[Drop D - Intro - BPM 94 - Capo 2 - Just bass drum] D - hammer onto 2 fret of G then D riff later is
[Intro Riff] E -2-2-2---2- B -3-3-3---3- G -2-2-0h2-2- D -0-0-0---0- A ---------------- E ----------------
[Verse - no full drums - just bass drum] Well, I [D] took a stroll on the old long walk On a [D] day-I- [D/F#] ay-I- [G] ay I [Bm] met a little [A] girl and we [G] stopped to [D] talk on a [Bm] grand soft [A] day-I- [D] ay
(drums in on G - snare pick up - DDG+SnareG+Snare) [Riff A] - [D] And [D] I [G] ask [G] you, [D] friend, ............. what's a [G] fella to [D] do 'Cause her [Bm] hair was [A] black and her [G] eyes were [D] blue [Riff A] - And I [G] knew right [D] then........I'd be [G] takin' a [D] whirl 'Round the [Bm] Salthill [A] Prom with a [G] Galway [D] girl
[Bridge 1 - Violin line 1] D-----D-----G----G--D-- G--D--G--D--A----A--D--
[Verse] We were [D] halfway there when the rain came down On a [D] day-I- [D/F#] ay-I- [G] ay And she [Bm] took me [A] up to her [G] flat down [D] town Of a [Bm] grand soft [A] day-I-ay-I-a [D] y [Riff A] - And I [G] ask you, [D] friend, .......what's a [G] fella to [D] do 'Cause her [Bm] hair was [A] black and her [G] eyes were [D] blue So I [G] took her [D] hand and I [G] gave her a [D] twirl And I [Bm] lost my [A] heart to a [G] Galway [D] girl
[Bridge 2 - Violin line 2] D-----D-----G----G--D-- G--D--G--D--A----A--D-- G-----G-----D----A----- G--D--G--D--A----A--D--
[Verse - just bass drum] When [D] I woke up I was all alone...( [D] ay-I- [D/F#] ay-I- [G] ay) With a [Bm] broken [A] heart and a [G] ticket [D] home (drums back in) [Riff A] - And I [G] ask you [D] now, tell me [G] what would you [D] do If her [Bm] hair was [A] black and her [G] eyes were [D] blue I've [G] traveled a [D] round I've been all [G] over this [D] world Boys I ain't [Bm] never seen [A] nothin' like a [G] Galway [D] girl
[Outro - Violin line 2] x 2 D-----D-----G----G--D-- G--D--G--D--A----A--D-- G-----G-----D----A----- G--D--G--D--A----A--D--
[End]
[Violin Line 1 - relative to capo] *mute with heel of hand whilst still playing snare ** mute string with other fretting finger Ch D G D E -2-0----22--20---7-779(10)97-x-x B -3---3--------3--x**---------10-10--- G -2---------------0-----------7--7- D -0---------------0-----------0--0--- A -----------------x*----------x-x-- D -----------------x*----------------
Ch G--D---G---D----A--------D- E --7-7x---320-0h2--0--------x-x---- B --x--10--0--33----5-557875-3-3---- G --0--7---0---x----6--------2-2---- D --x--7---0---0----7--------------- A --x--5------------0--------------- D --x-------------------------------
Nice approach - when you want to imply G chord play melody on E string so by virtue of fretting the open G rings - then want to imply D, move melody to B string that naturally mutes the G string and the low D string rings more With A just play chord down the neck Also really helps to be in open D tuning
[Violin Line 2 - relative to capo - note you can add trills and hammer ons and pulloffs and sounds great stick to right string though for each chord] *mute with heel of hand whilst still playing snare
Ch D G D E -----------------7-779(10)97-x-x-- B -7-5-3--77--753--0-----------10-10 G -x---------------0-----------7--7- D -0---------------0-----------0--0- A -----------------x*----------x-x-- D -----------------x*---------------
Ch G--D---G---D----A--------D------ E --7-7x---320-0h2--0--------x-x---- B --x--10--0--33----5-557875-3-3---- G --0--7---0---2----6--------2-2---- D --x--0---0---0----7--------------- A --x--x------------0--------------- D --x-------------------------------
Ch G-----G--------------D------------A----- E -7--7--7--9--10--------------------0 B -0--------------------10-10108-7---5 G -0--------------------7---------7--6 D -0--------------------0------------7 A (0)--------------------------------0 D --------------------------------
Ch G--D---G---D----A--------D- E --7-7x---320-0h2--0--------x-x---- B --x--10--0--33----5-557875-3-3---- G --0--7---0---x----6--------2-2---- D --x--0---0---0----7--------------- A --x--0------------0--------------- D --x-------------------------------
[Riff A during "And I ask you friend" and other sections - relative to capo]
Ch G D G D E -333-3--2-----------------333-3--2------------------------- B -333-3--3-----------------333-3--3--------------7---5---3-- G -000-0--2-------0-2-4-2---000-0--2-------0-2-4-2x---x---x-- D -000-0----*0-2-4x-x-x-----000-0----*0-2-4x-x-x--0---0---0-- A -xxx-x--------------------xxx-x---------------------------- D -555-5--------------------555-5---------------------------- Dr S S
* keep 2nd and 3rd fingers holding the D major chord try to directly pick as much of the line as play the 0 2 4 on G mute the lower D with fretting fingers
(Note - for Chorus play chords with as many notes as poss as low dow the neck as possible for biggest sound) Fm 3x0333 Fm/G 1x0333 Eb 365343 D/F# 200232 with riff D 0 3 0 3 [Intro - Keys - No drums - BPM 109] Gm7 (add high A# on high E string) - pluck chords
[Verse 1 - Gm/F 113333 Cm/Eb x68888 - Pluck chords] [Gm] Birds flying [Gm/F] high....., [Eb] you know how I feel [D] [Gm] Sun in the [Gm/F] sky... [Eb] ...you know how I [D] feel [Gm] Reeds drifting on [Gm/F] by ... [C/E] ... you know how I feeel [Cm/Eb - X68888]
[Chorus - D-riff D 0 3 0 3)] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] ...for [Cm] me [D/A] And I'm feeling (drums in and loud) [Gm] good [Gm/F][Eb][D-riff]
[Verse 2 - Full drums and loud] [Gm] Fish in the [Gm/F] sea... [Eb] .. you know how I [D] feel [Gm] River running [Gm/F] free..... [Eb] . you know how I [D] feel [Gm] Blossom in the [Gm/F] trees... [C/E] .. you know how I [Cm/Eb] feel
[Chorus] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] ...for [Cm] me [D/A] (stop) And I'm feeling go (quiet - snare slap) [Gm] od [Gm/F][Eb][D-riff]
[Verse 3] [Gm] Dragonflies [Gm/F] out in the sun, [Eb] you know what I [D] mean, don't you know [Gm] Butterflies all [Gm/F] having fun, [Eb] you know what I [D] mean [Gm] Sleep in [Gm/F] peace, [Eb] when day is [Cm/G] done, And this [Gm] old world is a [Gm/F] new world And a [Eb] bold world [D] For (drums in and loud) [Gm] me. [Gm/F] ..... [Eb] ... [D-riff] ......
[Verse 4] [Gm] Stars when you [Gm/F] shine.. [Eb] ... you know how I [D] feel [Gm] Said I'll be [Gm/F] fine.... [Eb] you know how I [D] feel Oh [Gm] freedom is [Gm/F] mine.... [C/E] and I know how I [Cm/Eb] feel
[Chorus - repeat to pad out time] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] ...for [Cm] me [D/A] [Stop - then play slowly] And I'm feeling [Gm] good [End]
