Marble Halls

MARBLE HALLS/I DREAMT I DEWLT IN Recorded by Enya on Shepard Moon Originally written by Michael Balfe (1883) for the opera "Bohemian Girl; Balfe was a musical prodigy born in Dublin, Ireland. TAB VERSION: 3/4 (key of A) E --0--0---5--4--- --0---4----2---- --0--2--0------------- B ---------------- ---------------- -----------2---------- G ---------------- ---------------- ----------------2----- D ---------------- ---------------- --------------2------- A -----0---------- ---------------- --0--------0---------- E ---------------- --0------------- ---------------------- E ----0----------- --0------------- ---------------- B -2-----3-----0-- -----3-----2-0-- ---------0------ G ---------3------ ---------------- -2-----------1-- D ---------------- ---------------- ------------0--- A ----0--2-------- ---------------- -0---------2---- E ---------------- --0------------- ---------0------ E --0--0--2--7-5-5 --2--7---5---2-- --7---5--0------ B ---------------- ---------------- ---------2------ G ---------------- ---------------- ---------2------ D --------0------- -------------0-- ---------------- A --0------------- -----7---------- ---------0------ E ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- E -0--0----0---2-- --2-4------5---- --4-----2--- -0--0--5--4--0-- B ------4--------- ---------------- ------------ ---------------- G ---------------- ---------------- ------------ ---------------- D ---------------- --0------------- --2--------- ---------------- A ------2--------- ---------------- ------------ ----0----------- E ---------------- ---------------- --0--------- -------------0-- but I also... E --4--2--0---2-0- ------------ -0-------------- -0-------------- B ---------------- --2-----2--- ----3----------- ----3-2-0------- G ---------------- ------------ -------3--4--0-- -----------2---- D ---------------- ------------ ---------------- -----------2---- A --------0------- --0--------- ----2----------- -0---------0---- E ---------------- ------------ ---------------- ---------------- ***REPEAT ONCE: E --0-0--2--7--5-- --0-0--2--7--5-- --4----2-------- -4----5----- B ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------5----- G ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------6----- D --2----0-------- -------1-------- --2------------- -2---------- A ---------------- --0------------- ---------------- ------7----- E ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------ **************** E -0--0--2--4--5-- --9--7----2----- --4--------- --5------------- B ---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------5-----5--- G ---------------- -------------2-- ------------ --6------6------ D -------0-------- --7-------0----- --2--------- ---------------- A -0-------------- ---------------- ------------ --7------------- E ---------------- ---------------- --------0--- ---------------- FINAL ENDING: E ---------------- ---------------- ------------ --------- B ---------------- --2--0---------- ------------ --2------ G ----------1--2-- ---------------- ----1------- --2------ D --2-2--4-------- --------4------- ------------ --2------ A ---------------- --------5------- ------------ --0------ E ----------0----- ---------------- ----0------- --------- "The original appears to be in key of Bf; if you love bar chords try this with bflat, F7, cminor instead. I have written it in the key of A for sanity. Enya does this with a simple pick: T234 T3 (or some variation thereof) VOCAL VERSION: (it's simple, but it works) -just pick the chords; this song is meant to show off vocal improvisation, and the very nice slides up to the higher notes. And don't spare the sentimentality; Remember valentine's day isn;t that far away! Time sig: feels like a 3/4 to me: A E7 A I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls E7 (bm) (E7) A with vassals and serfs by my side A E7 A And-of all those who assembled within those walls E7 (Bm) (E7) A that I was the hope and the pride. -------------------------------------------------------- **if picking ignore the optional chords; nice for strumming) A E7 Bm A I had riches too great to count E7 Bm E E7 and a high ancestral name ...... but A E7 A I also dreamt which pleased me most .....that E7 (Bm) A you loved me still the same. A Bm (A) E7 Bm A That you loved me.... you loved still the same; A Bm (A) E7 Bm A that you loved me ...you loved me still the same; A E7 (Bm) D E7 A that you loved me still.........the same.. ----------------------------------------------------------- vocal note: keep up the momentum, building on the last 4 lines; don't insert a rest between lines. ____________________________________________________________ ENDING TAB: ----------------------------------------------- -------------------2---0-----------2----------- -----------1--2----------------1---2------------ --2--2--4------------------4-------2------------ -------------------0-------0-------0----------- -----------0----------------------------------- Second verse: ------------- A E7 A I dreamt that suitors sought my hand E7 (bm) E7 A that knights upon bended knee A Eu A and with vows no maiden's heart could withstand E7 (bm) E7 A they pledged their faith to me. --------------------------------- A E7 Bm A And I dreamt that one of the noble host E7 Bm E E7 came forth my hand to claim.....But A E7 A .. I also dreamt which pleased me most....that Bm (A) Em Bm A you loved me , you loved me still the same........ A Bm (A) E7 Bm A that you loved me ...you loved me still the same; A E7 (Bm) D E7 A that you loved me still.........the same.. (REPeATS)