HOME BY BEARNA
a.k.a. In Scartaglen There Lived a Lass
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Time signature: 6/8 (played as a JIG )
In a minor key |
Irish Traditional
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Notation & keys need to be checked, and tempo added.
Accordion Notation
Counts per bar = 6 Inside row
Count symbol = double quote ( " ) Low = Buttons 2* to 5* plus o3* & o6*
Strong beats per bar = 2 (compound-duple time) High = Buttons 5 to 10* plus o10*
Strong Beat symbol = Semicolon ;
or equivalent such as . "
Pattern of parts : A B A B etc.
Count symbol = double quote ( " ) Low = Buttons 2* to 5* plus o3* & o6*
Strong beats per bar = 2 (compound-duple time) High = Buttons 5 to 10* plus o10*
Strong Beat symbol = Semicolon ;
or equivalent such as . "
Pattern of parts : A B A B etc.
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PART A
“5* | .5* “5* - .6 “7* | .7 “9* - .8 “7 | "o3* | .o3* "o3* - .3 "3* | .4 "5* - .5 "4 In Scar - ta - glen there lived a lass, And | .7* “7 - .8 “6* | .6* “5* - ;5 | | .3* "4 - .5 "2* | .2* "o3* - ;2 | ev-‘ry Sun-day af - ter mass | .5* “5* - .6 “7* | .7 “9* - .8 “7 | | .o3* "o3* - .3 "3* | .4 "5* - .5 "4 | She would go and take a glass be- | .7* “7 - .8 “6* | ;5* - .5* | .3* "4 - .5 "2* | ;o3* - .o3* fore goin' home by Bear – na Part B “7 | .7 “9* - .9* “10* | .9* “8 - .7 “o10* | “4 | .4 “5* - .5* “6* | .5* “5 - .4 “o6* | We won't go home a - long the road, For | .8 “9* - .8 “7 | .7* “7 - .8 “8 | | .5 “5* - .5 “4 | .3* “4 - .5 “5 | fear that you might act the rogue. We | .7 “9* - .9* “10* | .9* “8 - .7 "7 | | .4 “5* - .5* “6* | .5* “5 - .4 "4 | won't go home a - long the road, But | .7* “6* - .8 “6* | ;5* .5* | .3* “2* - .5 “2* | ;o3* .o3* we'll go home by Bear - na < |
If playing mainly on outside row, replace the o10* note by a substitute (perhaps o8) |
Embedded youTube VIDEO
Twelve videos in keys of: Bm=1 (Accordion D row - inside on an A-D; outside on a D-G)
Dm=7 (Accordion F row - inside on a C-F, or a G-C-F)
Bbm=4 (Accordion Db row - not common)
Many of these performances are quite fast, so at first you may want to play the videos at half speed, and then return to normal speed when you are ready. (If you don't know how, check the "Introduction to youTube" under the drop-down "Info" menu at the top of this page).
Also, please note that some performances do not follow the above accordion notation, though most are quite close for Part A.
If you are a beginner, you may want to focus mainly on, and master, Part 1, before moving on to learn Part 2.
Dm=7 (Accordion F row - inside on a C-F, or a G-C-F)
Bbm=4 (Accordion Db row - not common)
Many of these performances are quite fast, so at first you may want to play the videos at half speed, and then return to normal speed when you are ready. (If you don't know how, check the "Introduction to youTube" under the drop-down "Info" menu at the top of this page).
Also, please note that some performances do not follow the above accordion notation, though most are quite close for Part A.
If you are a beginner, you may want to focus mainly on, and master, Part 1, before moving on to learn Part 2.
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Key: Bm - can be played on the D row
on an A-D (or D-G) accordion Artist: Dave Buckley Posted by: Ferdinand Hirsch A short instrumental. |
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Key: Dm (Use F row on a GCF
or a CF accordion) from time 0 to 1:12 Artist: Christy Moore Posted by: Christy Moore |
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Key: Dm (Use F row on a GCF
or a CF accordion) Artist: Irish Fiddler Posted by: Celtic Haven |
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Key: Dm (Use F row on a GCF
or a CF accordion) Group: The Tramps Posted by: The Tramps - Topic |
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Key: Dm (Use F row on a GCF
or a CF accordion) Group: The Greedy Sea Gulls Posted by: Slogmakane |
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Key: Dm (Use F row on a GCF
or a CF accordion) Group: The Cottaars Posted by: The Cottars - Topic |
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Key: Dm (Use F row on a GCF
or a CF accordion) Group: The Black Brothers Posted by: The Black Brothers |
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Key: Dm (Use F row on a GCF
or a CF accordion) Artist: ? Posted by: Wizard cat |
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Most of the remaining youTube video performances are in keys that are not commonly found on button accordions. In spite of that, you may find some of them to be learning aids in terms of making the melody and rhythm better known to you.
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Key: Bbm - can be played on
an accordion with a Db row, Artist: Teresa Doyle Posted by: kleineDamee |
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Key: Bbm - can be played on
an accordion with a Db row, Artist: PUTAMAYO Posted by: Aliterck |
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Key: Bbm - can be played on
an accordion with a Db row, Artist: Eibhlis Ni Riordain & Pat Connery Posted by: Eibhlis Ni Riordain & Pat Connery - Topic Beautiful music. |
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Key: Bbm - could be played on
an accordion with a Db row, Artist: Dave Buckley Posted by: Handed Down Scartaglin ... |
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Background Materials, Information & Links
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Lyrics
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In Scartaglen there lived a lass,
and ev`ry Sunday after mass, she would go and take a glass, before goin` home by Bearna. We won`t go home along the road, for fear that you might act the rogue, Won`t go home along the road. We`ll go home by Bearna. We won`t go home across the fields, the big thornins could stick your heels. Won`t go home across the fields. We`ll go home by Bearna. We won`t go home around the glen, for fear your blood might rise again. Won`t go home around the glen. We`ll go home by Bearna. We won`t go down the milk boreen; the night is bright we might be seen. Won`t go down the milk boreen, but we`ll go home by Bearna. We won`t go home across the bog, for fear we might meet Kearney`s dog. Won`t go home across the bog. We`ll go home by Bearna. |
Scartaglen is a small Irish village in County Kerry, with a moderately large Roman Catholic church.
The Irish village of Scartaglen and the town of Bearna are hundreds of kilometers apart. This song might make sense to me if "Bearna" were, say, a taxi company? A "milk boreen" is a narrow country road (Irish), over which cows might also travel. |
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Background
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Wikipedia points out that
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