Given the appalling lack of ABC transcriptions of this quintessential Irish folk song, beloved equally by session singers and equestrian clergy everywhere, I present:
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T:My Lovely Horse
C:Neil Hannon
S:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzYzVMcgWhg
Z:MTGuru for Chiff & Fipple 2014-08-30
M:C
K:C
z2z2z2||"C"z2G2 E2C2|"Em7"G,8|"Am"A,B,2C- C2EF-|"F"F8|
w:My love-ly horse, run-ning through_ the fields_
"C"GFEE- EEEF|"Em7"GE2E- EEED|"Am"E8|"F"z8|
w:Where are you go-_ing with your fet-locks blow-_ing in the wind?
"C"zGGG GGGG|"Em"AG2G- G4|"Am"zE2A- AGFE|"F"GF3- F4|
w:I want to show-er you with sug-ar lumps_ and ride_ you o-ver fenc-es_
"C"zGGG G2GG|"Em"AG2G- G4|"Am"zA,A,A, "D7"A,CE2|"G"ED3- D4|z8||
w:Pol-ish your hooves eve-ry sin-gle day_ and bring you to the horse den-tist_
"C"z2G2E2 C2|"Em7"G,8|"Am"z2A,A, A,CE2|"F"F8|"C"GFEE- E2EF|
w:My love-ly horse, you're a po-ny no more, Run-ning a-round_ with a
"Em"GFEE- E2EF|"Am"GFEE- E4|"F"z2D/E/F- F2E/D/C-|"C"C8|]
w:man on your back_ like a train in the night,_ like a train in the night_
My Lovely Horse
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My Lovely Horse
Vivat diabolus in musica! MTGuru's (old) GG Clips / Blackbird Clips
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Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
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Re: My Lovely Horse
Fantastic! This is the best thing I've seen all day!
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Re: My Lovely Horse
Clearly, you need to get out more. (Thanks Aonghas!)Aonghas wrote:This is the best thing I've seen all day!
Vivat diabolus in musica! MTGuru's (old) GG Clips / Blackbird Clips
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
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Re: My Lovely Horse
How about the other (original) version of the tune:
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z2E2 EE3 | E2EE EE2z | C8 | EEEE- E2EE | EE2E- EEEE | z2C8 ||
Now that's the real pure drop version.
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z2E2 EE3 | E2EE EE2z | C8 | EEEE- E2EE | EE2E- EEEE | z2C8 ||
Now that's the real pure drop version.
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Re: My Lovely Horse
The sax solo! The sax solo!
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Re: My Lovely Horse
Yeah, we need to drop that ...Ketil wrote:The sax solo! The sax solo!
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Re: My Lovely Horse
No no, the details matter:benhall.1 wrote:K:C
z2E2 EE3 | E2EE EE2z | C8 | EEEE- E2EE | EE2E- EEEE | z2C8 ||
K:D
"G"z2A2 AA3 | A2AA AA2z | "C"F8 | "G"AAAA- A2AA | AA2A- AAAA | z2"C"F6 ||
The tritone in the cadence - F# against the CMaj chord - is especially primitive and haunting.
Vivat diabolus in musica! MTGuru's (old) GG Clips / Blackbird Clips
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
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Re: My Lovely Horse
I agree and bow to your exceptional and deep understanding of music of this quality. I could never hope to match your expert knowledge in such areas.MTGuru wrote:No no, the details matter:benhall.1 wrote:K:C
z2E2 EE3 | E2EE EE2z | C8 | EEEE- E2EE | EE2E- EEEE | z2C8 ||
K:D
"G"z2A2 AA3 | A2AA AA2z | "C"F8 | "G"AAAA- A2AA | AA2A- AAAA | z2"C"F6 ||
The tritone in the cadence - F# against the CMaj chord - is especially primitive and haunting.
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Re: My Lovely Horse
I know, I know. It's a gift ... and a curse.benhall.1 wrote:I agree and bow to your exceptional and deep understanding of music of this quality. I could never hope to match your expert knowledge in such areas.
My music teacher once told me that someday I'd actually be able to use the word "tritone". And I must admit, the thrill is a bit overwhelming.
Of course, my transcription reflects the original pure drop sitting room version in, er, D. The overproduced, commercialized stage performance is simply not worth bothering with.
Vivat diabolus in musica! MTGuru's (old) GG Clips / Blackbird Clips
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
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Re: My Lovely Horse
I believe the tune to the song is also known by the name "The Steaming Pile".
"If you take music out of this world, you will have nothing but a ball of fire." - Balochi musician
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Re: My Lovely Horse
My brain hurts
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Re: My Lovely Horse
This is one of the few transcriptions where I expect the composer might contact me to complain by asking that the C: credit be ... removed.Mr.Gumby wrote:I expected you had tackled this version. Ah well.
Vivat diabolus in musica! MTGuru's (old) GG Clips / Blackbird Clips
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
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Re: My Lovely Horse
Is that stuff legal, I mean the whole shebang? Oh, my...
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Re: My Lovely Horse
You mean Father Ted? I'm sure it's been outlawed somewhere.ytliek wrote:Is that stuff legal, I mean the whole shebang?
Vivat diabolus in musica! MTGuru's (old) GG Clips / Blackbird Clips
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.