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TENNESSEE  WALTZ

Time signature:  3/4
Typical tempo:  ~90 bpm
Lyrics:  Redd Stewart
​Music: Pee Wee King
​(1946)
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​
Accordion Notation
Beats per bar = 3
Beat symbol  =  Dot ( . ) or equivalent

Either row  =  Buttons  2* to 8
Verse 1 
 
"3  "3*  |   "4   ;5    "3    "3*  |  "4   ;5  "6  "7*  |  "7   ;8   "7 "7*   |  .6  .5*  
 I  was   danc-ing with my    darl-ing to the   Ten-nes-see__      Waltz


   "6    "7*  |   .6      ;5   "4  |   .5*    .5       .4  |   .:3*~ | ~;
When an     old friend   I     hap-pened to       see___

  
"3  "3  "3*  |   "4          ;5      "3  "3*  |  "4      ;5    
 I   in - tro - duced  her/him to my    loved one

     
"6 "7*  |   "7      ;8    "7 "7*  |    .6    .5*    
 And     while they  were      danc-ing

   
 .6  |   .6        ;5    "5*  |   .4        .2*      .3*  |   .:3~ | ~:   
My  friend stole my    sweet-heart from     me___

​

Verse 2
​  
"6  "7*  |   .7    ;8    "7  |   :7*   "7   "7*  |   .6   .4*   .5*  |   :5
  I   re -  mem-ber the   night and the   Ten-nes-see   Waltz


 "5*  "6*  |    .6     .5     .4   |   .5*   .5    .4   |  .:3*~ | ~:
Now  I      know just how  much  I  have   lost___

   
 "3   "3*  |  "4   ;5   "3  "3*  |  "4   ;5   "6  "7*  |   "7      ;8    "7  "7*  |   .6   ;5*
Yes,  I      lost my   lit-tle    dar-ling   the__    night they were__   play-ing

 
 "6  |    .6   .5  .5*  |   .4   .2*   .3*  |   .:3~ | ~:  .r    
The  beau-ti-ful     Ten-nes-see     Waltz__



Instrumental, followed by

Verses 1 & 2 repeated
​

 
Guitar Chord Notation
Key of G. 
​

To play in G, but sound in Ab, A, B, C, D, Eb, E or F, place capo at frets 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 or 10
​


            G                                                  G7             C
I was dancing with my darling to the Tennessee Waltz

                 G                                      D7
When an old friend I happened to see

            G                                
I introduced him/her to my loved one

         G7                       C
And while they were dancing

        G                        D7                       G
My friend stole my sweetheart from me

​
                             G7                   C                 G
I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz

                                                           D7
Now I know just how much I have lost

           G                                       G7                      C
Yes, I lost my little darling the night they were playing

         G              D7                G
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz


Instrumental, followed by
Repeat of verses 1 and 2.


​Click HERE for guitar chords in key of C.

To play in KEY OF C, but sound in keys of D, Eb, E, F or G,  place capo at frets 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7

 
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
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Total of 21 videos in various keys:  Ab=2   Bb,C=1    B=1    C=3   D=2   Eb=1    E=2    F=2    G=7  

Key:   C

Tempo:  ~110 bpm

Singer:  Roy Acuff

​Posted by:  Roy Acuff - Topic



​Key:  D

Tempo:  ~80 bpm

Singer:  Patsy Cline

​Posted by:  VikingVinner

Key:   C

Tempo:  ~105 bpm

Performers:  Our Australian friends
                     Hector (button accordion) &
                     Rob (piano accordion)

Posted by:  bertosvids

​They have done more than 1000 youTube accordion videos.

Key:   G

Tempo:   ~75 bpm

Singer:  Elvis Presley

Posted by:  It050043

An abbreviated version

Key:  F

Tempo:  ~70 bpm
 
Singer:  Patti Page
​
Posted by:  Mp3SuperSound

​Patti Page's 1950 recording became a multimillion seller.
​

Key:   D  from time  0  to  2:51

Tempo:  ~90 bpm

Singer:  Tom Jones

Group:  The Chieftains

​Posted by:  PlentyofTorrents

Key:  Ab  from time 0 to 1:18

​Tempo:  ~95 bpm

Group:   Pee Wee King &
                     Golden West Cowboys

Singer:  Redd Stewart

Posted by:  reddstewart

Tennessee Waltz runs from
time 0 to 1:17,
​after which they do "You belong to me".

Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys recorded this song in December of 1947.

Key:   Eb

​Tempo:  ~85 bpm

Performers:  Les Paul & Mary Ford

Posted by:  mrblindfreddy9999

​Recorded in 1950

Key:   G

​Tempo:  ~80 bpm

Singer:  Petula Clark

​Posted by:  Gary O'Manza

​Recorded in 1951

Key:   B

​Tempo:  ~90 bpm


Singer: Hank Williams Jr.
​

​Posted by:  dvdman49


Key:  E

​Tempo:  ~90 bpm

Group:  American Spring

​Posted by: Fagner Fi

Key:  Ab

Tempo:  ~75 bpm

Singer:  Eddy Arnold

Posted by:   David L. Rogers

Key:   E

​Tempo:  ~80 bpm

Singer:  Anne Murray

Posted by:  felixbautista
​

Key:  Bb  from time 0 to 1:15
         C    from 1:16 to End

Tempo:  ~105 bpm

Band:  Billy Vaugnh - golden saxophons
 
​Posted by:  FikusVanDerPerve

​Instrumental.

Key:   F

Tempo:  ~65 bpm

Jazz Group:  Holly Cole Trio

Singer:  Holly Cole (born Halifax, NS.)

Posted by: iluuuvmusic

​Beautifully done.

Key:   G

Tempo:  ~80 bpm

Singer:  Leonard Cohen

Posted by:  westboates

Music begins at time 2:00

Leonard Cohen treats the verse 2 above as a chorus, and adds his own "new" verse 2:
         She goes dancing through the darkness
        To the Tennessee Waltz
        And I feel like I'm falling apart
        And it's stronger than drink
        And it's deeper than sorrow
       This darkness she left in my heart.

Key:   G

Tempo:  ~95 bpm

Jazz Singer:  Nora Jones

Posted by:  Humberto Hernandez

​This outstanding Jazz rendition does not lend itself to the button accordion, unless the player has a lot of experience with embellishment and jazz.

Key:   G

​Tempo:  ~85 bpm

Singer:  Fred Coates?

​Posted by:  westcoates
​​

Key:  G  from time 0 to 2:18
         Ab from 2:19 to END

Tempo:  ~95 bpm

Singer:  James Brown
​
Posted by:  James Brown

Key:   G

​Tempo:  ~85 bpm

Singer:  Pat Boone
 
Posted by:  TOTY ITALY

Key:  C

Tempo:  ~90 bpm

Harmonica player:  Michel Ange?

​Posted by:  Michel-Ange Mick-Harmo

​Instrumental


 
Background Materials, Information & Links

​Lyrics:

I was dancing with my darling to the Tennessee Waltz
When an old friend I happened to see
I introduced her to my loved one
And while they were dancing
My friend stole my sweetheart from me
​

I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
Now I know just how much I have lost
Yes, I lost my little darling the night they were playing
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz
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