GALWAY BAY
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Time signature: 4 / 4
Tempo: ~ 70 bpm (middle of a wide range) |
Dr. Arthur Colahan (1884-1952)
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Accordion Notation
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Beats per bar = 4
Dots (or equivalent) per beat = 1 |
Outside row (high): Buttons 5 to 8 (plus i1*)
Inside row (low): Buttons 2 to 5 (plus o1 and o3*). |
Verse 1 of 5:
"5 "6 | "7 "7 "7 "7 "7 "7 "7* "6 | .6 :6*
"2 "3 | "4 "4 "4 "4 "4 "4 "3* "3 | .3 :2*
If you ev - er go a - cross the sea to Ire - land
.5 | "8 "8 "8 "8 "8 "7* "7 "8* | .:7
.2 | "5 "5 "5 "5 "5 "3* "4 "4* | .:4
Then may-be at the clos-ing of your day,
"5 "6 | "7 "7 "7 "7 "7 "8 "8* "7 | .7* :5*
"2 "3 | "4 "4 "4 "4 "4 "5 "4* "4 | .3* :o3*
You will sit and watch the moon rise o - ver Clad-dagh,
.7* | "7* "i1* "7* "7 "8* "6* "7 "7* | .:6
.3* | "3* "o1 "3* "4 "4* "2* "4 "3* | .:3
And see the sun go down on Gal-way Bay.
Note that the red notes are for the outside row (high), except for the accidental i1* in line 4.
"5 "6 | "7 "7 "7 "7 "7 "7 "7* "6 | .6 :6*
"2 "3 | "4 "4 "4 "4 "4 "4 "3* "3 | .3 :2*
If you ev - er go a - cross the sea to Ire - land
.5 | "8 "8 "8 "8 "8 "7* "7 "8* | .:7
.2 | "5 "5 "5 "5 "5 "3* "4 "4* | .:4
Then may-be at the clos-ing of your day,
"5 "6 | "7 "7 "7 "7 "7 "8 "8* "7 | .7* :5*
"2 "3 | "4 "4 "4 "4 "4 "5 "4* "4 | .3* :o3*
You will sit and watch the moon rise o - ver Clad-dagh,
.7* | "7* "i1* "7* "7 "8* "6* "7 "7* | .:6
.3* | "3* "o1 "3* "4 "4* "2* "4 "3* | .:3
And see the sun go down on Gal-way Bay.
Note that the red notes are for the outside row (high), except for the accidental i1* in line 4.
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
Ten videos in keys of: A=1 Bb=1 C=1 D=3 Eb=1 E,F,F#=1 F=1 G=1
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Key: C
Tempo: ~ 80 bpm Singer: Bing Crosby Posted by: nicoley133 |
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Key: D
Singer: John Whitehead Posted by: John Whitehead |
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Key: G
Galway Bay - for first 90 seconds, then a second tune (If those lips could .... ) Tempo: ~ 60 bpm Players: Bob Hornet & Hector Awol of Australia Posted by: bertosvids |
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Key: Eb
Tempo: ~ 70 bpm Singer: Chloe Agnew Posted by: emimusic |
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Key: F from time 0 to 2:42
F# from 2:43 to End Tempo: ~ 50 bpm Singer: Daniel O'Donnell Posted by: Memories64's - channel |
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Key: Bb
Tempo: ~ 95 bpm Singer: Johnny Cash Posted by: x123Scandalx |
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Key: E (verses 1 & 2)
F (verses 3 & 4) F# (verse 5) Tempo: ~ 55 bpm Singers: Foster & Allen Posted by: timelessmusiconline |
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Key: D
Tempo: ~ 75 bpm Singer: Joni James Posted by: CalangofCorona |
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Key: D
Tempo: ~ 110 bpm Players: Hector Awol & our very own Mary ? (with many accordion postings on labradornl), in a "virtural" accordion duet. Lovely! Posted by: Hector Awol |
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Key: A
Tempo: ~110 bpm Group: CODSKIFF Accordionist: Harold Bath Posted by: codskiff04 |
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BACKGROUND MATERIALS, INFORMATION & LINKS
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Lyrics:
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If you ever go across the sea to Ireland,
Then maybe at the closing of your day, You will sit and watch the moon rise over Claddagh, And see the sun go down on Galway Bay. Just to hear again the ripple of the trout stream, And the women in the meadows making hay, To sit beside the turf fire in the cabin, And watch the barefoot gossoons at their play. For the breezes blowing across the sea from Ireland Are perfumed by the heather as they blow, And the women in the upland diggin' praties Speak a language that the strangers do not know. For the strangers came and tried to teach us their way. They scorned us just for being what we are. But they might as well go chasing after moon beams, Or light a penny candle from a star. And if there's to be a life in the hereafter, And somehow I'm sure there's going to be, I will ask my God to let me make my heaven, In that dear land across the Irish sea. |
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Background Links:
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This song was written in 1947, and recorded by Bing Crosby, who used the word "strangers" in verses 3 and 4, to replace the original word "English".
Click HERE for Wikipedia biography of Dr. Arthur Colahan Click HERE for information on songs named Galway Bay. |