A Scottish Soldier chords
by Andy Stewart- A Scottish Soldier lyrics were written by Andy Stewart and is featured on the album of the same name.
- The song is about a dying Scottish Soldier who would rather die in his homeland, than die in the war-torn fields of Tyrol, formerly a province of Austria.
- The lyrics were adapted to the tune, The Green Hills of Tyrol.
- Music: Starts in D Major with a key change for instrumental to A Major in 6/8 OR 3/4 time at ~ 90 bpm in 3/4 time OR 180 bpm in 6/8 time.
- Chords: D, A, A7, G, E, E7
- Video Key: E♭ Major with a key change for instrumental to B♭
- Capo: 1st fret if playing with the video.
A Scottish Soldier
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
D G D G D G A
Intro: 3/4 | / | / | / | |
D
1. There was a sol-dier, a Scot-tish sol-dier
A A7 D
Who wan-dered far a-way and sol-diered far a-way
D
There was none bold-er, with good broad shoul-der
A A7 D
He's fought in ma-ny a fray, and fought and won
D
He'd seen the glo-ry and told the sto-ry
A A7 D
Of battles glo-ri-ous and deeds vic-to-ri-ous
D
But now he's sigh-ing, his heart is cry-ing
A A7 D
To leave these green hills of Ty-rol
G D
Chorus: Be-cause these green hills are not high-land hills
A A7 D
Or the is-land hills, they're not my land's hills
G D
And fair as these green fo-reign hills may be 𝄐
A A7 D G D G D G A
They are not the hills of | home / | / | / | |
D
2. And now this sol-dier, this Scot-tish sol-dier
A A7 D
Who wan-dered far a-way and sol-diered far a-way
D
Sees leaves are fal-ling and death is cal-ling
A A7 D
And he will fade a-way, in that far land
D
He called his pi-per, his trus-ty pi-per
A A7 D
And bade him sound a lay... a pi-broch sad to play
D
U-pon a hill-side, a Scot-tish hill-side
A A7 D
Not on these green hills of T-yrol
G D
Chorus: Be-cause these green hills are not high-land hills
A A7 D
Or the is-land hills, they're not my land's hills
G D
And fair as these green fo-reign hills may be 𝄐
A A7 D G D G D G A
They are not the hills of | home / | / | / | |
Bagpipe Instrumental: (key change to A Major)
A E E7 A E E7 A
‖ | 𝄎 | / | | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | / | ‖
D A E E7 A D A E E7 A
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(key change back to D Major)
D
3. And so this sol-dier, this Scot-tish sol-dier
A A7 D
Will wan-der far no more and sol-dier far no more
D
And on a hill-ide, a Scot-tish hill-side
A A7 D
You'll see that pi-per play his sol-dier home
D
He's seen the glo-ry, he's told the sto-ry
A A7 D
Of battles glo-ri-ous and deeds vic-to-ri-ous
D
The bu-gles cease now, he is at peace now
A A7 D
Far from those green hills of Ty-rol
G D
Chorus: Be-cause these green hills are not high-land hills
A A7 D
Or the is-land hills, they're not my land's hills
G D
And fair as these green fo-reign hills may be
A A7 D
They are not the hills of home
G D
Chorus: Al-though those green hills are not high-land hills
A A7 D
Or the is-land hills, they're not my land's hills
G D
And fair as these green fo-reign hills may be
A A7 D
They are not the hills of home
G D
Chorus: Those green hills are not high-land hills
A A7 D
Or the is-land hills, they're not my land's hills
G D
And fair as these green fo-reign hills may be
A A7 D G D G D A
They are not the hills of | home / | / | | 𝄑 |
Notes:
- Level Of Ease: Very Easy with a capo
- 6/8 OR 3/4 Time: Due to the lhythm of the song, it feels more like 6/8 time, however by halving the lhythm, we arrive at 3/4 time. I have used 3/4 time in the charts as it may be easier to understand for the majority of users.
6/8 time: 6 eighth-note beats per bar wich can be counted as | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
3/4 time: 3 quarter-note beats per bar. This can be counted as | 1 2 3 | or |1& 2& 3&|
If you count each bar as |1& 2& 3&|, it is in actual fact the same as counting | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | in terms of beats per bar (6/8 time). - | E / E7 | means you play E for 2 beats and E7 for 1 beat. The / is a 'simile mark', commonly referred to as a 'repeat sign' whereby the previous chord in the bar is repeated. The same applies to | D / G | - D for 2 beats and G for 1 beat.
Andy Stewart
Born: Andrew Stewart on the 30th December 1933 in Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation: Singer/song-writer, entertainer, compere, comedian, impressionist
Active Years: 1955 - 1993
Music Styles: Folk Music & Comedy Music
Awards: MBE in 1976, Freedom Of Angus in 1987
Died: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland on the 11th October, 1993 after long bouts of ill-health including triple by-pass heart surgery in 1976 and again in 1991.
TV Show: Compere of 'The White Heather Club' from 1957-1968 (variety show)
Chart Success: A Scottish Soldier Reached No 1 in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand; 31 weeks in the UK singles chart in 1961; spent over a year in the top 50 in the U.S.
