Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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DANNY BOY
Piano Accompaniment in D Major (for high baritone or comfortable tenor voice)
Karaoke Lyrics Onscreen

Danny Boy is based on the traditional Irish melody of Londonderry Air. In 1913 the lyrics were written by Frederick Weatherly hence creating Danny Boy.

There are several sheet music arrangements I have made for this accompaniment:
Piano Vocal (for High Baritone/Tenor voice) : musicnotes.com/l/NtfK4
For C Instrument (ie Flute/Oboe/Violin) with piano accompaniment : musicnotes.com/l/KtfKp
For C Instrument (solo no piano accompaniment) : musicnotes.com/l/rtfKb
For Bb Instrument (ie Trumpet/Clarinet/Sop Sax) with piano accompaniment : musicnotes.com/l/gtfKb
For Bb Instrument (solo no piano accompaniment) : musicnotes.com/l/ztfKF

This version in D gives a high note of F# so will be for high baritone or comfortable tenor voice.

Lyrics :

Oh, Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen, and down the mountainside,
The summer’s gone, and all the roses falling,
It’s you, it’s you must go, and I must bide.
But come ye back when summer’s in the meadow,
Or when the valley’s hushed and white with snow,
Tis I’ll be here in sunshine or in shadow,
Oh, Danny Boy, oh Danny Boy, I love you so!

But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying,
If I am dead, as dead I well may be,
Ye’ll come and find the place where I am lying,
And kneel and say an Ave there for me;
And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me,
And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be,
For you will bend and tell me that you love me,
And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me!

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British pianist and arranger Tim J. Spencer has created, in The Accompanist, a collection of Piano Accompaniments of Musical Theatre and Popular Music songs.

These Broadway and West End accompaniments have been specifically performed to match the tempos of the original (cast) recordings where possible. These karaoke style tracks have been created to give the audition performer the sound of what is likely within an audition environment where often we are not faced with a full orchestra but simply a pianist. Therefore the songs can sound very different to the fully orchestrated version.

The tracks are designed to be used either in performance or as practice for auditions. You are more than welcome to use the track to create your own YouTube cover of the song. If you could put a link back to this video in your description that would be amazing of you. I'm creating a playlist on my channel page of covers using The Accompanist's tracks so let me know if you do a cover using it and I'll add it to this channel's covers playlist.

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