Danny Boy (Melody and Harmony)
by Fred E. Weatherly · posted by chuck_rock
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
Tab
Danny Boy (also known as Londonderry Air)
by Fred E. Weatherly
Ever wanted to jam with a fellow harp player?
Then you've hit the pot of gold with this tab.
This is arranged for 2 harps and a guitar.
The song key is D, and both harps will play in 12th position with "A" Diatonic harp.
This unusual position was chosen to avoid any bending or overblows.
It's so easy even a leprechaun could do it.
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Chords: D D7 G Gm7
Melody: 5 -5 6 -6 6 -6 -8 7 -6 6 -5 -4
Lyrics: Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
Harmony: 4 -4 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -4 -5
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Chords: D Dmaj7 Em7 A7
Melody: -5 -6 7 7 -8 7 -6 -5 -6 6
Lyrics: From glen to glen, and down the mountain side
Harmony: -4 -5 6 -6 -5 5 -5 4 -5 5
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Chords: D D7 G Gm7
Melody: 5 -5 6 -6 6 -6 -8 7 -6 6 -5 -4
Lyrics: The summer's gone, and all the roses falling
Harmony: 4 -4 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -4 -5
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Chords: D Em7 A7 D
Melody: 5 -5 6 -6 6 -6 6 -5 6 -5
Lyrics: 'Tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide.
Harmony: 4 -4 5 -5 5 -5 5 -4 5 4
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Chords: D G D
Melody: 7 -8 8 -9 8 8 -8 7 -8 7 -6 -5
Lyrics: But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Harmony: 5 -5 6 -6 6 6 -5 5 -5 5 4 4
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Chords: Bm G E7 A7
Melody: 7 -8 8 -9 8 8 -8 7 -6 6
Lyrics: Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
Harmony: 5 -5 6 -6 6 6 -5 5 4 -3
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Chords: D G D G
Melody: 7 7 7 -10 9 9 -9 -8 -9 7 -6 -5
Lyrics: ‘Tis I'll be there in sunshine or in shadow
Harmony: 5 5 5 -9 8 8 -8 6 -6 -6 -5 4
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Chords: D Em7 A7 D
Melody: 6 -6 -8 7 -8 7 -6 6 -5 -4 -5 -5
Lyrics: Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.
Harmony: 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 5 4 -5 4 4
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@@@@@@@@@ Additional Lyrics with same notes as above @@@@@@@@@
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Chords: D D7 G Gm7
Melody: 5 -5 6 -6 6 -6 -8 7 -6 6 -5 -4
Lyrics: But when you come, and all the flowers are dying
Harmony: 4 -4 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -4 -5
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Chords: D Dmaj7 Em7 A7
Melody: -5 -6 7 7 -8 7 -6 -5 -6 6
Lyrics: If I am dead, as dead I well may be
Harmony: -4 -5 6 -6 -5 5 -5 4 -5 5
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Chords: D D7 G Gm7
Melody: 5 -5 6 -6 6 -6 -8 7 -6 6 -5 -4
Lyrics: You'll come and find the place where I am lying
Harmony: 4 -4 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -4 -5
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Chords: D Em7 A7 D
Melody: 5 -5 6 -6 6 -6 6 -5 6 -5
Lyrics: And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me.
Harmony: 4 -4 5 -5 5 -5 5 -4 5 4
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Chords: D G D
Melody: 7 -8 8 -9 8 8 -8 7 -8 7 -6 -5
Lyrics: And I shall hear, tho' soft you tread above me
Harmony: 5 -5 6 -6 6 6 -5 5 -5 5 4 4
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Chords: Bm G E7 A7
Melody: 7 -8 8 -9 8 8 -8 7 -6 6
Lyrics: And all my grave will warm and sweeter be
Harmony: 5 -5 6 -6 6 6 -5 5 4 -3
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Chords: D G D G
Melody: 7 7 7 -10 9 9 -9 -8 -9 7 -6 -5
Lyrics: For you'll not fail to tell me that you love me
Harmony: 5 5 5 -9 8 8 -8 6 -6 -6 -5 4
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Chords: D Em7 A7 D
Melody: 6 -6 -8 7 -8 7 -6 6 -5 -4 -5 -5
Lyrics: And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me.
Harmony: 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 5 4 -5 4 4
--------------------------------------------------------------Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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