B: Sample Tunes 1
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X:1
T:B minor Polka
R:polka
S:Eileen Ni Riordan
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=140
K:Bm
af f>g | af f>g | af ef | dB c/B/A |
af f>g | af fe | de/d/ cA |1 B2 BA :|2 B2 Bc |]
|: d/e/d/c/ df | e>d ce | dB c/B/A | Bc de |
d/e/d/c/ df | e>d ce | dB c/B/A |1 B2 Bc :|2 B2 BA |]
X:2
T:Leitrim Fancy, The
R:hornpipe
N:Bars 2 and 6 also played |ADGB A2de|
M:C|
K:D
Q:1/4=180
AG \
| FAEA DEFG | (3ABA GB A2de | fdge agec | dBAF GBAG |
FAEA DEFG | (3ABA GB A2de | fdge agec | Addc d2 :|
zg \
| fefg afeg | fefg a2 (3efg | agec dfec |
[1 dcAF G3e | fefg afeg | fefg a2 (3efg | agec dfec | Addc d2 :|
[2 dcAF GBAG | FAEA DEFG | (3ABA GB A2de | fdge agec | Addc d2 |]
X:3
T:Banish Misfortune
R:jig
D:Tommy Keane & Jacqueline McCarthy: The Wind among the Reeds
D:Chieftains Live.
Z:First bar also played |^fed cAG|
M:6/8
Q:1/4=200
K:Dmix
=fed cAG | AGd cAG |~F3 DED | ~F3 GFG | \
~A3 cAG | AGA cde | fed cAG | Ad^c d2e :| \
f2d d^cd | f2a agf | e2c cBc | ece gfe | \
f2g agf | e2f gfe | fed cAG | Ad^c d2e :| \
f2g e2f | ded cdc | ~A3 GAG | ~F3 ded | \
c3 cAG | AGA cde | fed cAG | Ad^c d2e :|
X:4
T:Limestone Rock
R:reel
S:Mary Bergin
M:C|
Q:1/4=200
K:G
BG~G2 AGFA | DG~G2 A2dc | BG~G2 ~A3B |1 BAAG ABdc :|2 BAAG A2Bd |] \
(3ege dB eBd2 | eBdB A2Bd | eB~B2 gB~B2 | BAGB A2Bd | \
~e3d e2ab | gedB A2BA | G2Bd ~g3b | agef gedc |]
X:5
T:Star of Munster, The
R:Reel
D:Chieftains Live.
M:C|
Q:1/4=200
K:Ador
c2Ac BAGB | AGEF GEDG | EAAG ABcd | e2af gfed |
c2Ac BAGB | AGEF GEDG | EAAG ABcd | ecdB cA~A2 :|
eaag ageg | a2bg agef | ~g3a gdBd | gaba gedg |
eaag ageg | a2bg agef | g2~g2 a2ga |1 bgaf gedg :|2 ~b3a gedB |]
X:6
T:Hora ca din la caval
R:hora
O:Romanian
Z:Transcribed by Henrik Norbeck.
M:C|
Q:1/4=240
K:Ador ^d
"Am"e2d2 "Am/E"e2d2 | "Am"cAc2 "D#dim"d3c | "E"e2d2 "E/G#"cAc2 | "Am"deec "Am/E"e4 |
[1 "Am"e2d2 "Am7/G"e2d2 | "F#m7b5"cAc2 "D#dim"d3c | "E"e2d2 "E/G#"ceec | "Am"A4 A4 :|
[2 "Am"ABcd "Am7/G"e2d2 | "F#m7b5"cAc2 "D#dim"d3c | "E"e2d2 "E/G#"ceec | "Am"A4 A4 |]
"Am"ABcd "Am/E"e2d2 | "Am"cAc2 "D#dim"d3c | "E"e2d2 "E/G#"cAc2 | "Am"deec "Am/E"e4 |
"Am"ABcd "Am7/G"e2d2 | "F#m7b5"cAc2 "D#dim"d3c | "E"e2d2 "E/G#"ceec | "Am"A4 A4 :|
"C"efgf "C/G"aggf | "C"feed "D#dim"dddc | "E"e2d2 "E/G#"cAc2 | "Am"deec "Am/E"e4 |
"Am"a2a2-"Am7/G"a2g2 | "F#m7b5"fefe "D#dim"dddc | "E"e2d2 "E/G#"ceec | "Am"A4 A4 :|
X:7
T:Polska efter Pelle Fors
T:Ingen kan dansa polska som min Ann-Sofi
R:polska J
H:Pelle Fors (Petter Magnus Johansson) was born in Ukna, Småland, in
H:1815, but lived most of his life in Rönö, Vikbolandet,
H:Östergötland. He died there in 1908. He learnt to play the fiddle
H:from Johannes Lång from Långserum, who in his turn had learnt from
H:Klockare Söderlund from Yxnerum. Pelle Fors was a shoemaker and
H:fiddler, and played at weddings and other dances.
N:This is a typical even polska. Bar 4 of the second part has an extra beat.
M:3/4
L:1/16
Q:1/4=120
K:Dm
f2(3gfe f2a2 c'2a2 | a2e2 f2gf e2c2 | c2eg ag^fg abag | f2d2 d^ce^c A4 :|
A2d2 d2ed ^cAce | e2f2 f2gf e=ceg | g2a2 afdf abag |1 e2fe d2ed ^c2A2 A4 |
:|2 e2fe d^ce^c d4|]
X:8
T:Sunta Luva
R:polska O
H:From Nås, Dalarna, Sweden
N:A typical uneven polska.
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
K:Ador
A>B cB AG | Ac e2 ef | gf ed cd | ef e3A :|
A>c e2 e>d | f>e e2 c2 | cB AG A>c | e>f d2 c>B | G>B A3A :|
X:9
T:Farmors Brudpolska
R:polska K1
N:A polska with short first beat.
M:3/4
L:1/16
Q:1/4=140
K:Dm
A4 A2^c2 A3^c | A4 A2^c2 A3^c | e4 gage f3g | f2e2 d3^c d3e |
f4 fafd e3^c | A4 A2^c2 A3^c | A4 A2^c2 A3^c | e4 gage f3g |
f2e2 d3^c d3e | f4 fafd e3^c | ^c4 d8 :|
a4 a2=b2 a3g | e4 gage f3g | a4 a2c'2 a3g | e4 gage f3g |
f2e2 d2^c2 d3e | f4 fafd e3^c | A4 A2^c2 A3^c | A4 A2^c2 A3^c |
e4 gage f3g | f2e2 d3^c d3e | f4 fafd e3^c | ^c4 d8 :|
X:10
T:Polska (med lång etta)
R:polska L1
N:A polska with long first beat.
M:3/4
K:D
Q:1/4=160
A2 \
|: g2 f2 ed | e>d cB A2 | g2 f2 ed | e>d cB AG |
A2 B2 c2 | d2 e2 f2 | ge/g/ (3fdf (3ece |1 d2 d2 A2 :|2 d2 d2 AA |]
A2 B2 c2 | d2 e2 f2 | ge/g/ (3fdf (3ece | e>d cB AG |
A2 B2 c2 | d2 e2 f2 | ge/g/ (3fdf (3ece |1 d2 d2 AA :|2 d2 d2 |]
X:11
T:Dospatsko Choro
R:choro
O:Bulgaria
M:3+2+2/8
Q:1/4=104
K:Em
"Em"E3 "/"E2 "/"B2 | "Em"B3 "/"{BcBc}B3G | "Am"A3 "/"{ABAB}A3G |
"Em"AB2 "/"G2 "/"{GA}GF | "Em"E3 "/"E2 "/"B2 | "Em"B3 "/"{BcBc}B3G |
"Am"A3 "/"A3G | "Em"AB2 "/"G2 "/"{GA}GF :||:"Am"{G}A2G "/"{F}G2 "/"{GAGA}G2 |
"D"{F}GA2 "/"{FG}F2 "/"{FG}FE | "Em"E3- "/"E4 |
"G"{A}B3- "/"B3 G | "A"{GAB}A2G "C"{F}G2 "/"G2 | "Bm"GA2 "/"{FG}F2 "/"FE |
"Em"E3- "/"E4 | "Em"E^CD "/"E2 z2 :||: "D"DEF "/"GA "/"AG |
"D7"{cdcd}c2B "G"B2 z2 | "Am"{cdcd}c2B "/"cd "/"cB | "D"{ABAB}A2G "G"G2 z2 |
"D"DEF "/"GA "/"AG | "D7"{cdcd}c2B "G"B2 "/"z2 | "Am"{ABAB}A2G "/"GA "/"FE |
"Em"E3 "/"E2 z2 :||: "D"d3 "/"dc "/"BA | "D7"{ABAB}A2G "G"G2 z2 |
"G"dGe "/"dc "/"BA | "A7"{BcBc}B2A "D"A2 z2 | "D"{dede}d3 "/"dc "/"BA |
"D7"{ABAB}A2G "G"G2 z2 | "Am"AEB "/"AG "/"FE | "Em"E3 "/"E4 :|
X:12
T:Last Night's Fun
R:reel
D:Noel Hill: The Irish Concertina
Z:I'm not sure of exactly what grace notes are used, since they are so short.
M:C|
Q:1/4=200
K:D
AD{B}FD A2dB | ADFD {c}EDB,B | AD{B}FD A2Bd |1 {g}edfe dBBd :|2 {g}edfe dBAB |] \
d2 (3[fA]af a2 (3faf | de[fA]d edfe | d2 (3faf af[dA]f | egfe dBAB | \
[dD2]{f}ddf a2 (3[fA]af | de[fA]d [e2E2]ef | a2bf afeg | {a}fd{g}ed BddB |]
X:200
T:ABC Notation - Every part of it
T:Alternative title
T:A third title
C:Henrik Norbeck
R:polka
S:Out of my head
H:I just wrote this tune to show examples of everything you can do in
H:the abc format. This is the history of this tune.
N:Some interesting notes on this tune.
A:Stockholm
B:My tunebook
D:Not recorded by anyone (yet)
G:Sample group
O:Swedish
Z:id:hn-sample-200
Z:Some transcription notes for this tune.
P:AB % Ignored by ABCMUS (parts)
E:Ignored by ABCMUS (note spacing)
W:Words (lyrics) for the tune,
W:which will be printed after it.
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
K:C
"scale" C,D,E,F,G,A,B,|CDEFGAB|cdefgab|c'd'e'f'g'a'b'|
"beaming" AAAA | AA AA | AAA A | A2AA | AAA2 |
"note lengths" A8 A4 A2 A A/ A/4 A/8 | A6 A3 A3/2 A3/4 |
"broken rhythms" A>A A>A A<