In The Valley

Michael Chapman's anthem to loss and regret also with some stunning playing. Another from the Hawnby songbook. Versions appear on Window, Pleasures of the street, Almost Alone & Original Owners.

Here are two versions of the tablature, broadly the same notes but with some technical differences. There are also some tef files and a link to the site where you can get a player for these files.

Composer : Michael Chapman

Tuning : D A D G A D Time Signature: 4/4
Capo 6
Transcribed by jan.rouwens@pandora.be
TablEdited by John More
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|---------------3--(3)--------------|------------3--(3)--------------|
|2/-4-------------------4-----------|--------------------4-----------|
|-----------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3/-5---------------5---------------|5---------------5---------------|

|------------------------------|2p--0---------------------------|
|------------0--(0)------------|------------0--(0)--------------|
|0h--2---------------2---------|--------------------2-----------|
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|0---------------0-------------|0---------------0---------------|

Repeat these first four bars

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|---------------3--(3)--------------|------------3--(3)--------------|
|2/-4-------------------4-----------|--------------------4-----------|
|-----------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3/-5---------------5---------------|5---------------5---------------|

|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|------------1--(1)--------------|------------1--(1)--------------|
|2-------------------2-----------|--------------------2-----------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------|

Repeat these four bars

Instrumental :

|2/--7-------7--(7)--5-----------|4h--5-------4--(4)--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------5-----------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|

|--------------------------------|------------0--(0)--------------|
|3h--5-------3--(3)--2-----------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0h--2---------------2-----------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|

|--------------------------------|------------2p--0---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2h--3-------2--(2)----3---------|2-------------------2-----------|
|--------0-----------------0-----|--------0---------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|

In the valley

Strange places we have been
Since our dreams began to fade
Whatever became
Of the promises we made
And have you ever thought
Of the time that we knew
I sit here alone
And slightly blue

No rain for weeks
And the sun is in the sky
The grass is turning brown
And the stream is running dry
And all of a sudden
The dog begins to call
How far is it down
Why must I fall

Days pass so slowly
In the valley of my time
The trees sway so gently
There is something on my mind
Like a fly that buzzes 'round
There's nothing I can do
I guess it's just
A memory of you

Transcription by jan.rouwens@pandora.be Tab Edit tef file to download

In The Valley

Tuning : D A D G A D Time Signature: 4/4

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------0-------------------|------------0-------------------|
|----2---------------2-----------|----2---------------2-----------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|

|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----4-------5h------4-----------|----4-------5h------4-----------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|5---------------5---------------|5---------------5---------------|

|------------0-------------------|------------0-------------------|
|--------------------0-----------|--------------------0-----------|
|0h--2---------------------------|0h--2---------------------------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|

|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------4h--5---4-----------|------------4h--5---4-----------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|5---------------5---------------|5---------------5---------------|

|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------2h--3---2-----------|------------2h--3---2-----------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------|

|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----4-------4h--5---4-----------|------------4h--5---4-----------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|5---------------5---------------|5---------------5---------------|

|7-----------7-------5-----------|4h--5p------4-------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------5-----------|
|----7---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3h--5-------3-----------2p--0---|------------0-------------------|
|--------------------0-----------|0h--2---------------2-----------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|

|--------------------------------|------------2p--0---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------0-----------|
|2h--3-------2-------3-----------|2-------------------------------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|

|2p--0---------------------------|2p--0---------------------------|
|------------0-------------------|------------0-------------------|
|--------------------2-----------|--------------------2-----------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|

Created with TablEdit http://www.tabledit.com/

Tab Edit tef file to download

transcrition by John More (john.more@chello.fr)

Guitar related links

Dave Artus has a website with other transcriptions of guitar pieces his site

Andy Roberts plays Wrecked Again & Postcards of Scarborough

A video (it isn't Michael playing) on open tuning pieces for guitar and at least three of the pieces are Michael's pieces if not his playing click here to visit

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page updated 11/01/03