Scarlet Begonias 86bpm 1. As I was walkin' 'round Grosvenor Square Bridge: Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air, Well, I ain't often right but I've never been wrong. From the other direction, she was calling my eye, Seldom turns out the way it does in the song. It could be an illusion, but I might as well try, Once in a while you get shown the light might as well try. In the strangest of places if you look at it right. 2. She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes. 4. Well there ain't nothing wrong with the way she And I knew without askin' she was into the blues. moves, She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls, Or scarlet begonias or a touch of the blues. I knew right away she was not like other girls, And there's nothing wrong other girls. with the look that's in her eyes, I had to learn the hard way to let her pass by, 3. In the thick of the evening when the dealing got let her pass by rough, She was too pat to open and too cool to bluff. Solo As I picked up my matches and was closing the door, I had one of those flashes I'd been there before, 5. The wind in the willow's playin' "Tea for Two"; been there before. The sky was yellow and the sun was blue, Strangers stoppin' strangers just to shake their hand, Everybody's playin’ in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band. May 1, 2021 Scarlet Begonias 86bpm E B |-B-7---------7---------------------------| 1. As I was walkin' 'round Grosvenor Square |---7---------7---7-5----------9-9-9\-10--| |-------------------------------|--Riff 1------------------| |-----8-9-8-------8-6---8-9-11------------| |-----5-------5-------5-------4-|--------------------------| |-----------9---9--------------6-6-6\--7--| |---4---4---4---4---4-------4---|-------------4------------| |-9---------------------6-7--9------------| |-6-------6-------6-----6-4-----|-------4-6p4---4-6p4-7----| |--Intro--------------9----------------A--| |-------------------------------|---5h6-----------------7--| |-------------------------------|-7------------------------| E B Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air, A E B A E B Riff 1 It could be an illusion, but I might as well try, might as well try. A E B A E |-------7---------------------------| From the other direction, she was calling my eye, |-------7---7-5----------9-9-9\-10--| |------------|---------|-----|---------| |-9p8-------8-6---8-9-11------------| |------------|---------|-----|---------| |-9---9---9-9-7----------6-6-6\--7--| |-6--9--9--8-|--6---4--|--%--|-Riff 1--| |-----------------6-7--9------------| |-7--7--9--9-|--7---6--|--%--|---------| |-Riff 2----------------------------| |------------|---------|-----|---------| |------------|---------|-----|---------| 2. She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes. 3. In the thick of the evening when the dealing got rough, And I knew without askin' she was into the blues. She was too pat to open and too cool to bluff. She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls, As I picked up my matches and was closing the door, I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls. I had one of those flashes I'd been there before, |---7--------------|---| |---7--------------|---| been there before. |---8--9p8---9p8---|-%-| |-9--------9-----9-|-%-| |------------------|---| |------------------|---| May 1, 2021 Bridge F# Well, I ain't often right |----------------------| |----------------------| but I've never been wrong. |----------------------| |---4--------------4---| |--------------4h6-----| |-2---2--2-4/6---------| B Seldom turns out the way it |-E-------------| |----------------|-2-F#-| |---------------| |----------------|-2----| A E |---------------| |-2\-4p2-1p2-1---|-3----| does in the song. |-------------2-| |--------------2-|-4----| |-------2-2h4---| |----------------|-4----| |-0-3h4---------| (x2) |----------------|-2----| F# Once in a while you get shown the light B A E In the strangest of places if you look at it right. |-E-------------|--F#-----------|-A-------------||-B---------------------------5--| |---------------|---------------|---------------||---------------------4-4-4h5----| |---------------|---------------|-------------2-||-------------4-4-4h6------------| |-------------2-|-------------4-|-------2-2h4---||-------4-4h6--------------------| |-------2-2h4---|-------4-4h6---|-0-3h4---------||-2-4/6--------------------------| |-0-3h4---------|-2-4/6---------|---------------||--------------------------------| Well there ain't nothing wrong with the way And there's nothing wrong with the look she moves, that's in her eyes, Or scarlet begonias or a touch of the blues. I had to learn the hard way to let her pass by, let her pass by -> Riff 2 May 1, 2021 Solo |---------------------------|---------5p4-5p|4-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-4h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-4-5-7-|---------------|--5-5-5-7p6p5h4h5-|-4-------------|---5-------5-5-4-| |---------------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------4p5-|-6---7-6---------| |---------------------------|---------------|------------------|---------7-----|-----------------| |---------------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------| |-MarsHotel---(1 octave up)-|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------| |-7p6p5p4-----------------5-------|----5-5---5-7-5p4---4-|-------------------| |---------4---4-------4h6-------4h|5-6-----6---------4---|-6-6-6\-8-6-4---4--| |-----------7---7-5h6---------7---|----------------------|--------------7----| |---------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------| |-------|----------------------|-----------------|--0--| |-------|-----5p4---5p4--------|-----------------|--0--| |-4-----|---------4------------|-----------------|--1--| |---7-6-|-4--------------4-----|-----------------|--2--| |-------|------------------7-6-|-4---6p4---------|--2--| |-------|----------------------|---------7-5-4-2-|--0--| |-------11-14-|-12-12p11h12-14p12p11h12-12p11-------|-11-------------------------------------| |-12-14-------|-------------------------------14-12-|----12-12----------12-------------------| |-------------|-------------------------------------|----------13p11-------13p11----14p11----| |-------------|-------------------------------------|----------------13----------13-------13-| |-------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-SMR-Lead 1--|-E-----------------------------------|-B-----------------------------B7-------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------| |-9-------9---10---9-12-12p10p9-10p9------|-----------7---------------|---------10p9------9--------------| |---9---9---9----9-------------------11p9\|-8-------8---9p8-----------|----9---------11p9-------11---8---| |-----9-----------------------------------|---9---9---------9-7-9h10h-|-11---11-------------8/9--------9-| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------| |-E---------------------------------------|-B-------------------------|-A-----------------E-----B--------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-5-----5------------------|----10-10------9-----7-----7-|-7-5-5-5-------------------| |---6-------7/9-9-9--------|----------9------9-----8-----|---------6-----------------| |-----7---------------9-9/-|-11---------11-----9-----9---|-----------7--9--7/9-7-6---| |--------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------9-| |-A---------------E--------|--A------------E------B------|-A------------E------------| May 1, 2021 |-B--------------------------|--------------------------------|-E-| |----------------------------|-----------------7-----10-7-----|---| |----------------------------|-----6-9-8-8---8---9p8------8---|---| |----------------6---9p7p6---|-9-7---------9----------------9-|---| |-6---6-6--9---9---9-------9-|--------------------------------|---| |---7------------------------|--------------------------------|---| The wind in the willow's playin' "Tea for Two"; Outro The sky was yellow and the sun was blue, |--------------------------------------------| Strangers stoppin' strangers just to shake their hand, |--------------------------------------------| Everybody's playin’ in the heart of gold band, |-----------------6-------6-9-8--------------| heart of gold band. |-------9-7-----7---9---7---------9-6-6-7----| |---6-9-------9---------------------------9--| |-7------------------------------------------| May 1, 2021 What follows was ripped off from: http://www.angelfire.com/music3/TwoDjinn/ Scarlet Begonias: Bobby Intro: Note: he plays off this intro through most of the song, including that little Spanish sounding ending part after "...everybody's playin' in the Heart of Gold band, Heart of Gold Band." E--------12>11------------------------------------ B----12--------12--------------------------------- G---------9>8-----11--9----8--8>9-11-11>13--13>14- D--9--9--------9---------------------------------- A------------------9--7----6--6>7--9--9>11--11>12- E--7---------------------------------------------- Okay so for the Bobby intro, here's what ya do. Notice that you are playing two notes at a time throughout the entire riff. Notice also that they are octaves! That's what gives bobby that funky sound in the tune. Oh and for