{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":10666,"song":"Minstrel In The Gallery","artist":"Jethro Tull","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11212232-minstrel-in-the-gallery-chords-by-jethro-tull/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/10666?type=chord","rating":4.85248,"votes":28,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\n\r\n\r\nMinstrel in the Gallery acoustic portion\r\nIan Anderson\r\n\r\n\r\ncapo 2nd fret\r\n\r\nall chords relative to capo\r\n\r\n/ = down strum\r\n\r\n\\ = up strum\r\n\r\no = all strings open (if preceding Dsus2, then strings 1-4 open,\r\n    if preceding A, then strings 1-5 open, if preceding G, then 1-6\r\n    open)\r\n\r\nnote: The last line \"the friends he'd made\" is a typical Andersonian\r\nchord-morph.  You should play with the fingering until you find\r\na combination which moves the fewest fingers at one time.  Anderson\r\nlikes to keep one finger planted and change the chords around it.  In\r\nthis case, I think he does the following.  He plants the 3rd finger of\r\nthe left hand as he changes from Dm to A7sus4.  Am to C, he plants the\r\n1st finger.  C to Cadd9 he lifts the 3rd and places 2nd on the 6th\r\nstring, keeping the 1st and 4th fingers planted.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Asus4[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]A7sus4[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Cadd9/F#[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n-|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------0-----3-----1-\r\n-|--2-----3-----1-----3-----1-----1--------3-----3-----3-\r\n-|--2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0--------2-----2-----2-\r\n-|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0--------0-----0-----0-\r\n-|--0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3----------------------\r\n-|--------------------------3-----2----------------------[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    F     G        o-Dsus2  o-A      o-G\r\n-|--1-----3--------0--0-----0--0-----0--3----------------\r\n-|--1-----3--------0--3-----0--2-----0--3----------------\r\n-|--2-----0--------0--2-----0--2-----0--0----------------\r\n-|--3-----0--------0--0-----0--2-----0--0----------------\r\n-|--3-----2-----------------0--0-----0--2----------------\r\n-|--1-----3--------------------------0--3----------------[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n/                /      /     / \\     \r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     o [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\n    The minstrel in the gallery[/tab]\r\n\r\n        /     /              / \\\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Dsus2[/ch]          o [ch]A[/ch]\r\nlooked down upon the smiling faces.[/tab]\r\n\r\n   /       /       /        /   /  \\\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]   o  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe met the gazes - observed the spaces [/tab]\r\n\r\n/           /    /\\   / \\\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                 o [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbetween the old men's cackle.[/tab]\r\n\r\n   /        /       /    /   / \\      \r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]        o [ch]Dsus2[/ch]       \r\nHe brewed a song of love and hatred - [/tab]\r\n\r\n/  /\\/ /\\/ /\\/\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n /                  /      /  \\\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Dsus2[/ch]  o  [ch]A[/ch]\r\noblique suggestions and he waited.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  He polarized the pumpkin eaters - [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  static-humming panel-beaters - [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  freshly day-glow'd factory cheaters [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  (salaried and collar-scrubbing).[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]      o [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\n  He titillated men-of-action - [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]     o  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nbelly warming, hands still rubbing [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Dsus2[/ch]            o  [ch]A[/ch]\r\non the parts they never mention.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     o  [ch]Dsus2[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  He pacified the nappy-suffering, [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Dsus2[/ch]        [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  o [ch]A[/ch]\r\ninfant-bleating one-line   jokers - [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nT.V. documentary makers [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n(overfed and undertakers).[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]          o  [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nSunday paper backgammon players - [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nfamily-scarred and women-haters.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen he called the band down to the the stage [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]  \r\nand he looked at all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Am/G[/ch] [ch]Am/F#[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nthe friends     he'd made.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(tr.)  (tr.)\r\n[ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]Asus2[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[eof]","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\n\n\nMinstrel in the Gallery acoustic portion\nIan Anderson\n\n\ncapo 2nd fret\n\nall chords relative to capo\n\n/ = down strum\n\n\\ = up strum\n\no = all strings open (if preceding Dsus2, then strings 1-4 open,\n    if preceding A, then strings 1-5 open, if preceding G, then 1-6\n    open)\n\nnote: The last line \"the friends he'd made\" is a typical Andersonian\nchord-morph.  You should play with the fingering until you find\na combination which moves the fewest fingers at one time.  Anderson\nlikes to keep one finger planted and change the chords around it.  In\nthis case, I think he does the following.  He plants the 3rd finger of\nthe left hand as he changes from Dm to A7sus4.  Am to C, he plants the\n1st finger.  C to Cadd9 he lifts the 3rd and places 2nd on the 6th\nstring, keeping the 1st and 4th fingers planted.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n/                /      /     / \\     \n\n\n        /     /              / \\\n\n\n   /       /       /        /   /  \\\n\n\n/           /    /\\   / \\\n\n\n   /        /       /    /   / \\      \n\n\n/  /\\/ /\\/ /\\/\nG\n\n /                  /      /  \\\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(tr.)  (tr.)\nA      Asus4 Asus2 A\n\n[eof]","chords":["Dsus2","A","G","Dm","Am","C","Cadd9","Asus4","A7sus4","Cadd9/F#","Dsus4","F","Em","Am/G","Am/F#","Asus2"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7sus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,3,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,0,2,2,1,0],"frets":[3,0,2,2,1,0]},"Asus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,0,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,0,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}