Heman Dubh (traditional Hebridean work song) - arranged Gerald Garcia
see Notes & Legend below - tab by
weed@wussu.com - 10 May 2019
MIDI:
http://www.classtab.org/anon_heman_dubh_garcia.mid
audio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJOOzobfWts - John Holmquist
standard tuning: E A D G B E key: E minor time: 4/4, 3/4
4/4
1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------------3=======0---0-------|-------------3--0g3g0-----------0---| G|---------0-------------2---2p0---|---------0------------------2-------| D|-2-------------------------------|-2----------------------------------| A|-2===============================|-2==================================| E|-0===============================|-0==================================|
M M
3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------0---3---2---0-------|-------------0---3---2---0-------| B|-0-------3-------------------3---|-0-------3-------------------3---| G|-------------0===================|-------------0===================| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3===========--------------------|-3===========--------------------|
>
5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------0-------------------|-0-------0-----------------------| B|-0-------3-------------------0---|---------0-------3-------0---3---| G|-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------| D|-----------------2---------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3-------2=======0===============|=====0-----------3-------2=======|
7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-------------3---0-------0-------|-------------3=======0---0-------| G|---------0-----------2-----2p0---|---------0-------------2---------| D|-2-----------2===========--------|-2-----------2===========--------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-0===========------------0=======|-0===========------------0-------|
9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------| B|-0-------3-------3---0---2-------|-0-------3-------3---0---2p0-----| G|-------------0=============2-----|-------------0===============2---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3===========--------------------|-3===========--------------------|
11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------0-------------------|---------0---0-------------------| B|-0-------3-----------------------|-3-----0---------3---0-----------| G|-------------------------0---2---|-------------------------2-------| D|-----------------2---------------|-----------------------------4---| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3-------2=======0===============|-0=======0=======================|
13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------10======7---7--------|-------------10-7g10g7-----------7---| B|---------8-------------10--10-8---|---------9-------------------10------| G|-----------------0================|-8-----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|-7--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|-0===============-----------------|-0===================================|
M M
15 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------0---3---2---0-------|-------------0---3---2---0-------| B|-0-------3-------------------3---|-0-------3-------------------3---| G|-------------0===================|-------------0===================| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3===========--------------------|-3===========--------------------|
>
17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------10--12------------------|-12======12------10----------10--| B|-12--------------------------12--|---------0---------------12------| G|-0---------------9-------12------|---------0-------0---------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------9=======----------------|-------------------------9=======| E|-----------------12------0=======|=====0---------------------------|
19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|--12-p0---------------------------|-0---3---2p0-----0---0h2-----0---| B|--0=======3---0---3=====3-0---3---|-0=======----3-----------3-------| G|*-0=======------------------------|-0=======------------------------| D|*---------0=======----4===========|---------0=======2=======0=======| A|------------------2---------------|---------------------------------| E|--0=======------------------------|-0=======------------------------|
M
21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-0---0---------------------------|-0---3---2-0-----0---0-------0---| B|-0=======3---0---3=====3-0---3---|-0=======----3-----------3-------| G|-0=======------------------------|-0=======------------------------| D|-2=======0=======----4===========|-2=======0=======2=======0=======| A|-----------------2---------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
3/4
23 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-5---0---0---0---0-----------0---|-5--p0---0---0-------0---| B|-------5-------5-----3-3-3-------|-------5---3-----3-------| G|---------------------------------|-------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------| A|-0===============0=======--------|-0===============----0---| E|-------------------------3=======|-----------------3-------|
4/4 3/4
25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-5--p0---0---0---0-----------0---|-5p0---0-----0---2--------| B|-------5-------5-----3-3-3-------|-----5---3-----------3----| G|---------------------------------|-------------------------*| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------*| A|-0===============0=======--------|-0=======----0---2=======-| E|-------------------------3=======|---------3----------------|
4/4
27 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------3======--------------|-------------3---2p0-----0-------| B|-0=====0-0----------0-0-----------|-0---0-0-0-----------3-----------| G|-0===============---------2---2---|-0===============--------0-------| D|-----2==========0g2=======0=======|-2===========2---0=======--------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-0--------------------------------|-0===========------------0-------|
29 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------3======--------------|-------------3---2p0-----0-------| B|-0=====0-0----------0-0-----------|-0---0-0-0-----------3---0-------| G|-0===============---------2---2---|-0===============----------------| D|-2---2==========0g2=======0=======|-2===========2---0=======--------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-0--------------------------------|-0===========------------0-------|
31 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------0-----0-----------------|---------0-----0-----------------| G|-0---0h2-----2---0-----0---------|-0---0h2-----2---0-------0-------| D|---------------------2---0=======|-------------------2-2p0---------| A|---------2=======------------2---|---------2=======----------------| E|-3=======--------3=======--------|-3=======--------3=======3-------|
3/4
33 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|-------------------------| B|---------0-----0-----------------|---------0-----0---------| G|-0---0h2-----2---0-----0---------|-0---0h2-----2---0=======| D|---------------------2---0=======|-------------------2---2-| A|---------2=======------------2---|---------2=======--------| E|-3=======--------3=======--------|-0=======------------0---|
4/4
35 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------3====3---------------|-------------3---2p0-----0-------| B|-0=====0-0----------0-0-----------|-0---0-0-0-----------3---0-------| G|-0===============---------2---2---|-0===============----------------| D|-----2==========0g2=======0=======|-2===========2---0=======--------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-0--------------------------------|-0===========------------0-------|
37 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------3======--------------|-------------3---2p0-----0-------| B|-0=====0-0----------0-0-----------|-0---0-0-0-----------3---0-------| G|-0===============---------2---2---|-0===============----------------| D|-2---2==========0g2=======0=======|-2===========2---0=======--------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-0--------------------------------|-0===========------------0-------|
39 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-3---3h5-7---5h7-3---0h3---------|-3---3h5-7---5h7-3p0-0---3-------| B|---------0=======--------3---0---|---------0=======------3---------| G|-0=======--------0=======--------|-0=======--------0=======--------| D|-------------------------0=======|-------------------------0-------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
3/4
41 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------0=======----------------|-3---3-5-7---5-7-3p0-0-0-| B|-3=======0-----0-3=======0=======|-0=======0=======--------| G|-0---0h2-----2---0-----0---------|-0=======--------0=======| D|---------------------2---0=======|-------------------------| A|---------2=======------------2---|-------------------------| E|-3=======--------3=======--------|-3=======--------0=======|
4/4
43 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-0===============================|-0=================================| B|-0===============================|-0=================================| G|---------0---7-------4-2-4-2p0---|---------0---7-4g7g4-------2---4---| D|-2-------------------------------|-2-------0-------------------------| A|-2===============================|-2=================================| E|-0===============================|-0=================================|
M M
45 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------0---3---2---0-------|-------------0---3---2---0-------| B|-0-------3-------------------3---|-0-------3-------------------3---| G|-0===========0===================|-0===========0===================| D|-0===========--------------------|-0===========--------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3===========--------------------|-3===========--------------------|
47 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------0-------------------|-0------<12>---------------------| B|-0-------3-------------------0---|--------<12>=====3-------0---3---| G|-------------------------0-------|--------<12>=============--------| D|-----------------2---------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3-------2=======0===============|====<12>=========3-------2=======|
49 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-0-------3---12------7---7p5-3---|-------------0-------------------| B|-0===========0===================|---------------------0---0-------| G|-0===========0===================|---------0-----------------2-----| D|---------------------------------|-2---------------------------4---| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------5-| E|-0===========0===================|-0===========0===========0=======|
L.V.
51 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------0---| G|----------------------------------|---------0---------------------------| D|-------------2--------------------|-------------------------------------| A|---------------------2--2g0---2---|------------<7>-------------<12>-----| E|-0-------3------------------------|<12>----------------<7>-<7>g---------|
F.
53 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
B|---------0-------0-------0--------|---------0===============================||
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------0g2---------------||
A|------<12>----<12>----<12>----<12>|----<12>g----------------2---------------||
E|<7>-------------------------------|<7>g---------------------0---------------||
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tamb.
Notes and Legend
----------------
Other popular versions of Heman Dunh are by Pierre Bensusan and Alan Stivell. There is a discussion of the origin of this piece on the Mandolin Cafe forum.
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/34267-Heman-dubh
The tempo of the MIDI is 120 bpm (quarter notes).
measures 28-30,36-38 - the sheet has E (4th string) in 1st chord as a half note measure 48 - in the sheet the harmonic on the 2nd string is a half note - this
can be achieved by playing the following G on the 5th string measure 50 - in the sheet the upper notes on the 4th beat (B A F# D) are all
played with the index finger
=== - notes held, length of note, duration
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