The Beautiful Goldfinch

waltz

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on April 19th 2006 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.

Also known as The Beautifull Goldfinch.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Caise Ceoil by Various Artists
• The Grouse In The Heather by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Track Across The Deep by London Lasses And Pete Quinn

X: 1
T: Beautiful Goldfinch, The
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
ge|d3B BA|B4 GE|D3 E GA|B4 dB|
A3G AB|A3 B dg|e2 d2 B2|d3 g ge|
d3B BA|B4 GE|D3 E GA|B4 dB|
A3G AB|A3 B dg|e2 d2 BA|G4:|
ga|b2 ba ge|ag eg ge|d2 dB AG|AB G2 ga|
b2 ba ge|ag eg ge|d2 dB AG|A3 B GE|
D4 BA|G4 GA|B3 d dg|e4 G2|
A3G AB|A3 B dg|e2 d2 BA|G4:|

The Beautiful Goldfinch (waltz!)

Most of the tunes posted as "waltzes" on this site are actually slow airs or totally different kinds of tunes. But this is a proper one penned by Connemara fluter Marcus Hernon.

I learned it off the second album of "London Lasses & Pete Quinn," who recorded it in D, but I transcribed it in G considering it was done by a flute player. I'm not sure if Marcus and P.J. did it in G though. It's popular with some piano accordion players in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

# Posted on April 19th 2006 by slainte

Nice tune. Not having heard a recorded version before, I wonder if you have an idea what chords are played with it?

thanks

# Posted on April 20th 2006 by celticladda

The Beautiful Goldfinch (waltz!)

I've heard it called "My Beautiful Goldfish", but I think there must have been some Chinese whispering somewhere along the line
Nice waltz though. I learnt it a couple of years ago.

# Posted on April 21st 2006 by lazyhound

Trevor, please inform whether you learnt this in G or D.

# Posted on April 21st 2006 by slainte

G

# Posted on April 22nd 2006 by lazyhound

Thanks. I thought I might have posted the tune in a rather uncommon key. But glad to know you also play it in G.

# Posted on April 22nd 2006 by slainte

don't worry about keys _this is an absolute 'class' tune (which happens to be a walz)

if any one needs an irish waltz to play anywhere, this is the contempory masterpiece i would recommend, and still so young . . .

thankyou for that marcus and fair play to 'slainte' for sticking it up

so what key would you like the chords in 'celticladda' G or D ?

# Posted on April 29th 2006 by lisaniska

Beautiful Goldfinch chords

chords in the key of G would be great, lisaniska.

thanks

# Posted on June 17th 2006 by celticladda