I had the tune from Charlie Piggott and Roger Leach.
This is an unusual version of the tune, which I first heard on Rayna Gellert's 2000 album, "Ways of the World".
What's important here is, of course, the direction of the bow rather than the actual notes. But, since you have to play some notes, you might as well play these, for practice. Perhaps you'd like to let an open A drone ring out while you're noting the D string. Or you might like to hit the A string just on down bows, for instance. Experiment with this, and with things like how much bow you use, and how much swing you give the rhythm.
Sean Ryan arr © 2010 Ben Paley
Trad. arr © 2010 Ben Paley
Trad. arr © 2010 Ben Paley
Trad arr. © 2010 Ben Paley
Trad arr. © 2010 Ben Paley
Trad. arr © 2010 Ben Paley
Trad arr. © 2005 Ben Paley
Trad arr. © 2005 Ben Paley
Roscoe Parish arr © 2010 Ben Paley
Trad arr. © 2005 Ben Paley
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X:1
T:The Elusive Magpie
L:1/8
M:6/8
C:Sean Ryan arr © 2010 Ben Paley
N:I had the tune from Charlie Piggott and Roger Leach.
O:Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Q:3/8=93
R:Jig
D:Claire Keville, "The Daisy Field", 2009
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:G
P:A
=F |: DGG =FGA | c3 cBc | d2g fag | fdc AG=F |
DGG =FGA | c3 cBc | d2g fdc |[1 AG=F G2=F :|[2 AG=F G2D ||
P:B
|: GBd g3 | fag fdc | A=F2 c=F2 | d=F2 c=F2 |
DGG =FGA | c3 cBc | d2g fdc |[1 AG=F G2D :|[2 AG=F G2 |]
X:2
T:Johnny Allen's
T:An Bhean Tincéara
T:The Tinker's Wife
L:1/8
M:C|
C:Trad. arr © 2010 Ben Paley
O:Co. Clare, Ireland
Q:1/2=90
R:Reel
D:Séamus Creagh and Aidan Coffey, "Traditional Music From Ireland", 1999
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:D Mixolydian
P:A
|: A3B AGFE | DccB c2Bc | A3B AGFE | DGGF G2FG |
A3B AGFE | Ddde f3g | afge fded | dcAF G4 :|
P:B
|: A3g fde^c | Ad ~d2 Ad ~d2 | A3g fde^c | dcAF G2FG |
A3g fde^c | Add^c defg | afge fded | dcAF G4 :|
X:3
T:Blågeta
T:Blue Goat
L:1/8
M:3/4
C:Trad. arr © 2010 Ben Paley
O:Dalarna, Sweden
R:Polska
D:Ola Bäckström & Per Gudmundson, "Ola och Per", 2001
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:Am
V:M clef=treble name="Melody" snm="M"
V:H clef=treble name="Harmony" snm="H"
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P:A
[V:M]A>B A2 B2 | c>e e<d B>G | A2 A4 |
[V:H]E>G E2 G2 | A>G A<B E>E | [B,2E2] [C4E4] |
[V:M]e>d e2 ^f2 | g>^f ^g<a ^f>d | e2 e4 :|
[V:H]c>B c2 d2 | d>d d2 d>B | [^F2B2] [^G4B4] :|
P:B
[V:M]|: e2 a2 e>f | e2 d/2e/d/2B/2 c>A | B<c B4 |
[V:H]|: A2 e2 c>d | c2 B/2c/2B/2^G/2 A>^F | ^G<A ^G4 |
[V:M]A>B A2 B2 | c>e e<d B2 | c>e e<d B>^G | A2 A4 :|
[V:H]E>^G E2 ^G2 | A>c c<B ^G2 | A>c c<B ^G>E | [B,2E2] [C4E4] :|
X:4
T:Halling efter Per Löf
T:Halling from the playing of Per Löf
L:1/8
M:2/4
C:Trad arr. © 2010 Ben Paley
O:Värmland, Sweden
Q:1/2=86
R:Halling
D:Bo i Rannsätt and Bengt Lindroth, "Värmlandslåtar", 1979
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:D Dorian
P:A
-[DA]agb a3a- | -ageg T[Af]3e | [Af]2ag [Ae]2ef | [Dd]fed T^c2[EA]2 |
[DA]agb a3a- | -ageg T[Af]3e | [Af]2ag [Ae]2ef | [Dd]fe^c [Dd]3 [DA]- :|
P:B
|: -[DA]2d^c d2[Ae]2- | -[Ae]2fe Tf2e^c Add^c d2eg | fed^c [D^c][Dd][DA]F |
D2d^c d2[Ae]2- | -[Ae]2fe Tf2e^c | Add^c d2eg |1 fed^c [Dd]3[DA]- :|2 fed^c [Dd]4 |]
X:5
T:Yew Piney Mountain
L:1/8
M:C|
C:Trad arr. © 2010 Ben Paley
O:West Virginia, USA
Q:1/2=96
R:Reel
D:French Carpenter, "Elzick's Farewell", 1978
D:Mark Campbell, "Deep Roots", 2002
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:A Mixolydian
P:A
|: abag e2g2 | eged cdeg | a2ba edcd | ega2 a4 |
abag e2g2 | eged cA3 | e8 | edc2 A2 GA- |
-ABAG EDCD | EG A2 | A8 :|
P:B
ABc^d e4 | e4 e^dc2 | AcAc e2 e2 | ecdc A2 G2 |
A2c2 e4 | edc2 A2G2 | ABAG EDCD | ECEG | A8 |]
X:6
T:Julianne Johnson
L:1/8
M:C|
C:Trad. arr © 2010 Ben Paley
N:This is an unusual version of the tune, which I first heard on Rayna Gellert's 2000 album,
N:"Ways of the World".
O:USA
Q:1/2=91
R:Reel
D:Rayna Gellert, "Ways of the World", 2000
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:D
P:A
|: d2d2 B3B | eefe d4 | d2d2 BcdB | AF2F F4 |
d2d2 B3B | eefe d3e | f2f2 eafe | d8 :|
P:B
|: AABA d2f2 | AABA d2f2 | AABA d2dB | AF2F F4 |
AABA d2f2 | AABA d3e | f2f2 eafe | d8 :|
X:7
T:Rock the Cradle - simple version
L:1/8
M:C|
C:Trad arr. © 2005 Ben Paley
O:USA
Q:1/2=108
R:Reel
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:D
P:A
|: a2 a2 f4 | a2 a2 f4 | a2 b2 a2 g2 | f2 e2 d2 g2 |
f2 e2 d2 g2 | f2 e2 d2 ef | gfed cABc | d8 :|
P:B
|: A3 B cABc | dcde f3 f | g2 f2 e2 ag | f2 e2 d2 cB |
A3 B cABc | dcde f3 f | g2 f2 ed c2 | d8 :|
X:8
T:Rock the Cradle - a serving suggestion
L:1/8
M:C|
C:Trad arr. © 2005 Ben Paley
O:USA
Q:1/2=108
R:Reel
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:D
P:A
|: a2 ag f2 fg | abag f2 fg | a2 ab afge | fdec d2 ge |
fdec d2 ag | fdec d2 ef | gfed cABc | d8 :|
P:B
|: A2 AB cABc | dcde f3 f | gefd e2 ag | fdec d2 cB |
A2 AB cABc | dcde f3 f | gfed cdec | d8 :|
X:9
T:Roscoe's Waltz
L:1/4
M:3/4
C:Roscoe Parish arr © 2010 Ben Paley
O:Virginia, USA
Q:1/4=165
R:Waltz
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:D
P:A
|: A>B A/2B/2 | A B c | d>e d/2e/2 | d e f |
g f e | f e d | c>B c/2d/2 | e c A |
B c d | A F A | A F A | d>f e/2^g/2 | f2 f/2g/2 |
a f d | e f e | d>d d |1 d3 :|2 d e f |
P:B
|: g>g g | g a b | f>f f | f g a |
e>f e/2f/2 | e d e | f e d | B c d |
A>B A/2B/2 | A F A | A F A | d>f e/2^g/2 | f2 f/2g/2 |
a f d | e f e | d>d d |1 d e f :|2 d z2 |]
X:10
T:Shuffle bowing patterns
L:1/8
M:C|
C:Trad arr. © 2005 Ben Paley
N:What's important here is, of course, the direction of the bow rather than the actual notes.
N:But, since you have to play some notes, you might as well play these, for practice. Perhaps
N:you'd like to let an open A drone ring out while you're noting the D string. Or you might like
N:to hit the A string just on down bows, for instance. Experiment with this, and with things like
N:how much bow you use, and how much swing you give the rhythm.
O:USA
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:D
P:Nashville Shuffle
|: v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF | v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF | v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF | v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF :|
P:Georgia Shuffle
|: (uEF)vF(uF EF)vF(uF | EF)vF(uF EF)vF(uF | EF)vF(uF EF)vF(uF | EF)vF(uF EF)vFuF :|
