Tune The Orphan
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I learnt this tune, like so much, from the great anglo concertina player Mandy Murray in Brighton. It's not hard to find great versions of it on the internet. There's a lot of variation in how often we go down to the low A, and this version represents a compromise that suits me. I've notated it without repeats in order to include more variation: it's that kind of tune, but it's still essentially AABB.
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T:The Orphan
L:1/8
M:6/8
C:Trad arr. © 2022 Ben Paley
N:I learnt this tune, like so much, from the great anglo concertina player Mandy Murray in
N:Brighton. It's not hard to find great versions of it on the internet. There's a lot of
N:variation in how often we go down to the low A, and this version represents a compromise that
N:suits me. I've notated it without repeats in order to include more variation: it's that kind of
N:tune, but it's still essentially AABB.
O:Ireland
Q:3/8=99
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:Em
P:A
[| EFE EDB, | GFG A2A | BcB ABA | GEF EDB, |
A,2E EDB, | GFG A2A | BdB ABA | GED E2B, |
B,2E EDB, | GFG AGA | BdB ABA | GEF EDB, |
A,3 EDB, | GFG A2A | BdB ABA | GED E3 |]
P:B
[| e3 dBA | GAB d2d | e2e dBA | BAG EGE |
DAG EDB, | GFG A2A | BdB ABA | GED EGB |
e3 dBA | GAB d2d | e/f/ge dBA | BAG EDB, |
A,3 EDB, | GFG A2A | BdB ABA | GED E3 |]