Follow the Heron

(Karine Polwart)

Composer: Karine Polwart | Arranger: Lindsay Straw | Key: A (G w/ capo 2) | Tuning: Drop D

A perfectly bright-hearted song for springtime from the wonderful Scottish singer-songwriter Karine Polwart. She is a fabulous interpreter of traditional songs as well, and I love how their influence comes through in her originals.

The tutorial and transcription explain how I play this song, but note - this is my own arrangement, and though it’s not wildly different it is not quite the way she does it either solo or with Malinky. The transcription pack above includes my full arrangement with accompaniment options and an instrumental break. The instrumental form is also written out separately for folks who want to just learn that portion.