KINGSTON TRIO - "the ballad of the shape of things.num" Tablature

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Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 00:06:14 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: k/kingston_trio/the_ballad_of_the_shape_of_things.num
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THE BALLAD OF THE SHAPE OF THINGS Time: 2/4 Tenor: D Bass: C

1 * 4 * * * 57 *
Com-pletely..
1 * 4 * * * 57 *
Com-pletely ..
4 * 1 * 4 * 1 *
Com-pletely ..
1 57 1 57
Yes,..
1 57 1 57
And ..
1 4 57 1
In ..
1 4 1 57 1 57 1 *
My ..

Completely ..
Completely..
Completely ..
As it ..
And ..
For a ..
He ..

Rectangular ..
Rectangular ..
Rectangular ..
Now, ..
Where ..
They ..
In part ..

Triangular ..
Triangular ..
Triangular...
And ..
That ..
To a ..
It's a ..

NOTES:
- Sung in madrigal style
- V3L2: "over" for "hole"
- V3L5: "golden flox" for "grazing flocks" (Kingston Trio)
- V4L4: "triangular" for "the self-same" (Kingston Trio)

SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure

CHORDS (Nashville Number System):
- This system permits you to play a song in any key
- It uses the numeric relationships between chords in a given key
- The numbers are the notes of the diatonic scale (do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do)

Common Keys 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Key of C: C D E F G A B
Key of D D E F# G A B C#
Key of E E F# G# A B C# D#
Key of F F G A Bb C D E
Key of G G A B C D E F#
Key of A A B C# D E F# G#
Key of Bb Bb C D Eb F G A

EDITING (to a chosen key):
- Use the "replace" feature of any text editor
- Most songs use four chords or less ( 1 > 5 > 4 > 6 )
- Beware: the number 7 could be the seventh scale note or a 7th chord

- Submitted by: Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)