Audio Example 6.5:

"Girl from the North Country," verse 1

Chapter 6
Audio Example 6.5
Page 156

"Girl from the North Country," verse 1

New York, NY (Columbia Studio A)April 24, 1963

Dylan borrowed the first chord of his guitar part directly from Martin Carthy (audio ex. 6.4), but rather than resounding in place, as it does in Carthy's arrangement, Dylan's chord moves, pulling toward resolution, just as the singer directs his thoughts to the frozen north in longing and regret.