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This tune popped into my sleepless head after I'd spent a pleasant evening pouring over maps of Ireland, planning a surfari abroad. Though this soundtrack doesn't sound especially Celtic, the accompanying imaginary video features misty green hills, glassy (but cold!) surf, and broad, sparkling beaches ("strands" in Ireland).
4/4 time
A harmonic minor
Largo (slow and juicy), at about 68 beats/min.
Playing time of about 3:00 min.
^ vvv
E|----------------------------------|-------------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------|
G|----------------------------------|-------------|
D|---2'_2"---2'_2"---2'_2"---2'_2"--|-0---3'-2_2'-|
A|-0"------0"------0"------0"-------|---3---------|
E|-------------(0")----(3")---------|-------------|
a (Let open A and E strings ring.) b
Repeat a, playing parenthetical notes.
v
E|----------------|
B|-----0'-1"-0"---|
G|--------------2-|
D|-3-2------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
c
Repeat a.
^ v
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-0---3'b5"r3"-2-|
A|---3------------|
E|----------------|
d (much like b)
Repeat a, playing parenthetical notes.
F E ^ Am
E|-1-0-0'---------|-5===-|
B|-1-0---0'-------|-5===-|
G|-2-1------7'-5'-|-5===-|
D|-3-2------------|-7===-|
A|----------------|------|
E|----------------|------|
e f
^ ^ ^ ^
E|----5"-7"-5'----5"-7"-5'-|----5"-8"-5'----5"-8"-5'-|
B|-6'----------6'----------|-5'----------5'----------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
g h
^ ^v ^ ^v
E|----5"-8'-7"-5'----|----4"-7'-5"-----|
B|-6'-------------6=-|-5'---------6'-5=|
G|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|
i j
^ ^
E|------------------------|
B|-5"h6"p5----------------|
G|----------5'-7"-5'_5"---|
D|----------------------6-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
k
Repeat g-h.
^ ^ ^ ^
E|----5"-8'-7"-5'---5-|----4"-7'-5"-----4-|
B|-6'-------------6-6-|-5'---------6'-5-5-|
G|--------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|
l (much like i) m (much like j)
Repeat k.
E|-5===-|
B|-5===-|
G|-5===-|
D|-7===-|
A|------|
E|------|
n
Repeat everything up to n.
Repeat n, or play optional triad inversion in o-p:
Am Am Am Am v
E|-0--5--8=--|-12===-|
B|-1--5--10=-|-13===-|
G|-3--5--9=--|-14===-|
D|-----------|-------|
A|-----------|-------|
E|-----------|-------|
o p
Repeat a-d.
Repeat a, playing parenthetical notes.
^ ^ vvv Vvv
E|-------------|------|------|
B|-------------|------|-1===-|
G|-------------|------|-2===-|
D|-0---3'-2'-0-|------|-2===-|
A|---3---------|-2===-|-0===-|
E|-------------|------|------|
q r s
Fin.
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