%%abc-version 2.1 %%abc-copyright (C) Copyright Ben Paley 2026 %%writefields X %%writefields N %%writefields D %%measurenb 0 %%partsbox 1 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 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 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 K:Am V:M clef=treble name="Melody" snm="M" V:H clef=treble name="Harmony" snm="H" %%score M|H P:A [V:M]A>B A2 B2 | c>e eG | A2 A4 | [V:H]E>G E2 G2 | A>G AE | [B,2E2] [C4E4] | [V:M]e>d e2 ^f2 | g>^f ^gd | 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 | Bd | c2 B/2c/2B/2^G/2 A>^F | ^GB A2 B2 | c>e ee e^G | A2 A4 :| [V:H]E>^G E2 ^G2 | A>c cc cE | [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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 :|