Bantry Girls Lament
Misc Traditional
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From: * ("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 ---------------------------------- - -|---------------------------------- -| -|------ -|Bantry Girl's Lament Trad. Irish arranged by Martin Simpson (with addition by Barry Hutchinson) Dropped D tuningDADGBE 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---- |-7-----7-----------0-----|------- |-7--6-----------0--------|-----2- |-------------0-----------|--0---- |-------------------------|------- |-0-----------------------|------- ||----5---5p2-----| ||-3------2----5--| ||--------2-------| ||--------4-------| ||----------------| ||----------------|arp. arp.Continues after the ade e e e e e e e e e e e q e^ e|-0-----------0----------|-------- |----------3--------3/5--|---7---- |-------0--------0--0----|---7---- |----2-------------------|------0- |-0-----------------2/4--|-------- |------------------------|---0---- ||---------------------| ||----7---7--5h7p5-----| ||-7------6---------7--| ||--------0------------| ||---------------------| ||---------------------|arp. arp.e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-5--------5---7-----5h7--|--5p2-- |-7-----7------0----------|------- |-7--6---------0--0-------|------- |--------------0----------|------- |-------------------------|------- |-0-----------------------|------- ||---2--------------| ||5-----3-----3-----| ||---------0-----0--| ||------------------| ||------------2-----| ||------------------|arp. arp. e s s e e e e e s s Q e e e q|-------------------5h7--9/10--|-- |-3-----------------5----------|-- |----2p0-----0------6----------|-- |---------4---------7----------|-- |---------------0--------------|-- |-0----------------------------|-- ||-10--10---10---------| ||-8--------7---10-----| ||-0--------7-------7--| ||----------9----------| ||---------------------| ||---------------------|arp. arp. arp.E s e s s h e e e e q q |------------9h10-------|--------- |-12--10h12---------12--|---10---- |-0-----------------12--|---11---- |-12----------------12--|-------0- |-----------------------|--------- |-----------------------|---0----- ||----------------| ||-10h12---10-----| ||---------11--11\| ||---------11-- 9\| ||----------------| ||----------------|arp. harmonics arp. arp.e e e e e e e e e e e e q e^ e |------------------------0--|----- |-----------10--8-----------|---7- |\-9-----9------------7-----|---7- |\-7--7------------9--------|----- |--0------------------------|----- ----------------------------|---0- ||------------------------| ||-------7---7--5h7p5-----| ||----7------6---------7--| ||-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-- |-7-----7----------------|------- |-7--6-----------0-------|------- |-------------0----------|------- |------------------------|------- |-0----------------------|------- ||---2--------------|----------------|| ||5-----3-----3-----|--3-------------|| ||---------0-----0--|-----2p0-----0--|| ||------------------|----------4-----|| ||------------2-----|----------------|| ||------------------|--0-------------||arp.e e e e q e e q e^ e e e e e e e e e |-------------|---------------- |-------------|---------------- |-------------|---------------- |-------0--2--|---4-----4---4-- |-4--0--------|---5--5------4-- |-------------|---0---------0-- ||----------|---------------------------| ||----------|---------------0--------0--| ||----------|---2--------2-----0--------| ||2h4p2--0--|---0-----4-----0-----0-----| ||----------|------4--------------------| ||----------|---0-----------------------|(ponticello arp. arp. arp. e e e e e q e e^ e e e q e e|-----------------------|-- |-----------------------|-- |-2--------2---2--------|-- |-------0---------4--2--|-- |----0---------4--------|-- |-0------------4--------|-- ||------------------------| ||------------------------| ||---------------0--------| ||2h4p2p0--2h4---2--0--2--| ||0--------------4--2--4--| ||------------------------|arp. arp.q e e q e^ e e e e e q e e |------------------------|-------- |------------------------|-------- |------------------------|---2---- |-4-----4---4--2h4p2--0--|---0---- |-5--5------4------------|------4- |-0---------0------------|---0---- ||----------------| ||--------0-------| ||----2---0--2h4--| ||-4------0-------| ||----------------| ||----------------|arp. arp. arp. arp. e e e e e e e e e s s e e e e e s s|------------------------|----- |------------------------|----- |-2------------0-----0---|----- |---h4--2h4--0-----0-----|--0-- |-----------------2------|----- |------------------------|--0-- ||-------------------------| ||--------------------2h3--| ||2p0-----0------2h4-------| ||-----4---------2---------| ||-----------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-----4--|--0------------ |--------2--------|--------------- |-----------------|--------------- ||----|--------------------| ||----|--------------------| ||-4--|--2--------2---2----| ||-5--|--------0---------4\| ||-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---- |\0-------------2--------|---5--5- |------------------------|---0---- ||------------------| ||------------------| ||------------------| ||-4---4--2h4p2--0--| ||-----4------------| ||-----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-----4-----0----------|---h4-- |----4-------------------|------- |-0----------------------|------- ||-----------------|---------------- ||-----------------|---------------- ||--------0-----0--|-----2p0-----0-- ||2h4--0-----2-----|--0-------4----- ||-----------2-----|---------------- ||-----------------|--0------------- -|| -|| *|| *|| -|| -||arp. (tailpiece)q |-r---10--|| |-e---10--|| |-s---11--|| |-t-------|| |---------|| |-----0---||arp. ========================================================================= == TABLATURE EXPLANATION == =========================================================================---------- ----5h8--- Hammeron ---------- ----5p8--- Pulloff -| ---------- -| ----(8)--- Ghost Note -| ---------- -| ---------- ---------- ----5/8--- Slide Up ---------- ----5\8--- Slide Down -| ---------- -| -----x---- Dead Note -| ---------- -| ---------- ---------- ----5~~~-- Vibrato ---------- ---------- -| ||------|| Repeat Start & End -| ||*----*|| -| ||*----*|| -| ||------||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: * == == US Mail: The Bucket, 3176-B5 Summit Square Dr., Oakton, VA 22124 == =========================================================================