Viragenek by Illes
Virág�nek
Ill�s zenekar ("Ill�s group")
Written by Szabolcs Ször�nyi and János Bródy; released on the album "Add a kezed".
Released in 1972, "Virág�nek" (literally "Flower Song", but "Love Song" is closer to the meaning of the
title) is a blend of different styles. The melody and lyrics provide a very strong (Hungarian) folksy
tone, not to mention the usage of two recorders throughout, or the instrumental "outro". The backbone
of the arrangement consists of Levente Ször�nyi's acoustic guitar and the bass guitar of Szabolcs
Ször�nyi (Levente's brother); there is no percussion part. The rest of the instruments include a
harpsichord (giving a baroque pop-like feel to the song, in a similar manner to Simon & Garfunkel's
"Scarborough Fair"), an electric organ in the refrains (played by the group's keyboardist Lajos Ill�s)
and a vibraphone. After the final guitar chord, the song ends with an instrumental part, in which the
main tune (one verse) is played on a bagpipe.
Although flowers are mentioned in the title, and the period the song was released would suggest it, the
lyrics have nothing to do with the hippie movement of the late sixties; it's a crying over a love lost
through the narrator's fault (including lines like "It's too late to regret what I did"), but hoping to
get it back (not an unusual subject for a folk song as well).
I included the notes played by the recorders below the tab in the intro (the top part is very close to
the verse melody). The "^" symbol means strumming downwards slowly. The low F notes on the E string
should be held by thumb instead of playing F Major as a bar chord.
0:00
Intro (freely):
Dm G C
e|1^----- ------- 1^----- -------|------- ------- 0^----- -------| Guitar
B|3^--------------3^-------------|0^--------------1^-------------|
G|2^--------------2^-------------|0^--------------0^-------------|
D|0^--------------0^-------------|0^--------------2^-------------|
A|-------------------------------|2^--------------3^-------------|
E|-------------------------------|3^-----------------------------|
d d e d a d c Recorder, top part
d d e f a f e Recorder, bottom part
Am Bb F
e|0^----- ------- ------- -------|1^----- ------- 1^----- -------|
B|1^--------------3^-------------|1^--------------1^-------------|
G|2^--------------3^-------------|2^--------------2^-------------|
D|2^--------------3^-------------|3^--------------3^-------------|
A|0^--------------1^-------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e e c d d a a
g g e f f f f
C F G
e|------- ------- 0^----- -------|1^----- ------- 3^----- -------|
B|1^--------------1^-------------|1^--------------0^-------------|
G|0^--------------0^-------------|2^--------------0^-------------|
D|2^--------------2^-------------|3^--------------0^-------------|
A|3^--------------3^-------------|----------------2^-------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------3^-------------|
c c d c bb a g
e e f e d c d
Bb A Dm
e|------- ------- 0^----- -------|1^----- ------- 1^----- -------|
B|3^--------------2^-------------|3^--------------3^-------------|
G|3^--------------0^-------------|2^--------------2^-------------|
D|3^--------------2^-------------|0^--------------0^-------------|
A|1^--------------0^-------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
f f g a a a a
d d e f f d d
0:23
A tempo
Let all notes ring
Dm
e|------- 0h1---- ------- -------|------- 0h1---- ------- -------| Guitar
B|------------3-------3-------3--|------------3-------3-------3--|
G|----2--------------------------|----2--------------------------|
D|0---------------0--------------|0---------------0--------------|
A|------------------------0------|------------------------0------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| Bass
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|5---------------5--------------|5---------------5--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
0:27
Verse:
Dm G C
e|------- 0h1---- ------- -------|----3-- ------- ------- 0------|
B|------------3-------3-------3--|--------0-------------------1--|
G|----2--------------------------|------------0-------0----------|
D|0---------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------------0------|----------------3--------------|
E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|5---------------5--------------|------------2---3--------------|
E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
Vi- rá - gom, vi- rá - gom,
Am Bb F
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ----1-- -------|
B|--------1---------------3------|--------1---------------1------|
G|----2-------2-------3-------3--|----2-------0---------------2--|
D|-------------------------------|3---------------3--------------|
A|0---------------1--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------3--------------|
A|0-----------0---1--------------|------------3------------------|
E|-------------------------------|1------------------------------|
ru- bin - tos vi- rá - gom, A
C F G
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|------- 1------ ----3-- -------|
B|------------1------------------|------------1-----------0------|
G|----0---------------0----------|----2-----------0-----------0--|
D|------------------------0---2--|3------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------2------|3---------------5--------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------3------------------|-------------------------------|
hírt, hogy kinyí - lot - tál,
Bb A Dm
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ----0h1 ------- 1------|
B|--------3---------------2------|--------3-------3-----------3--|
G|----3-------3-------2-------2--|----2---------------0h2--------|
D|-------------------------------|0------------------------------|
A|1---------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|1---------------0-------4------|5---------------5--------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------5--|
�n már a - lig vá - rom.
e|------- 0h1---- ----1-- -------|
B|----3-------3-----------3------|
G|----------------0h2---------2--|
D|0------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|5---------------5--------------|
E|----------------------------5--|
0:47
Verse:
Dm G C
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|----3-- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------3-------3-------3--|--------0---------------1------|
G|----2-----------0h2-----2------|------------0-------0-------0--|
D|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------3--------------|
E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|5---------------5--------------|------------2---3--------------|
E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
Szeret - tem, szeret - tem,
Am Bb F
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------1---------------3------|--------1-----------1-------1--|
G|----2-------2-------3-------3--|----2-------0-----------2------|
D|-------------------------------|3---------------3--------------|
A|0---------------1--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------3--------------|
A|0---------------1--------------|------------3------------------|
E|-------------------------------|1------------------------------|
bo- lon - dul szeret - tem,
C F G
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|------- 1------ ----3-- -------|
B|------------1------------------|------------1-----------0------|
G|----0---------------0----------|----2-----------------------0--|
D|------------------------0---2--|3------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------3--------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------2------|3---------------5--------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------3------------------|-------------------------------|
K� - ső most már bán - nom
Bb A Dm
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- 0h1---- ----1-- -------|
B|--------3---------------2------|------------3-----------3------|
G|----3-------3-------2-------0--|2---------------0h2---------2--|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|1---------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|1-----------1---0-------4------|5---------------5--------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------5--|
mind - azt, a - mit tet - tem.
e|------- 0h1---- ------- -------|
B|------------3-------3----------|
G|----2-----------0h2---------2--|
D|0-----------------------0------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|5---------------5--------------|
E|-------------------------------|
1:05
Refrain:
C F
e|------- ----0-- ------- -------|------- 1------ ----1-- -------|
B|--------1----------------------|------------1-----------1------|
G|----0---------------0----------|----2-----------0h2---------2--|
D|------------------------0---2--|3------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------2------|3---------------3--------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------3------------------|-------------------------------|
La - la- la - la la,
C Dm
e|------- ----0-- ------- -------|------- ----0h1 ------- -------|
B|--------1----------------------|--------3-------3-------3------|
G|----0---------------0----------|----2---------------0h2-----2--|
D|------------------------0---2--|0------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------2------|-------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|5---------------5--------------|
E|------------3------------------|------------5------------------|
la- la- la - la - la,
C F G
e|------- ----0-- ------- -------|------- 1------ ----3-- -------|
B|--------1----------------------|------------1-----------0------|
G|----0---------------0----------|----2-----------------------0--|
D|------------------------0---2--|3------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------3--------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------2------|3---------------5--------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------3------------------|-------------------------------|
La- la- la - la - la,
Bb A Dm
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ----0h1 1------ -------|
B|--------3---------------2------|--------3---------------3------|
G|----3-------3-------2-------2--|----2---------------2-------2--|
D|-------------------------------|0------------------------------|
A|1---------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|1---------------0-------4------|5---------------5--------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------5--|
la- la- la - la - la - la
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|------- 0h1---- ------- -------|
B|------------3-------3----------|------------3-------3-------3--|
G|----2-----------------------2--|----2-----------0h2------------|
D|0---------------0-------0------|0------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------0------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|5---------------5--------------|5---------------5--------------|
E|----------------------------5--|----------------------------5--|
1:26
Verse:
Dm G C
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|----3-- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------3-------3----------|--------0---------------1------|
G|----2-----------0h2---------2--|------------0-------0-------0--|
D|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------------0------|----------------3--------------|
E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|5---------------5--------------|----------------3--------------|
E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
Szerel - mem kert j� - ben
Am Bb F
e|------- ----0-- ------- -------|------- 1------ ----1-- -------|
B|--------1---------------3------|------------1-----------1------|
G|----2---------------3-------3--|----2-----------0h2---------2--|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0---------------1--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|1------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------3--------------|
A|0---------------1-------1------|------------3------------------|
E|-------------------------------|1------------------------------|
oly' vi- gyáz - va jár - tam,
C F G
e|------- ----0-- ------- -------|------- 1------ ----3-- -------|
B|--------1----------------------|------------1-----------3------|
G|----0---------------0----------|----2-----------0-----------0--|
D|------------------------0---2--|3------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------2------|3------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------3------------------|----------------3--------------|
Min - dig úgy szeret - tem,
Bb A Dm
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- 0------ ----1-- -------|
B|--------3---------------2------|----3-------3-----------3------|
G|----3-------3-------2-------2--|2---------------------------2--|
D|-------------------------------|----------------0--------------|
A|1---------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|1---------------0--------------|5---------------5--------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------5--|
hogy őt meg ne bánt - sam.
e|------- 0h1---- ----1-- -------|
B|------------3-----------3------|
G|----2-----------0h2---------2--|
D|0------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|5---------------5--------------|
E|----------------------------5--|
1:45
Verse:
Dm G C
e|------- 0h1---- ----1-- -------|------- 3------ ------- 0------|
B|------------3-----------3------|------------3---------------1--|
G|----2-----------0h2---------2--|----0---------------0----------|
D|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------3--------------|
E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|5---------------5--------------|------------2---3--------------|
E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
Vi- rá - gom, vi- rá - gom,
Am Bb F
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ----1-- ----1-- -------|
B|--------1---------------3------|--------1---------------1------|
G|----2---------------3-------3--|----2-----------0h2---------2--|
D|------------2------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0---------------1--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|1------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------3--------------|
A|0-----------0---1--------------|------------3------------------|
E|-------------------------------|1------------------------------|
ru- bin - tos vi- rá - gom,
C F G
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|------- 1------ ----3-- -------|
B|------------1------------------|------------1-----------0------|
G|----0---------------0----------|----2-----------------------0--|
D|------------------------0---2--|3------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------3--------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------2------|3------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------3------------------|----------------3--------------|
Gon - dok kö- zött al - szom,
Bb A Dm
e|------- ------- ------- ----0--|------- ----1-- ------- 1------|
B|--------3---------------2------|--------3-------3-----------3--|
G|----3-------3-------2----------|----2---------------2----------|
D|-------------------------------|0------------------------------|
A|1---------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|1---------------0-------4------|5---------------5--------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------5--|
nyugta- lan az ál - mom.
e|----1-- ------- ----1-- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|
G|------------2---------------2--|
D|0---------------0--------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|5---------------5--------------|
E|-------------------------------|
2:03
Refrain:
C F
e|------- ----0-- ------- -------|------- 1------ ------- 1------|
B|--------1----------------------|------------1-------1----------|
G|----0---------------0----------|----2-----------0h2---------2--|
D|------------------------0---2--|3------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------2------|3---------------3--------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------3------------------|-------------------------------|
La - la- la - la la,
C Dm
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|------- ----1-- ----1-- -------|
B|------------1------------------|--------3---------------3------|
G|----0---------------0----------|----0h2---------------------2--|
D|------------------------0---2--|0---------------0--------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------2------|-------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|5---------------5--------------|
E|------------3------------------|-------------------------------|
la- la- la - la - la,
C F G
e|------- ----0-- ------- -------|------- 1------ ----3-- -------|
B|--------1----------------------|------------1-----------0------|
G|----0---------------0----------|----2-----------------------0--|
D|------------------------0---2--|3------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------3--------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------2------|3------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------3------------------|----------------3--------------|
La- la- la - la - la - la,
Bb A Dm
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ----0h1 ------- 1------|
B|--------3---------------2------|--------3-------3-----------3--|
G|----3-------3-------2-------2--|----2---------------0h2--------|
D|-------------------------------|0------------------------------|
A|1---------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|1---------------0--------------|5---------------5--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
la- la- la - la - la - la
2:19
Refrain:
C F
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|------- 1------ ----1-- -------|
B|------------1------------------|------------1-----------1------|
G|----0---------------0----------|----2-----------0h2---------2--|
D|------------------------0---2--|3------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------2------|3---------------3--------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------3------------------|-------------------------------|
La- la- la - la - la,
C Dm
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|------- ----0h1 ------- 1------|
B|------------1------------------|--------3-------------------3--|
G|----0---------------0----------|----2---------------0h2--------|
D|------------------------0---2--|0---------------0--------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------2------|-------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|5---------------5--------------|
E|------------3------------------|-------------------------------|
la- la- la - la - la,
C F G
e|------- ----0-- ------- -------|------- ----1-- ----3-- -------|
B|--------1----------------------|--------1---------------0------|
G|----0---------------0----------|----0h2---------------------0--|
D|------------------------0---2--|-------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|1---------------3--------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------2------|3------------------------------|
A|3---------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------3------------------|----------------3--------------|
La- la- la - la - la - la,
Slow the tempo down gradually until the end
Bb A Dm
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- 0h1---- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------2------|------------3------------------|
G|----3-------3-------2-------2--|----2--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|0---------------0--------------|
A|1---------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|1---------------0--------------|5---------------5--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
la- la- la - la - la
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