If Ever You Were Mine

waltz

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 5th 2002 by Zina Lee.

This tune has been added to 110 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Augusta: 20 Years Of Irish Music Recorded Live At The Augusta Heritage Center by Various Artists
• Celtic Heart by Marcille Wallis
• Celtic Legacy by Various Artists
• Fit As A Fiddle by Natalie MacMaster
• Sarah'ndipity by Sarah Burnell
• The Back Door by Cherish The Ladies
• The Curlew by Cliff Moses
• The Invasion by Jerry O'Sullivan

X: 1
T: If Ever You Were Mine
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
DE|G4 e2|{e}d4 (3BAG|AB G4|{A}G4 DE|
G4 e2|{e}d4 Bd|d6-|d2 e2 f2|
g4 ed|g4 ed|e2 {e}d3 B|AB G2 (3GFE|
D4 ed|d4 (3BAG|DEG2{A}GA|G6|1 {A}G4:|2 {A}G6||
B3 d (3BAG|d4 (3Bcd|c2 d2 e2|d4 (3Bcd|
B3 d(3BAG|d4 (3Bcd|c2 d2 e2|de fd ef|
g2{a}g2 ed|g2{a}g2 ed|e2 {e}d3 B|AB G2 (3GFE|
D4 ed|d4 (3BAG|DE G2{A}GA|G6|1 {A}G6:|2 {A}G4|

Pretty waltz, by Maurice Lennon (formerly of Stockton's Wing). You can find it on Jerry O'Sullivan "The Invasion".
This transcription is by Phillip L. Sexton, and I got it off JC's tunefinder, as Cecile was looking for wedding music. I think this is perhaps a little bittersweet a tune for a wedding, but it *is* beautiful.

# Posted on August 5th 2002 by Zina Lee

Now thats funny, I was just looking for this tune the other day, and now there it is! Thanks! I know it from a recording of 'Cherish the ladies', but it seems not to be on any records of them, but it is absolutely wonderful. One of my alltime favorits!

# Posted on August 5th 2002 by sascha

Love this tune

I just heard Natalie McMaster play this haunting tune on Saturday on PBS, and I had to learn it.

I'm so happy to have found this site.

Andrea

# Posted on August 10th 2004 by Celtic_Fiddler

Julee Glaub sings a beatutiful rendition of this song. She calls it "You Will Always be Mine". Words penned by Mike Hanrahan. I recently heard this played at session on the penny whistle and have to learn it.

# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by irishgirl

Natalie MacMaster's version

There is sheet music on Natalie's website which is Natalie's transcription of her playing this tune. Slightly different than this version -- just thought you might like to have another version!

# Posted on July 12th 2005 by trafalgargirl

17 Bar tune

Does anyone else find the fact that this tune has 17 bars instead of the normal 16 a bit disconcerting? It tends to throw me a curve when I am accompanying it, and I think it would throw me off if I were dancing to it.

# Posted on May 18th 2007 by AlBrown

Beautiful tune... I've gotta agree about the 17 bars though, it confuses me.

# Posted on July 26th 2008 by JosephofCK