Joanna Newsom - Peach, Plum, Pear
June 7, 2007 · Print This Article
Joanna Newsom - Peach, Plum, Pear (Chords)
All this talk of freak folk has put me in the mood for some Joanna Newsom. The harp is my second favourite instrument. In fact, if my parents had been immensely rich you’d be reading a harp blog right now. Come to think about it, if my parents were that rich you’d be looking at a blank page while I drove around Monaco wearing a money suit and munching on golden eagle eggs.
This tune is in the uke unfriendly key of C#m so I had a hard time working out the best way to play it. It is (just about) possible to play in standard uke C-tuning using these chords:
You can tune down half a step (to F#BD#G#) and use the following chords (I’ve left the names as they are in standard tuning to try and cut down confusion to a minimum). You could, of course, just play these shapes in standard tuning if you aren’t playing along with the record.
But my favourite, and the only in the pdf, is to use the D-tuning (aDF#B) and these chord shapes:
These shapes allow the top string to ring open through the chords creating a pivot note. It’s also these reason I chose this shape for C#m rather than just barring across the second fret.
Oh, Joanna Newsom is GREAT!
She certainly is. Have you heard the Ys Street Band EP? It’s fantastic.
That chord progression sounds very nice, and I just need to capo 2. When my hipster friends hear I play Joanna Newsom on the ukulele, they will freak out. Now I’m all inspired to try Bridges and Balloons a la the Decemberists.
Oh, I had forgotten about the Decemberists’ cover. It’s a great version. And I’ll have to work out Shankill Butchers at some point.
Wow I did not realize this could translate so well (okay it’s not my wildest dreams of playing it on the uke, but it’s damn fine and I love this song). You guys should give Final Fantasy’s cover of it a try, if you can’t find it send me a mail patchh@gmail.com. Excited to see that Shankhill Butchers, Woodshed.
wow!
i think the chords are brilliant!
but i think her voice is awful
i can’t understand what she is saying
I love this song!!!
thanks you sooo much.
You’re welcome, Nadia.