Lord Franklinby Pentangle

Lord Franklin is an English ballad about the doomed mission of John Franklin trying to navigate the Northwest Passage in the 1840s. There are many versions and this one is based on the way John Renbourn did it with Pentangle on their Cruel Sister album, as well as some additions and modifications John brought to it over the next 40 years.

The lesson goes into the interesting chord shapes and sounds John got by using the top two strings (E and B) as droning notes over most of the chords. You should have some experience with alternate bass picking patterns before tackling this tune.