Ungar JayAshokan Farewell
 



Ashokan Farewell

This is a lovely fiddle tune that sounds great on guitar. It was the
theme song to an (American) public television series called "The
(American) Civil War". It's a waltz with a very soulful melody - don't
rush it. Notes in parentheses are "optional." - I don't think
they're in the original, but they sound good IMO. The chord
progression is pretty straightforward, but note the unusual vi - V7
progression, instead of the usual ii - V7.

            D                       D7
    3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E-------9---10----------9----------------------------------
B---10----------------------12--10-------------------------
G-----------------------------------11--------------9---11-
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
    G                       Em
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G---12----------11--9------------------------------
D-----------------------12--9-------12----------9--
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
    D
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E----------------------------------10-------14-----
B---------------------------10---------------------
G-------------------11-----------------------------
D-----------12-------------------------------------
A---12---------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
    Bm                      A7
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E---14----------15--14------12------------------9--
B-------------------------------------------10-----
G--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
    D                       D7
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E---10----------9----------------------------------
B-------------------12--10-------------------------
G---------------------------11--------------9---11-
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
    G                       Em
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G---12----------11--9------------------------------
D-----------------------12--9-------12----------9--
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
    D
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E----------------------------------10-------14-----
B---------------------------10---------------------
G-------------------11-----------------------------
D-----------12-------------------------------------
A---12---------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
    A7                      D
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E-----------9-------12------10---------------------
B---10---------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------11--12-
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
    D                       D7
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E---------------------------10----------------------
B---10--------------------------------------10-(11)-
G---------------11----------------------------------
D-------------------12------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
    G                       D
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E---------------9---10-----------------------------
B---12----------------------10---------------------
G-----------------------------------11----------9--
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
                            Bm
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---11----------9-----------------------------------
D-------------------12------9-----------------------
A-------------------------------------------10-(11)-
E---------------------------------------------------
    A7
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E--------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------10---------------------
G-----------------------------------12------11--9--
D---------------9---10--11-------------------------
A---12---------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
                            D7
    D                    (or Am7 )
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E---------------------------------------------------
B-------------------10------13-------------(10)(11)-
G-----------11--------------------------------------
D---12----------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
    G                       D
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E---------------9---10-----------------------------
B---12----------------------10---------------------
G-----------------------------------11-------------
D------------------------------------------12------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
                            Bm
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E-----------------------------------10-------------
B---------------------------10---------------------
G------------------11-----------------------11-----
D----------12--------------------------------------
A--12----------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
    A7                      D
    1   &   2   &   3   &   1   &   2   &   3   &
E--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G---9----------------------------------------------
D---------------12--11------12---------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------

Enjoy