Lockdown Licks no. 45
“Scarborough Fair” Signature intro picking in style of Simon and Garfunkel. Played on a Fender AG25 electro acoustic, capo at 7th Fret with volume on 5, tone on 0. NUX amp in ‘clean’ setting with a little reverb.
Scarborough Fair” is a traditional English ballad. The song lists a number of impossible tasks given to a former lover who lives in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The melody is very typical of the middle English period. It was recorded by a number of musicians in the twentieth century including Simon and Garfunkel.