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Recording The Original chords by
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Key: F major•
Verse 1
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Way, way back in 19,

technically 1970,

Jethro Tull was in the Basing Street Studios,


the brand new studios of Island Records,
Gm
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3

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re_ cording what turned out to
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be the Aqua_ lung album.

And we, along with our good friends,

Led Zeppelin,

we were the guinea pigs

for this new studio

because it was just so recently finished

that a lot of the equipment

had never really been tested.
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So Zeppelin got wisely,

as it turned out,

the nice, sexy little recording studio

about this size,

which was nice to work in downstairs,

and we got the place

that had been converted

from an old church.
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And the eccle_ siastical connotations

were entirely coincidental,


but it kind of sounded

like a church

on a bad night

or a bad Sunday.
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And so it was kind of difficult to

work with.

And it's really great to be able to do this

now
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after all these years
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and be able to play some of these songs again

so that you actually really get to hear clearly

all the wrong notes

that we played in the first place,

which will be faithfully recreated tonight.

The thing about Aqualung,

to my mind,

that sort of set the scene
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for years afterwards is that it gave Jethro Tull a formula of elec_ tric guitar,

flute and the electric pieces
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against the acoustic pieces
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and that sort of set the

benchmark

for things that happened on album_
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s after that.

All of those things had importance

within the music of Jethro Tull,

but it really introduced
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the acoustic guitar
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and that type of song into what we

did.

I think the acoustic music
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had appeared on previous album_ s,
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but not in a very fo_ cused and

self -contained way.
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On Aqua_ lung was the first time, really,
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that these acoustic songs

had permission to stand up

and be counted as equally important

in terms of the overall scheme
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of things.
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people think of Aqualung as a, you know, classic rock album,


but in fact, I mean,
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there's a lot of acoustic stuff going on,

I a third of it is,

you know, strumming the bits of wood.

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Chords

  • F

  • Gm

    3

  • Bb

  • Eb

    6

Capo: 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is the original key of Recording The Original?

The original key of Recording The Original by Jethro Tull is F major.

What are the main chords for Recording The Original?

The primary chords used in Recording The Original are F, Gm, Bb, Eb.

Do I need a capo to play Recording The Original?

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Is Recording The Original beginner-friendly on guitar?

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Gm, Bb, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

What is the tempo (BPM) of Recording The Original?

The tempo of Recording The Original is approximately 36 beats per minute.

How do I transpose the chords for Recording The Original?

You can easily change the key of Recording The Original using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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