Come By the Hills
Lyrics & Sheet Music
Come By the Hills is a pretty Gaelic (Irish) song your singers will learn to sing EASILY and will love. NOW with PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT.
This song has always been a quick favorite with students when I introduce it. Go to the bottom of the page to find the vocals with piano accompaniment, guitar tab, and lead sheet arrangements.
Please scroll down the page for the download links.
If this arrangement seems too difficult for your students, try the lead sheet with plain chord symbols, farther down the page.
Page two:
Please scroll down the page for the download links.
A performance to win your heart
This is a YOUNG Damian McGinty, with a fairly high voice. He is adorable:
Easy guitar tabs
The chords are basic, and the tune is very singable! This is not a difficult song.
But it is very pretty.
Please scroll down the page for the download links.
A father and son team
Pat Kelleher & Ricky Kellehe - a smooth and accurate performance, easy to listen to:
Lead sheets in 2 different keys
The lead sheet, shown below, is available in both the key of F, and the key of G.
Please scroll down the page for the download links.
Coming soon: piano arrangements
I'm working on a piano accompaniment for voice - it's almost done, so please come back to this page in a couple of days to check on it! I'll be placing the piano part in the keys of F and G.
I'll also have an easy beginner version, placed around Middle C, for young pianists and would-be duet players.
A female vocalist
Loreena McKennit, a Canadian with an Irish background, has a lot of very fun shots of the Emerald Isle on this video:
A performance in the original language
Damian McGinty again, singing all in Gaelic, which is the original setting for this song. Very pretty - so peaceful sounding. But what in the world is he saying?
The links for the piano sheet music:
Download the piano sheet music for Come By the Hills in F
Download piano music in the key of G
The link for the guitar tabs:
Download the guitar tabs for Come By the Hills
The links for the lead sheets:
Download lead sheet for Come By the Hills in the key of F
Download lead sheet in the key of G
More Folk Songs to Sing:
All the Pretty Little Horses - a soft and repetitious lullaby, quite pretty
Colorado Trail Song - an American tune written by a real cowboy
Come By the Hills - another popular Irish melody
Down By the Salley Gardens - a famous and pretty song, very sweet
Green Bushes - a brisk little song that is pretty while being good for breath control training
Grenadier and the Lady - my favorite folk song of all. Find out why
Loch Lomond - the famous and sad song about never meeting again
Mari's Wedding - a singable tune with bouncy chords that is fun to play or sing
Minstrel Boy - a lovely and patriotic song about a warrior-poet
Molly Bawn - a sad story of a young hunter who thought he was shooting at a swan
Once I Had a Sweetheart - "but now I have none!" Very pretty, and little-known.
Parting Glass - a well-known Irish tune which my singers always love
Scarborough Fair - an old and famous tune of lost love
Shenandoah - a famous and lovely American tune with ambiguous lyrics
Skye Boat Song - a pretty song from Scotland about the escape of Bonnie Prince Charlie over the sea
Spanish Ladies - a minor key sea chanty that swings energetically along - BOYS like singing it too!
The Spanish Lady - Upbeat and energetic, this Irish song is fun to perform with a group
Star of the County Down - LOTS of fun to sing and play! An excellent ensemble piece
The Wellerman - a sea chanty that is very singable, and very fun!
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About the Author
Hi, I'm Dana! (Say that like "Anna".) I'm the owner of Music-for-Music-Teachers.com, and a newer site, SingTheBibleStory.com.
Like some of you, I've been playing the piano since early childhood, and have added a few other instruments along the way, plus an interest in arranging and composing music.
You can find out more about me and the reason for this website at my About Me page.
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