Chord Req: How Stands the Glass Around

Subject: RE: Chord Req: How Stands the Glass Around
From: Daniel Kelly
Date: 12 Jul 20 - 07:37 AM

I put some chords to this song given its relationship to the recent Alexander Hamilton musical. Not 100% the same melody as the 1729 original, but close.

(my recording)

      Am
How stands the glass around,
      G                     Em7
Of which we take no care, my boys?
         Am
How stands the glass around?
    G                Em7
Let wine and mirth abound,
       C      G
The trumpets sound;
       G                          Em7
The colours they do fly, my boys;
      C             G
To fight, kill, or wound,
      C    G    Am
As you'll be found
      Am
Contented with your chear, my boys,
       Am G    Am
On the cold ground.

Subject: Lyr Add: HOW STANDS THE GLASS AROUND?
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 17 Jun 13 - 03:45 PM

I assume this is the text of which you are speaking?

From A Collection of Songs (Edinburgh: A. Donaldson and J. Reid, 1762), page 211:

    How stands the glass around,
Of which we take no care, my boys?
    How stands the glass around?
    Let wine and mirth abound,
    The trumpets sound;
The colours they do fly, my boys;
    To fight, kill, or wound,
    As you'll be found
Contented with your chear, my boys,
    On the cold ground.

    Why, soldiers, why
Should we be melancholy, boys?
    Why, soldiers, why,
    Whose business is to die?
    Why sigh then? fie!
Damn care, drink on; be jolly, boys,
    'Tis he, you, or I,
    Cold, hot, wet, or dry,
We're only doom'd to fall, my boys,
    We scorn to fly.

    'Tis but in vain,
I mean not to upbraid you, boys,
    'Tis but in vain
    For soldiers to complain;
    The next campaign
Sends you to him who made you, boys,
    Perhaps in pain;
    But if we remain,
A bottle and kind landlady
    Cures all again.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: How Stands The Glass Around
From: falcons1988
Date: 17 Jun 13 - 10:34 AM

Hi
I have put it on Scoreexchange for you to download for free.

http://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/141252.html

f88

Subject: RE: Chord Req: How Stands The Glass Around
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Jun 13 - 10:22 AM

Hello falcons1988. I am not a member so cannot pm you. I have just applied to be a member so will pm you after my request has been decided?

Kind Regards

Justin

Subject: RE: Chord Req: How Stands The Glass Around
From: GUEST,Grishka
Date: 10 Jun 13 - 09:00 AM

In the DT, it is in G minor (Gm, D7), the middle part (about the trumpet) goes to Bb major (Bb, F7). Best transpose it to E minor (Em, B7, G, D7), capoed if your voice is high.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: How Stands The Glass Around
From: falcons1988
Date: 10 Jun 13 - 08:45 AM

In fact if you could give me your email address that would be better.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: How Stands The Glass Around
From: falcons1988
Date: 10 Jun 13 - 07:52 AM

In the book by Lewis Winstock, there is some sheet music of the songs. It is the key of F minor and uses chords: I IV V

Drop me a pm and I will send you Guitar annotated version

Subject: Chord Req: How Stands The Glass Around
From: GUEST,Justin Griffiths, London UK
Date: 10 Jun 13 - 04:35 AM

Does anybody know the guitar chord arrangement to 'How Stands The Glass Around'/'Why, Soldiers, Why'?

Kind Regards