FOUR  STRONG  WINDS


Tempo:  on the slow end of moderate
Beat interval symbol = Dot ( . ) or equivalent
Ian Tyson
Heads Up:  Ignore the "bar-lines", and play this BA3 Unit 2 selection
                    as a (treble) melody.

 Accordion Notation  (for playing "low" on inside row)
Inside row (low)  =  Buttons  2 - 4*  plus o3*
​See below for an outside row version (high)
 
Chorus:

  .2      .o3*   |   :3      .3     .2*   |  "o3*  ;o3*     .o3*   .3   |   :2*    .3    .3*  |  :2
Four strong winds that blow   lone -  ly,       Sev - en    seas that run   high,

 .2    .o3*  |    :3       .3     .2*   |    :o3*      .2*       .3   |   ::2*~ | ~:
All those   things that don't   change come what     may___.

 .3    .3*  |   "4      ;4      .3*  .3  |   :3*         .o3*  .3  |    ;2*    "2*    .3   .3*  |   :2
But our   good times are  all    gone,     And I'm   bound for mov-ing     on.

.3*  .4   |   .4*   .4*   "4*   ;3*   |  "3   ;3    .3     .o3*   |   :2
I'll look    for  you   if     I'm     ev - er  back this       way.


Verse 1 (of 2)
​
   .2    .o3* |  "3  ;3  .3  .2* | "o3* .;o3*    "o3*   "3   |  "2*      ;2*    .3   .3*  |  :2
​Think  I'll    go out to  Al -  ber  - ta,   Weath-er's   good  there  in  the    fall.

 .2     .o3*   |     .3       .3    .3   .2*   |  ;o3*  "o3*   .o3*   .3   |   ::2*~ | ~:
Got  some   friends that   I   can      go     to    work-ing      for____.

  .3    .3*  |  "4      ;4         .3*       .3   |   :3*   .o3*  .3  |   ;2*    "2*   .3      .3*  |   :2
Still   I      wish you'd change your  mind,  If      I    asked you one more   time

 .3*   .4     |   ;4*        "4*       .4*   .3*   |  "3      ;3      .3     .o3*   |   ::2~ | ~:
But we've   been through that   a        hun-dred times  or         more__.
​

Accordion Notation  (for playing "High" on outside row)

Outside row (very high) = buttons 8 - 11  plus  i9

​Chorus:

  .8       .9*    |   :9      .9    .10*  |   "9*    ;9*        .9*    .9   |   :10*   .9   .11*  |  :8
Four strong winds that blow   lone -  ly,       Sev - en     seas that run   high,

 .8     .9*   |    :9       .9    .10*  |     :9*      .10*      .9   |   ::10*~ | ~:
All those   things that don't   change come what     may___.

 .9   .11*  |  "10   ;10    .11*  .9  |   :11*  
But our   good times are   all    gone,   

 .9*    .9   |   ;10*   "10*    .9   .11*  |   :8
And  I'm    bound  for  mov-ing      on.

.11*  .10  |   .i9   .i9    "i9   ;11*   |  "9    ;9    .9     .9*   |   :8
 I'll  look     for  you    if    I'm       ev - er  back this     way.


Verse 1 (of 2)
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   .8     .9*  | "9  ;9  .9  .10* |  "9*  .;9*      "9*    "9   |  "10*    ;10*   .9  .11*  |  :8
​Think  I'll    go out to  Al  -  ber - ta,   Weath-er's   good  there  in  the    fall.

 .8     .9*    |      .9      .9    .9   .10*   |   ;9*    "9*     .9*    .9   |   ::10*~ | ~:
Got  some   friends that   I   can        go     to    work-ing       for____.

 .9    .11 *  |  "10  ;10       .11*      .9   |  :11* 
Still    I      wish you'd change your  mind, 

.9*  .9   |    ;10*   "10*   .9     .11*   |   :8
 If     I      asked  you  one  more    time

 .11*  .10    |  ;i9        "i9*     .i9*   .11*  |   "9      ;9     .9      .9*    |   ::8~ | ~:
But we've   been through that     a       hun-dred times  or         more__       ​

Optional Observation:  This tune stays within a single diatonic collection.  If played on the outside row of a G-C accordion, for example, it would use the notes of the G collection (C-D-E-F#-G-A-B) without any accidentals.  However, in played on outside row, this tune begins and ends with the D as its "home" note (instead of the G as in a major mode for this key, or the E, as in a natural minor mode for this key.)   We hope to revisit the concept of "modes" and their standard names in a later Unit.
Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Total of 11 videos in various keys:   A=2     C=1     D=1    E=2    G=5
Key:  G

Group:  Ian and Sylvia  

​Posted by:  Robert W. Roddis, Esq.
Key:  C

Singer:  Neil Young

​Posted by:  ​William Fedrigo
Key:  G

Group:  The Brothers Four

​Posted by:  BrothersFourVEVO

​Performed live at UCLA.
Key:  A

Singer:  John Denver

Posted by:  Anjan Chakraborty
Key:  G

Group:   The Seekers

Posted by:  Judith Durham and
​                   The Seekers
​
Key:  E

Singer:  Johnny Cash

Posted by: Kaitie Lutz
Key:  G

Singer:  Bobby Bare

​Posted by:  wilburscott
Key:  A

Group: Blue Rodeo

Posted by: lumaz71
Key:  E

Singers:  Glen Campbell & Judy Collins

​Posted by:  vanibat

​
Key:  G

Group:  The Searchers

Posted by:  NANCYFLORESSANTOS
Key:  D

Singer:   Barbara Dickson

​Posted by:  Barbara Dickson
Background Materials, Information & Links
​Lyrics:
Chorus:
            Four strong winds that blow lonely, seven seas that run high,
            All those things that don't change come what may.
            But our good times are all gone, and I'm bound for moving on.
            I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way.

Think I'll go out to Alberta,
Weather's good there in the fall.
Got some friends that I can go to working for.
Still I wish you'd change your mind,
If I asked you one more time,
But we've been through that a hundred times or more.

If I get there before the snow flies,
And if things are goin' good
You could meet me if I sent you down the fare.
But by then it would be winter,
There ain't too much for you to do,
And those winds sure can blow cold way out there.
Background Links:
Click HERE for additional wiki info about this song.

Click HERE  for biographical wiki info on Ian Tyson.

Click HERE for brief youTube video: Ian Tyson Tells The Story Behind
​                                                          'Four Strong Winds'
​
Click HERE ​for wiki information about duo Ian and Sylvia.