Streams of Whiskey

[Will]

Working on deciphering the vocal melody for the verses. Maybe it's because I started playing this song when I was a beginner and I completely fucked it up initially, but it strikes me as an odd little melody. Is this how it goes?

Last night as I slept, I dreamt I met with Behan
E D D ED ED DE D A F#

Seems to jump from the middle D on 'dreamt' to the D an octave above on 'I.' The problem I'm having is figuring out exactly what note he's hitting on the 'with' after 'met.' D sounds good to my ear, but the note is so brief, I can't be sure.

And yes, I'm obsessive.

[Will]

Shit. Somehow the spacing isn't the same now that it's actually been posted. Lets try this a different way:

[E]Last [D]night as [E]I [D]slept, [E]I [D]dreamt [D]I [E]met [D]with [A]Beh[F#]an

[Will]

Or is it a B? >:(

[DzM]

Shit. Somehow the spacing isn't the same now that it's actually been posted. Lets try this a different way:

[E]Last [D]night as [E]I [D]slept, [E]I [D]dreamt [D]I [E]met [D]with [A]Beh[F#]an

Yeah. Sorry about that. Concurrent spaces and tabs are stripped from HTML before its sent from the server.

[Will]

Not a problem.

On the off-chance some other poor OCD stricken soul stumbles upon this in pursuit of the same information -- I'm fairly sure it's a B.

[Will]

Hate to keep reviving a stillborn thread, but 'officially,' according to the 'Pogues Songbook,' it goes like this:

[D5]Last [D4]night [D4]as [E4]I [D4]slept
[F#4]I [D4]dreamt [D5]I [E5]met [D5]with [A4]Be[F#4]han

Not of the opinion that there's any 'correct' way to play a song. Everything's open to interpretation. Been making a study of the Pogues lately, and this one's been driving me nuts. Since my mistakes are on the record, I figured I should correct them on the record.

For those not in the know, the numbers following the notes indicate the octave register. So D5 is an octave above D4. Nothing more.

[Jonahs Lift]

Can anyone tell me if the tune used for streams of whiskey is Shane's hand, or is it a traditional?

Desperate to find out, and what the tune is called.

Thanks

Wayne

[in_the_morning]

Can anyone tell me if the tune used for streams of whiskey is Shane's hand, or is it a traditional?

Desperate to find out, and what the tune is called.

Thanks

Wayne

The tune is by Shane, though it kind of resembles some old Irish melodies a bit. Genius.