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CSigh no more, ladies, Gsigh no more
AmMen Am/Gwere deceivers Dmever
One foot in Dmsea    E7and one on Amshore
To one Dthing constant Gnever
Then sigh not Cso, but let them Ggo
And be you AmbliAm/Gthe and Dmbonny
Converting Dmall    E7your sounds of Amwoe
Into a DHey, Gnonny, Cnonny
CSing no more ditties, Gsing no more
Or AmdumAm/Gps so dull and Dmheavy
The fraud of Dmmen    E7was ever Amso
Since Dsummer first was Gleavy
Then sigh not Cso, but let them Ggo
And be you AmbliAm/Gthe and Dmbonny
Converting Dmall    E7your sounds of Amwoe
Into a DHey, Gnonny, Cnonny
Lyrics from William Shakespeare
Music from Richard John Samuel Stevens
Featured in the excellent Kenneth Branagh's "Much Ado about Nothing"
Modifications by myself (Fatelys) based on the original tab by burpo
Suggestions on how to play it :)
I find it good practice for finger picking with easy chords and a few easy fancy bits.
I like to play it with this 8 notes/tempos fingerpick pattern for most of the song :
---------X-------|
-----X-----X---X-|
---X---X-----X---|
-B---------------|
Always with the first note (B) being on the bass string, and the other three as you
please, sometimes there is
 no choice, with a D chord for instance, sometimes more, like with a G chord.
Lines with these chords : Dm E7 Am and these ones : D G C have to be played differently
because of the rythm,
I play it with two 4 notes/tempos picking patterns and a 8 notes/tempos picking pattern :
CHORD 1   CHORD 2   CHORD 3
-------X- -------X- ---------X-------|
-----X--- -----X--- -----X-----X---X-|
---X----- ---X----- ---X---X-----X---|
-B------- -B------- -B---------------|
With each chord played on its own specific strings of course.
I play this part : Am Am/G in a single 8 notes/tempos pick like this :
e|:-----------------|
B|:---------1-------|
G|:-----2-----0---0-|
D|:---2---2-----2---|
A|:-0---------------|
E|:---------3-------|

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Sigh No More Ladies

by Patrick Doyle

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am/G

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C G

Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more

Am Am/G Dm

Men were deceivers ever

Dm E7 Am

One foot in sea and one on shore

D G

To one thing constant never

C G

Then sigh not so, but let them go

Am Am/G Dm

And be you blithe and bonny

Dm E7 Am

Converting all your sounds of woe

D G C

Into a Hey, nonny, nonny

C G

Sing no more ditties, sing no more

Am Am/G Dm

Or dumps so dull and heavy

Dm E7 Am

The fraud of men was ever so

D G

Since summer first was leavy

C G

Then sigh not so, but let them go

Am Am/G Dm

And be you blithe and bonny

Dm E7 Am

Converting all your sounds of woe

D G C

Into a Hey, nonny, nonny

Lyrics from William Shakespeare

Music from Richard John Samuel Stevens

Featured in the excellent Kenneth Branagh's "Much Ado about Nothing"

Modifications by myself (Fatelys) based on the original tab by burpo

Suggestions on how to play it :)

I find it good practice for finger picking with easy chords and a few easy fancy bits.

I like to play it with this 8 notes/tempos fingerpick pattern for most of the song :

---------X-------|

-----X-----X---X-|

---X---X-----X---|

-B---------------|

Always with the first note (B) being on the bass string, and the other three as you

please, sometimes there is

no choice, with a D chord for instance, sometimes more, like with a G chord.

Lines with these chords : Dm E7 Am and these ones : D G C have to be played differently

because of the rythm,

I play it with two 4 notes/tempos picking patterns and a 8 notes/tempos picking pattern :

CHORD 1 CHORD 2 CHORD 3

-------X- -------X- ---------X-------|

-----X--- -----X--- -----X-----X---X-|

---X----- ---X----- ---X---X-----X---|

-B------- -B------- -B---------------|

With each chord played on its own specific strings of course.

I play this part : Am Am/G in a single 8 notes/tempos pick like this :

e|:-----------------|

B|:---------1-------|

G|:-----2-----0---0-|

D|:---2---2-----2---|

A|:-0---------------|

E|:---------3-------|

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