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Dance Of Years tab by Tir Na Nog

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Dance Of Years by Tir Na Nog: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Dance of Years" by Tir Na Nog is a folk-rock masterpiece from their self-titled debut album in 1971. The song features intricate acoustic guitar work by Leo O'Kelly and Sonny Condell, blending Celtic influences with psychedelic folk. The use of open tunings and fingerpicking techniques creates a hypnotic atmosphere, while the harmonized vocals add a haunting quality to the track. The song showcases the duo's exceptional musicianship and songwriting prowess, solidifying their place in the folk-rock genre.
  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: E

The song is in 4/4 but played in 2 against 3.
To help understanding better I put the beats' numbers on top of the trickiest bars.

[Intro/Refrrain]
Where the * is, stress the second string.

                2      *    4                           *
e   |-----------|----------0|    |-----------|-----------|
B   |-----------|0-0---0----|    |-----------|0-0---0-0-0|
G   |-----------|2-1---1----|    |-----------|2-1---2-1-1|
D   |----1h2h4p2|2---2---2--| x3 |----1h2h4p2|2---2-2---2|
A   |-2h4-------|-----------|    |-2h4-------|-----------|
E  0|0----------|-----------|    |0----------|-----------|
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  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8
e|--0-2-0---0-2-0---0-0---0---0--|
B|0-------0-------0----4---4---4-|
G|-1---1---1---1---1-------------|
D|----------------------6---6---6| x2
A|----2-------2-------4---4---4--|
E|0-------0-------0--------------|

Verse:

e|--0| |-3-----|     |----|
B|0--| |1-0---0|     |0---|
G|---| |----2--|     |-1--|
D|-2-| |2----2-| x13 |--2-|
A|---| |----0--|     |2---|
E|0--| |-------|     |----|

e|7---4---2----0--|9---7---0-----0---0---0---0-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
B|----------------|-9---9-----------------------1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
G|----------------|--9---9--1--------------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1|
D|-9---6---4p2--2-|----------2--2---2---2---2---------------------------------|
A|--7---7--------2|----------------------------2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4--|
E|7---4---2----0--|9---7---0---2---4---4---4----------------------------------|


e|9---7---5-----0---0---0---0|
B|-9---9---------------------|
G|--9---9------1---1---1---1-|
D|---------6------2---2---2--|
A|----------7----------------|
E|9---7---5---0--------------|

*repeat Intro/Refrain and verse entirely*

Bridge:

e|-------|
B|0-0-1-0|
G|-1---1-| x2 (right after the end of the previous section)
D|----2--|
A|-------|
E|0------|


e|--0-2-0---0-2-0---0-----------------0---0---0---|
B|0-------0-------0---4-------4--------4---4---4--|
G|-1---1---1---1---1---4----4--4----4-------------|
D|----------------------6--6----6--6----6---6---6-|
A|----2-------2-----------------------4---4---4---|
E|0-------0-------0---4---4---4---7---------------|

*repeat bridge 2 times*

Verse 2:

e|-------|    |--0|
B|0-0-1-0|    |---|
G|-1---1-| x2 |-1-|
D|----2--|    |---|
A|-------|    |---|
E|0------|    |0--|

e|-----------|----------0|0---0---0--|  |-3-|
B|-----------|0-0---0----|0---0---0--|  |1-0|
G|-----------|2-1---1----|--1---1---1|  |---| x4
D|----1h2h4p2|2---2---2--|-2---2---2-|  |2--|
A|-2h4-------|-----------|-----------|  |---|
E|0----------|-----------|-----------|  |---|

e|-3-----|     |----|
B|1-0---0|     |0---|
G|----2--|     |-1--|
D|2----2-| x13 |--2-|
A|----0--|     |2---|
E|-------|     |----|

e|7---4---2----0--|9---7---0-----0---0---0---0-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
B|----------------|-9---9-----------------------1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
G|----------------|--9---9--1--------------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1|
D|-9---6---4p2--2-|----------2--2---2---2---2---------------------------------|
A|--7---7--------2|----------------------------2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4--|
E|7---4---2----0--|9---7---0---2---4---4---4----------------------------------|


e|9---7---5-----0---0---0---0|
B|-9---9---------------------|
G|--9---9------1---1---1---1-|
D|---------6------2---2---2--|
A|----------7----------------|
E|9---7---5---0--------------|

*repeat intro/refrain*

Outro:

e|-----------|----------0|0---0---0--|
B|-----------|0-0---0----|0---0---0--|
G|-----------|2-1---1----|--1---1---1|
D|----1h2h4p2|2---2---2--|-2---2---2-|
A|-2h4-------|-----------|-----------|
E|0----------|-----------|-----------|

e|-3-----|    |---(12)|
B|1-0---0|    |--0----|
G|----2--|    |-1-----|
D|2----2-| x7 |-------|
A|----0--|    |-------|
E|-------|    |0------|

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| (n) harmonic
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release

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