In the "Tunes" DB here on the mustard board there's a version in the "comments" section (in abc with guitar chords and some good commentary on the Hector the man--posted by glauber) that's very similar to the one I posted:
Of course guitar would work instead of piano. And you don't have to force an air into fixed time to accompany with a guitar, although it takes practice, and affinity between the melody player and accompanist. Get someone to record the melody, or better a patient person to play it with you. Start with the basic root chord, and where it doesn't fit, try the four chord and five chord. Then try the relative minors, especially relative minors for the root chord and the four chord. Keep tinkering until you have a suitable chord for each part of the melody, and some alternatives here and there for repeats of the melody. Try different picking and strumming patterns until you arrive on a nice one (or nice ones, it is boring to do everything the same every time). You can figure this out yourself, and every time you figure a tune out, it gets easier to figure out the next one. And someday, you will be able to listen once through, play along with a tune at a session, and ask what the name of it was after it is done, to the amazement of the unenlightened, who don't understand how someone can pick up a tune by ear.
guitar music for hector the hero
guitar music for hector the hero
i am looking for music for guitar to accompany irish flute on hector the hero. any ideas
# Posted on April 22nd 2008 by belfastfifer
Re: guitar music for hector the hero
I just Googled "Hector the Hero" guitar chords
http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/tab/tab6/hect.html
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XLVsrlObxO8&feature=related
# Posted on April 22nd 2008 by Fishmonger
Re: guitar music for hector the hero
Does it really need guitar accompaniment?
# Posted on April 22nd 2008 by Steve Shaw
Re: guitar music for hector the hero
Hey fishmonger, that looks like a banjo / mandolin tab to me.
Nice site though.
# Posted on April 22nd 2008 by chuneboi slim
Re: guitar music for hector the hero
Are you looking for a notated guitar accompaniment or a chord chart? Also what key, D or G?. Slim.
# Posted on April 23rd 2008 by chuneboi slim
Re: guitar music for hector the hero
Here's the chords for the key of D (good choices I think) and dots in PDF format:
http://www.mediarare.com/temp/hectorthehero.pdf
Here's the abc of the above if that works better for you:
X:1
T:Hector the Hero
N:Rhythm: Waltz
Q:1/4=150
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:D
D2 E2 |:"D"F3 E D2 |"G"B4 AF |"D"A4-A B|A4 DE |"Bm"F4 ED |"G"B4 AF |"Em"E4-E F|"A"E4 FA |"Bm"F3 E D2 |"G"B4 AF |"D"A4 D2 |"G"d4 B2 |"D"A4 DF |"A"E4 D2 |"D"D6- |D2 :|"D"F2 A2 |"G"B4 GB |d4 cB |"D"A4-A B|
A4 FA |"Bm"B4 AF |A4 DF |"Em"E4-E F|"A"E4 FA |"Bm"B4 GB |"G"d4 cB |[1"D"A4 GF |"G"d4 G2 |"D"F4 DF |"A"E4 D2 |"D"D6- |D2 :|[2"D"A4 "^"D2 |"G"d4 B2 |"D"A4 DF |"A"E4 D2 |"D"D6- |D2 :|z6 |]
# Posted on April 23rd 2008 by gw
Re: guitar music for hector the hero
I don't think of Hector the Hero as a waltz. When guitar players force it into a waltz, it's ruined, it's more a lament.
# Posted on April 23rd 2008 by Anew
Re: guitar music for hector the hero
Yeah, but the way I ruin it sounds really nice
So by "lament" are you hearing a 6/4 rhythm??
Rolling like that would be nice.
I was mainly posting a chord chart, not a rhythmic interpretation written in stone.
How about posting your interpretation, Anew.
# Posted on April 23rd 2008 by gw
Re: guitar music for hector the hero
My favourite version is by Tommy Peoples on The Quiet Glen. It's just about my favourite CD as it happens.
# Posted on April 23rd 2008 by Steve Shaw
Re: guitar music for hector the hero
i picked up a version on this site a few days ago. i would just like to try guitar as accompaniment instead of piano. would it work?
http://www.micksvirtualwhistle.net/whistle/index.html
# Posted on April 23rd 2008 by belfastfifer
Re: guitar music for hector the hero
There's a version you can hear it at www.myspace.com/jamesonsrevenge...it's in D
# Posted on April 24th 2008 by The Lonesome Bowman
Re: guitar music for hector the hero
"...i would just like to try guitar as accompaniment instead of piano. would it work?"
Would what work? I don't know if I'm getting what you're after. You want guitars chords?...
Did you have a look at the PDF file I posted? You want a .gif perhaps? Here you go:
http://www.mediarare.com/temp/hectorthehero.gif
In the "Tunes" DB here on the mustard board there's a version in the "comments" section (in abc with guitar chords and some good commentary on the Hector the man--posted by glauber) that's very similar to the one I posted:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1292
# Posted on April 24th 2008 by gw
Re: guitar music for hector the hero
Of course guitar would work instead of piano. And you don't have to force an air into fixed time to accompany with a guitar, although it takes practice, and affinity between the melody player and accompanist. Get someone to record the melody, or better a patient person to play it with you. Start with the basic root chord, and where it doesn't fit, try the four chord and five chord. Then try the relative minors, especially relative minors for the root chord and the four chord. Keep tinkering until you have a suitable chord for each part of the melody, and some alternatives here and there for repeats of the melody. Try different picking and strumming patterns until you arrive on a nice one (or nice ones, it is boring to do everything the same every time). You can figure this out yourself, and every time you figure a tune out, it gets easier to figure out the next one. And someday, you will be able to listen once through, play along with a tune at a session, and ask what the name of it was after it is done, to the amazement of the unenlightened, who don't understand how someone can pick up a tune by ear.
# Posted on April 24th 2008 by AlBrown