Digital Tradition Mirror

This notation is pretty simple; dark circles mean covered holes; empty circles mean uncovered holes; a '+' below means to blow harder to get the upper octave; a '#' below means this note is too low for the whistle chosen and you'll have to fake it :) The author of this program always plays accidentals by closing holes, so you'll never see half-covered holes.

When I was starting, I found notation like this to be very helpful, and I know plenty of people who have trouble reading music who find this notation easier. Good luck!

Always a Train in My Dreams

(D whistle)

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(Choose a whistle key: A B C D E F G Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb A# B# C# D# E# F# G#)
Dulcimer tab for this song is also available

Always a Train in My Dreams
(Steve Gillette and Charles John Quarto)

The trains ran past our house in the summertime
But it was the whistles that carried me away.
That's a feeling that is clear within this heart of mine.
And it gets a little stronger every day.

All through high school, time and time again,
I'd stare out the window and wait for a sign.
Seemed like it was always written down,
     On the railroad line.

There was always a train in my dreams.
Always a railroad, runnin' right under me.
There was never a night that I wasn't free
There was always a train in my dreams.

The years have peeled back like an old onion skin.
Gets sweeter and sweeter as the rain rolls in.
I know how it sounds and now I know what it means.
There was always a train in my dreams.

There was always a train in my dreams.
Always a railroad, runnin' right under me.
There was never a night that I wasn't free
There was always a train in my dreams.

There was always a train in my dreams.
Always a railroad, runnin' right under me.
There was never a night that I wasn't free
There was always a train in my dreams.

Copyright Foreshadow Music, BMI
Used by permission
SG

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