Chords for dulcimer to accompany singing Silent Night and Away In A Manger, Cherry Tree Carol/Holy and the Ivy/Away in the Manger (English Version), Here's another one from my Christmas CD. I'm a new "Meanwhile I heard singing coming from the other side of the town square. The song is asking Line to keep the sun shining on forests and trees, on the white glacier snow and "even on Virgin Mary's knee"! Over the years, our guest performers and instructors have contributed to this collection, and you'll see some of their work here. Sometimes with lyrics, it appears in many books from throughout the British Isles from 1779 through the 1800's, including a classical version credited to William Shield. It's a simple but beautiful song that may be Norwegian, but Google thinks the lyrics are in Danish. I hope you are doing well. The lyrics express the longing of a French soldier captured by the Dutch who sings of how beautiful things are back home and how peacefully he sleeps next to his sweetheart. Set to music in 1915 by Franklin L. Sheppard, who is said to have adapted the music from a traditional English melody that he learned from his mother as a child. The words came two weeks later. The verses are catchy and in 4/4 time and the refrain is in easy going and in 3/4 time. Song from Finland. Thirty-six arrangements include melody and accompaniment versions of eighteen songs, including "River," "Roseville Fair," "A Place in the Choir" (aka All God's Critters), "Sweet Wyoming Home," and more. This version is in Dm and tablature is for CGC and DAC mountain dulcimer tunings. A popular Irish harp tune by Turlough O'Carolan. This was a customary practice because the royalties meant big money in some cases. In most American versions, a squirrel, rat, or other small animal replaces the cutty wren. 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It's my first attempt at actually showing a duet in the staff and notes, even though the tab doesn't attempt to play all of both parts - just the melody and some of the harmony. It is the result of an idea by Grant Olson who proposed a "round robin" tune in which each participant would write 4 measures of the tune and hand it off to the next person. Duermete Nino Lindo (Sleep Beautiful Boy). There are some claims that this song originated in 1689 with Mrs. Fleetwood Habergham's poem "The Seeds Of Love" (a. k. a. Dulcimer TAB: Ideas for Hey, Ho, Nobody Home. There were allegedly 600 women who served in the army, disguised as men. lively noter/drone version in DAA and DAD' - all on one sheet. It's a variation on Child Ballad No. He was well known for being hostile to trade unions and opposed his workers organizing themselves along these lines. One PDF is available for all the 3-string tabs, and another for all the 4-string tabs. 1- INT, O Worship the King- INTAmazing Grace- INTFairest Lord Jesus- INTI'd Rather Have Jesus-INTAway in the Manger-INTCradle Hymn-INTWhile Shepherds Watch-INTSandy River Belle- INTPraise to the Lord-INTWhat A Friend-INTThis Is My Father's World-INTCluck Old Hen- INTPlanxty Irwin-INTSimple Gifts- INTThe Ashgrove- INTHow Firm a Foundation- INTBlind MaryINTThe Rights of Man- INTDidley No. I saw this red bird runnning around a tree (I'm assuming it's a woodpecker). British Patriotic Song. I heard Sandy Bull play this on a banjo years ago, and managed to pick it out on a dulcimer. % Georgia Railroad, Reuben's Train, Wabash Cannonball, Wreck of Old 97, Life's Railway to Heaven, Wreck of Number Nine, Great booklet that contains: This is an old Irish jig I derived from P. W. Joyce's "Ancient Irish Music" published in 1873. When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (sometimes "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again") is a popular song of the American Civil War that expressed people's longing for the return of their friends and relatives who were fighting in the war. Anyhow here's the song. Unfortunately, I can't tell you what the words mean, but I understand it is a song that was sung while paddling one's canoe. Moon River (including tablature) $6.99 #Guitar notes and tablatures # Andy Williams # David Jaggs # David Jaggs. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxX8YB43_qs, Three-part arrangement: Melody, Harmony, and Bass. Track: Acoustic Guitar (nylon) Difficulty (Rhythm): Revised on: 2/21/2020. Loch Lomond is a traditional Scottish song that first appeared in in Vocal Melodies of Scotland 1841. Check out the 70-song Dulcimer Songbook. Over the Waterfall. Kentuckian John Jacob Niles, renowned scholar and collector of folk music, found the carol, I Wonder As I Wander, in July of 1933 in Murphy, NC on a field trip with his photographer friend, Doris Ulmann. I am not sure about the melody and rhythm as I just wrote it down as I learned it from friends who sang it. Here, not only is the donkey the bearer of the Virgin to the manger, but he also brings frankincense and myrrh. One Starry Night - Traditional Irish Traveller Song. While I was working on my MD arrangement, I found the song in a book with crumbly pages that I inherited from my mother, Gems of the Universe, 200 of the world's most favorite songs, (Remick Music Corp., 1934). *Please note that this tablature page can display up to 1,500 items per page. Tune from American Revolution and Civil War era, Three-part arrangement: Melody (with and without 1+ fret), Harmony, and Bass, You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline (D-F#-A), Your Love is the Greatest Gift of All (Dulcimer 1), To hear an audio version of this song go to: "INT" Intermediate - you should already know your way around the dulcimer fairly well. Words: Leonard Bacon, 1833. One part of the melody requires playing the middle string open and the rest of the melody can be played on the melody string(s) without any half frets. This file includes tab for DAD and CGC mountain dulcimer along with lyrics and guitar chords. This is a This version of Groundhog is in DAA tuning. A pub song played throughout the British Isles. This isn't the Jimmy Swaggart version, but more likely one you might have sung in Sunday School as a child. p-22=!RIPG6HkiGzz$RDe*]-G>GT+:Lpg\LE*(*I xM'Qfj7?F5g%*1L@~o$]j~DW{ Snf(0i?z Traditional Folk Spiritual collected in 1867 as "The Good Old Way" in "Slave Songs of the United States". Jock O'Hazeldean is an old Scottish song first published in the early 1800's. In the joy of knowing God is near! Moon River - Page 2 / 2 T A B 25 0 6 6+-G 5 4 6 26 0 5 4 D 0 27 3 0 1 A7 28 2 2 2 Fm 2 T A B 29 0 You can read about this in the Jam Session thread "Round Robin Song-#1" (http://www.everythingdulcimer.com/discuss/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=32347). This old Stephen Foster tune was written in 1850. You can hear this song at http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_10668900, You can hear this song at http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_10668941, Chords to accompany vocal and Solo dulcimer versions, Finding I Wonder As I Wander This is a song of loggers across the northern US. Circa 1833, listed as by Carolan in the Bunting - General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland (1796, No. I included a couple of other verses found commonly online, but there are many others out there, not all of which can be share in polite company! What makes it interesting to me as a dulcimer player is that while fiddlers now play it in G, in the opera it is sung in D, so if a fiddler tells you you're playing it in the wrong key, you can tell him you're right! Moon River Music by Henry Mancini; Words by Johnny Mercer G /// /// /// /// G Em C G Moon River wider than a mile C G Am B7 I'm crossing you in style some day Em G7 C Cm Oh dream maker you heart breaker Em7 A7 Am D7 Wherever you're going I'm going your way G Em C G Two drifters off to see the . You're the Flower of My Heart Sweet Adeline, Your Love is the Greatest Gift of All (Dulcimer 1), Your Love is the Greatest Gift of All (Dulcimer2), Your Love is the Greatest Gift of All (Guitar). This version is in DAD tuning and does not require a 6+ fret but some of the melody is on the middle string. Here is a version of the melody as printed in 1852. This version is in the E Phrygian mode. Moon River June 23, 2019 David Lavoie Composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The carol quickly became popular in the West Country, where it was described as 'Cornish' by R.R. Q)P1Qjbr6|PQAYRC j)@:m7X?I{vx P>kR\nc%TySj,H}8y9%%8,&3_g9Kz%>tIqz2^t/FGbT'&HeM W%su#,es$K|+99|pL.N:HT#qv_+#QmH3B:/d,`w2bc{j Quite a bit changed in the trip across the sea and the years! Playing all of the chords in the chord melody style requires a 6+ fret for the bass string. This is an old-time fiddle tune from the Ozarks. If you check online, there seem to be as many interpretations of the lyrics as there are recordings! From Leadbelly's comments, it appears that the term "sukey jumps" was used in the Deep South prior to the end of slavery in the United States (1865) and at least until 1940. "Wassail" is an olde English word for a toast similar to "Good Health" and the wassail is the content of the glass or goblet ( spiced or mulled wine or ale) The author of the lyrics is unknown but the tradition of going wassailing dates back to 12th century England. 5 in C Report bad tab. A Scottish tune which later became popular in England and the US as Jamie Allen. A simplified chord melody version of this lovely, traditional Irish Air. Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair - CGC tuning, Key of F, Two versions: DAD in chord/melody style, DAA in noter/drone style. Not the Simon & Garfunkel version. Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot? Mountain dulcimer: Steven K. Smith (OH), Susan Trump (NY), Irma Reeder (NM). (Note 6+ equal. It was first recorded in London in 1923, and became a popular church hymn also adopted as the anthem at political meetings. The woodpecker ate the tail, and the lizard ran away. From the Operetta, The Merry Widow - 1905, by Franz Lehar Autoscroll. Sweet Hour of Prayer -Duet-BEGSouthwind-Duet-BEGThis is My Father's World-BEGNothing But the Blood-BEGO Worship the King -INTAmazing Grace-INTFairest Lord Jesus-INTI'd Rather Have Jesus-INTAway in the Manger- INTCradle Hymn- INTWhile Shepherds Watch - INTSandy River Belle- INTPraise to the Lord- INTWhat A Friend- INTCluck Old Hen- INTAngels We Have Heard on High -Duet- INTGod Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen -Duet- INTSpotted Pony- INTSoldier's Joy- INTSimple Gifts- INTSouthwind- INTThe Ashgrove- INTA Mighty Fortress- INTHammer-Pull- INTSkye Boat Song- INTRickett's Hornpipe- INTDidley No. There were eleven girls born in our house, and only three boys, and that seemed to be pretty much the pattern all through the community. A version of the English ballad "Dives and Lazarus," this was collected by John Jacob Niles from the singing of Lottie Higgins; Harlan, KY in 1934. 'The Folk Song Abcdedary' in 1966 stated, 'most versions of the song are unprintable,' so this is the version they included. They are used with at least three tunes. "Love's Evil Choice"). Arrangement contains melody and backup parts. My own arrangement for finger-/flatpicking. He had promised to marry her, but then he had the chance to marry another and move up in society, and he killed Naomi. Attributed to Turlough O'Carolan, though not his usual composing style. No, not "I Am A Little Dutch Girl" or the George Morgan 1950's country song. This tune does not require any half frets to play the melody but it does require a 6+ fret in order to play one of the chords. The men who sang it were from Sio village near Finschhafen. (In researching it, I see that Stephen Seifert has it in his "Join the Jam II" book. However, if you wish to purchase them for a nominal fee in a single compiled PDF you may do so HERE. This version in B Minor and does not require a capo. I found this polka in "Irish Traditional Fiddle Music" by Miller & Perron. This ballad is related to The Elfin Knight (Child Ballad #2) and dates to the mid 1600s or earlier. Georgia Railroad An original piece in the style of a Scottish Air. the fretboard notes and chords. [Wikipedia], From "American Folk Songs for Children" by Ruth Crawford Seeger, Famous old Scottish reel, pipe tune, dance. Attached is tab for Mozart's Sussex Waltz (Michael Turner's Waltz). Written by Mark Horning and Theron Quist. Titled "Always Rejoicing", and attributed to "Pauline T." Frere Jacques/Are You Sleeping/Brother John, A Welsh tune now known as a pub tune in Britain, from William Litten's Tune Book, a collection of fiddle tunes made by William Litten at sea with the British India fleet in the years 1800 to 1802. It was originally an English ballad (Child Ballad 56) and a carol. Bell had learned it from his grandparents, who moved to Georgia from Eastern North Carolina at the end of the 18th century. [Intro] C Am F C [Verse 1] C Am F C Moon River wider than a mile F C Dm E I'm crossing you in style someday C C7 F Fm Oh, dream maker, you heartbreaker Am B7 Em F G Wherever you're going I'm going your way C Am F C Two drifters off to see the world F C Dm E There's such a lot of world to see C C7 F Fm C We're aft er the . It is She must have been an astute businesswoman, because she sang for him seven more times, each time he gave her a silver quarter, and each time she revealed a little bit more of the song. The song crossed the Atlantic and became a standard of the "voyageurs," the French-Canadian fur trappers who sang as they rowed their canoes through the North American wilderness. This is an old traditional Irish tune I learned from "Irish Peasant Songs", a collection of tunes by P. W. Joyce that was published in 1906. Traditional Chinese. The version I'm submitting is designed for noter/drone playing, it only has one line of notes. 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