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Song
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From: bhutchinson@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Barry Hutchinson")
This is a lovely Irish tune, very closely akin to the tune of "On Raglan
Road" as sung by Van Morrison with the Chieftains on "Irish Heartbeat" -
actually a modern poem by P. J. Kavanagh set to a traditional air whose
title I've forgotten ("The Dawning of the Day", perhaps?).
The first half of this is pretty well note-for-note identical to Martin
Simpson's arrangement on "Leaves of Life", and as per the TAB that comes
with the album. However, he plays it on a baritone guitar - this sounds
achingly beautiful and sonorous, but given the higher pitch of the
standard guitar, I thought it could use a bit more of the lower register,
so I put together a simple arrangement one octave below. This alternates
nicely with the higher part, and gives some pleasing tonal contrast,
especially if the right-hand attack alternates between 'over the sound
hole' and 'down by the bridge'.
Any comments would be welcome.
Regards,
Barry
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Bantry Girl's Lament
Trad. Irish
arranged by Martin Simpson
(with addition by Barry Hutchinson)
Dropped D tuning
DADGBE
Freely, wistfully
e e e e e e e e q e^ e
||---------------|-----------------------------| ||------------5--|---7--------7---7--5h7p5-----| ||*--------7-----|---7-----7------6---------7--| ||*-----7--------|------0---------0------------| ||---0-----------|-----------------------------| ||---------------|---0-------------------------|
arp. arp.
e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e
|-5--------5--7--------7--|--5--------5---5p2-----| |-7-----7-----------0-----|--------3------2----5--| |-7--6-----------0--------|-----2---------2-------| |-------------0-----------|--0------------4-------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-0-----------------------|-----------------------|
arp. arp.
e e e e e e e e e e e e q e^ e
|-0-----------0----------|-----------------------------| |----------3--------3/5--|---7--------7---7--5h7p5-----| |-------0--------0--0----|---7-----7------6---------7--| |----2-------------------|------0---------0------------| |-0-----------------2/4--|-----------------------------| |------------------------|---0-------------------------|
arp. arp.
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-5--------5---7-----5h7--|--5p2-----2--------------| |-7-----7------0----------|-------5-----3-----3-----| |-7--6---------0--0-------|----------------0-----0--| |--------------0----------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------2-----| |-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
arp. arp.
e s s e e e e e s s Q e e e q
|-------------------5h7--9/10--|---10--10---10---------| |-3-----------------5----------|---8--------7---10-----| |----2p0-----0------6----------|---0--------7-------7--| |---------4---------7----------|------------9----------| |---------------0--------------|-----------------------| |-0----------------------------|-----------------------|
arp. arp. arp.
E s e s s h e e e e q q
|------------9h10-------|-------------------------| |-12--10h12---------12--|---10-----10h12---10-----| |-0-----------------12--|---11-------------11--11\| |-12----------------12--|-------0----------11-- 9\| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|---0---------------------|
arp. harmonics arp. arp.
e e e e e e e e e e e e q e^ e
|------------------------0--|-----------------------------| |-----------10--8-----------|---7--------7---7--5h7p5-----| |\-9-----9------------7-----|---7-----7------6---------7--| |\-7--7------------9--------|------0---------0------------| |--0------------------------|-----------------------------| ----------------------------|---0-------------------------|
arp. arp. arp.
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e s s e e
|-5--------5--7-----5h7--|--5p2-----2--------------|----------------|| |-7-----7----------------|-------5-----3-----3-----|--3-------------|| |-7--6-----------0-------|----------------0-----0--|-----2p0-----0--|| |-------------0----------|-------------------------|----------4-----|| |------------------------|-------------------2-----|----------------|| |-0----------------------|-------------------------|--0-------------||
arp.
e e e e q e e q e^ e e e e e e e e e
|-------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------|--------------------------|---------------0--------0--| |-------------|--------------------------|---2--------2-----0--------| |-------0--2--|---4-----4---4--2h4p2--0--|---0-----4-----0-----0-----| |-4--0--------|---5--5------4------------|------4--------------------| |-------------|---0---------0------------|---0-----------------------|
(ponticello arp. arp. arp.
e e e e e q e e^ e e e q e e
|-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-2--------2---2--------|-----------------0--------| |-------0---------4--2--|--2h4p2p0--2h4---2--0--2--| |----0---------4--------|--0--------------4--2--4--| |-0------------4--------|--------------------------|
arp. arp.
q e e q e^ e e e e e q e e
|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------0-------| |------------------------|---2--------2---0--2h4--| |-4-----4---4--2h4p2--0--|---0-----4------0-------| |-5--5------4------------|------4-----------------| |-0---------0------------|---0--------------------|
arp. arp. arp. arp.
e e e e e e e e e s s e e e e e s s
|------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------2h3--| |-2------------0-----0---|-----2p0-----0------2h4-------| |---h4--2h4--0-----0-----|--0-------4---------2---------| |-----------------2------|----------------0-------------| |------------------------|--0---------------------------|
arp.
Q e e e q E s e s s h e e e e q q
|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-3--3---3--------|--0-----0h2/3------|--------------------| |-0---------2-----|-----2----------4--|--2--------2---2----| |--------4-----4--|--0-------------5--|--------0---------4\| |--------2--------|----------------5--|-----0---------4--2\| |-----------------|-------------------|--0------------4----|
arp. arp. arp. arp.
e e e e e e e e q e e q e^ e
|------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |---------2--0-----------|--------------------------| |\2p0--2-----------0--2--|---4-----4---4--2h4p2--0--| |\0-------------2--------|---5--5------4------------| |------------------------|---0---------0------------|
arp. arp.
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e s s e e
|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|| |-------------0----------|------------------------|-----------------|| |-2--------2-----0--2h4--|--2------------0-----0--|-----2p0-----0--*|| |-0-----4-----0----------|---h4--2h4--0-----2-----|--0-------4-----*|| |----4-------------------|------------------2-----|-----------------|| |-0----------------------|------------------------|--0--------------||
arp.
(tailpiece)
q
|-r---10--|| |-e---10--|| |-s---11--|| |-t-------|| |---------|| |-----0---||
arp.
=========================================================================
== TABLATURE EXPLANATION ==
=========================================================================
---------- ----------
----5h8--- Hammeron ----(8)--- Ghost Note
---------- ----------
----5p8--- Pulloff ----------
---------- ----------
----5/8--- Slide Up -----x---- Dead Note
---------- ----------
----5\8--- Slide Down ----------
---------- ||------|| Repeat Start & End
----5~~~-- Vibrato ||*----*||
---------- ||*----*||
---------- ||------||
Rhythm:
w = whole note W = dotted whole
h = half note H = dotted half
q = quarter note Q = dotted quarter
e = eighth note E = dotted eighth
s = sixteenth note S = dotted sixteenth
^ = triplet
General:
arp. = arpeggio
ponticello = played near the bridge
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== Created with a shareware version of the BUCKET 'O TAB ==
== tablature creation software for Windows ==
== For more information: ==
== email: gse@ocsystems.com ==
== US Mail: The Bucket, 3176-B5 Summit Square Dr., Oakton, VA 22124 ==
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