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10 Jun 13 - 04:35 AM (#3524694) Subject: Chord Req: How Stands The Glass Around From: GUEST,Justin Griffiths, London UK Does anybody know the guitar chord arrangement to 'How Stands The Glass Around'/'Why, Soldiers, Why'? Kind Regards |
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10 Jun 13 - 07:52 AM (#3524756) Subject: RE: Chord Req: How Stands The Glass Around From: falcons1988 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 |
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10 Jun 13 - 08:45 AM (#3524776) Subject: RE: Chord Req: How Stands The Glass Around From: falcons1988 In fact if you could give me your email address that would be better. |
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10 Jun 13 - 09:00 AM (#3524781) Subject: RE: Chord Req: How Stands The Glass Around From: GUEST,Grishka 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. |
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10 Jun 13 - 10:22 AM (#3524801) Subject: RE: Chord Req: How Stands The Glass Around From: GUEST 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 |
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17 Jun 13 - 10:34 AM (#3527145) Subject: RE: Chord Req: How Stands The Glass Around From: falcons1988 Hi I have put it on Scoreexchange for you to download for free. http://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/141252.html f88 |
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17 Jun 13 - 03:45 PM (#3527270) Subject: Lyr Add: HOW STANDS THE GLASS AROUND? From: Jim Dixon 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. |
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12 Jul 20 - 07:37 AM (#4063832) Subject: RE: Chord Req: How Stands the Glass Around From: Daniel Kelly 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. |