Question about chords

[Tiposx]

Hi David Barnert

 

I don’t normally bother with sea tunes, but that video of Mr Coffin really caught my attention (during lockdown as I remember) He certainly doesn’t plod along. He does boom and is glorious though. I wish I could sing like that!

 

That Toby Fagenson song paints an awful portrait! I hope to avoid such a fate.
 

Cheers

Tiposx

[David Barnert]

1 minute ago, Tiposx said:

That Toby Fagenson song paints an awful portrait! I hope to avoid such a fate.

 

All in good fun. What good is life if we can’t lampoon ourselves? I sang it 20+ years at the Toronto Morris Ale and some people started deliberately singing along much too fast. They weren’t being rude. They were upping the level of self-parody.

[Marmotin]

I hope dmksails won't be mad at us for having derived far from his primary subject...

But I have to say how much I like this place, for it's so full of nice and gentle exchanges you rarely see on internet nowadays, and always an occasion to learn new things ! Thank you all for that !

[genepinefield]

Hi
I found mixed chords chart from Phil Williams Chord Charts for anglo C/G push/pull.

 

[Cathasach]

On 1/21/2025 at 11:45 AM, gcoover said:

If you are singing with the concertina, then very simple chords should suffice, and many of those could be simple open fifths played on only two buttons.

 

One of the beauties of the Anglo is that complementary notes for chords are usually found close by to the melody, and in the same direction, so a little experimentation can result in some nice harmonies. Don't be a slave to chord charts, or always follow their suggestion, but create your own interpretation of the song!

 

Gary

One of the things I've done is taken the left hand parts from your shanty book and played just those (mostly) without the melody and it works pretty well.

[Luke Hillman]

I'll also plug Anglo Piano as a way to explore chords—it isn't opinionated about how to voice them, but it will show you all notes in either direction that belong in the chord you've selected. Here's Bb7 on a 30-button C/G as an example.

 

 

[Dimble]

As a Hayden player, I sometimes lament the lack of options for vintage finds and new instrument builds. Thanks to OP and this thread for reminding me of the advantages of the system when dealing with chords.