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OLD  FLAMES

Time signature:  6/8
Tempo: moderate
Hugh Moffatt and Pebe Sebert
First recorded by Joe Sun in 1978.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION:  Notation & youTube keys need to be checked, and tempo info added.

Accordion Notation    (Advanced version)
Main beats per bar = 2  (compound time).     Main beat pattern symbol  =   .:  or equivalent.
Unaccompanied accordion beat pattern:  | BASS-Chord | BASS-Chord  |  etc.  with slight bellows' pressure variations ("swells") in lieu of a back beat.

(Guitar strumming accompaniment, matched to 6/8 compound time,  can use  a beat pattern of
BASS chord chord - bass chord chord  for each bar, using two different bass notes on the guitar, and where the chords can substitute for a back beat.)

The rests ( r ), at the end of each musical phrase, are for the singer;  the accordion player is expected to provide embellishment (ornamentation) in their place.

Outside row (high)  =   Buttons  5 - 9*  plus i8*
Inside row (low)      =   Buttons  1 - 5*  plus o3*
Verse 1 (of 2):
                                                                                                                             
   .7     ;7   "7    :7   "r  "6  |  .7  "7   ;7   .8* .7   .7    |  .7*   :6   .:r  |  :::r   |
   .4     ;4   "4    :4   "r  "3  |  .4  "4   ;4   .4* .4   .4    |  .3*   :3   .:r  |  :::r   |

Down-town  to - night,        I     saw  an  old   friend,  some -  one who  /

"7*  :7*  "7*   .7*   .7   . 8*  |  .8*    ;8*  "8*   .8*  .7  .7*   |  .:7   .:r   |   :::r    |
"3*  :3*  "3*   .3*   .4   . 4*  |  .4*    ;4*  "4*   .4*  .4  .3*   |  .:4   .:r   |   :::r    |
  I    use     to   take com-fort      from long    be - fore   I    met      you.  /

"7   ;7    .7    .8*     .7    .8*  |   :8  "8  "9*  .i8*   .9*   .8  |   .:8*~ ~.:   |   .::r
"4   ;4    .4    .4*     .4    .4*  |   :5  "5  "5*   .1    .5*   .5  |   .:4*~ ~.:   |   .::r

 I  caught  a  spark  from  her      eyes  of   for - got -  ten   de  -    sire___;  /

 "7* "7*  |  :7*  "7*  "7*  :7*  "r  "7  |  "8*    ;8*  .8*  .8*  .7    .6*  |  .:6  .:r   |  .::r
 "3* "3*  |  :3*  "3*  "3*  :3*  "r  "4  |  "4*    ;4*  .4*  .4*  .4    .2*  |  .:3  .:r   |  .::r

With  a      word,  or      a  touch,         I    could have   re - kin-dled  that     fire.  /

Chorus:

 .5   |   .:7    .7    :r   |   .7     ;7  "7    .8* .7   .7*   |  .:6   .:r   |   :::r   |
 .2   |   .:4    .4    :r   |   .4     ;4  "4    .4* .4   .3*   |  .:3   .:r   |   :::r   |

But,     old  flames          can't  hold  a    can-dle   to        you.  /

.:7*  .7*   .r   .7*   |   .7*  .7   .8*   .8     .8*  .7   |   .:7    .:r   |    :::r   |
.:3*  .3*   .r   .3*   |   .3*  .4   .4*   .5     .4*  .4   |   .:4    .:r   |    :::r   |

No  one          can       light  up  the  night  like  you       do.   /

 "7   ;7  .7    .8* .7    .8*   |  :8    .9*    .i8*    .9*   .8   |   .:8*   .:r   |   .:r    .;r
 "4   ;4  .4    .4* .4    .4*   |  :5    .5*     .1      .5*  .5   |   .:4*   .:r   |   .:r    .;r

Flick-er-ing   em-bers  of        love  I've   known  one   or         two,  /

"5  |   .:7*   .7*    :r   |   .7*    ;7*  "7    .8*  ;7  "7*   |   .:6    .:r   |   :::r   | 
"2  |   .:3*   .3*    :r   |   .3*    ;3*  "4    .4*  ;4  "3*   |   .:3    .:r   |   :::r   |  

But      old  flames           can't  hold    a     can-dle   to         you   /

(
Optional repeat final four bars of last line of Chorus INSTRUMENTALLY)

Verse 2 (of 2):

   .7     ;7    "7   :7   "r  "6  |   .7   "7   ;7  .8* .7     |  .7*    :6      .:r  |  :::r  
   .4     ;4    "4   :4   "r  "3  |   .4   "4  ;4   .4* .4     |  .3*    :3      .:r  |  .::r  

Some-times  at  night,         I     think  of  old  lov-ers         I've   known.  /

"6 "6  |  "7*   :7*  "7*   .7*   .7   . 8*  |  .8*    ;8*  "8*   .8*  .7  .7* |  .:7   .:r  |  .::r
"3 "3  |  "3*   :3*  "3*   .3*   .4   . 4*  |  .4*    ;4*  "4*   .4*  .4  .3* |  .:4   .:r  |  .::r
   I   re -  mem - ber how  hold -ing  them   helped me  not   feel  so    a  -   lone.  /

 "6  "7* |  "7   ;7    .7    .8* .7    .8*  |  :8  "8  "9*  .i8*   .9*  .8  |  .:8*~ ~.:  |  .::r
 "3  "3* |  "4   ;4    .4    .4* .4    .4*  |  :5  "5  "5*   .1    .5*  .5  |  .:4*~ ~.:  |  .::r

Then  I       feel  you  be -side  me  and      e - ven their mem-'ries are      gone,  /

"7* "7*  |  .:7*  .7*  "7*    :7*  "r  "7   |   .7*    ;7*  "7    .8*  ;7  "7*   | .:6  .:r  |  .::r
"3* "3*  |  :3*  "3*  "3*    :3*  "r  "4   |  "4*    ;4*  .4*   .4*    .4   .2*  | .:3  .:r  |  .::r

Like__       stars  in    the    night,                  lost     in   the  sweet light of       dawn  /

Chorus 2, plus this VOCAL ending line:

   .:7*   .7*    :r   |   .7*    ;7*  "7     .8*  ;7  "7*   |   .:6    .:r   |   :::r   |
   .:3*   .3*    :r   |   .3*    ;3*  "4     .4*  ;4  "3*   |   .:3    .:r   |   :::r   |

   Old  flames           can't  hold    a     can-dle   to          you.  /

Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Total of 12 videos in various keys:  A =

Key:  D from time 0 to 1:30
          Eb from 1:30 to end

Singer:  Merle Haggard

​Posted by:  pecvillian

 Key:  Db  from time 0 to 1:36
          D   from 1:36 to end



Singers:   Dolly Parton, and
                Kris Kristofferson


​Posted by:  ​CharmedHourHauntedSong25

Key: E  

Group:  Foster & Allen

​Posted by:  NLTreasure

 Key:   E  from time 0 to 1:36
            F  from 1:36 to end

Singer:  Joe Sun

Posted by:  pecvillian

Key:  C

Singer:   Kesha

Posted by: skaidimusic

The song was written by Kesha's mother​ Patricia Sebert and Hugh Moffatt.

Key:  G  from time 0 to 2:12
          A  from 2:12 to end
         
Singers:  Hugh Moffat &
                Gail Davies

Posted by: BlueEyesBlueToo

The song was written by Hugh Moffat and Patricia Rose Sebert.



Key:  E

Singers:  Jody Payne &
                Willie Nelson

​Posted by:  Farm Aid

Key:  Eb

Singer: Keith Wiseman

Posted by: Keith Wiseman

A great performance by Keith, an outstanding guitarist and singer from Little Bay Islands, NL.  He plays in D with capo behind fret 1, sounding in Eb.
Find more of his music  at iTunes, on youTube and at: http://www.fandalism.com/keithwiseman

Key:  C

Singers:  Johnny Cash &
                June Carter

​Posted by:  Hank Hamm

​

Key:  Eb from time 0 to 2:21
          F  from 2:21 to end
        

Singer:  Joe McGuiness

Posted by: Joseph McGuiness

Key:  A   from time 0 to 2:22
         Bb from 2:22 to end

Singer:  Margo O'Donnell 

Posted by: Margo ODonnell - Topic

Key:  A

Group:  Osbourne Brothers

​Posted by:  CMH Records

Background Materials, Information & Links

​Lyrics:

Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend, someone who
I use to take comfort from long before I met you.
I caught a spark from her eyes of forgotten desire;
With a word, or a touch, I could have rekindled that fire.

Chorus:  But, old flames can't hold a candle to you.
               No one can light up the night like you do.
               Flickering embers of love  I've known one or two,
               But old flames can't hold a candle to you

Sometimes at night, I think of old lovers I've known.
I remember how holding them helped me not feel so alone.
Then I feel you beside me and even their memories are gone,
Like stars in the night,  lost in the sweet light of dawn

Chorus:  But, old flames can't hold a candle to you.
               No one can light up the night like you do.
               Flickering embers of love  I've known one or two,
               But old flames can't hold a candle to you
               Old flames can't hold a candle to you.

Background Wikipedia Links:
Click HERE for additional info about this song.

Click HERE  for biographical info on Patricia Rose (Pebe) Sebert.
​
Click HERE ​for information about Hugh Moffatt.


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