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Chords/MandoTab: Galway Girl (Steve Earle)

21 Jan 07 - 11:36 AM (#1943268)
Subject: Chord Req: chords to Galway Girl
From: brioc

Hi I need the chords (preferably in G) to the song that Steve EArls sung called GAlway Girls.

21 Jan 07 - 11:55 AM (#1943284)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: chords to Galway Girl
From: Shaneo

There ye go D=G G=C A=D

D]Well I took a strool on the old long walk

Of a day I-ay I-[G]ay

I[D] met a little girl and we stoppet to talk

Of a fine soft day I ay-I ay

And I[G] ask you[D] friend whats a[G] fella to[D] do

Cause her[A] hair was[G] black and her eyes were[D] blue

And I[G] knew right[D] then id be[G] taking a[D] whirl

Round the[A] Salthill prom with a[G] Galway[D] girl

[2]

We were half way there when the rain came down

Of a day I ay I ay

And she asked me up to her flat downtown

On a fine soft day I ay-I ay

And I ask you friend whats a fella to do

Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue

So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl

And I lost my heart to a Galway girl

[3]

When I woke up I was all alone

With a broken heart and a ticket home

And I ask you now whats a fella to do

If her hair was black and her eyes were blue

I've travelled around I've been all over this world

But I aint never seen nothing like a Galway girl

21 Jan 07 - 11:59 PM (#1943907)
Subject: ADD: Galway Girl (steve Earle)
From: Joe Offer

This transcription is just a little bit different.

Galway Girl
(Steve Earle)

[D]Well I took a stroll on the old long walk
Of a day I-ay I-[G]ay
I[D] met a little girl and we stopped to talk
Of a fine soft day I ay-I ay

And I[G] ask you[D] friend what's a[G] fella to[D] do
'Cause her[A] hair was[G] black and her eyes were[D] blue
And I[G] knew right[D] then I'd be[G] taking a[D] whirl
Round the[A] Salthill prom with a[G] Galway[D] girl

[2]
We were halfway there when the rain came down
Of a day I ay I ay
And she asked me up to her flat downtown
On a fine soft day I ay-I ay

And I ask you friend what's a fella to do
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue
So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl
And I lost my heart to a Galway girl

[3]
When I woke up I was all alone
With a broken heart and a ticket home

And I ask you now what's a fella to do
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
I've travelled around I've been all over this world
But I ain't never seen nothing like a Galway girl

Source: http://unitedireland.tripod.com/id230.html

22 Jan 07 - 03:44 AM (#1943999)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Galway Girl (Steve Earle)
From: Splott Man

Shouldn't it be

(D)I (Bm) met a little (A) girl and we (G) stopped to (A) talk...

etc throughout?

22 Jan 07 - 05:10 AM (#1944039)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Galway Girl (Steve Earle)
From: Brakn

Splott Man is dead on. That's the way I do it.

13 Mar 08 - 05:15 AM (#2287162)
Subject: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Earle
From: GUEST,AnneMC

Can anyone assist with the mandolin tabulature for Steve Earle's " Galway Girl".
Have the guitar chords, but need the mandolin part.
Thanks,
Anne

16 Mar 08 - 04:55 AM (#2289537)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Ear
From: GUEST,AnneMC

refresh

16 Mar 08 - 09:15 AM (#2289649)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Ear
From: Sorcha

All I found was guitar tab at Cowpie. Maybe Snuffy will come along and help you out. Or PM him?

16 Mar 08 - 02:28 PM (#2289877)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Earle
From: GUEST,Jim

GUEST,AnneMC,
I would suggest that you post this request at the "mandolin cafe". I can't remember the website, but you can google it.

16 Mar 08 - 02:43 PM (#2289895)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Ear
From: Mooh

www.mandolincafe.net Wonderful site!

Peace, Mooh.

16 Mar 08 - 02:50 PM (#2289907)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Ear
From: Sorcha

Yes, and snuffy posts quite a few tabs there.

16 Mar 08 - 03:35 PM (#2289955)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Earle
From: Snuffy

Not me! You must be thinking of a different Snuffy, Sorch

16 Mar 08 - 05:22 PM (#2290036)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Earle
From: Nick

Is the mandolin part the same as the whistle player plays here ?

Or is it the mandolin part that Steve Earle is playing? If it's the Steve Earle bit he's only playing the chords.

If it's the whistle part it's pretty straightforward and I could do you a quick rough guide to the dots if you can't find it anywhere else

16 Mar 08 - 08:18 PM (#2290161)
Subject: Tune Add: GALWAY GIRL (Steve Earle)
From: Nick

Here's an ABC file of something approaching it:

X:1
T:Galway Girl
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:120
C:Steve Earle
K:D
DE| F2(3EFE D2 DE | F2F2FED A | B2B2Bcdc | B2A2A2 FA | B2B2A2 F2 |GFG2F2D2|
E2E2EFGF | E2D2D2A2 | B3AB3AB2 | c2 d2 B2 A2 | ABAG F2 E4-|E2
A2B2B2 | A2F2GAG2 | F2 D2E2 ED | EFGFE2D2 | D4 :|

Go to this site and paste it into the box and submit - it should produce a midi file and a PDF of the notes.

I have a mandolin tab for it too if you want one but would need somewhere to send it to - it's pretty easy to figure though as it's all on the D and A strings and Open, 2,4 and 5!

Hope it's the right thing. There are more twiddles in what he plays on the whistle but it's not far off the basics

16 Mar 08 - 08:26 PM (#2290168)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Earle
From: Nick

Right link this time - sorry about that

16 Mar 08 - 08:59 PM (#2290193)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Earle
From: Nick

PDF of Tab

18 Mar 08 - 02:21 PM (#2291806)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Ear
From: AnneMC

Thanks, Nick.
Yes, it is the whistle part of the tune, the instrumental bridge part in the Steve Earle version, that is the problem part to play on the mandolin. My husband plays mandolin throughout the tune but knows he could be better on that instrumental part which the whistle carries on the original.
Any help on that instrumental part appreciated if anyone else plays it on the mandolin.

Anne

18 Mar 08 - 05:21 PM (#2291983)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Ear
From: Sorcha

Oh. Somehow I though snuffy was Aidan Crossey. That's who puts a lot of tabs there. Guess not, huh?

19 Mar 08 - 04:22 AM (#2292407)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Ear
From: Splott Man

He co-wrote it with Sharon Shannon, so you may find something if you include her name in the search.

Cheers, m'dears

Splott Man

24 Mar 08 - 02:00 PM (#2296621)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Earle
From: GUEST

I found the notes for the bridge part if you'r still looking, it's made out for the whistle but I'm sure it's the same notes that the mandolin would use, The song has also been trainscribed to Irish with notes over each word, hope this helps.
Galway Girl sheet music with whistle notes

25 Mar 08 - 12:40 AM (#2297012)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Ear
From: AnneMC

Thanks, Guest.
Very helpful site.

25 Mar 08 - 06:44 PM (#2297611)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Earle
From: GUEST

hows auzi land, Liam

26 Mar 08 - 01:43 AM (#2297780)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Earle
From: GUEST,Liam

its fooked eh

05 May 08 - 02:47 PM (#2333443)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Earle
From: GUEST

refresh

05 May 08 - 05:43 PM (#2333596)
Subject: Tune Add: GALWAY GIRL (Steve Earle)
From: DaveP

I converted the ABC into Mandolin TAB using a program I wrote a few years ago. The TAB looks wrong here because of the proportionally spaced font.
Copy the section between the @@@@@@ lines into notepad and change the font to "Courier" or "courier new" it should then look OK.
If it works for you see thread
Tech: FREE ABC to TAB software
where you get guided to a totally free copy of the converter.

Any queries PM me
DaveP

@@@@@@@@@
Galway Girl
Time signature = 4/4 DefaultNoteLengh = 1/8 Key = D

  E 4 |-----|---------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|---------|
  A   |-----|---------------|-----------0-|-2-2-2-4-5-4-|-2-0-0---0-|-2-2-0---|
  D 4 |-0-2-|-4-2-4-2-0-0-2-|-4-4-4-2-0---|-------------|-------4---|-------4-|
  G   |-----|---------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|---------|
        e e   q _____ q e e   q q e e e e   q q e e e e   q q q e e   q q q q
                =2*e
  
  E 4 |-----------|-------------|---------|-----------|---------|
  A   |-----------|-------------|-------0-|-2-0-2-0-2-|-4-5-2-0-|
  D 4 |-5-4-5-4-0-|-2-2-2-4-5-4-|-2-0-0---|-----------|---------|
  G   |-----------|-------------|---------|-----------|---------|
        e e q q q   q q e e e e   q q q q   . e . e q   q q q q
                                            q   q
  
  E 4 |-------------|---------|-----------|-----------|-------------|--- |
  A   |-0-2-0-------|---0-2-2-|-0-----0---|-----------|-------------|---:|
  D 4 |-------5-4-2-|-2-------|---4-5---5-|-4-0-2-2-0-|-2-4-5-4-2-0-|-0- |
  G   |-------------|---------|-----------|-----------|-------------|--- |
        e e e e q h   q q q q   q q e e q   q q q e e   e e e e q q   h

@@@@@
The “preformat” command also works:
<pre>
[lines that you want to appear in fixed-width type ]
</pre>
--JoeClone 15-May-08

06 May 08 - 01:18 PM (#2334150)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Earle
From: GUEST,Shaneo

This song has now reached No1 in the Irish charts, it just goes to show what a little radio air play can do. It's been around about two years or so and all of a sudden when bulmers cider uses the song for a television advertisement it takes off.
Wouldn't it be great to get the auld folk songs into mainstream radio t.v.
When the public get a chance to hear some folk music they take to it.
I said it before and I'll say it again, shame on the radio stations that don't play our songs.

06 May 08 - 01:35 PM (#2334163)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Earle
From: The Sandman

no,
it would not be great to hear traditional music used for advertisements.
I think it cheapens the music.traditional music,should be recognised and appreciated , but to use it for toothpaste adverts or selling some other consumer commodity,might bring it to the public attention,but IMO reduces its value.

06 May 08 - 02:35 PM (#2334220)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Earle
From: GUEST,Jim

I guess this is kinda redundant after DaveP's post, but I'll send it anyway:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r176/james14076/001_1-7-1.jpg

Sorry the time values got cut off the last line.

08 May 08 - 04:37 PM (#2336018)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mandolin tab Galway Girl - Steve Earle
From: GUEST,MC

refresh

19 Sep 08 - 02:20 AM (#2444730)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Galway Girl (Steve Earle) - mandolin tab
From: GUEST,Markeekay

Does anyone have the chords for the mandolin n this song?? I cant find them anywhere and im only learning the mandolin now so havnt trained the ears just yet!!