OT: Looking for the notes to a bluegrass tune

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:03 pm

Don't know if it should be off topic or not since it isn't a trad tune. But a friend played it the other night and I like it very much.

The tune/song is "A Dream of a Miner's Child." It is a bluegrass favourite.

I tried nine pages of Google, the Mudcat Cafe but no luck.

Any help will kindly appreciated.

MarkB

ennistraveler · Post by **ennistraveler** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:38 am

Do you need the sheet music, lyrics or chords?
It's a wonderful tune. There are lots of internet resources for bluegrass tunes and songs. I just need to know what exactly you're after.

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:24 am

I'm looking for the sheet music, or a facsimilie in ABC notation, which neither seems to pop up after nine pages of Google.

MarkB

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:48 am

I sure didn't have any luck. I wonder if it is under copyright? After I found the lyrics I knew what song it was. I'll be interested to see where somone finds it. Also a bit humiliated.

If you have a recording, I think it wouldn't be too hard to pick it up off that---since it's not real fast---if you can't find the sheet.

s1m0n · Post by **s1m0n** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:21 am

The commonest format to fine tunes in in the bluegrass universe is in TAB--tablature for playing guitar, mandolin or banjo.

If that's what you can find, it's possible if you want it badly enough to work out std notation (and hence abc) from tab. I think there are programs which can do that, as well.

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:19 am

Cynth wrote;

Also a bit humiliated

Don't be! I'm a librarian and do this sort of thing for a living and I can't find it!

s1mon, I will try looking for tabs/chords etc.

Thanks all!

MarkB

springrobin · Post by **springrobin** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:50 pm

Is this it?

http://www.8notes.com/scores/5563.asp?ftype=midi

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:38 pm

That's it! That's it! WoooooHooooo.

Thank you very much. I noticed something that the title is slightly different but that's okay.

A Guinness in the Pub for you next time your in.

MarkB

ennistraveler · Post by **ennistraveler** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:17 am

That's the one song that made Gillian Welch get into bluegrass music.