Scarborough Fair - guitar tab and notes
“Scarborough Fair” is a traditional English song with uncertain origins. Besides being a traditional song, it has become known in popular music through Simon & Garfunkel. The Simon & Garfunkel version deviates some considering the lyrics. Also, Bob Dylan's “Girl from the North Country” is partly based on the song.
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Notice that, although the key signature is F / Dm, the song is actually in the Dorian mode, which is the reason for the natural B.
Key, time, tuning and tempo
Information about "Scarborough Fair" considering musical key, time signature, tuning and bpm.
Key
Scarborough Fair is played in the key of Dm (A Dorian).
Time signature
The song is played in 3/4 tempo (counted one, two, three for each measure).
Tuning
The song is normally played in standard tuning (EADGBE).
Tempo (BPM)
The tempo in beats per minute is 90 for the presented version.