Melancholy Galliard by John Dowland

ByBradford Werner
2021

Melancholy Galliard (Poulton No. 25) by John Dowland (1563-1626). Originally for lute. PDF Sheet music or tab for classical guitar. Left hand fingering. The level is Late-Intermediate (Grade 8) due to some larger chord shapes and barre. This is a PDF Download

Please note: The sheet music is fingered for relative lute tuning (tune the 3rd string down to F sharp), see videos below for lesson info.

PDF Sheet Music or Tab – Includes both a Notation-Only Edition and a Tab Edition.

Melancholy Galliard by Dowland from Werner Guitar Editions – My Dedicated Sheet Music Store

John Dowland was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs and lute compositions. This beautiful work is an example of the variety that occurs within Dowland’s galliards and certainly showcases the mournful but also hopeful character of his solo compositions. Here’s the YouTube Lesson Link if you want to watch it there.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.