Pennywhistle Tunes
by Sean Lane Fuller
This is supposed to be a good beginning session book.
The tunes are presented in
ABC
format.
I'll give you a brief summary of the notation here.
M tells you what the time signature is. L tells
you what the default note length is.
K tells you the key signature.
The low
D on the whistle is D, low E is E, and so on
up to C# which is denoted as c (in the key of G major),
then d, e, f, g, and
so on. A number after a note tells you what to
multiply the default note length by. Bars are
indicated by a |. Gracing is denoted by a ~.
That's probably enough for you
to get the gist of the tunes. Visit
the ABC
home page to find out more.
The Kesh Jig
Click here to hear me play the Kesh Jig
on one of my homemade whistles.
X: 28
T:Kesh
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:G maj
|:~G3GAB|ABA ABd|edd gdd|edB dBA|GAG GAB|ABA ABd|edd gdB|1AGFG2D:|2AG
FG2A| |:~B3dBd|ege dBG|~B3dBG|ABA AGA|~B3dBd|ege dBd|gfg aga|bgg ~
g3:|
the swallowtail jig
X: 31
T:Swallowtail jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:D maj
|:F|GEE BEE|GEE BAG|FDD ADD|dcd AGF |
|GEE BEE|GEEB2c|dcd AGF|GEEE2:|
|:B|Bcd e2f|e2f edB|Bcde2f|edcd3|
|Bcd e2f|e2f edB|dcd AGF|GEEE2:|
the road to lisdoonvarna 1
X: 69
T:Road to Lisdoonvarna
M:12/8
L:1/8
Q:100
R:Slide
K:D
|:D|E2BB2AB2cd2A|F2G AGF D2E FED|
|E2BB2AB2cd2d|cdcB2AB2EE2:|
|:e2f gfed2B Bcd|c2A ABcd2BB3|
|e2f gfed2B Bcd|cdcB2AB2EE3:|
denis murphy's
X: 41
T:Denis Murphy's Polka
M:2/4
L:1/16
R:Polka
K:D
|:fgfe d3B|A2D2 F2A2|G2E2 e3d|c2B2 B2A2|
|fgfe d3B|A2D2 F2A2|G2E2 e3f|e2d2 d4:|
|:B2|A2f2 fef2|A2g2 gfg2|A2f2 fef2|efed B2A2 |
A2f2 fef2|A2g2 g3a|b2a2 g2c2|
e2d2 d2:|
john ryans
X: 84
T:Ryan's Polka
M:2/4
L:1/16
R:Polka
K:D Maj
|:d2 d2 BcdB|A2F2 A2F2|d2 d2 BcdB|A2F2 E2D2|
|d2 d2 BcdB|A2F2 A2de|f2d2 e2c2|d4 d4:|
|:f2d2 d2ef|g2f2 e2de|f2d2 A2d2|f2df a3g|
f2d2 d2ef|g2f2 e2de|f2d2 e2c2|d4 d4:|
Boys of Bluehill
X: 38
T:Boys of Bluehill
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
Z:Often followed by Harvest Home as a medley
K:D
FA|BAFA D2FA|BA (3Bcd e2de|faaf egfe|dfed B2dA|BAFA D2FA|BA (3Bcd e2de|
faaf egfe|d2 dc d2:|
|:fg|afdf a2gf|gfga b2ag|faaf egfe|dfed B2dB|BAFA D2FA|BA (3Bcd e2de|
faaf
egfe|d2dc d2:|
Harvest Home
X: 39
T:Harvest Home
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
Z:Madison
K:D
|:AF|DAFA DAFA|defe dcBA|eAfA gAfA|(3efe (3dcB (3ABA (3GFE|DAFA DAFA|de
fe d
cBA|eAfA gece|d2 dc d2:|:cd|e>A (3AAA f>A (3AAA|gAfA e>A (3AAA|eAfA gA
f
A|(3efe (3dcB (3ABA (3GFE|DAFA DAFA
|defe dcBA|eAfA gece|d2 dc d2:|
Merry Blacksmith
X: 45
T:Merry Blacksmith
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:D
|:A2|d2 dA BAFA|ABdA BAFA|ABde f2ed|Beed egfe|
|d2 dA BAFA|ABdA BAFA|ABde fdec|dBAF D2:|
|:fg|a2 ag fgfe|d2 dA BAFA|ABde f2ed|Beed egfe|
|abag fgfe|d2 dA BAFA|ABde fdec|dBAF D2:|
Pigeon on the Gate
The Sligo Maid
Smash the Windows
The Wise Maid
Haste to the Wedding
X: 56
T:Haste to the Wedding
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:D
|:AFA A2f|ede fdB|ABA AGF|GFG EFG|
AFAA2f|ede fdB|AFA faf|dedd3:|
|:afa agf|gfg bag|fga agf|gfg efg|
a3f3|ede fdB|AFA faf|ded d3:|
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