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Carolans Draught

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From: bhutchinson@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Barry Hutchinson")

Subject: TAB: Carolan's Draught (Turlough O'Carolan)

This is my attempt at a fingerstyle transcription of "Carolan's Draught",

a lovely tune by Turlough O'Carolan, the great 17th-century blind

harpist. After learning one or two arrangements of his other pieces by

the likes of John Renbourn, Duck Baker and Davey Graham, I recently went

to see a gig by Maire Ni Chathasaigh and Chris Newman (Irish harp with

guitar accompaniment). Maire (no, we're not on first name terms, it's

just that the surname is so outrageous to my English tongue) is a

stunning harpist (and Chris is an intimidatingly hot guitarist), and

after buying their tape "The Carolan Album", I was inspired to try my

hand at this one.

All comments gratefully received.

Regards,

Barry

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Carolan's Draught

By Turlough O'Carolan

Arranged for guitar by Barry Hutchinson

Dropped D tuning: DADGBE

capo 5th fret

E s e e e e e e e s s e e e e e e

-||-------------------------|--------------------------|------------------
-||----------------0--------|--3--5p3p2----------------|------------------
-||*---------0--------6-----|------------4--2----------|------------------
-||*--0h2h4-----7--------7--|---------------2----------|------------------
-||-------------4-----------|--2------------0-------0--|------------------
-||---0---------------------|------------------0h4-----|------------------

lightly, harp-like

e e q e e q e s s e e e e e e

------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------
0-----------------|--------------------------|----------------------------
------0--2--------|--0h2p0-----2-----0-------|----------------------------
---0-----------0--|---------4-----2-----4p2--|----------------------------
------------0-----|---------------0----------|----------------------------
5--------4--------|--2------0----------------|----------------------------

E s e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q q

----------------------|---------------2--0-----|-------------------|------
-------------0--------|--3p2----------------3--|---3\2--0----------|------
-------0--------6-----|-------4p2--1-----------|---1-----h2-----1--|------
0h2h4-----7--------7--|-------0----2-----------|---2----0----2--0--|------
----------4-----------|--2---------------------|-------------2-----|------
0---------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------

arp.

h e e^ e e E s e e e e e e e s s e e e e e e

---r--------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|----
---e--------------|--------------0--------|--3--5p3p2----------------|----
2--s--0h2p0-------|--------0--------6-----|------------4--2----------|----
---t-------h4--2--|--0h2h4----7--------7--|---------------2----------|----
4-----------------|-----------4-----------|--2------------0-------0--|----
------------------|--0--------------------|------------------0h4-----|----

e e q e e q e s s e e e e e e E s e e e e e e

------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|----
0-----------------|--------------------------|--------------0--------|----
------0--2--------|--0h2p0-----2-----0-------|--------0--------6-----|----
---0-----------0--|---------4-----2-----4p2--|--0h2h4----7--------7--|----
------------0-----|---------------0----------|-----------4-----------|----
5--------4--------|--2------0----------------|--0--------------------|----

e e e e e e e e e e e e q q q q q e e

-------------2--0-----|-------------------|-----------------||------------
3p2----------------3--|---3\2--0----------|------------2h3--||------------
-----4p2--1-----------|---1-----h2-----1--|--2------0-------||------------
-----0----2-----------|---2----0----2--0--|-----4---2-------||------------
2---------------------|-------------2-----|--4--------------||------------
----------------------|-------------------|-----------------||------------

arp. arp.

e e e e e^ e e e e e e e e e e e

0-------0--2h3p2p0-------|------------------------|-----------------------

-

---2h3--------------3p2--|--0h3--2p0---0----------|-----------------------

-

-------------------------|--0-----------h2--0-----|-----------------------

-

-----------0--------4----|-------------0-------4--|-----------------------

-

0------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------

-

-------------------------|-------------5----------|-----------------------

-

arp.

e e e e e e e e e^ e e e e e e e q q q q

---------------------|--2h3p2p0---------------0--|--2--2--0--0--|---------
0-----0h2--3p2--3h5--|-----------3p2--0h2--3-----|--------------|---------
---2-----------------|----------------0----------|--2--2--0--0--|---------
---------------------|--0--------4---------------|--0-----------|---------
-----------0---------|---------------------------|--------4-----|---------
5--------------------|---------------------------|--------------|---------

q q q q e e e e e e e e e e e e q e s s

------------|-----------------------|-----------2h-3-----------|----------
3--3--2--2--|--0-----0h2--3p2--0----|---0h2--3-----------0-h2--|----------
------------|-----2-------------h2--|---0-------------2--------|----------
4--4--2--2--|--0--------------------|---0----------------------|----------
2-----0-----|-------------0---------|--------------------------|----------
------------|--5--------------------|--------------------------|----------

arp. arp. rit. sost. a tempo

e e e e e e e e q q h q q q q

----------------------|-----------|--------------|------------------------
h3--2-----------------|--0--------|--------------|------------------------
-------4p2--0---------|--0--2--2--|--0-----------|------------------------
-------------h4--2p0--|--------0--|--2--4--2--0--|------------------------
----------------------|-----4-----|-----5--4--2--|------------------------
----------------------|--5--2--4--|--------------|------------------------

e e e e q q s e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----
--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----
--------------------|-----------------------|------------------0-----|----
-----2--------0-----|------0----------2-----|--0h2--4-----2h4-----4--|----
4h5-----4--0-----0--|h2h4-----2--4h5-----4--|----------5--4----------|----
5----------2--------|-5----------2----------|--0---------------------|----

q q e e e e q q h

-------2p0-------|-------------||-----------------------------------------
---3---0----3p2--|--3--3---3---||-----------------------------------------
2------0---------|--0---------*||-----------------------------------------
0----------------|-----2---4--*||-----------------------------------------
-----------------|-------------||-----------------------------------------
-----------------|---------0---||-----------------------------------------

arp. arp.

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== 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

rit. = gradually slower

a tempo = resuming normal speed

sost. = sustained note

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