Marble Halls Enya
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)
E|--0--0---5--4---|--0---4----2----|--0--2--0-------------| B|----------------|----------------|-----------2----------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------2-----| D|----------------|----------------|--------------2-------| A|-----0----------|----------------|--0--------0----------| E|----------------|--0-------------|----------------------| E|----0-----------|--0-------------|----------------| B|-2-----3-----0--|-----3-----2-0--|---------0------| G|---------3------|----------------|-2-----------1--| D|----------------|----------------|------------0---| A|----0--2--------|----------------|-0---------2----| E|----------------|--0-------------|---------0------| E|--0--0--2--7-5-5|--2--7---5---2--|--7---5--0------| B|----------------|----------------|---------2------| G|----------------|----------------|---------2------| D|--------0-------|-------------0--|----------------| A|--0-------------|-----7----------|---------0------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|-0--0----0---2--|--2-4------5----|--4-----2---|-0--0--5--4--0--| B|------4---------|----------------|------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|------------|----------------| D|----------------|--0-------------|--2---------|----------------| A|------2---------|----------------|------------|----0-----------| E|----------------|----------------|--0---------|-------------0--|
but I also...
E|--4--2--0---2-0-|------------|-0--------------|-0--------------| B|----------------|--2-----2---|----3-----------|----3-2-0-------| G|----------------|------------|-------3--4--0--|-----------2----| D|----------------|------------|----------------|-----------2----| A|--------0-------|--0---------|----2-----------|-0---------0----| E|----------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
***REPEAT ONCE:
E|--0-0--2--7--5--|--0-0--2--7--5--|--4----2--------|-4----5-----| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|------5-----| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------6-----| D|--2----0--------|-------1--------|--2-------------|-2----------| A|----------------|--0-------------|----------------|------7-----| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
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E|-0--0--2--4--5--|--9--7----2-----|--4---------|--5-------------| B|----------------|----------------|------------|------5-----5---| G|----------------|-------------2--|------------|--6------6------| D|-------0--------|--7-------0-----|--2---------|----------------| A|-0--------------|----------------|------------|--7-------------| E|----------------|----------------|--------0---|----------------|
FINAL ENDING:
E|----------------|----------------|------------|---------| B|----------------|--2--0----------|------------|--2------| G|----------1--2--|----------------|----1-------|--2------| D|--2-2--4--------|--------4-------|------------|--2------| A|----------------|--------5-------|------------|--0------| E|----------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 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]I dreamt I d[E7]welt in m[A]arble halls
with [E7]vassals [(bm)]and serfs[(E7)] by my [A]side
And-[A]of all those who as[E7]sembled [A]within those walls
that [E7]I was the[(Bm)] hope and [(E7)]the p[A]ride.
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**if picking ignore the optional chords; nice for strumming)
[A]I had [E7]riches [Bm]too great to [A]count
and a [E7]high an[Bm]cestral [E]name ...... [E7]but
[A]I also [E7]dreamt which [A]pleased me most .....that
[E7]you loved[(Bm)] me still the [A]same.
A Bm (A) E7 Bm A
That you loved me.... you loved still the same;
[A]that you [Bm]loved me ...y[(A)]ou l[E7]oved me [Bm]still the [A]same;
[A]that you l[E7]oved me s[(Bm)]till.[D]........[E7]the s[A]ame..
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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:
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Second verse:
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I [A]dreamt that [E7]suitors [A]sought my hand
that [E7]knights[(bm)] upon b[E7]ended [A]knee
and wi[A]th vows no [Eu]maiden's [A]heart could withstand
they [E7]pledged [(bm)]their f[E7]aith to [A]me.
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[A]And I [E7]dreamt that [Bm]one of the noble [A]host
came [E7]forth my [Bm]hand to [E]claim.....[E7]But
.. [A]I also [E7]dreamt which [A]pleased me most....that
you l[Bm]oved me , [(A)]you l[Em]oved me [Bm]still the [A]same........
[A]that you [Bm]loved me ...y[(A)]ou l[E7]oved me [Bm]still the [A]same;
[A]that you l[E7]oved me s[(Bm)]till.[D]........[E7]the s[A]ame..
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