Recorded by Enya on Shepard Moon
Originally written by Michael Balfe (1883)
for the opera “Bohemian Girl; Balfe was a musical prodigy
born in Dublin, Ireland.

TAB VERSION:
3/4 (key of A)

E --0--0---5--4--- --0---4----2---- --0--2--0-------------
B ---------------- ---------------- -----------2----------
G ---------------- ---------------- ----------------2-----
D ---------------- ---------------- --------------2-------
A -----0---------- ---------------- --0--------0----------
E ---------------- --0------------- ----------------------
E ----0----------- --0------------- ----------------
B -2-----3-----0-- -----3-----2-0-- ---------0------
G ---------3------ ---------------- -2-----------1--
D ---------------- ---------------- ------------0---
A ----0--2-------- ---------------- -0---------2----
E ---------------- --0------------- ---------0------
E --0--0--2--7-5-5 --2--7---5---2-- --7---5--0------
B ---------------- ---------------- ---------2------
G ---------------- ---------------- ---------2------
D --------0------- -------------0-- ----------------
A --0------------- -----7---------- ---------0------
E ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
E -0--0----0---2-- --2-4------5---- --4-----2--- -0--0--5--4--0--
B ------4--------- ---------------- ------------ ----------------
G ---------------- ---------------- ------------ ----------------
D ---------------- --0------------- --2--------- ----------------
A ------2--------- ---------------- ------------ ----0-----------
E ---------------- ---------------- --0--------- -------------0-- 

but I also…

E --4--2--0---2-0- ------------ -0-------------- -0--------------
B ---------------- --2-----2--- ----3----------- ----3-2-0-------
G ---------------- ------------ -------3--4--0-- -----------2----
D ---------------- ------------ ---------------- -----------2----
A --------0------- --0--------- ----2----------- -0---------0----
E ---------------- ------------ ---------------- ---------------- 

REPEAT ONCE:

E --0-0--2--7--5-- --0-0--2--7--5-- --4----2-------- -4----5-----
B ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------5-----
G ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------6-----
D --2----0-------- -------1-------- --2------------- -2----------
A ---------------- --0------------- ---------------- ------7-----
E ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------ 

E -0--0--2--4--5-- --9--7----2----- --4--------- --5-------------
B ---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------5-----5---
G ---------------- -------------2-- ------------ --6------6------
D -------0-------- --7-------0----- --2--------- ----------------
A -0-------------- ---------------- ------------ --7-------------
E ---------------- ---------------- --------0--- ---------------- 

FINAL ENDING:

E ---------------- ---------------- ------------ ---------
B ---------------- --2--0---------- ------------ --2------
G ----------1--2-- ---------------- ----1------- --2------
D --2-2--4-------- --------4------- ------------ --2------
A ---------------- --------5------- ------------ --0------
E ----------0----- ---------------- ----0------- --------- 

“The original appears to be in key of Bf; if you love bar chords
try this with bflat, F7, cminor instead. I have written it in the
key of A for sanity.

Enya does this with a simple pick: T234 T3 (or some variation thereof)

VOCAL VERSION:
(it’s simple, but it works) -just pick the chords; this song is meant to
show off vocal improvisation, and the very nice slides up to the higher
notes. And don’t spare the sentimentality; Remember valentine’s day
isn;t that far away!
Time sig: feels like a 3/4 to me:

I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls
with vassals [(bm)]and serfs[(E7)] by my side
And-of all those who assembled within those walls
that I was the[(Bm)] hope and [(E7)]the pride.

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if picking ignore the optional chords; nice for strumming)

I had riches too great to count
and a high ancestral name …… but
I also dreamt which pleased me most …..that
you loved[(Bm)] me still the same.
A Bm (A) E7 Bm A
That you loved me…. you loved still the same;
that you loved me …y[(A)]ou loved me still the same;
that you loved me s[(Bm)]till.……..the same..

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vocal note: keep up the momentum, building on the last
4 lines; don’t insert a rest between lines.
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ENDING TAB:

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-------------------2---0-----------2-----------
-----------1--2----------------1---2------------
--2--2--4------------------4-------2------------
-------------------0-------0-------0-----------
-----------0-----------------------------------

Second verse:

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I dreamt that suitors sought my hand
that knights[(bm)] upon bended knee
and with vows no maiden’s heart could withstand
they pledged [(bm)]their faith to me.

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And I dreamt that one of the noble host
came forth my hand to claim…..But
.. I also dreamt which pleased me most….that
you loved me , [(A)]you loved me still the same……..
that you loved me …y[(A)]ou loved me still the same;
that you loved me s[(Bm)]till.……..the same..

(REPeATS)

You know love is everything you say[D/F#];
a w[C/E]hisper, a word, promises you give.
You feel it in the heartbeat of the [D/F#]day.
You know this is the way love is.
( Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/enya/amarantine_crd_ver_2.html )
Amarantine… Amarantine… Amarantine…
Love is. Love is. Love…

Amarantine… Amarantine… Amarantine…
Love is. Love is. Love…

You know love may sometimes make you cry,
so let the tears go, they will flow away,
for you know love will always let you fly
-how far a heart can fly away!

Amarantine…
Amarantine…
Amarantine…
Love is.
Love is.
Love… (x2)

You know when love’s shining in your eyes
it may be the stars fallen from above.
And you know love is with you when you rise,
for night and day belong to love.
Ohhhhh (G)
D/F#: 2×0230
C/E: x02010
B7: x21202 or x21200 or x24242
B: x24442 or 799877

Here’s a slightly cheesey arrangement of Enya’s “Watermark” for guitar. It
would probably sound best played on an electric with heaps of reverb or
something.
Enjoy, JK

Watermark – Enya
~~~~~~~~~

>From “Watermark”.
Transcribed, arranged and tabbed by John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz).

Standard tuning.
3/4 time.

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

------------- ---------0-4- --5-------7-5- -4----------- -5-------7-5-
-------2----- -------2----- ------0------- -----5------- -----0-------
-----4---4--- -----4------- -------6----- ---------6--- -------6-----
---2-------3- ---2--------- ---7--------- ---6---6---6- ---7---------
-0----------- -0----------- --0----------- -4----------- -0-----------
------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- 

……………..
1.
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

-4----------- -2-------2--- -2----------- -0----------- ---------0-5--
-----5------- -----3/5---3- -----3---0--- -------2----- -2-----2------
---------6--- ---2--------- ---0---0---0- -----4---4--- -----4-------
---6---6---6- -0----------- ------------- ---2-------2- ---2---------
-4----------- ------------- ------------- -0----------- -0------------
------------- ------------- -3----------- ------------- -------------- 

……………
2.
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

------------- -5-----4-5-7- -4----------- -5---3---2--- -0-----------
-2-----2----- -----7------- -------4-5--- -------0----- -------2-----
-----4---4--- ---6--------- -----6-----6- ---0-------0- -----4---4---
---2-------2- -4----------- ---6--------- ------------- ---2-------2-
-0----------- ------------- -4----------- ------------- -0-----------
------------- ------------- ------------- -3----------- ------------- 

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

-5-----4-5-7- -4----------- -5---3---2--- -3---1---0--- -0---------0-
-----7------- -------4-5--- -------0----- -------1----- ---------0---
---6--------- -----6-----6- ---0-------0- ---2-------2- -------1-----
-4----------- ---6--------- ------------- ------------- -----2-------
------------- -4----------- ------------- ------------- ---2---------
------------- ------------- -3----------- -1----------- -0----------- 

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

-4/7-H12------4- --5-------7-5- -4---------5- -5-------7-5- -4-----------
--------H12-5--- ------0------- -----5------- -----0------- -----5-------
---------------- -------6----- ---------6--- -------6----- ---------6---
---------------- ---7--------- ---6---6----- ---7--------- ---6---6---6-
---------------- --0----------- -4----------- -0----------- -4-----------
---------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 

……………..
…………………
1. 2.
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . ,
.

-2-------2--- -2----------- -0----------- ---------0-5-- -------------- -- 

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-----3/5---3- -----3---0--- -------2----- -2-----2------ --2-----2----- -- 

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---2--------- ---0---0---0- -----4---4--- -----4------- ------4---4--- -- 

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-0----------- ------------- ---2-------2- ---2--------- ----2-------2- -- 

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------------- ------------- -0----------- -0------------ --0----------- -0 

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\\ John Kean
OO ~~~~~~~~~
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