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(The)  UNCLOUDED  DAY

Time signature:  4/4
Tempo: most performances are lively.
J. K. Alwood
UNDER CONSTRUCTION:  Notation & youTube keys need to be checked and tempo info added.

Accordion Notation
Beats per bar = 4  (except where noted)
Beat symbol  =   Dot  ( . )     
Either row (high) =  Buttons  5 to 9*
Inside row (low) = Buttons  2 to 5*  plus o3*

Verse 1 (of 3)

"5   "5   |  "6  "6  "6  "6    .6    "7   "7*  |   .6     .5*    .5  
"2   "2   |  "3  "3  "3  "3    .3    "4   "3*  |   .3    .o3*   .2
Oh, they     tell  me   of    a  home  far    be  -  yond   the   skies /

"5  "5   |  
 "6  "6  "6  "6    .6    "7   "8  |  .:8  
"2  "2   |   "3  "3  "3  "3    .3    "4   "5  |  .:5      
Oh, they     tell  me   of   a    home  far    a   -   way /


"5   "5   |  "6  "6  "6  "6    .6      "7    "7*  |    .6       .5*     :5    |  
"2   "2   |  "3  "3  "3  "3    .3      "4    "3*  |    .3      .o3*    :2    | 
Oh, they     tell  me  of    a   home  where no       storm  clouds  rise  /

 ;8    "9*  "8  "7  "6  "7*   |   .7     "7*   "7*  :6    |   

 ;5    "5*  "5  "4  "3  "3*   |   .4     "3*   "3*  :3    | 
Oh,  they   tell  me  of  an           un - cloud - ed  day  /

Chorus:

 ;8   "9*  .8   .7   |   .6      .7    :6   |   

 ;5   "5*  .5   .4   |   .3      .4    :3   |
Oh,  the  land  of      cloud-less  day /

 ;8   "9*  .8   "7  "7*   | 2/4( .6   "7   "7 ) |   .:7*   
 ;5   "5*  .5   "4  "3*   | 2/4( .3   "4   "4 ) |   .:3*
Oh,  the  land  of  an              un-cloud-ed        sky  /

"5   "5   |  "6  "6  "6  "6    .6     "7     "7*  |    .6       .5*     :5    |    
"2   "2   |  "3  "3  "3  "3    .3     "4     "3*  |    .3      .o3*    :2    |
Oh, they     tell  me  of    a   home  where  no      storm  clouds  rise /

 ;8   "9*   "8   "7  "6  "7*   | 2/4( .7   "7*  "7* )   |   .:6    
 ;5   "5*   "5   "4  "3  "3*   | 2/4( .4   "3*  "3* )   |   .:3 
Oh,  they  tell   me   of   an             un-cloud-ed            day​ /

NOTE:  Add the following line to the final playing and singing of the chorus:


 ;8   "9*   "8   "7  "6  "7*   |   .7   ;7*  ;7*    |   ::6     | 
 ;5   "5*   "5   "4  "3  "3*   |   .4   ;3*  ;3*    |   ::3     |
Oh,  they  tell   me   of   an           un-cloud-ed         day ​ /
​
NOTE:  
There is a rhythm change (to 2/4 time) in one bar on the second and the fourth lines of the chorus.
               These are shown in parentheses.



Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Total of 16 videos in various keys:  Ab = 1 whole,  C = 2 whole + 2 half,  Db = 1 half,  D = 1 half,
                                      Eb = 1 whole,  E = 1 whole + 1 half,  F = 2 half,  F# = 1 half,  G = 7 whole.
With regret, I was unable to find any videos using key of A, and the key of D in only half a video.

Key:  Ab

Singer:  Johnny Cash

Piano:  Mrs. Cash
         (Johnny's Mom)

​Posted by:  abargle

Song that Johnny Cash sang in his first public performance at age twelve

Key:  F  time 0 to 1:40
         F#
 1:40 to END


Singer:  Gaither Group

​Posted by: ​GaitherVEVO

Key:   G 

Singer:  Willie Nelson

​Posted by:  Hans Beukinga

Key:  C

Singer:  Ralph Stanley 
​

Posted by:  fadmacat

Key:  G

Group:  The Kingmen 

Posted by:  Ingo Breuer 

​

Key:  G

Singers:  Willie Nelson
                Toby Keith
                 Bebe Winans


Posted by:  strohmdawg

​From sound track of the movie "Broken Bridges". 




Key:  C

Group:  Our Daily Bread

​Posted by:  beanscot

An instrumental version.

Key:   Eb

Singer:  Loretta Lynn 

Posted by: lorettafan1



Key:  G

Music:   Julie Smith

​Posted by: Julie Smith Artist

​Beautifully done instrumental.

Key:  E

Singer:  Tony Archibald

Posted by:  threelegsoman

The chord fingering is for the key of C.  With the capo behind the 4th fret, this yields a sound output in the key of E.

A couple of the notes sung by Tony differ from the accordion notation above by a semitone.


Key:  C  time 0 to 1:48
         Db 1.48 to 2:30 

Singer:  Brenda Lee

Posted by: Cary Buffington

Key:  G 

Guitar:  John Liston

Posted by:  John Liston

​Bluegrass Guitar Instrumental version 

Key: C  time 0 to 1:39
         D  1:39 to END

Group:  Forester Sisters

​Posted by:   Kirk Bolam

Key:  G

Group:  Conspirare Choir

Conductor:  Craig Hella
                    Johnson

​Posting:  Conspirare Choir

Arranged: Shawn Kirchner

Beautifully done, but some parts may not lend themselves to button accordion accompaniment.

Key:  E  time 0 to 0:54
         F  0:54 to END

Group:  Gaither featuring
              Janet Paschal
               Karen Peck
               Kelly Nelon Clark


​Posted by:  Scutter Martin  
​

Key:  G

Singer:  Roy Acuff

​Posted by:   texanti 


Background Materials, Information & Links

​Lyrics:

Some sources have an extra verse or two.  


Oh, they tell me of a home far beyond the skies
Oh, they tell me of a home far away
Oh, they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
Oh, they tell me of an unclouded day

Chorus:  Oh, the land of cloudless day
              Oh, the land of an unclouded sky
              Oh, they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
              Oh, they tell me of an unclouded day

Oh, they tell me of a home where my friends have gone
Oh, they tell me of that land far away
Where the tree of life in eternal bloom
Sheds its fragrance through the unclouded day

Oh, they tell me that God smiles on His children there
And His smile drives their sorrows all away
And they tell me that no tears ever come again
In that lovely land of unclouded day

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

Click HERE  for biographical info on composer J. K. Alwood


SIMPLE
​GUITAR
CHORDS  
(Key of C)

Note that this is mainly 4/4 time (4 beats per bar), except for the two bars that are 2/4 time (2 beats per bar) in the chorus, as shown.

These chords are taken from Tony Archibald's youTube performance.
Verse 1 (of 3)

 C         |                                              |   F              C  
Oh, they    tell  me   of    a  home  far    be  -  yond   the   skies 

             |  
                                             |   G            
Oh, they     tell  me   of   a    home  far    a   -   way 


              |  C                                             |    F                 C     |     
Oh, they     tell  me  of    a   home  where no       storm  clouds  rise  

                                           |     G7                C      |      
Oh,  they   tell  me   of      an           un - cloud-ed  day  


Chorus:

C                       |     F            C        |      
Oh,  the  land  of      cloud-less  day 


                              | ( 2/4 time )   D7              |  C    
Oh,  the  land  of  an                 un-cloud-ed    sky  


             |  C                                             |     F                 C     |
Oh, they    tell  me  of    a   home  where  no      storm  clouds  rise 


                                       | ( 2/4  time ) G7                          |   C        | 
Oh,  they  tell   me    of   an               un-cloud-ed      day​ 

SIMPLE
​GUITAR
CHORDS  

(Key of G)

Note that this is mainly 4/4 time (4 beats per bar), except for the two bars that are 2/4 time (2 beats per bar) in the chorus, as shown.

​These chords are taken from Tony Archibald's youTube performance.
Verse 1 (of 3)

 G         |                                              |   C              G  
Oh, they    tell  me   of    a  home  far    be  -  yond   the   skies 

             |  
                                             |   D            
Oh, they     tell  me   of   a    home  far    a   -   way 


              |  G                                             |    C                 G     |     
Oh, they     tell  me  of    a   home  where no       storm  clouds  rise  

                                           |     D7                 G      |      
Oh,  they   tell  me   of      an           un - cloud-ed  day  


Chorus:

G                       |     C            G        |      
Oh,  the  land  of      cloud-less  day 


                              | ( 2/4 time ) D7             |  G    
Oh,  the  land  of  an              un-cloud-ed    sky  


             |  G                                             |    C                 G       |
Oh, they    tell  me  of    a   home  where  no      storm  clouds  rise 


                                     | ( 2/4  time )    D7                          |   G        | 
Oh,  they  tell   me  of   an                  un-cloud-ed      day​ 
​