Medley of Irish Tunes

**** 1st DRAFT **** Dec. 14, 1995 ****

Recorded by David Bromberg in "Demon in Disguise"

Trascription by Chifuru "Chief" Noda

The tune is a medley of three Irish pieces, "Rodney's Glory", "The Rights of Man", and "First of May"

David Gandolfo wrote to me in August 95, I quote:

In introducing the Irish medley David Bromberg said, to the best of my memory, "the Irish are fascinated with the Americans because we succeeded in kicking out the Brits. So they're big fans of Thomas Paine, hence the Rights of Man. Rodney's Glory -- sounds like a song about a part of the anatomy. First of May -- I forget how it got its title."


Tuning : Standard

Time: 4/4

Tempo: He begins it at intermediate speed and then kicks in afterburner at the beginning of the Rights of Man. 

Key: A minor for Rodney's Glory, but the tune is modal.
Notes used in this tune are
A B C C# D E F F# G and G#
The use of C# and F# is very distinctive and gives
a very "Irish" feel.

The Rights of Man is in E minor with modal C#
E F# G A B C C# B

First of May isin A minor with modal notes
A B C C# D E F F# G
The very last chord is A5 (A power chord, no third) that's been discussed here lately.

Notation: Each section has a pick-up beat, so the last measure of each section is three beat long.

David plays each section twice. The section B of First of May is written out exactly (since first and second repeats are bit different)

I put notes underneath as well

I marked four beats by a vertical line, | . David plays triplet notes occasionally and I used "T" to mark them. For example, measure 4 is writeen as 

  | T T |   |   |
|-3-2-0-------1-0---|
|-------3-2-3-----2-|

The first three notes (3 2 0) are triplets, the next six notes are eighth notes.......

The best course of action would be to listen to the recordng but the album is out of print. I don't know if you can buy a tape. I'm pretty sure it's not out on CD. It is not included in his compilation CD.

Fingering: Fingerings are my own and I tend to use a same string for a run. It is up to you to suit your own style.....

Picking: I cannot to the triplets at all. If I use down-up-down, the down beat comes up on UP and my right hand gets confused. Any tips? 

.........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7

<< Rodney's Glory >>

Section A

   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
---0---|---0---------0---|-----------------|-0-1-0-------0-2-|
-----3-|-1---0-1-------3-|-1---0-----0-1-3-|-------3-1-3-----|
-------|---------2-------|---2---0-2-------|-----------------|
-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E D   C E B C A   E D   C A B G A B C D   E F E D C D E F#


  | T T |   |   |     |   |   |   |     | T T | T T |   |
|-3-2-0-------1-0---|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------3-2-3-----2-|-1---0---------0-|-1-0---------------0-|
|-------------------|---------2---2---|-----2-4-2-0-0---2---|
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
  G F#E D C#D F E C#  C   B   A   A B   C B A B A G G   A B


  |   |   |   |     |   |   | (add a pick-up beat)
|-----------------|-------------||
|-1---0-----------|-------0-----||
|-------2-0-----0-|-2-0-2---2---||
|-------------2---|-------------||
|-----------------|-------------||
|-----------------|-------------||
  C   B A G   E G   A G A B A


Section B

   | T T   |   |   |   |     |   |   |   | T T   |   |   |   |
---------|-0---5---5---8-7-|-5---0-------------|-0---5---5---0---|
---2-3-4-|-----------------|---8---3-2---2-3-4-|-----------8---2-|
---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
   C#D D#  E   A   A   C B   A G E D C#  C#DD#   E   A   A G E C#


  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   | T T |   | T T
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-2-3-2-0-5---0-0-0-|
|-3-1-------------|-------0-1-0-1-3-|---------------------|
|-----2---0-------|-2-1-2-----------|---------------------|
|-------4---------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
  D C A F#G         A G#A B C B C D   E F#G F#E A   E E E


  | T T | T T |   |     | T T |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|-5-5-5-8-7-5-0-----2-|-3-2-0-------1-0---|-----------------|
|---------------3-1---|-------3-2-3-----3-|-1---0---------0-|
|---------------------|-------------------|---------2---2---|
|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
  A A A C B A E D C F#  G F#E D C#C F E D   C   B   A   A B


  | T T | T T |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |
|---------------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-1-0---------------0-|-1---0-----------|-------0-----||
|-----2-4-2-0-0---2---|-------2-0-----0-|-2-0-2---2---||
|---------------------|-------------2---|-------------||
|---------------------|-----------------|-------------||
|---------------------|-----------------|-------------||
  C B A B A G G   A B   C   B A G   E G   A G A B A


<< the Rights of Man >>

Section A

   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     | T T |   |   |
-------|-----------------|-------------0-2-|-5-3-2-0---0-------|
-------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3---3-0-3-|
---0-2-|-4-5-2-4-0-2---5-|-----0-2-4-------|-------------------|
-------|-------------4---|-2-4-------------|-------------------|
-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
   E F#  B C A B G A F#G   E F#G A B    F#   A G F#E D E D B D


  |   |   |   |     | T T | T T | T T |     |   |   |   |
|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------0-2-|
|-1-0-------1-0---|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----2-0-2-----2-|-4-5-4-2-4-2-0-2-0-----|-----0-2-4-------|
|-----------------|-------------------4-5-|-2-4-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
  C B A G A C B A   B C B A B A G A G F#G   E F#G A B   E F#


  | T T |   |   |     |   |   |  (add a pick-up beat)  
|-5-3-2-0-----3-2-3-|-0-----------||
|---------3-0-------|-------------||
|-------------------|-------------||
|-------------------|-----2---2---||
|-------------------|-------------||
|-------------------|-------------||
  A G F#E D B G F#G   E   E   E


Section B

   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
---3-5-|-7-5-7-----------|-7-5-------------|-----------------|
-------|-------8-5-7-8-5-|-----8-7-5-8-7-5-|-------5-7-5-7-8-|
-------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-6-7-----------|
-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   G A   B A B G E F#G E   B A G F#E G F#E   D C#D E F#E F#G


  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|-5-------5*--3-2-|-0---0-3-2---2-5-|-3-0-3-5-7---0-2-|
|---7---7---------|---0-------3-----|-----------------|
|-----7-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  A F#D F#A   G F#  E B E G F#D F#A   G E G A B   E F#

* - This A note is actually bent up on 4th fret (second repeat)


  | T T |   |   |     |   |   |  (add a pick-up beat)  
|-5-3-2-0-----3-2-3-|-0-------------||
|---------3-0-------|---------------||
|-------------------|-----------(4)-||  <- play (4) only second time
|-------------------|-----2---2-----||     to lead into First of May
|-------------------|---------------||
|-------------------|---------------||
  A G F#E D B G F#G   E   E   E


<< First of May >>

Section A

   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   | T T |     |   |   |   |
-------|-----------------|-------0-2-3-2-0-2-|-3-2-0-------0---|
-------|-------0-1-0-1---|-3-2-3-------------|-------3-2-3---2-|
---2-0-|---2-2---------2-|-------------------|-----------------|
-------|-2---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
-------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
-------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
   A G   E A A B C B C A   D C#D E F#G F#E F#  G F#E D C#D E C#


  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   | T T |
|-----------------|-----------------|-------0-2-3-2-0-2-|
|-3-1-------------|-------0-1-0-1---|-3-2-3-------------|
|-----2---0---0---|---2-2---------2-|-------------------|
|-------4-------4-|-2---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
  D C A F#G   GF#   E A A B C B C A   D C#D E F#G F#E F#


  |   |   |   |     |   |   | (add a pick-up beat)
|-3-2-0-------0---|-------------||
|-------3-2-3---2-|-------0-----||
|-----------------|-2-0-2---2---||
|-----------------|-------------||
|-----------------|-------------||
|-----------------|-------------||
  G F#E D C#D E C#  A G A B A


Section B  (play once - two repeats written out exactly)

   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
---2-3-|-5---5-2-3-5-3-0-|-2-3-2---0---0-2-|-3-2-0-------0---|
-------|-----------------|-------3---------|-------3-2-3---2-|
-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   F#G   A   A F#G A G E   F#G F#D E   E F#  G F#E D C#C E C#


  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   | T T |
|-----------------|-----------------|-------0-2-3-2-0-2-|
|-3-1-------------|-------0-1-0-1---|-3-2-3-------------|
|-----2---0---2-0-|---2-2---------2-|-------------------|
|-------4---------|-2---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
  D C A F#G   A G   E A A B C B C A   D C#D E F#G F#E F#


  |   |   |   |     |   |   | * |     |   |   |   |
|-3-2-0-------0---|-------------2-3-|-5---5-2-3-5-3-0-|
|-------3-2-3---2-|-------0---------|-3-------0-------|
|-----------------|-2-0-2---2-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  G F#E D C#D E C#  A G A B A   F#G   A   A F#G A G E
                                      D       B
* - second repeat starts here


  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|-2-3-2---0---0-2-|-3-2-0-------0---|-----------------|
|-3-----3-2-------|-------3-2-3---2-|-3-1-------------|
|---------2-------|-----------------|-----2---0---2-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------4---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  F#G F#D E   E F#  G F#E D C#D E C#  D C A F#G   A G 
  D       C#


  |   |   |   |     |   |   | T T |     |   |   |   |
|-----------------|-------0-2-3-2-0-2-|-3-2-0-------0---|
|-------0-1-0-1---|-3-2-3-------------|-------3-2-3---2-|
|---2-2---------2-|-------------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
  E A A B C B C A   D C#D E F#G F#E F#  G F#E D C#D E C#


  |   |   |   |   Whooey!
|---------5-------||
|-------0-5-------||
|-2-0-2---2-------||
|---------2-------||
|-----------------||
|-----------------||
  A G A B A