Acoustic Folk Strumming: Learn 'Black Jack Davy'

Description

This version of the traditional song Black Jack Davy presents a fun opportunity to practice acoustic strumming in an energetic song, with four chords.

A good place to start in learning this song is to make sure you are up to speed with these chord changes, as the song moves at quite a clip.

Listen to the song a few times to get the feel of it.

The timing of the chord changes in this song is a bit unconventional. For practice, slow the rhythm way down, and try playing through this pattern of chords. Here's a breakdown of how many beats you should play on each chord:

Am (6 beats)


Em (4 beats)


Am (6 beats)


G (1 beat)


D (6 beats)


Am (4 beats)

As you get your speed up, try playing along with the video for practice!

BLACK JACK DAVY


(Am)Black Jack Davy come riding on by


Whistling loud and (Em)merry.


(Am)Made the woods around him ring,


And he charmed the heart of a (G)la...(D)dy,


Charmed the heart of a (Am)lady.




"How old are you, my pretty little miss,

How old are you, my honey"

She answered to him with a loving smile

"I'll be sixteen come Sunday,

Be sixteen come Sunday."




"Come and go with me, my pretty little miss,

Come and go with me, my honey,

I'll take you where the grass grows green,

You'll never want for money

Never will want for money




"Pull off, pull off them high-heeled boots

All made of Spanish leather.

Get behind me on my horse

And we'll ride off together,

We'll both go off together."




Well, she pulled off them high-heeled boots

Made of Spanish leather.

Got behind him on his horse

And they rode off together.

They rode off together.