The version in the key of D presents the notes an octave low for singers who don't want to sing so high. August 2017. Comparing the tunes and lyrics is interesting, though. This version is in Em and tablature is for DAD and EBD mountain dulcimer tunings. Anyhow here's the song. O'Carolan tune meaning "So Big So Little" about a war between fairies that live on a big hill versus fairies living on a small hill. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Traditional. q/k5q5iMRH qtn,Ps^ CqKINB0IMV`r%V G / !2HXc'08{`#qw#.BFAdvaO|7,^:+I'8W(n(| ',hWdz,\+ct9VWQo"8Zwu:Z )5RTjJ Emulf4cZXi2>yPN0BVx It became the signature song for recording artist Andy Williams, and has also been performed and recorded by such artists as Louis Armstrong . In 1845 he was instrumental in setting up the Aberdare Railway, and also promoted railways between Coleford and Usk, via Monmouth. This download includes a conductor's score featuring all four parts on the same page and separate individual parts. Moon River (std. (Incidentally, at today's silver prices, Mr. Niles paid Annie Morgan $64 for I Wonder As I Wander - more money than she had ever seen at one time. This version is in Dm and tablature is for CGC and DAC mountain dulcimer tunings. Mr. Joyce collected many Irish tunes at the time and this one he "Noted down from the whistling of Philip Gleeson, of Coolfree, in the County of Limerick". Tabs . 5i583^ b@ These individual tabs for the mountain dulcimer are provided to you free of charge. Popular throughout Europe and the United States as early as the beginning of the 19th century. Copyright Notice: All the songs chosen for these tabs are in the public domain, or have a copyright owned by Mark Tindle. Tutorial + TAB (Slow Version) 01:37Buy PDF(TAB) https://www.musicnotes.com/l/zNdn8=====My Gear Guitar - Gioachino Giuss. 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). "Glory to our God on high! So I can't say the clapping at the end was for me, by any means! 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). Goethe's little poem about the encounter between a boy and a little rose have been set to music by several composers, including Franz Schubert. Word also by John Dowland. I learned this tune for my folks. The lyrics vary by state, but definitely a tune that would have been found around NC 100 years ago. This page provides downloadable sheet music files (in pdf format) for Jam tunes that we have played (or at least wanted to!) Dulcimer.net is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. The harmony can be heard in the LISTEN file on the second refrain. A thirteenth century hymn (originally 'Orientis Partibus') used in Christmas pageants which evolved into 'The Friendly Beasts.' This is the moving video that made me fall in love with the tune. Most of the information about sukey jumps comes from several 1939/1940 recordings of Folk/Blues singer/musician Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) as well as interviews of Leadbelly that were conducted & recorded by folklorist/ collector Alan Lomax. Hast'ning to the humble stall, It appears the song may have evolved later to influence "The Sprig Of Thyme" and many other similar tunes in the British Isles. music by James Sanderson This simple melody only version in DAA tuning includes a LISTEN file played with a noter. A song about Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite uprising of 1745. A lovely tune by John Howard Payne / Henry Bishop, 1823. The words came two weeks later. On investigating, I discovered a revivalist group about to start preaching..I sauntered over to get a closer look at Preacher Morgan and his entourage. The ones I'm including are from The Folk Song Abecedary, published in 1966. Wabash Cannonball It is based on a parable of Jesus reported only in the Gospel of Luke (16:19-31). https://www.reverbnation.com/ronzuckerman/song/10668998-your-love-is-greatest-gift-all, Your Love is the Greatest Gift of All (Dulcimer 2), Your Love is the Greatest Gift of All (Guitar). Definitely a Traditional tune. The song can be played on just the melody strings in melody drone fashion, so the listen file includes a verse played with a noter. It was collected by Lydia Parrish and published in her 1942 book, "Slave Songs of the Georgia Sea Islands." This isn't the Jimmy Swaggart version, but more likely one you might have sung in Sunday School as a child. Related songs are Wise County Jail, Durham Jail, The Durant Jail, Hard Times in Mount Holly Jail and Hard Times at Little New River. 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. 2. The reason I like to fingerpick Greensleeves is to make the dulcimer sound more lute-like in Elizabethan-style. In the joy of knowing God is near! Colorado Dulcimer Festival, May 4th 6th. I am not sure about the melody and rhythm as I just wrote it down as I learned it from friends who sang it. See the shepherds quickly rising, Bring the hour that banished sadness, Three-part arrangement: Melody, Low Harmony, and High Harmony. Driving out the night of fear. The title is a play on words: "moine" means both a "spinning top" and a "monk.". Liberty No Tab Liberty High Part A for MD Liberty Low Part A for MD. Related to the Scottish strathspey, Stumpie. There are many possibilities for melodies to go over the Em - D chords that accompany the round Hey, Ho, Nobody Home. If you plan to share any of these tabs for a workshop at a dulcimer club meeting or event, please email us to request permission to reproduce in quantity. Moon River June 23, 2019 David Lavoie Composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It describes the hard work of a smith in his forge. stream OOT%`pt .%k_~~v}/]>-?_}~]>9?~_OBO!x%7ZL|48p-RJ fMe xI ? f>H8=\%\dTFg7([qH= X C=(vFD:R@',p&&tE6XNZ5QSVYT>,% zeGfSp+`5VJ1_h1&l3X2X[|P"C#2l}p1f\E"6;a"XViTkkoGN-9C/|l<2TQ+l7c^9|3)XUb08M2$!,hBXlL'i72- An original piece in the style of a Scottish Air. From Wikipedia: "Engine One-Forty-Three" is a ballad in the tradition of early American train wreck songs, based on the true story of the wreck of the FFV near Hinton, West Virginia on October 23rd, 1890. The song wasperformed in the movie by its star, Audrey Hepburn,and won the Academy Award for best song that year. If you check online, there seem to be as many interpretations of the lyrics as there are recordings! Supposedly he wrote it when he saw a sick child being cared for by its mother. Traditional Hannukah song, arranged by Steve Smith, Played by fiddler Sarah Armstrong on November 18, 1943 near Derry, PA. I best remember the version that Burl Ives recorded in 1949. Samuel Grossman is said to have penned the English lyrics, and Samuel Goldfarb, a Jewish liturgical composer employed by the Bureau of Jewish Education between 1914 and 1929, wrote the melody for the English version. 2. Spring in a village in the Yellow Mountains(?). You can compare them in numerous videos online. The most recognized song in the English language. By the time I came along, it was well established in our locality as "the Ritchie old-maid song. "Moon River", by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, fopr mountain dulcimer. This version can be played in DAD tuning with a capo on the 3rd fret. There are some claims that this song originated in 1689 with Mrs. Fleetwood Habergham's poem "The Seeds Of Love" (a. k. a. Most of these dulcimer tabs are provided in popular DAD tuning. The LISTEN file starts with a EBD dulcimer and the second time through it is played with a DAD dulcimer. Traditional song. It became popular among soldiers because it gave them a happy, light thought to focus on while dealing with the dangers of war. A few disjointed thoughts there. Guitar Tab, classical guitar, acoustic guitar - Intermediate - By Henry Mancini. 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: The midi file plays the melody in DAA, then DAD, then DAA with chords, then DAD with chords. Moon River (Jazz Guitar Chord-Melody Solo) . Moon River Tab by Andy Williams. This version in CGC tuning might be easier for singers with low voices. On the little Lord of All. Life's Railway to Heaven Attached is tab for "Toot, Toot, Tootsie" (public domain, 1922). % Returning to a 2-day in-person format, workshops on mountain and hammered dulcimers plus other instruments, concerts, jams, open mics. If you use the Search box, it will search everything, but if you want to scroll through the entire list, please click the Next button at the bottom of the list. Normally,only the first 31 measures are played. Height. "ADV" Advanced - for those who have been playing a while and want a real challenge. This little song the girls used to sing over the dishwashing, and by the time the older ones got up into their teens, it had come to have real meaning. stream Mg9 qt68.C &. At irishtune.info, a great website, there's a list of other titles for the same basic tune, most notably, "Jim Keeffe's". Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (Lord, Bless Africa) was composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a teacher at a mission school in Johannesburg. The rest of the song is way too chromatic to be played on the MD. The carol quickly became popular in the West Country, where it was described as 'Cornish' by R.R. 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. Bach. Mountain Dulcimer Instructor and Performer. I've capoed up to "A", the normal key where fiddlers play it, which actually make it easier to play. the fretboard notes and chords. Traditional song. The composer of the music to the wassail song is also unknown. Video unavailable Watch on YouTube Watch on Posted in: Golden Oldies 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. Moon River dulcimer Author: paul Created Date: 10/4/2017 11:55:00 AM . Four-part arrangement: Low Melody, High Melody, Low Harmony, and High Harmony. It appears the song may have evolved later to influence "The Sprig Of Thyme" and many other similar tunes in the British Isles. My parents spent 39 years as Lutheran missionaries in New Guinea. However, if you wish to purchase them for a nominal fee in a single compiled PDF you may do so HERE. Just don't quote me - I'm not an expert on Irish fiddle music! I found this polka in "Irish Traditional Fiddle Music" by Miller & Perron. As he records in his unpublished journal: Wreck of Old 97 Classic piece for those who play at Renn Fairs and the like. A political song in Ireland. Muss i denn with some minor changes was used for the song "Wooden Heart", which was sung by Elvis Presley in the movie "GI Blues". Speaking of company, you can still buy Lydia Pinkham Herbal Tablet Supplement on Amazon, and it even refers to it as the same product she initially sold in 1875. This tab file includes the basic fret numbers for playing the melody in DAC tuning along with some suggested fret numbers to play while singing. Wreck of Number Nine. In 1808 near Asheboro, NC, Johnathan Lewis murdered nineteen year old Naomi Wise. I heard Sandy Bull play this on a banjo years ago, and managed to pick it out on a dulcimer. Although this tune is in the "Jigs" section, it's not too hard to play, and is, after all, listed with the instruction, "Slowish". "Sukey Jump" is a long obsolete, Southern Black American colloquial referent for country dances. from The Traditional Tunes Archive: http://www.tunearch.org/wiki/TTA, Folksong, believed to have been sung in France before the 17th century. Moon River (including tablature) $6.99 #Guitar notes and tablatures # Andy Williams # David Jaggs # David Jaggs. Written by George Root and originally published in 1864. 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. "Cluck Old Hen" is a popular Appalachian fiddle and banjo tune. A song with this theme, The Dumb Lady, Or, No no not I, I'le answer, was printed on a broadside circa 1672-84. According to William Chappell's 'Popular Music of the Olden Time' Vol 2 pp 686-689, the tune was written by Dr Thomas Arne for the masque "Alfred" and given its first performance on August 1st, 1740. This hymn was published in "Hymn for Saint's Day, and other Hymns" in 1864, with the author shown as Horatio Nelson and the tune INNOCENTS. Old fiddle tune that dates back to the Civil War era, learned from Don Pedi. An English round from the late 1700's. Ragtime Annie Ragtime Annie Variation. It is my gift to you guys. 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. Arran Boat Song in DAD tuning with harmony. [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 . Enjoy. Some say it was composed by Henry VIII. Also included are 4/4 versions that were derived from versions collected as sung in 1960. Create and get +5 IQ. I'll have to search it out and compare versions!). One note is a D# and a D (open melody string) is substituted for that note. 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. In fact, the name of the tune is Finnish for "Finland"! [Wikipedia], From "American Folk Songs for Children" by Ruth Crawford Seeger, Famous old Scottish reel, pipe tune, dance. This tablature file has versions in the key of D and in the key of C. It also has DAD, DAA, CGC, and CGG tablature. During the 1920s and 30s many country performers claimed they wrote this and other well-known songs. Look on YouTube for Rachel Eddy with this title and you'll hear lots of ornaments and variations you can add to it. Moon River fingerstyle TAB in Guitar ProThis TAB follows the classical guitar cover by Kimiyoshi AkiyamaArranged in standard tuningSounds cool?Give me a thum. As with any other song that's been around for a while, this one has lots of variations. How to play "Moon River" Font 1 +1. The melody fits on the melody string(s) without any half frets. The earliest known edition of 'All in a Garden Green' was published in 'The English Dancing Master' (1651) by John Playford (1623-1686), but the melody appears much earlier in 'William Ballet's Lute Book' (1594). An English fleet sent out by King Henry VIII captured Andrew Barton, and Barton was later beheaded. An American version of the 17th century British song, "The Maidens sad complaint for want of a Husband." From the Operetta, The Merry Widow - 1905, by Franz Lehar ", Collected from Stella Shelton in Alleghany, NC on July 29, 1916, Collected from Stella Shelton by Sharp, 1916 (Folk Songs ofd the Southern Appalachians), I've Been Working On The Railroad - Melody and Harmony. Arranged by B. Alink. British Patriotic Song. Check out the 70-song Dulcimer Songbook. I learned the attached song while riding the mission boat from Lae to Madang. This is a Own arrangement. Missouri, Missouri. 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