Scarborough Fair chords & tab
Traditional
Verse 1
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
Verse 2
Tell her to make me a cambric shirt
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Without no seams nor needlework
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Guitar Tab
Key of Am, standard tuning. Read the high e string at the top.
Verse fingerpicking pattern (Am): e|-------0-------0-------| B|-----1-------1---------| G|---2-------2-----------| D|-----------------------| A|-0---------------------| E|-----------------------|
About this song
A medieval English ballad, later famous through Simon & Garfunkel (who capo the 7th fret and play these same shapes). The lilting 3/4 melody suits fingerpicking beautifully.
How to play it: 3/4 fingerpicked feel. Thumb on the bass, fingers rolling the top strings. Simon & Garfunkel play these shapes at capo 7.
Lead: A Dorian (A B C D E F# G). The tune has a Dorian colour — the natural F# over the Am gives it that old-modal sound.
Chord Diagrams
No capoAm
Chord Info
- Notes
- A – C – E
- Intervals
- 1 – ♭3 – 5
- Fingers
- 123
- Difficulty
- Easy
Strumming Pattern
- ↓1
- ·&
- ↑2
- ↓&
- ↑3
- ·&
3/4 fingerpicked feel. Thumb on the bass, fingers rolling the top strings. Simon & Garfunkel play these shapes at capo 7.
Play with Beats
Fretboard View
Am as you fret it in open position.