#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] ("Barry Hutchinson") I first heard this tune many years ago, beautifully sung by Paul Brady against a simple guitar and whistle accompaniment, and fell in love with it immediately. (If anyone can tell me which album that was, or anything more about the song, I'd be very grateful). The lyrics are as wonderful as the tune, including the immortal line "and if it weren't for the alligators, I'd sleep out in the woods". I've since heard versions by Planxty and Martin Simpson, neither of which comes close. The following is just an approximation of the melody as rendered by Brady. Any comments very welcome. Best wishes, Barry ========================= The Lakes Of Ponchartrain ========================= Traditional Arranged by Barry Hutchinson ([email protected]) Open G tuning (DGDGBD) e h q h q e e e e e e D ||-----||----------|--------|-----------0--------|--------------------| B ||-----||-------5--|--3--5--|--0-----------0-----|--------------------| G ||--0--||*---0--0--|--0--0--|-----2-----------2--|--------------------| D ||-----||*---0-----|--------|--------0-----------|--------------------| G ||-----||----0--5--|--4--5--|--------------------|--------------------| D ||-----||----------|--------|--0-----------------|--------------------| arp. q e e q^ e e e e e e e e e e e e --------0---------|--------0----------|--------0-----------|------------| ------------------|-----------0-------|--------------------|------------| 2/4--------2h4p2--|--0----------------|--0--------0--0-----|------------| -----0------------|-----2--------2h4--|-----------------0--|------------| --0--------4------|--5----------------|-----5--------5-----|------------| ------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------| q q q Q e e e q e s s q e e q q ----------|-----------0--|--0------h2p0-----|--0h2-----4--|-------------| -------0--|--1-----1-----|---------------0--|-------------|-------------| ----------|-----0--------|--0---------------|--5----------|-------------| ---7---0--|--2-----------|--5---------------|--4----------|-------------| 0---------|--------------|-----0------------|-------------|-------------| ---10-----|--------------|------------------|-------0-----|-------------| e e e e e e q q q q e e e e e e q q -5-----------5-----|--4-----2--|---0--------------|----------0--|-------| -3--3-----3-----3--|-----------|---0-----0--------|--0h1--------|-------| -4-----4-----------|--2-----0--|---0-----------0--|----------0--|-------| -2-----------------|--0--------|------0-----------|--0h2--------|-------| -------------------|--------5--|---4--------0-----|-------0-----|-------| -------------------|-----0-----|------------------|-------------|-------| arp. arp. 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