Marble Halls tab by Enya

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MARBLE HALLS/I DREAMT I DEWLT IN

Recorded by Enya on Shepard Moon
Originally written by Michael Balfe (1883)
for the opera "Bohemian Girl; Balfe was a musical prodigy
 born in Dublin, Ireland.

TAB VERSION:
3/4 (key of A augmentedA)

E MajorE|--0--0---5--4---|--0---4----2----|--0--2--0-------------|
BB|----------------|----------------|-----------2----------|
G+G|----------------|----------------|----------------2-----|
D MajorD|----------------|----------------|--------------2-------|
A augmentedA|-----0----------|----------------|--0--------0----------|
E MajorE|----------------|--0-------------|----------------------|

E MajorE|----0-----------|--0-------------|----------------|
BB|-2-----3-----0--|-----3-----2-0--|---------0------|
G+G|---------3------|----------------|-2-----------1--|
D MajorD|----------------|----------------|------------0---|
A augmentedA|----0--2--------|----------------|-0---------2----|
E MajorE|----------------|--0-------------|---------0------|


E MajorE|--0--0--2--7-5-5|--2--7---5---2--|--7---5--0------|
BB|----------------|----------------|---------2------|
G+G|----------------|----------------|---------2------|
D MajorD|--------0-------|-------------0--|----------------|
A augmentedA|--0-------------|-----7----------|---------0------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|


E MajorE|-0--0----0---2--|--2-4------5----|--4-----2---|-0--0--5--4--0--|
BB|------4---------|----------------|------------|----------------|
G+G|----------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
D MajorD|----------------|--0-------------|--2---------|----------------|
A augmentedA|------2---------|----------------|------------|----0-----------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|--0---------|-------------0--|
                      but  I also...
E MajorE|--4--2--0---2-0-|------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|
BB|----------------|--2-----2---|----3-----------|----3-2-0-------|
G+G|----------------|------------|-------3--4--0--|-----------2----|
D MajorD|----------------|------------|----------------|-----------2----|
A augmentedA|--------0-------|--0---------|----2-----------|-0---------0----|
E MajorE|----------------|------------|----------------|----------------|

***REPEAT ONCE:

E MajorE|--0-0--2--7--5--|--0-0--2--7--5--|--4----2--------|-4----5-----|
BB|----------------|----------------|----------------|------5-----|
G+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------6-----|
D MajorD|--2----0--------|-------1--------|--2-------------|-2----------|
A augmentedA|----------------|--0-------------|----------------|------7-----|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
****************

E MajorE|-0--0--2--4--5--|--9--7----2-----|--4---------|--5-------------|
BB|----------------|----------------|------------|------5-----5---|
G+G|----------------|-------------2--|------------|--6------6------|
D MajorD|-------0--------|--7-------0-----|--2---------|----------------|
A augmentedA|-0--------------|----------------|------------|--7-------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|--------0---|----------------|

FINAL ENDING:

E MajorE|----------------|----------------|------------|---------|
BB|----------------|--2--0----------|------------|--2------|
G+G|----------1--2--|----------------|----1-------|--2------|
D MajorD|--2-2--4--------|--------4-------|------------|--2------|
A augmentedA|----------------|--------5-------|------------|--0------|
E MajorE|----------0-----|----------------|----0-------|---------|


"The original appears to be in key of Bf; if you love bar chords
try this with bflat, F7, cminor instead. I have written it in the
key of A augmentedA for sanity.

Enya does this with a simple pick: T234 T3 (or some variation thereof)

VOCAL VERSION:
(it's simple, but it works) -just pick the chords; this song is meant to
show off vocal improvisation, and the very nice slides up to the higher
notes. And don't spare the sentimentality; Remember valentine's day
isn;t that far away!
Time sig: feels like a 3/4 to me:

 A augmentedA      E7E7    A augmentedA
 I dreamt I dwelt in ...
   E7E7   (bm)   (E7E7)  A augmentedA
 with vassals ...
   A augmentedA         E7E7   A augmentedA
 And-of all those ....
   E7E7    (B minorBm)   (E7E7) A augmentedA
 that I was the hope and the pride.
--------------------------------------------------------
**if picking ignore the optional chords; nice for strumming)

A augmentedA   E7E7   B minorBm      A augmentedA
I had riches too ...
   E7E7   B minorBm   E MajorE      E7E7
and a high ancestral ...
A augmentedA   E7E7      A augmentedA
I also dreamt which ...
E7E7    (B minorBm)     A augmentedA
you loved me still ...
A augmentedA    B minorBm     (A augmentedA) E7E7  B minorBm    A augmentedA
That you loved me.... you ....
A augmentedA    B minorBm      (A augmentedA) E7E7   B minorBm    A augmentedA
that you loved me ...you loved me ....
A augmentedA     E7E7    (B minorBm) D MajorD    E7E7  A augmentedA
that you loved me ....
-----------------------------------------------------------
vocal note: keep up the momentum, building on the last
4 lines; don't insert a rest between lines.
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ENDING TAB:

-----------------------------------------------
-------------------2---0-----------2-----------
-----------1--2----------------1---2------------
--2--2--4------------------4-------2------------
-------------------0-------0-------0-----------
-----------0-----------------------------------

Second verse:
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 A augmentedA      E7E7   A augmentedA
I dreamt that ...
   E7E7   (bm)  E7E7  A augmentedA
that knights upon ...
   A augmentedA     Eu    A augmentedA
and with vows no ...
   E7E7   (bm)  E7E7   A augmentedA
they pledged their ...
---------------------------------
A augmentedA   E7E7     B minorBm        A augmentedA
And I dreamt that ...
   E7E7    B minorBm   E MajorE     E7E7
came forth my hand ...
  A augmentedA   E7E7      A augmentedA
.. I also dreamt which ...
   B minorBm    (A augmentedA) E minorEm   B minorBm    A augmentedA
you loved me , you ...
A augmentedA    B minorBm      (A augmentedA) E7E7   B minorBm    A augmentedA
that you loved me ...
A augmentedA     E7E7    (B minorBm) D MajorD    E7E7  A augmentedA
that you loved me ....






(REPeATS)

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