Cruel Sister The Pentangle

 
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 Cruel Sister: Pentangle (1970)


 

 
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 Tabbed by: James McKinnon


 Email:


 http://www.pentangle.info/


 Tuning: Standard: Capo 3rd Fret.


 


 This is a really nice traditional Scottish tune (Originally called 'Twa Sisters of Bonnorie'),


 converted to 4/4 time by Pentangle from the original 3/4.


 The part here transcribed is Bert Jansch's deceptively simple rhythm


 guitar arrangement. It is of a sufficiently full sound in itself to


 be all the accompaniment that the song needs.


 


 Intro and verses:


 


 [1] [2] [3] 


 

 
 e|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------|------0---1------------|---0-------1---3---1-------|
 G|--2-------2----------|--2-----------2--------|---------------------------|
 D|-----2-------2-------|------------------2----|---------------0-----------|
 A|--0----0--------0----|--0-------0------------|-------0---------------0---|
 E|---------------------|------3----------------|---------------------------|

 


 


 There lived a lady by the North Sea


 


 [4] [5] [6] 


 

 
 e|-0------------------|--------0--------------|-0----------0-------3-------|
 B|------------0-------|-1--3-------1------1---|----3-----------------------|
 G|--------0-------0---|---------------2-------|--------2-------2-------2---|
 D|----0---------------|--------------(2)------|----------------------------|
 A|--------------------|-0------0--------------|-0--------------------------|
 E|-3------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|

 


 


 shore. (Lay the bent to the bonny


 


 7 8 9


 


 

 
 e|-0-----------0---3-------|--0------------------|-------------------------|
 B|-----0-------------------|------3-------3------|-----1-------3---1-------|
 G|---------0-----------0---|----------0----------|-0-------0---------------|
 D|(2)----------------------|------------------0--|---------------------0---|
 A|-2-----------------------|--2------------------|-------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|--------------3------|-------------3-----------|

 


 


 broom.) Two daughters were the babes she


 


 10 11 12


 


 

 
 e|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---0-----------0-------|---1---0h2---3---1---|---0-----------------------|
 G|-----------0-------0---|---2-----------------|-------0---2---------------|
 D|-------2---------------|---2-----------------|---------------2-------0---|
 A|---2-------------------|---0---0-----0---0---|---0-------0-------0-------|
 E|-----------------------|(Strum)--------------|-------3-------------------|

 


 


 bore. (Fa la la la la la la la la


 


 [13]  


 

 
 e|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|
 G|---2-----------2-----------|
 D|-------2-----------2-------|
 A|---0-------0-----------0---|
 E|---------------------------| (Repeat from Bar 2)

 


 


 la


 


 Instrumental Break:


 


 

 
 e|-----------------|-0-----------0-------------|--------------------------|
 B|-----0---1---3---|-----0-----------0---------|-----0-------------0------|
 G|-----------------|---------5-----------------|-----0---------0------0---|
 D|-}---------------|-7-------------------7\5---|-4-------4h5--------------|
 A|-----0---0---0---|---------------------------|--------------------------|
 E|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
 e|---------------------------|--------------------|---------|
 B|-------------0-------------|-----------------0------------|
 G|-------------0-------------|---0------------(0)-----------|
 D|----5\4---2------------0---|-------0--------------0-------|
 A|-----------------3h5-------|-----------0h2----------------|
 E|---------------------------|--------------------------3---|

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{t:Cruel Sister}
 {st:The Pentangle}
 
 
 {sot}
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 {eot}
 Cruel Sister: Pentangle (1970)
 
 {sot}
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 {eot}
 Tabbed by: James McKinnon
 Email:
 http://www.pentangle.info/
 Tuning: Standard: Capo 3rd Fret.
 
 This is a really nice traditional Scottish tune (Originally called 'Twa Sisters of Bonnorie'),
 converted to 4/4 time by Pentangle from the original 3/4.
 The part here transcribed is Bert Jansch's deceptively simple rhythm
 guitar arrangement. It is of a sufficiently full sound in itself to
 be all the accompaniment that the song needs.
 
 Intro and verses:
 
 [1] [2] [3]
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------|------0---1------------|---0-------1---3---1-------|
 G|--2-------2----------|--2-----------2--------|---------------------------|
 D|-----2-------2-------|------------------2----|---------------0-----------|
 A|--0----0--------0----|--0-------0------------|-------0---------------0---|
 E|---------------------|------3----------------|---------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 There lived a lady by the North Sea
 
 [4] [5][6]
 
 {sot}
 e|-0------------------|--------0--------------|-0----------0-------3-------|
 B|------------0-------|-1--3-------1------1---|----3-----------------------|
 G|--------0-------0---|---------------2-------|--------2-------2-------2---|
 D|----0---------------|--------------(2)------|----------------------------|
 A|--------------------|-0------0--------------|-0--------------------------|
 E|-3------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 shore. (Lay the bent to the bonny
 
 7 8 9
 
 
 {sot}
 e|-0-----------0---3-------|--0------------------|-------------------------|
 B|-----0-------------------|------3-------3------|-----1-------3---1-------|
 G|---------0-----------0---|----------0----------|-0-------0---------------|
 D|(2)----------------------|------------------0--|---------------------0---|
 A|-2-----------------------|--2------------------|-------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|--------------3------|-------------3-----------|
 {eot}
 
 broom.) Two daughters were the babes she
 
 10 11 12
 
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---0-----------0-------|---1---0h2---3---1---|---0-----------------------|
 G|-----------0-------0---|---2-----------------|-------0---2---------------|
 D|-------2---------------|---2-----------------|---------------2-------0---|
 A|---2-------------------|---0---0-----0---0---|---0-------0-------0-------|
 E|-----------------------|(Strum)--------------|-------3-------------------|
 {eot}
 
 bore. (Fa la la la la la la la la
 
 [13] 
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|
 G|---2-----------2-----------|
 D|-------2-----------2-------|
 A|---0-------0-----------0---|
 E|---------------------------| (Repeat from Bar 2)
 {eot}
 
 la
 
 Instrumental Break:
 
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------|-0-----------0-------------|--------------------------|
 B|-----0---1---3---|-----0-----------0---------|-----0-------------0------|
 G|-----------------|---------5-----------------|-----0---------0------0---|
 D|-}---------------|-7-------------------7\5---|-4-------4h5--------------|
 A|-----0---0---0---|---------------------------|--------------------------|
 E|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
 e|---------------------------|--------------------|---------|
 B|-------------0-------------|-----------------0------------|
 G|-------------0-------------|---0------------(0)-----------|
 D|----5\4---2------------0---|-------0--------------0-------|
 A|-----------------3h5-------|-----------0h2----------------|
 E|---------------------------|--------------------------3---| 
 {eot}
 
 (Resume from Bar 1 to return to verses' riff)
 
 
 | / slide up
 | \ slide down
 | h hammer-on
 | p pull-off
 | ~ vibrato
 | + harmonic
 | x Mute note
 
 Rest of Lyrics:
 
 Repeat 'Lay the bent....,' etc. after each line.
 
 As one grew bright as is the Sun
 So coal-black grew the other one
 
 A knight came riding to the lady's door
 He travelled far to be their wooer
 
 He courted one with gloves and rings
 But he loved the other above all things
 
 'Oh, Sister, won't you walk with me
 To watch the ships sail on the sea?'
 
 She took her sister by the hand
 And led her down to the North Sea strand
 
 But as they stood upon the windy shore
 The dark girl threw her sister o'er
 
 At times she sank and at times she swam
 Crying 'Sister, reach to me your hand.
 Oh, Sister! Sister! let me live
 And all that's mine I'll freely give!'
 
 'Your own true love, that I'll have and more
 But thou shalt never come ashore!'
 
 And there she floated like a swan
 The salt sea bore her body on
 
 Two minstrels walked along the sand
 And watched her body float to land
 
 They made a harp of her breastbone
 whose song would melt a heart of stone
 
 They took three strands of her yellow hair
 With which to string the harp so rare.
 
 And then they went to the lady's hall
 To play the harp before them all
 
 But as they laid it upon the stone
 The harp began to play alone
 
 The first string sang with a doleful sound
 'The bride her younger sister drown'd'
 
 The second string as that they tried
 In terror sits the black haired bride
 
 The third string sang beneath their bow
 And surely now her tears will flow.
 
 
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