Scarborough Fair-Harmonica (with tabs & lyrics)
The arrangement made famous by Simon & Garfunkel’s “Scarborough Fair/Canticle” originated in the mid-20th century. Paul Simon learned it in 1965 in London from Martin Carthy. Then Art Garfunkel set it in counterpoint with “Canticle”, a reworking of Simon’s 1963 song “The Side of a Hill” with new, anti-war lyrics. It was the lead track of the 1966 album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, and was released as a single after being featured on the soundtrack to The Graduate in 1968. The copyright credited only Simon and Garfunkel as the authors, causing ill-feeling on the part of Carthy, who felt the “traditional” source should have been credited. This rift remained until Simon invited Carthy to duet the song with him at a London concert in 2000. Prior to Simon’s learning the song, Bob Dylan had borrowed the melody and several lines from Carthy’s arrangement in creating his song, “Girl from the North Country”, which appeared on The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963), Nashville Skyline (1969) (together with Johnny Cash), Real Live (1984) and The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (1993). (info from Wikipedia) Lyrics & harmonica tabs from: www.harptabs.com Tabs b = blow out d = draw in




Cool video, what key is the harmonica in?
@kaves23 Thanks. I’m pretty sure it’s a Bb harp.