ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE

As recorded by Ralph Towner

(From the 2006 Album TIME LINE)
Transcribed by tmb & vv Music b

P = 150 Rubato

g k 3
V VV c VV
1 4
I 4 W V V V W V VW V V VV VV VW V V V jV UUV W
W W W V U
W
Gtr I mflet ring G3 G0 GG3 GK5
T
5
GK30 GK0 KK0 KK32
KK KK3
3 0 3 3 1 1 0

K0 G2
A 0 2 0 5 2

K0
4 0
B 2
3

P = 130
g V V V V V V V V V V
5
I WV V VV
VV gVV V
gWVV
VV V V
U
V V V
V gUVV V f VV VV
W V V

GK2 G3 G1 G2
G10
7 0 5 0 2 3 2 0
T
KGK04 G22
3 0 0 3 0 1
A 0 2 2 0 0
0 0 5 4 4
B 0 4 3
0 2
P H

P = 150
g V V V VV VVV VV VV VW V V VV
Vj VV VVV
I WW W V V UUV W VW V gVW V V
WW
9

W W W V U
G3 G0 GG3 GK5
T
5
GK30 GK0 KK0 KK32 G0 2 0

KK KK3 G3
3 0 3 3 1 1 0 0

K0 G2
A 0 2 0 5 2 2

K0
4 0
B 2 4
3

g V V VV VV V V V V PR V V V V VW V V Vj
14
I WV eW VW V V W
W
W
gW
eV j
W gVWW V f VWW V
G2 G0 5 GGK30 7 0 (0)0 2 GG3 5 GG3
T GG2 3
G11 0
G2 KK0 3 4
5 3
0 1
1
0 1
0 2
A 0 0 0 0
B 4
P

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P = 120 Improvisation P = 100

To Coda

V V V V V V cm V l
g V e WW V V VWV V V V V
19
I WW j W j VVV m j e WW V VV V V e WWW V VV
W gW
u

GG3 GG8 mp
T
5 3 7
KK88 8 5 3

K0
12 10 3 3 0 1 0 1
A 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
0 4 1 0 4 1
B 2 3 3
0 4

d k V V V k V V
3

g V
24
I V V kV V Vj VV V
V
V
V V V V V V
W
V V V V V V V
gV U
u
mf f mf
let ring
0 5 0 2 3
T 3 3 0 3 0 0 3
A 0 2 4 5 0 2 0 2 0 0
5 4 4
B 3
0
H H P P

g k 3 V V V V V V V V V V V V V Vj V V V V V V
3

V
I WVVVV
6
V j VVV V VVV
VVVVV l
UV V gV V
27

W V V
u
mp p mf f
GG1
let ring let ring let ring let ring
0 5 0
T
KK0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 3 0

K0
A 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 0
4 2 0 0 0 0 0
B 3 2 0 4
3 2 3 3

P = 80
gentle P = 100
g R R V V V V R VV V V V V 38 V V V V V V V V
I P P V V V V V V V V V V V V
3

V V V V v
W P
30

W W W
3

mf GK3
mp
T
2 0 0 2
0 1 3
0
3
0 0
3
0 2 (2)
KK4 2
2
3 3
0
0 0 2
0 (0) 1 3
0

A 0 4 0 4 4
B 2 3
2
P H H H H H H

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t t V
g k V gV V V V V e V V V V fV V V V 24 V V V V
33
I 44 W gV V VW V W W V W V V
V V V
mf mp p mf
let ring let ring

G3
A.H.A.H.N.H.

G4
0 [12] ([12]) 8 7 10 0 2 3 2 2 3
T 1 1 9 7
A 1 1 9 8 (8) 0 0
0 0 (0)
B
G b C
0 (0)
3
sl.

g4 V
6

I 4 V V 6
V V V V V V V V V V Vj V V V V V V V V V V
V V Vj V V V W V
37

V W

G1
mp
T
G0
3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
A 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
4 4 2 0 0 0
B 2 3 2 0
3 0 2 3

3 3
V V V V
3
g V V V V V V V V V V V V
VV V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3

I V V V V V eV
V V V V V
39

V V W gV W
mf let ring let ring let ring
2 0 0 3 2 0 2 5 3 2 3 5
T 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
A 2 2 0 2 2 0
0 1 (1) 0 0
B 2 3 4 (4)

V V V V V gVV V V V
V V V V V eUV e V V V
3

g V VV V V V V V
V
I W j W V V V W V
42
gW gU
let ring G3 p mf GK8 GK8
mp
T
7 12 0 2
GK3 6 3 (3) 7 10 7
KK99 8 8
KGK9
KK4
5 5 0 8
A 4 2 0 7
0 (0) 0 0
B 4
P P P

V eV V V
3

V V V V
3

g2 V V V V V eV V V
44 V V
I 4 W U V V U
46

p mf
7 7 10 7 (7) 8 11 8
T 10 (10) 0 8 8 8
A 2 0 7 8 8
0 0
B
P
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P = 80
S
Slower
D.C. al Coda

g eV V V VV V V
1
I V W V
WWW V V V
e VV V VV V V V U
W U

mp
0 2 3
T 3 3 0 1 0 1
A 8 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
12 10 4 1 0 4
B 2
0 3

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