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The Banks Of The Suir waltz

There are 11 recordings of this tune.

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The Banks Of The Suir appears in 2 other tune collections.

The Banks Of The Suir has been added to 1 tune set.

The Banks Of The Suir has been added to 51 tunebooks.

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Three settings

1
X: 1
T: The Banks Of The Suir
R: waltz
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
(GA)|B2 e2 (ed)|e2 d2 (BA)|G2 E2 (GA)|B2 d2 (BA)|
B2 G2 A2|B4 (GA)|B2 e2 (ed)|e2 d2 (BA)|G2 E2 (GA)|B2 G2 A2|G4||
(GA)|B2 d2 (ef)|g2 f2 e2|f2 d2 (ef)|g2 f2 (ed)|
B2 e2 f2|e4 ef|g2 f2 (ed)|e2 d2 (BA)|G2 E2 (GA)|B2 d2 BA|B2 G2 A2|G4||
2
X: 2
T: The Banks Of The Suir
R: waltz
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Fmaj
FG|A2 d2 d2|c2 AG FD|D2 CD FG|A2 c2 A>F|G2 F2 [F2C2]|[F4C4]:|
FG|A2 c2 de|f2 df e>c|d>c A2 (3cde|f2 e2 dc|G2 c2 c2|[d4F4] (3cde|
f2 g2 fd|c2 AG FD|A2 c2 AF|G2 F2 [F2C2]|[F4C4]||
3
X: 3
T: The Banks Of The Suir
R: waltz
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
G2A>B d4 e>d GA3G E2 D6|G2A>B d4 B>A GA2G6D:|
G2A>B d3dg4f>d e2 d6|de/f/g3e dB G3A Bd e6|
de/f/ g3f ed GA3G E2 D6|G2A>B d4 B>A GA2G6||

Ten comments

Banks of the Suir

THis is really a Slow Air I heard from a recording of Sean Ryan “Take the air”.

Gan Ainm

Aoifa Granville is playing this beautiful slow air or song (sorry : always no other place than in Waltzes for that kind of tune in The Session at this time, alas 🙁 )
here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9VHORgQkQc

She gives the name in the video, but I don’t understand. If anybody could, he would be welcome !

Re: Gan Ainm

pierre,
name of this tune is : the banks of the Suir

marin

Re: Gan Ainm

Thank you Marin, it looks like it, indeed.

Re: Gan Ainm

Your transcription have the notes from the video, but there is something with the note lengths and bar lines that don’t make a lot of sense - even if this may not be the typical waltz, many phrases are pickup phrases from the bar before. (Your G2A and de/f/ should be at the end)

Re: Gan Ainm

Is there a way to put all that in the banks of the Suir first transcription page ?
Jeff : I agree. The bars only match with the breath of Aoife. And of course the 3/4 doesn’t mean anything.

Re: The Banks Of The Suir

Aoife said :“It’s similar to the Banks of the Suir but I play it from the Setting of the Song ”An Buachaillín Donn“ - there are a few differences here and there!”