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Re: Danny Boy

Author: Chris P
Date: 2019-04-29 02:37

The arrangement of 'Danny Boy' you have is written out in the key of D Major, therefore it uses a D Major scale which consists of the following notes ascending:

D - E - F# - G - A - B - C# - D

And the following notes descending:

D - C# - B - A - G - F# - E - D

All Major scales in every key have the same relation from note to note - the intervals (tones and semitones) in between each note being (when ascending):

[D] Tone [E] Tone [F#] Semitone [G] Tone [A] Tone [B] tone [C#] Semitone [D]

which is what gives every Major scale its character.

The notes from that D Major scale you need to play in order to turn them into a recognisable tune, in this case being 'Danny Boy' are (the | and || are just the bar lines):

C# D E || F# - - E | F# B A F# | E D B - | - D F# G | A - - B | A F# D F# | E - - - |
| - C# D E | F# - - E | F# B A F# | E D B A | B C# D E | F# - - G | F# E D E | D - - - |
| - A B C# || D - - C# | C# B A F# | A F# D - | - A B C# | D - - C# | C# B A F# | E - - - |
| - A A A | F# - - E | E D B D | A F# D - | - C# D E | F# B A F# | E D B C# | D - - - | - ||

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Post Edited (2019-04-29 02:42)

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