ onÂ theÂ ledge;Â we'reÂ gonnaÂ meetÂ onÂ theÂ ledge.

GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â D

WhenÂ myÂ timeÂ isÂ upÂ I'mÂ gonnaÂ seeÂ allÂ myÂ friends.

AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Em

MeetÂ onÂ theÂ ledge;Â we'reÂ gonnaÂ meetÂ onÂ theÂ ledge.

GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â D

IfÂ youÂ reallyÂ meanÂ it,Â itÂ allÂ comesÂ roundÂ again.



AÂ F#m*Â Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â Em*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F#mÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EmÂ Em7

Â NowÂ IÂ seeÂ I'mÂ allÂ alone.Â ButÂ that'sÂ theÂ onlyÂ wayÂ toÂ be.

GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A

Â You'llÂ haveÂ yourÂ chanceÂ again;Â thenÂ youÂ canÂ doÂ theÂ workÂ forÂ me.



MeetÂ on...etc.





NB:Â theÂ F#mÂ andÂ EmÂ markedÂ withÂ aÂ '*'Â -Â I'mÂ almostÂ sureÂ thatÂ IÂ usedÂ to

playÂ aÂ BmÂ forÂ theseÂ twoÂ chords,Â butÂ theÂ F#mÂ andÂ EmÂ soundÂ betterÂ just

now.Â (IÂ haveÂ aÂ guitarÂ withÂ me,Â butÂ notÂ theÂ record).Â Â YouÂ mightÂ likeÂ to

stickÂ BmÂ inÂ thereÂ ifÂ itÂ soundsÂ betterÂ forÂ you.



M.

--

MartinÂ McCarthyÂ -Â mmc@ehabitat.demon.co.uk





Date:Â Mon,Â 27Â JunÂ 1994Â 02:58:48Â GMT

Newsgroups:Â rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature

Subject:Â Re:Â CRD:Â MEETÂ ONÂ THEÂ LEDGE





MartinÂ McCarthyÂ (mmc@ehabitat.demon.co.uk)Â postsÂ chordsÂ toÂ Fairport

Convention'sÂ "MeetÂ onÂ theÂ Ledge."Â HeÂ says,



NB:Â theÂ F#mÂ andÂ EmÂ markedÂ withÂ aÂ '*'Â -Â I'mÂ almostÂ sureÂ thatÂ IÂ usedÂ to

playÂ aÂ BmÂ forÂ theseÂ twoÂ chords,Â butÂ theÂ F#mÂ andÂ EmÂ soundÂ betterÂ just

now.Â (IÂ haveÂ aÂ guitarÂ withÂ me,Â butÂ notÂ theÂ record).Â Â YouÂ mightÂ likeÂ to

stickÂ BmÂ inÂ thereÂ ifÂ itÂ soundsÂ betterÂ forÂ you.



IfÂ youÂ areÂ playingÂ theÂ songÂ inÂ A,Â theÂ markedÂ chordsÂ shouldÂ indeedÂ beÂ Bm.



Actually,Â though,Â onÂ theÂ album,Â theÂ songÂ isÂ playedÂ inÂ B-flat.Â 

(Someone'sÂ playingÂ aÂ pianoÂ onÂ theÂ track,Â soÂ it'sÂ reallyÂ notÂ too

surprising.)



HereÂ areÂ theÂ chordsÂ ofÂ theÂ song,Â inÂ Bb:



MEETÂ ONÂ THEÂ LEDGEÂ -Â FairportÂ Convention

(RichardÂ Thompson,Â IslandÂ MusicÂ [BMI])



BbÂ Â Â CmÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BbÂ Â Â Â Â Â CmÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BbÂ Â Â Â Â GmÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FmÂ Fm7

Â Â WeÂ usedÂ toÂ sayÂ Â that,Â comeÂ theÂ day,Â Â we'dÂ allÂ beÂ makingÂ songs

AbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bb

Â Â OrÂ findingÂ betterÂ words.Â Â TheseÂ ideasÂ neverÂ lastedÂ long.

Â Â Â Â Â Â CmÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â BbÂ CmÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BbÂ Â Â Â GmÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FmÂ Fm7

Â Â TheÂ wayÂ isÂ upÂ Â alongÂ theÂ road.Â Â TheÂ airÂ isÂ growingÂ thin.

AbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bb

Â Â TooÂ manyÂ friendsÂ whoÂ triedÂ Â blownÂ offÂ thisÂ mountainÂ withÂ theÂ wind.



(ShortÂ bridgeÂ inÂ FÂ major,Â withÂ guitarÂ figureÂ inÂ descendingÂ parallelÂ sixths)



BbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fm

MeetÂ onÂ theÂ ledge;Â we'reÂ gonnaÂ meetÂ onÂ theÂ ledge.

AbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Eb

WhenÂ myÂ timeÂ isÂ upÂ I'mÂ gonnaÂ seeÂ allÂ myÂ friends.

BbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fm

MeetÂ onÂ theÂ ledge;Â we'reÂ gonnaÂ meetÂ onÂ theÂ ledge.

AbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Eb

IfÂ youÂ reallyÂ meanÂ it,Â itÂ allÂ comesÂ roundÂ again.



BbÂ CmÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â BbÂ Â Â Â CmÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â GmÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FmÂ Fm7

Â Â Â NowÂ IÂ seeÂ Â I'mÂ allÂ alone.Â Â ButÂ that'sÂ theÂ onlyÂ wayÂ toÂ be.

AbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EbÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bb

Â Â Â You'llÂ haveÂ yourÂ chanceÂ again;Â Â thenÂ youÂ canÂ doÂ theÂ workÂ forÂ me.



MeetÂ on...etc.





BetweenÂ theÂ chorusÂ andÂ theÂ nextÂ verseÂ isÂ aÂ guitarÂ figureÂ backedÂ byÂ the

pianoÂ playingÂ inÂ F:



Â Â Â |-----13-----------11----------10---------8|

Â Â Â |------------------------------------------|

Â Â Â |12/14--------10/12--------8/10--------6/8-|

Â Â Â |------------------------------------------|

Â Â Â |------------------------------------------|

Â Â Â |------------------------------------------|



WhichÂ resolvesÂ toÂ BbÂ atÂ theÂ startÂ ofÂ theÂ verse.



		--Â AlanÂ Bostick

		Â Â Â abostick@netcom.com



.......................Â ...Â ...-....1200Â N81NÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .........................Â ...Â .

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Greig Chisholm inquires:

> Does anybody have the tab for Meet on the Ledge by Fairport Convention and

>could they post it or e-mail it. Thanks in advance.

Goodness me, it's a while since I played that one.  No tab, but here's the

words and chords as best as I can remember them.  (Any corrections most

gratefully accepted).

Meet On The Ledge - Fairport Convention

A   F#m*       A      Em*          A     F#m           Em Em7

We used to say that, come the day, we'd all be making songs

G           D             G            D            A

Or finding better words.  These ideas never lasted long.

F#m*     A  Em*          A    F#m            Em Em7

The way is up along the road. The air is growing thin.

G         D                      G              D        A

Too many friends who tried were blown off this mountain with the wind.

A                              Em

Meet on the ledge; we're gonna meet on the ledge.

G                D

When my time is up I'm gonna see all my friends.

A                              Em

Meet on the ledge; we're gonna meet on the ledge.

G             D

If you really mean it, it all comes round again.

A F#m*    A    Em*       A              F#m          Em Em7

Now I see I'm all alone. But that's the only way to be.

G                 D            G             D               A

You'll have your chance again; then you can do the work for me.

Meet on...etc.

NB: the F#m and Em marked with a '*' - I'm almost sure that I used to

play a Bm for these two chords, but the F#m and Em sound better just

now. (I have a guitar with me, but not the record).  You might like to

stick Bm in there if it sounds better for you.

Martin McCarthy - mmc@ehabitat.demon.co.uk

Date: Mon, 27 Jun 1994 02:58:48 GMT

Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature

Subject: Re: CRD: MEET ON THE LEDGE

Martin McCarthy (mmc@ehabitat.demon.co.uk) posts chords to Fairport

Convention's "Meet on the Ledge." He says,

>NB: the F#m and Em marked with a '*' - I'm almost sure that I used to

>play a Bm for these two chords, but the F#m and Em sound better just

>now. (I have a guitar with me, but not the record).  You might like to

>stick Bm in there if it sounds better for you.

If you are playing the song in A, the marked chords should indeed be Bm.

Actually, though, on the album, the song is played in B-flat.

(Someone's playing a piano on the track, so it's really not too

surprising.)

Here are the chords of the song, in Bb:

MEET ON THE LEDGE - Fairport Convention

(Richard Thompson, Island Music [BMI])

Bb   Cm         Bb      Cm           Bb     Gm            Fm Fm7

We used to say  that, come the day,  we'd all be making songs

Ab           Eb           Ab            Eb           Bb

Or finding better words.  These ideas never lasted long.

Cm       Bb Cm            Bb    Gm             Fm Fm7

The way is up  along the road.  The air is growing thin.

Ab         Eb               Bb               Eb                Bb

Too many friends who tried  blown off this mountain with the wind.

(Short bridge in F major, with guitar figure in descending parallel sixths)

Bb                             Fm

Meet on the ledge; we're gonna meet on the ledge.

Ab               Eb

When my time is up I'm gonna see all my friends.

Bb                             Fm

Meet on the ledge; we're gonna meet on the ledge.

Ab            Eb

If you really mean it, it all comes round again.

Bb Cm       Bb    Cm        Bb               Gm          Fm Fm7

Now I see  I'm all alone.  But that's the only way to be.

Ab                  Eb           Ab             Eb              Bb

You'll have your chance again;  then you can do the work for me.

Meet on...etc.

Between the chorus and the next verse is a guitar figure backed by the

piano playing in F:

|-----13-----------11----------10---------8|

|------------------------------------------|

|12/14--------10/12--------8/10--------6/8-|

|------------------------------------------|

Which resolves to Bb at the start of the verse.

-- Alan Bostick

abostick@netcom.com

....................... ... ...-....1200 N81N         ......................... ... .

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