Chord Req: Basket of Turf (Irish Tune)

Subject: Chord Req: Chords for Basket of Turf (Irish Tune)
From: Baby Custard
Date: 28 Apr 05 - 01:59 PM

Does anybody know the chords or know where i can get the chords from for the tune The Basket of Turf?? i've looked in numerous tune books and i cant find them,
cheers, Baby Custard

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Chords for Basket of Turf (Irish Tu
From: Sorcha
Date: 29 Apr 05 - 12:01 PM

I am not a chord person, but a standard E Dorian ought to work...along the lines of Em, D, A,Fm and Bm? (mostly this is just a refresh)

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Chords for Basket of Turf (Irish Tune)
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 29 Apr 05 - 01:11 PM

If my Basket of Turf is the same as yours, then it's #735 in O'Neill's, a double jig in the key of G. However, when I play it, it seems to me that some of the C's ought to be C#'s, but not all of them. I leave that up to you.

There is a pick-up note, an eighth note on low E. After that, the chords I play are these: (each line of type equals one measure of music)

A part:
Em
D
Em
D Em
Em
D
G
D
(repeat A part)

B part

Em
G D
Em (or C)
B Em (or C)
Em or C
G D
G
D Em
(repeat B part)

Measure 12, the one with the B in it, has a D# as its second note. That's why it needs a B, not the usual Bm.

Playing the C chords in the second part adds sweetness and sparkle. Try it.

Let me know how this works for you.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Chords for Basket of Turf (Irish Tu
From: Sorcha
Date: 29 Apr 05 - 02:36 PM

The ones I found were E Dorian...

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Chords for Basket of Turf (Irish Tune)
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 30 Apr 05 - 02:47 PM

E Dorian? Was the song in E?

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Chords for Basket of Turf (Irish Tune)
From: GUEST,crazy little woman
Date: 01 May 05 - 09:21 AM

I wonder if Baby Custard will ever come back and see the results of his query. Or does he just like wasting people's time?

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Chords for Basket of Turf (Irish Tu
From: Sorcha
Date: 01 May 05 - 11:00 AM

Basket at JC's