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Thread #15280   Message #3031754
Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
14-Nov-10 - 08:54 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Rose of Tralee - anything to add ...?
Subject: RE: Origins: Rose of Tralee - anything to add ...?
Somebody commented upthread that it is "a bland, soupy song."

It is, in a way. It's Beethoven's 9th, of course. But I play it on the piano in the key of A, and it has the interesting feature that it uses every chord you can legitimately use.

A Bm, C#,D, E, F#m,