About the Shire theme#
The Shire’s music was written by Howard Shore for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001, and it plays under the green hills and round doors of Hobbiton. Its concert-hall title is Concerning Hobbits. The tune is deliberately homely and pastoral, a small, contented melody that stands for a peaceful place worth protecting before the long journey east.
In the films the lead is often carried by a tin whistle, which makes it a natural fit for the ocarina’s breathy tone. It sits inside an easy octave from low C to high C and moves gently, so it makes a good early piece to learn.
The Shire Song (LOTR) Ocarina Tab#
| C | D | E | G | E | D | C | |||
| E | G | A | C | B | G | E | |||
| F | E | D | |||||||
| C | D | E | G | E | D | C | |||
| E | G | A | G | E | D | E | |||
| D | C | D | C |