Dirty old town (4/4)

Dubliners

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.    D                    A7                       D
-1] I met my love by the gasworks cry,
.D7             G         A7                      D
Dreamed a dream, by the old ca-     nal……
.G              D
Kissed my girl, by the factory wall
              A7      (G)                  Bm
Dirty old town, dirty     old       town.


.    D                            A7             D
-2] Clouds are drifting across the moon
.D7         G              A7        D
Cats are prow-ling, on their beat…..
.G              D
Spring’s a girl in the street at night
.             A7     (G)         Bm
Dirty old town, dirty old town.


.   D                        A7          D
-3] I heard a siren, from the dock
.D7     G                  A7         D
Saw a train set the night on fire….
. G               D
Smelled the spring in the smoky wind
.             A7      (G)        Bm
Dirty old town, dirty old town.


.    D                            A7               D
-4] I’m going to make a good sharp axe
.D7       G                    A7        D
Shining steel tempered in the fire…….
.    G                     D
We’ll   chop   you down like an old dead tree
 .            A7      (G)        Bm
Dirty old town, dirty old town.


.    D                    A7                       D
-5] I met my love by the gasworks cry,
.D7             G        A7                       D
Dreamed a dream, by the old ca-     nal
.G              D
Kissed my girl, by the factory wall
.            A7      (G)                  Bm
Dirty old town, dirty     old       town.  [Herhaal 5]

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van Dirty old town van Dubliners op Gitaartabs. Dit klassieke folk-nummer is perfect voor wie net begint met gitaarspelen en wil ontdekken hoe eenvoudige akkoordwisselingen samen een prachtig liedje vormen.

Het speelniveau is beginner-vriendelijk: je werkt met de akkoorden D, A7, G en Bm, en je zet capo 2. Het format is akkoorden, dus je hoeft geen ingewikkelde fingerstyle-patronen te beheersen. Start vandaag nog en speel dit folk-klassieke nummer volledig uit.

How to practise this song

1
Put your capo on fret 2
Clamp the capo on before you start — otherwise the shapes won't sound like the original.
2
Practise the barre chord Bm
Bm is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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3
Practise the change: A7 ↔ Bm
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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4
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.