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Small Fruit Song
(Al Stewart)
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First version:

There was a time in the late sixties when the entrance fee to the folkies
guitar brethren was the ability to play Angie (Davey Graham, not Rolling
Stones). Bert Jansch on his first album, and I think even Paul Simon put
it on an album. Later on, the rockers guitar brethren entrance dues was
the ability to play the intro to "Stairway to Heaven", which is why the
"No Stairway to Heaven" sign in the guitar store in Wayne's World I, the
movie, is so apropos and right on the money. Anyway, "A minor" sounds
great on a guitar, and Small Fruit Song uses the same kind of playing as
Angie.  Capo on 3rd fret for RiR version. Play A minor and your little
finger (or any spare finger or thumb) has to reach the 6th string while
your first finger hammers on and off the first fret of the second string.
The intro is basically A minor shapes, with the changes being done with
the little finger going to the 3rd fret of 6th string, then 2nd fret then
first fret. When you get to the singing part you skip that 6th string 2nd
fret, and go from 3rd fret to 1st fret.  "A minor 3" is A minor with your
little finger on 3rd fret 6th string. 

[A minor] Said the apple to the [Aminor3] Orange Oh I [F]wanted you to to
[E]come
[Aminor}Close to me and [C] thrill me to the [Aminor] core 
Then [C]you might know me [A minor] like no 
Other [F]Orange
Has [E] ever done be[A minor]fore. 

Disclaimer: chords are approximate. It's fingerpicking, not strumming.
Don't get blisters. 

Phil Wilson
alstewart2@juno.com (Phil D Wilson)
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Second version:

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Small Fruit Song
(Al Stewart)
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(Archivist's note: in this version, the spacing of chords for each line is missing)

Bm A E G
Said the Apple to the orange oh I'm wanting you to come
Bm D F# Bm
Close to me and kiss me to the core
D Bm G
And you may know me like no other orange
F# Bm
Has ever done before


Paul O'Connor (zzaappppaa@hotmail.com)