The Irish National Anthem chords
A Soldier's Song... Amhrán na bhFiannSong Key: Bb Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 102 bpm
Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Capo: 3rd fret (Play using Key of G shapes)
Chords in G Major: G, D, D7, C, A, A7, B, B7, Em
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The Irish National Anthem - A Soldiers Song
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key G D C G
1. We'll sing a song, a sol-dier's song
C G D
With cheer-ing rous-ing cho-rus
G D C G
As round our blaz-ing fires we throng
D A D
The star-ry hea-vens o'er us
C D7 G
Im-pa-tient for the com-ing fight
D A7 D D7
And as we wait the morn-ing's light
G D C B
Here in the si-lence of the night
G D7 G
We'll chant a sol-dier's song
G C G
Chorus: Sol-diers are we Whose lives are pledged to Ire-land
Em B7 Em A7 D
Some have come From a land be-yond the wave
G C G
Sworn to be free No more our an-cient sire land
D A7 D
Shall shel-ter the des-pot or the slave
Am D7 G
To-night we man the bear-na baoil
D A7 D D7
In E-rin's cause, come woe or weal
G D C B
'Mid can-non's roar and ri-fles' peal
G D7 G
We'll chant a sol-dier's song
G D C G
2. In val-ley green, on tow-er-ing crag
C G D
Our fa-thers fought be-fore us
G D C G
And con-quered 'neath the same old flag
D A D
That's proud-ly float-ing o'er us
C D7 G
We're child-ren of a fight-ing race
D A7 D D7
That ne-ver yet has known dis-grace
G D C B
And as we march, the foe to face
G D7 G
We'll chant a sol-dier's song
G C G
Chorus: Sol-diers are we Whose lives are pledged to Ire-land
Em B7 Em A7 D
Some have come From a land be-yond the wave
G C G
Sworn to be free No more our an-cient sire land
D A7 D
Shall shel-ter the des-pot or the slave
Am D7 G
To-night we man the bear-na baoil
D A7 D D7
In E-rin's cause, come woe or weal
G D C B
'Mid can-non's roar and ri-fles' peal
G D7 G
We'll chant a sol-dier's song
G D C G
3. Sons of the Gael! Men of the Pale!
C G D
The long watched day is break-ing;
G D C G
The ser-ried ranks of In-is-fail
D A D
Shall set the Ty-rant quak-ing.
C D7 G
Our camp fires now are burn-ing low;
D A7 D D7
See in the east a silv'-ry glow,
G D C B
Out yon-der waits the Sa-xon foe,
G D7 G
So chant a sol-dier's song.
G C G
Chorus: Sol-diers are we Whose lives are pledged to Ire-land
Em B7 Em A7 D
Some have come From a land be-yond the wave
G C G
Sworn to be free No more our an-cient sire land
D A7 D
Shall shel-ter the des-pot or the slave
Am D7 G
To-night we man the bear-na baoil
D A7 D D7
In E-rin's cause, come woe or weal
G D C B
'Mid can-non's roar and ri-fles' peal
G D7 G
We'll chant a sol-dier's song Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: Bb Major - 2 flats (Bb, Eb)
- Piano chords set: Bb, F, F7, Eb, C, C7, D, D7, Gm
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Maestoso (Italian: “majestic”) - with dignity, grandeur, and stately expression
- Metronome: ♩ = 102
- Voice Range: Bb3 - D5
Song Details:
- Irish: Amhran na bhFiann
- Music: Patrick Heeney, 1907
- English Lyrics: Peadar Kearney, 1907
- Irish Lyrics: Liam Ó Rinn, 1923
- Officially adopted as the National Irish Anthem by the Executive Council on 2nd July, 1926
- Chorus: Designated for the Anthem
- Genre: Patriotic Anthem
- Lyrics begin: We'll sing a song, a soldier's song, with cheering rousing chorus.
- Featured Artists: The Davitts - Irish group that performs Irish rebel songs and patriotic Irish music.
- Album: The The Irish National Anthem & Other Favourite Irish Songs Of Nationhood
Released: 2002
Country: Ireland
Format: CD, Album
Label: P.H.Pearse Records
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