The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #86960   Message #1622030
Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
07-Dec-05 - 12:25 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: In the Eye Abides the Heart (S Foster)
Subject: Chord add: in den Augen liegt das Herz
Someone asked for the chords for this interesting melody. I've downloaded it from this website

http://ingeb.org/Lieder/indenaug.html

The MIDI on that site has an introduction (to get dancers onto the floor) and, I believe, a coda. I don't have time to match the words to the tune, but I believe that's what's going on. The coda ends with a bunch of G chords after the 16th notes. Then the tune repeats.

I could never play it as fast and with as many chord changes as they have on the site. Also, there are some pile-ups which may simply be mistakes. So I've been playing the song at my piano, and I have come up with simpler chords.

Keep in mind that the original in the key of G is too high to sing and that citrusy dissonances are common in old waltz tunes.

Intro

two pick up notes - no chord
G G D (that's the first measure. Each letter = one beat)
GGG
GCD
GGG
GGD
GGG
DDD
GGG
Em Em Em
Em Am Em
DDG
DDD (end of intro) -melody has two beats of rest

AmBB
Am for two measures
GDD
Am Am Am
DDD
DDA
D for two measures
GGG
DDD
Em GG
CCC
AGC or Em
DDD
GGG
coda:
DDD
Em GG
GGD
GGG
GG