Chords Req: Drowsy Maggie

Subject: Chords: Drowsy Maggie
From: MandolinPaul
Date: 19 Dec 99 - 01:42 AM

Does anyone know'm?

Subject: RE: Chords: Drowsy Maggie
From: Brendy
Date: 19 Dec 99 - 01:44 AM

Is that the traditional irish reel, or a song?

Subject: RE: Chords: Drowsy Maggie
From: MandolinPaul
Date: 19 Dec 99 - 01:50 AM

I didn't know that there were two. This is the traditional reel, I think. The first part has a sort of a minor key drone, or so it sounds to me.

Paul

Subject: RE: Chords: Drowsy Maggie
From: Brendy
Date: 19 Dec 99 - 02:17 AM

No, I didn't know if there were two or not either!
I couldn't get into the tabs just at the minute, as I'm soon going to bed soon - it's 08.00, and I've been up all night, again. But.
It' can be as simple as two basic chords, added with a third and forth which are only played once in each part.

Basically, It starts off in an E minor\ D combination, one change to each bar (sort of), until the last two bars where there is added a C (C6th sounds better), B minor and back to E minor again.

Please understand that I am just going through a rough visualisation of the chords, while humming the tune in my head, but it shouldn't be too far wrong.
Hope it helps,
B.

Subject: RE: Chords: Drowsy Maggie
From: Barbara
Date: 19 Dec 99 - 05:35 AM

This is the basic format used in Rise Up Singing where / is a bar line and - signifies another beat with the same chord as previous:
DROWSY MAGGIE
Em--- /Em-D-/ Em--- /C-D-/ (first part)
G-D-/G---/G-D-/C-G-/
G-D-/G ---/GDGC/DCG-/ and Em to first part.

Is that clear? Lot of the B part chords are arbitrary in that run. Some folks use minors, and some don't do as many changes as I have above.
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: Chords: Drowsy Maggie
From: MandolinPaul
Date: 19 Dec 99 - 10:02 PM

Thanks Barbara. Those are perfect (to my humble ear). Brendy, I've never used 6th chords much before; a very cool kind of melancholy. I need to experiment with these some more.

Paul.

Subject: RE: Chords: Drowsy Maggie
From: Rosebrook
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 10:08 AM

This is a fun tune to start out very s-l-o-w-l-y and pick up the speed with each go round. It's fun for the musicians and fun for the audience.

Rose

Subject: RE: Chords: Drowsy Maggie
From: harpgirl
Date: 03 Jan 00 - 11:17 PM

...Drowsy Maggie in the Fiddle Fake Book on page 91 has no C chord in it but it is in 4/4 time...harpgirl

Subject: RE: Chords: Drowsy Maggie
From: rob
Date: 04 Jan 00 - 04:59 PM

Hi! I even heard 3 versions of it. Try the following link, music and chords. http://www.blackflute.com/music/tunes/reels/drmaggie.html A simple trick did it: Altavista & Fast Search. There are also a couple af great sites to dig up music ( & chords) www. ceolas.org www. dojo.ie/musicbox/ www.prof.co.uk/irish1.htm www.mustrad.org.uk/

hope you can do something with it

Rob

Subject: RE: Chords: Drowsy Maggie
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 04 Jan 00 - 05:08 PM

Try Tam Lin's site.

Subject: RE: Chords: Drowsy Maggie
From:
Date: 05 Jan 00 - 07:20 AM

hi, folks! I played with my group (with the bouzouki..) Barbara's chords are pretty good;we use this combination:

intro E D C D / E D C D

bridge D A G / D A G

D (bass : D #C B A) G Bm <<< da capo

I suggest to play in set with two other reels; Humors of Tulla (a great one) and Lucky in Love

Loves

Subject: RE: Chords: Drowsy Maggie
From:
Date: 05 Jan 00 - 07:22 AM

hi, folks! I played with my group (with the bouzouki..) Barbara's chords are pretty good;we use this combination:

intro E D C D / E D C D

bridge D A G / D A G

D (bass : D #C B A) G Bm <<< da capo

I suggest to play in set with two other reels; Humors of Tulla (a great one) and Lucky in Love

Loves