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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ========================================================================= == 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 == =========================================================================