DANNY BOY (traditional)
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The B-Side of the "Change The World" single
Transcribed by Brian Davies (davies@ils.nwu.edu)
For more of my transcriptions, check: http://www.ils.nwu.edu/~davies/
I didn't have room to mark all the hammer-ons and pull-offs explicitly, so
if you see something like 464, that's three separate notes, not one very
high one. The ~ denotes a fast hammer-on and pull-off (usually
sixteenth-note triplets).
Eric gets a great, very fluid tone by playing almost every node with a
glissando. I've only marked the most noticable slides.
There are a couple of times when Eric descends into a flurry of notes -- I
can play flurries that sound fine, but I'm not sure if I'm getting exactly
the same notes as the recording. Anyway, I've marked the two places where
this happens. My advice for these sections: play lots of notes. :)
(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------6-7-------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
FIRST VERSE
(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|-------464-------|-----------------|---------------4-|
(D) |-6-------------4-|-6----------/6-4-|---2-------------|-------2/6---7---|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) |---------------46|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) |-----------------|-------6~---/6-4-|-----------------|---------------4-|
(A) |-----------------|---------7-------|-----------------|-------6-7-------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|----/6-4---------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) |/6-------------4-|-6-----------6-4-|---2-------------|---------------4-|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-------6-7-------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------/4-6--/8---|
(D) |-6-------------67|-6-----4~2----/4-|-2---------------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
SECOND VERSE
(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) |-9-------------89|-8-6-6----/6--/6-|-4---------------|------/4-6--/8---|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|---6-6-----------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) |-9-----9-9-----9~|-8-----6~4-------|-----------------|------/4-4---4---|
(D) |-----------------|-----------6-6-4-|-------------2-4-|-1---------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |/9-------------7-|-7-------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|---9-9----/6-----|-4---------------|-----------------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|---6-2-----------|---------------4-|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------6-7-------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------4-5-7-|
(G) |------/6-4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) |-6-----------6-4-|-------2-------2-|-2---------------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|---------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
THIRD VERSE
(e) |-----------------|-------797-------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-9-------------7-|-9-----------9-7-|-----------------|-------5/9---10--|
(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-12-----------12~|-12----9~---/9-7-|-----------454---|-------4-5-----12|
(G) |-----------------|---------9-------|---------46---646|-4---------------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-------46--------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |-----------------|-------797-------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-9-------------7-|-9-----------9-7-|---5-------------|-------4-5---7-9-|
(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----6---------4~|-3---------------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----7---9--/11--|
(B) |--------------910|-9-----7~5-----7-|-5---------------|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|----------------6|-------64--------|-----------------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|---------4-2-242-|-2---------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|----------------4|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
FOURTH VERSE
(e) |-12------------11|11-9-9----/9--/9-|-7---------------|-------7-9--/11--|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|--95-------------|-5---------------|
(G) |-----------------|-----------------|---------------46|-----------------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |-12---12-12---12~|11-----9~7-------|-----------------|-------7-7-----7-|
(B) |-----------------|------------/9-7-|---------5-754~--|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|-----------------|---------------64|-4---------------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |/16------------14|14-1212---/9---12|-7---------------|-----------------|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|---9-5-------4-54|-------4-5-----7-|
(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |-------797-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-9--/11--|
(B) |-9-----------9-7-|-------5-------5-|-5---------------|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|---------6-------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
FIFTH VERSE
(e) |-12-----------111211-9-9----/9--/9-|-7---------------|-------7-9--/11--|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|--95-------------|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |-12-----------12~|11-----9~7-------|---------1197----|-----------------|
(B) |-----------------|------------/9-7-|-------77----975-|-7--------9~79757|
(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------46--------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|--------not-sure-|-about-this-part-|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |----16-16------14|14-1212---/9---12|-7---------------|-----------------|
(B) |-5---------------|-----------------|---9-5---------4~|--------------457|
(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-----6~5-------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(e) |-----9-7---------|-----------------|-9---------9-1112|-----------------|
(B) |-9-----------9-7-|-------5-------5-|-----------------|-11---11~10--1210|
(G) |-----------------|---------6-------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CADENZA
(e) |-------9-7-------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|
(B) |-9----------/9-7-|-------5-----5---|---5-7-9-9~797~57|---5-5-----------|
(G) |-----------------|---------6-------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|-ritard----------|--------not-sure-|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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How to play DANNY BOY (traditional)
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.