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Did You Know? The Parting Glass predates Auld Lang Syne and is traditionally a Scottish song, but also very popular in Ireland. It's often sung as a goodbye to friends after a gathering. It's rumoured to have been the last gift to a departing guest, sung to them after they have mounted their horse ready for their journey.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Blue Pick (Yellow Pick when played with open anchor chords, (Orange Pick when played with open chords)
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The Parting Glass Chords And Strumming, Liam Clancy
Open Chords: (capo fret 2)
Open C chord
Open C/B chord
Open Fmaj7 chord (F∆7)
Open Gadd4 chord
Open Am chord
Strumming:
"The Bouncer": |D D U D D U |
"1 Strum": |D |
"Let Ring": | |
Tempo: 80 bpm Key: D
Intro -
|C - C/B - |Am - C - |F∆7 - Gadd4 - |Am - - - |Am - - - |
Verse 1 -
|Am - Gadd4 - |F∆7 - Gadd4 - | - - |
|C - - - |C - Gadd4 -