Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on December 10th 2007 by JosephofCK.
This tune has been added to 19 tunebooks.
Also known as Lord Of The Dance.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Simple Gifts
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
D2|G2GA BGBc|d2dc B2AG|A2AG A2AG|ABAF D2D2|
GFGA BGBc|d2dc B2AG|A2AG AB2A|G2ED G4||
d4 B2BA|BcBA G2GA|BGBc d2cB|A2AB A2D2|
GFGA BGBc|d2dc B2AG|A2AG AB2A|G2ED G4||
Originally a Shaker song in Cmajor by Elder Joseph Brackett, later adapted to Sydney Carter's "Lord of the Dance" song. Now used in Michael Flatley's The Lord of the Dance, from where it's usually known.
Here is the original Cmajor form:
X:1
T:Simple Gifts
M:4/4
R:Reel
C:Elder Joseph Brackett
K:C
|c2cd ecef|g2gg e2dc|d2d2 d2d2|dedB G2G2|
|cBcd e2dd|e2f2 g3g|d2de d2cc|d2cB c4|
|g4 e3d|efed c3d|e2ef g2e2|d2de d3G|
|c4 c3d|e2ef g2gg|d2d2 e2ed|c2c2 c4||
# Posted on December 10th 2007 by JosephofCK
Reely?
Im not one to get over categorical about these things but... this a reel?
# Posted on December 11th 2007 by The Merry Highlander
I'm not entirely sure, but it is in 4/4, and hornpipe doesn't quite seem right.
# Posted on December 11th 2007 by JosephofCK
A popular shaker hymn. Also the tune to Lord of the Dance. I thought of posting it after watching the dancing monkey video but decided against it.
Tis a gift to be simple...(maybe true)
# Posted on December 11th 2007 by mehitabel23
Lord of the Dance
Needs to be put in context with this link
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7844
your contribution 'JosephofCK' would have been useful as an add-on to comments relating to 'LOTD'
It's a song tune but I suppose if you want a catagory by which to submit it then 'Reel' seems about right even though it isn't one. NBut you could play it as either a reel or a hornpipe if you wish.
# Posted on December 11th 2007 by hetty
This site really needs an update.
# Posted on December 13th 2007 by continuo
Ah, I never noticed those posts. Never really thought of it being a polka somehow... I heard it originally played a lot slower than they have it in the show, and I found it to be much prettier that way.
# Posted on December 13th 2007 by JosephofCK
Its a reel
IT IS A REEL
we dance this reel at my ID school a bunch.
watch an LOTD vid on youtube.
# Posted on July 14th 2008 by IDintern2america