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ST PATRICKS HYMN
As recorded by John Fahey
(From the 1965 Album THE TRANSFIGURATION OF BLIND JOE DEATH)
Music by John Fahey
Transcribed by Brian Murtagh
Gtr I (E A D G B E)
Moderately Q=117
3/4
Gtr I
H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------|----------|-----------|------0-----|
|---------|----------|-----------|-^1------3--|
|---------|-2-----2--|-^0-----0--|-^0---------|
|------2--|-2--2-----|-^2--2-----|------------|
|------2--|-0--------|-^0--------|-^3---------|
|---------|----------|-----------|------------|
H.
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q
|----------|-----------|----------|----------|
|-1--0-----|-^3-----0--|----0--3--|-1----1---|
|----0--0--|-^0-----0--|-0-----0--|-0--------|
|-2--2-----|--------0--|-0-----0--|----------|
|-3--------|-----------|----------|-3--------|
|----------|-----3-----|-3--------|----------|
Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q H Q
|----------|-------------|----------|----------|
|-0--------|-------0-1---|----------|-1--------|
|-0--0-----|-2---2-----2-|-0--------|-0----0---|
|-2-----2--|-2-----------|----2-----|----------|
|----------|-------------|-------3--|----------|
|----------|-------------|----------|----------|
H.
Q Q E E H E E H Q H Q
|-----------|-0------0-|---------|----------|
|----0--1-3-|------3---|-1----0--|----------|
|-2---------|----------|-0-------|-2----2---|
|-3-----2---|-2--------|---------|-2----2---|
|-3-----0---|-3--------|-3-------|-0----0---|
|-----------|----------|---------|----------|
H Q
H Q H Q Q Q Q H Q
|---------|-----------|--------0--|-----------|
|---------|-^1----^1--|-1---3-----|-^3----2---|
|-2----0--|-^0----^0--|-0---------|-^0----0---|
|-2----0--|-----------|-----------|-^0----0---|
|-0-------|-^3----^3--|-3---------|-----------|
|---------|-----------|-----------|-^3----3---|
H.
H Q H Q Q Q Q H Q
|-----0-|---------|----------|---------|
|-3---0-|---------|----0--3--|-1----1--|
|-0-----|-2----2--|-0-----0--|-0----0--|
|-0-----|-2----2--|-0-----0--|---------|
|-------|-0----0--|----------|-3----3--|
|-3-----|---------|-3--------|---------|
H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|
|-0-------|----------|-----------|-1---------|
|-0-------|-2-----2--|-^0-----0--|-0-----0---|
|-2----2--|-2--2-----|-^2--2-----|----2------|
|---------|-0--------|-^0--------|-3---------|
|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|
H.=H
Q Q E E H E E H Q H Q H.
|-----------|-0-------0-|----------|--------|-------*|
|----0--1-3-|-------3---|-1-----0--|--------|-------*|
|-2---------|-----------|-0--------|-2----2-|-2-----*|
|-------2---|-2---------|----------|-2----3-|-2-----*|
|-------0---|-3---------|-3--------|-0----0-|-0-----*|
|-----------|-----------|----------|--------|-------*|
H Q H. H.
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths