Airde Chuain (The Land of Erin) (trad Celtic folk song) - arr Gerald Garcia see Notes and Legend below - 21 October 2023 audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToJn6k0RsdU - John Holmquist tuning: E A D G B E key: B minor time: 4/4, 2/4 Mesto e rubato (sad and pensive, with varying tempo) CII~~~ CII~~~~~~~~~~ 4/4 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 1 arp. arp. arp. arp. arp. e|-----0--|--2--2---0-------------|--------------|-----0--2---2--5--5--| B|--3-----|--3--3---0--3---3p0----|--0--------0--|--3-----3------2-----| G|-----6--|--4------0----4-----2--|--4--0--------|--4-----4------2-----| D|--------|--4------2-------------|--0--2--4-----|--4-----4------2-----| A|--------|--2------2-------------|--2-----5-----|--5-----2------4-----| E|--------|---------0-------------|--------------|---------------2-----| p l.v. sempre cresc. > > > mf CII CII~~ CIX ^ ^ v 5 arp. arp. arp. arp. e|----7p5---0---|--2--------0--|--2--2--0-------------------9---|--------0--| B|--------7-----|--3-----3-----|--3-----0--3-0--------------10--|-----3-----| G|--------------|--4--------6--|--4-----0------<12>---------9---|--------6--| D|--------------|--4-----------|--4-----0---------<12>------11--|-----------| A|--------------|--2-----------|--2-----2------------<12>---9---|-----------| E|--------------|--------------|--------0-----------------------|-----------| > > > dim. p cresc. cresc. p > > CII CII ~~~~~~~~~ CVII ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v 9 arp. arp. arp. arp. arp. arp. arp. 2/4 e|--2---0------|--------2------|--7-------------|-------7--|| B|--3---0---3--|--------2------|--7---7---8--7--|----10----|| G|--4---0---4--|----2---2------|--7---7---9--7--|----------|| D|--4---0---4--|----2----------|--11--9---------|----------|| A|--2---2---2--|----4----------|--9-------------|----------|| E|------0---2--|----2----------|--7-------------|----------|| cresc. cresc. dim. molto mf cresc. > > 13 CVII~~~~~~~ CIX CVII~~ CVII~~~~~~~~~ e|--10--10------------------|--7------------10--|----------7---10--12--14--| B|------7---10--10---7--10--|--0--<12>----------|--10--10--10------12--14--| G|------7-------9-----------|--0--<12>--<7>-----|--0---7---7-------0-------| D|------0-------11---7------|--0--<12>--<7>-----|--0---11------------------| A|------9-------9----7------|--9--------<7>-----|--9---9---9---------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------|----------------------14--| 4/4 23 CIX ^ ^ 16 arp. arp. F. Nat. e|---17---<19>--5[17]-------<12>--|---------------0--| B|--<12>--------------7[19]-------|----7[19]---3-----| G|--<12>---9----------------------|---------------6--| D|--<12>---11---------------------|------------------| A|--<12>---9----------------------|------------------| E|--<12>--------------------------|------------------| cresc. sub. mp p CII~~ CIX CII ^ ^ v ^ ^ 18 arp. arp. arp. arp . arp. e|--2--2--0-------------------9---|---------0--|--2----0------| B|--3-----0--3-0--------------10--|------3-----|--3----0---3--| G|--4-----0------<12>---------9---|---------6--|--4----0---4--| D|--4-----0---------<12>------11--|------------|--4----0---4--| A|--2-----2------------<12>---9---|------------|--2----2---2--| E|--------0-----------------------|------------|-------0------| cresc. cresc. > > CII~~~~~~~ CVII~~~~~~~~~~~ ^ pp ^ 21 arp. arp. F. e|-------5-----|--7----------------|| B|--2----------|--7-------8--7-----|| G|--2----------|--7-------9--7----*|| D|--2----------|--11--9-----------*|| A|--4----------|--9----------------|| E|--2----------|--7----------------|| dim. dim. niente Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ left hand fingering (LHF) 1 - index finger (forefinger) 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger (annular) 4 - little finger (pinky) CII barre on the 2nd fret CVII barre on the 7th fret CIX barre on the 9th fret piano p - soft mezzo forte mf - medium loud mezzo piano mp - medium soft pianissimo pp - very soft rubato - expressive and rhythmic freedom (temporary disregard strict tempo) l.v. - laissez vibrer (let vibrate) - let it ring sempre - always, throughout the piece arp. - arpeggiate cresc. - crescendo - becoming gradually louder dim. - diminuendo - diminishing, becoming gradually softer molto - much, very sub. - subito - suddenly F. - Fermata - pause, notes held for longer than their value Nat. - natural, discontinue a special effect niente - fade the music away to little more than a bare whisper > > > - (below the tab) decrescendo - becoming quieter, growing softer h - (between the notes) hammer-on p - (between the notes) pull-off > - accented, marked, stressed ^ - strumming from the lowest note to the highest note v - strumming from the highest note to the lowest note <7> - natural (open) harmonic on the 7th fret <12> - natural (open) octave harmonic on the 12th fret 5[17] - artificial harmonic, play 5th fret, point to the 17th fret 7[19] - artificial harmonic, play 7th fret, point to the 19th fret |---- ----| repeat the section |---- ----| |*--- ---*| |*--- ---*| |---- ----| |---- ----| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org