IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU
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Time signature: 4/4
Tempo: depends on performer, from moderately slow to race-track speede. |
Allan Taylor
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An Accordion Tune to Learn "BY EAR"
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Lyrics:
Sing chorus at beginning and after each of the two verses: |
Chorus: It's good to see you, so good to see you
Oh how we've missed you since we've been gone We've crossed the oceans, traveled through many lands And it's good to see you, to be in your home There is something in me that makes me wander There is many a land I have to see And when I'm far away in a land of strangers But know my good friends think on me Oh it's a wonder when it comes to friendship No matter how far away, no matter how long There's a constant thread that's never broken And it ties me to my friends at home. |
GUITAR Strumming Accompaniment
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CHORDS for the most
popular embedded youTube performances: Key of C Key of D Use capo for other keys, e.g. 5th fret for G and 7th fret for A, if fingering in D. Sing chorus at beginning and after each of the two verses. |
Chorus:
C F C D G D It's good to see you, so good to see you G7 C A7 D Oh how we've missed you since we've been gone F C G D We've crossed the oceans, travelled through many lands G7 C A7 D And it's good to see you, to be in your home Verse 1: F C G D There's something in me that makes me wander G7 C A7 D There's many a land I have to see F C G D And when I'm far away in a land of strangers G7 C A7 D I know my good friends think on me. Verse 2: F C G D Oh it's a wonder when it comes to friendship G7 C A7 D No matter how far away, no matter how long F C G D There's a constant thread that's never broken G7 C A7 D And it ties me to my friends at home. |
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
Total of 14 videos in various keys: A = 1 A,B = 1 C = 2 D = 6 Eb,F = 1
F = 1 F#,B,F#,B,C = 1 G = 1
The most popular keys are D and C.
Total of 14 videos in various keys: A = 1 A,B = 1 C = 2 D = 6 Eb,F = 1
F = 1 F#,B,F#,B,C = 1 G = 1
The most popular keys are D and C.
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Key: D
Singer: Don Williams Posted by: TheGardenFlower1951 Recorded in a 1982 Don Williams concert. |
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Key: C
Group: Ceilidh Posted by: AlruneRod2811 Performed at the Skagen Festival in Denmark, July 2011. This group sings the chorus in "English" and the verses in "Danish". |
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Key: D
Singer: Allan Taylor (composer) Posted by: MarieS74 |
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Key: D
Accordionist & singer: Sean Wilson Posted by: MusicFan01 |
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Key: D
Group: Alan Taylor (composer) Vlado Kreslin Hans Theessink Posted by: Vlado Kreslin |
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Key: A
Singer: Leo Gillespie with Qftry Posted by: Leo Gillespie |
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Key: A from time 0 to 2:36
B from time 2:36 to END Singer: David Craig Group: The Cufflinks Posted by: paulg38164 |
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Key: G
Singer: Pat McKenna Posted by: joasha756 |
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Key: Eb from time 0 to 2:15
F from 2:15 to END Group: Beggars Mantle Singers: Bruce Davies Bill McArthur Bass guitarist: Alan Kay Posted by: Bruce Davies |
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Key: F
Singer: Malcolm Harris Posted by: Malcolm Harris Malcolm is fingering the chords in key of D, with capo on third fret, thus sounding in the key of F. Beautifully done. |
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Key: D ?
Singer: Jim Rice Posted by: James Rice |
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Key: D
Liedermacher Robert Raddatz Guitarists & singers: Helmut Debus Robert Raddatz Stephen Grunst Posted by: moehne2003 |
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Key: C
Singer: Anthony Archibald Posted by: threelegsoman |
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Key: F# (=Gb) from time 0 to 2:51
B from time 2:51 to 3:18 F# (=Gb) from 3:18 to 4:40 B from 4:40 to 5:08 C from 5:08 to END ? Accordionist & singer: Squeezebox Teddy Posted by: Squeezebox Teddy Some lovely piano-accordion interludes throughout this performance. |
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Background Materials, Information & Links
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Lyrics:
Sing chorus at beginning and after each of the two verses: |
Chorus: It's good to see you, so good to see you
Oh how we've missed you since we've been gone We've crossed the oceans, traveled through many lands And it's good to see you, to be in your home There is something in me that makes me wander There is many a land I have to see And when I'm far away in a land of strangers But know my good friends think on me Oh it's a wonder when it comes to friendship No matter how far away, no matter how long There's a constant thread that's never broken And it ties me to my friends at home. |
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