Working out chords to Where the Rose Is Sown - Big Country. I don't have a feel for the traditional Scots music they're based in. The harmonies aren't obvious to me.

I don't have the chorus right yet.
(Or the bass line. Or most of the lead part - I love the bagpipe-y sound of the lead!)

I: A E D E D A E E x4
V: E D b E x4
C: f# E A f# A E x2

(lower-case is minor)

It's a fave - on selling war to young men:
"Our name will never die. This time will be forever!"

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Today is our official album release #gig, at the Fiddler's Elbow, so here's today's board.

The Simplifier had a great debut on Friday, hope it will continue to simplify tonight. I also used the Klinger Mk1 for anything high gain. Sounds great, but the switch sits fairly high, and it is a tall pedal, so there were a few miss-steps. Need to be more careful today.

I also put on the Maxon in place of the Riot, just to have something sounding slightly different than a modded Marshall.

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We had a gig in York today, but I wasn't too happy with my performance. I had a case of super glue fingers, meaning my fingers get sweaty and sticky, and moving up or down the strings gets hard and imprecise.

I suspect I sweat more on some stages due to the lighting or the air in the club. I will start experimenting with talcum powder at the next gig, maybe that helps. Any #gearsquad people have other recommendations?

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