Minstrel’s Strain, The (Cainc Y Datgeiniad)


Key: D

Form: March? Can you help?

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MP3: Played slowly, then up to speed by Sarah Hotchkiss and John Mowad

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Melody & harmony with chord changes suggested by John Mowad and Sarah Hotchkiss

Melody with new chords and tab

Simplified tab for fiddle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheet Music in PDF:
Minstrel’s Strain with chord changes
Minstrel’s Strain Melody with new chords and Tab
Minstrel’s Strain Simplified Tab for fiddle

YouTube: The song, played on the harp as the song is sung in Welsh over this melody:

Source: Trad.

Other Tunes in Set:

Region: Wales

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