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 (THE)  HAMMER  SONG
 (IF  I  HAD  A  HAMMER)

Time signature:  4/4 (here).
Some sources show it in cut time.
Pete Seegar and Lee Hays
(1949)
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Button Accordion  Notation
​Beats per bar = 4
Beat symbol  =  Dot ( . ) or equivalent
Outside row (high) - buttons 5 - 10*  plus i8* 
Inside  row  (low)  -  buttons 1 - 6  plus o3*
Verse 1 , Verse 2, Verse 3 & Verse 4

 .6    "7   .8    "7   |    :8      :8~ | ~.    .9*   "9*  "8     "7   "6   |    ;7     .;6~ | ~.
 .3    "4   .5    "4   |    :5      :5~ | ~.    .5*   "5*  "5     "4   "3   |    ;4     .;3~ | ~.
 If      I   had   a       ham-mer          I'd  ham-mer    in  the     morn-ing
 If      I   had   a       bell____           I'd  ring   it       in  the     morn-ing
 If      I   had   a       song___          I'd  sing   it       in  the     morn-ing
Well, I   got   a       ham-mer,        and ___  I've    got___       a       bell


 . 6       "7    "8     "8   "7   |   ;8   .;8~ | ~"  .i8* .i8*   "8     .9*   |   ::8~ | ~.   
 . 3       "4    "5     "5   "4   |   ;5   .;5~ | ~"   .1   .1     "5     .5*   |   ::5~ | ~.   
 I'd     ham-mer   in   the    eve-ning         all   o  -  ver   this    land
 I'd     ring   it      in   the    eve-ning         all   o  -  ver   this    land
 I'd     sing  it      in   the    eve-ning         all   o  -  ver   this    land
And   I've  got     a  song   to   sing         all   o  -  ver   this    land


 .8     "9*      "8       .9*   |   .9  "9*   .;9~ | ~.   .9*   "9*   "8      "7   "6   |    ;7     .;7~ | ~. 
 .5     "5*      "5       .5*   |   .6  "5*   .;6~ | ~.   .5*   "5*   "5      "4   "3   |    ;4     .;4~ | ~. 
I'd    ham - mer  out       dan   -    ger;         I'd   ham-mer   out   a       warn-ing
I'd    ring___    out         dan   -    ger;         I'd   ring____    out   a       warn-ing
I'd    sing___   out         dan   -    ger;          I'd  sing___      out   a       warn-ing
It's   the  ham-mer        of  jus - tice,          it's  the             bell  of       free- dom


9*      "9*    "8       .7      |    ;6      "5*   .6      .6   |    "6     "6   "6     "6     "5*    ;5    | 
5*      "5*    "5       .4      |    ;3    "o3*   .3      .3   |    "3     "3   "3     "3   "o3*    ;2    | 
I'd    ham-mer   out         love   be-tween  my    broth-ers  and  my   sis -  ters
I'd    ring___     out         love   be-tween  my    broth-ers  and  my   sis -  ters
I'd    sing___    out         love   be-tween  my    broth-ers  and  my   sis -  ters
It's  the song  a-bout     love   bet-ween  my    broth-ers  and  my   sis -  ters



 :6   .9   .9*   |  .8  "7    .7*   "6      .7*   |   ::6    |   .r
 :3   .6   .5*   |  .5  "4    .3*   "3      .3*   |   ::3    |   .r
All____________        o -  ver    this     land
All____________        o -  ver   this     land
All____________        o -  ver   this     land
All____________        o -  ver   this     land

​Guitar - Chord Notation
 
(First Draft)
Key of G:   To play in G, but sound in key of A, Bb or B  -  place capo at fret 2, 3 or 4
Key of C:   To play in C, but sound in D, E, or F  -  place capo at fret 2, 4 or 5

SUGGESTION:  The pairs of chords shown in parentheses, such as (C   G) and (F   C) enhance the music, but may be omitted when first learning this song.
​
Verse 1 & Verse 2  (of 4) 

G                                    G      (C     G)         D7                              G       (C     G)
C                                    C      (F      C)         G7                              C       (F     C)
      If      I   had   a       ham-mer          I'd  ham-mer    in  the     morn-ing
      If      I   had   a       bell____           I'd  ring   it       in  the     morn-ing

                                             (G     C)     G7                                    D    (A7   D)  
                                             (C     F)     C7                                     G    (D7   G)
 I'd     ham-mer   in   the    eve-ning           all   o  -  ver   this    land___
 I'd     ring   it      in   the    eve-ning           all   o  -  ver   this    land___

                                         G                                                                       Em            C. 
                                         C                                                                       Am             F
I'd    ham - mer  out       dan   -    ger;         I'd   ham-mer   out   a       warn-ing
I'd    ring___    out         dan   -    ger;         I'd   ring____    out   a       warn-ing

                                          G              C                  G                              D7
                                          C              F                   C                              G7
I'd    ham-mer   out         love   be-tween  my    broth-ers  and  my   sis -  ters
I'd    ring___     out         love   be-tween  my    broth-ers  and  my   sis -  ters

 G    C              G          D7                       G     C    G
 C     F              C         G7                        C     F    C
All____________         o -  ver    this    land
All____________         o -  ver   this     land


Verse 3 & Verse 4  (of 4)

G                                    G      (C     G)         D7                              G       (C     G)
C                                    C      (F      C)         G7                              C       (F     C)
       If      I   had   a       song___          I'd  sing   it       in  the     morn-ing
    Well,  I   got   a       ham-mer,        and ___  I've    got___       a       bell


                                             (G     C)     G7                                    D    (A7   D)  
                                             (C     F)     C7                                     G    (D7   G)
 I'd     sing  it      in   the    eve-ning           all   o  -  ver   this    land___
And   I've  got     a  song   to   sing           all   o  -  ver   this    land___


                                         G                                                                       Em            C. 
                                         C                                                                       Am             F
I'd    sing___   out         dan   -    ger;          I'd  sing___      out   a       warn-ing
It's   the  ham-mer        of  jus - tice,          it's  the             bell  of       free- dom


                                          G              C                  G                              D7
                                          C              F                   C                              G7
I'd    sing___    out         love   be-tween  my    broth-ers  and  my   sis -  ters
It's  the song  a-bout     love   bet-ween  my    broth-ers  and  my   sis -  ters



 G    C              G          D7                       G     C    G
 C     F              C         G7                        C     F    C
All____________         o -  ver   this     land
All____________         o -  ver   this     land
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Ninteen videos have been included here, in various arrangements and keys, based, for the most part, on the tune and chords above:    A=5    Bb=2   C=2    D=7    E=1   G=2 
                   

Key:   A

Group:  Peter, Paul & Mary

​Posted by: THE MUSIC ENHANCEMENT
​                   CHANNEL



Key:   A

Singer:  Susan McAllister-Bee
             (Susie Q)

Posted by: Sing Along with Susie Q

"Music for seniors who love to sing"

Key:   A

Group:  Jefferson Starship

​Posted by:  buquebusuk

Music begins at time 1:10

Tempo at first is slow. 
Then they 'rev' it up!
Great show

Key:   A

Group:  Danville Folk

Posted by: CVCA Heyde Center



​Key:   A

Singer:  Lisa Kyhvi

​Posted by:  Lisa Kynvi

Music begins at time 0:30

Key:   Bb

Singer:  Johnny Cash

​Posted by:  Johnny Cash



Key:   Bb

Singer:  Leonard Nimoy 
             (Mr. Spock of Star-trek)


​Posted by:  Dylan Gaunt


Key:  C

Group:  Shake the Chains

Posted by:  Sound Network Ltd

Live at St. John's Bethnal Green, London, England

​Key:  C

Artist:  Debbie Tarby

Posted by:  Debbie Tarby

Key:   D

Group:  The Seekers

​Posted by:  Judith Durham and
                   The Seekers

​One of my favorite performances.

Key:   D

Singer:  Pete Seeger
             (co-composer of this song)

​Posted by:  Volmir Cardoso

Playing along may be a challenge for the button accordion player, as Pete Seegar overlaps his singing with that of the sing-along audience.  Thus it is somewhat at variance with the accordion notation given above.  Still, a great performance.

Key:   D

Group:  The Irish Rovers

​Posted by:  FootlooseMusic

Album "Party With The Rovers" (1988)

 Key:  D

Group:  The Brothers Four

​Posted by:  Wanda Harrell

Key:   D

Group:  The Weavers

Posted by:  Carlo Schena

​I believe that this band consisted of Pete Seegar, Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert and Fred Hellerman



​Key:   D
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Artists:  Margarita Sipatova and
             Andrey Osipov


​Posted by:  Margarita Sipatova

Key:   D

Singer:  Trini Lopez

​Posted by:  TRINILOPEZVEVO



​Key:   E

Singer:  Leon Russell

​Posted by:  Leon Russell

Rock & roll  instrumental


Key:   G

Singer:  Sam Cooke

Posted by:  Sam Cooke

"at the Copa"

It is a great performance, though it may lend itself more to the guitar than to the button accordion.


Key:   G

Group:  Nanci Griffith & Friends

Posted by:  Friends - Topic

 
Background Lyrics, Information & Links

​Lyrics:

If I had a hammer  I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening  all over this land

I'd hamer out danger; I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land


If I had a bell, I'd ring it in the morning
I'd ring it in the evening, all over this land
I'd ring out danger; I'd ring out a warning
I'd ring out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land

If I had a song, I'd sing it in the morning
I'd sing it in the evening, all over this land
I'd sing out danger; I'd sing out a warning
I'd sing out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land

Well, I got a hammer, and I got a bell
And I got a song to sing, allover this land
It's the hammer of Justice, It's the bell of Freedom
It's the song about Love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land

t's the hammer of Justice, It's the bell of Freedom
It's the song about Love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land

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Background
​Links:
This song is sometimes referred to as "The Hammer Song", and sometimes as "If I had a hammer".

Click HERE for (Wikipedia) information on this song, written in 1949, which has its roots in the "progressive" movement in the United States in the 1940's (perhaps earlier).  It was first recorded by the Weavers in 1950 (youTube video above).

Click HERE for more information about this song.

Click HERE for (Wikipedia) information about composer and performer Pete Seegar.  An interesting man, an interesting life.

Click HERE for more information on Pete Seegar and Lee Hays.

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