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Winter's Claw · 11-20-2005, 06:05 AM

Thanks, Molly and Cathy. I believe it is in A, capo-ed at the second fret, and so the true key is B. Several websites give the chords in A, but I finally found a credible site that confirms a capo on 2.
I kept playing it in A, but the note on the word "strong" was so low--I kept thinking there is no way Neil sings that note on the record. In B, the low note is an F# (rather than an E), which is much easier for me to sing!

11-20-2005, 06:05 AM	#4
Winter's Claw Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Portland, OR, USA Posts: 104	Thanks, Molly and Cathy. I believe it is in A, capo-ed at the second fret, and so the true key is B. Several websites give the chords in A, but I finally found a credible site that confirms a capo on 2. I kept playing it in A, but the note on the word "strong" was so low--I kept thinking there is no way Neil sings that note on the record. In B, the low note is an F# (rather than an E), which is much easier for me to sing!