27 Jun, 2012

Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 2012

Introduction

This Basic Tunebook contains a subset of the tunes in Paul Hardy’s Session Tunebook. The subset is of the more commonly played and simpler tunes. Both tune books contain tunes that I have learned to play on my English concertina, that are played at folk music sessions, particularly in the areas around Cambridge, England and Redlands, California. They should also be playable on fiddle, whistle, flute, dulcimer, etc. Most are traditional tunes from the British Isles, many of Celtic origin, particularly Irish dance tunes, but others are from an eclectic mix of sources. Some have been adapted from Internet resources, originally in abc or midi formats. Others have been learned by ear or handouts from various sessions in the UK and US. All are believed free of current copyright (unless noted explicitly), or else appear to have been placed in the public domain as part of the ongoing live folk music tradition. Please let me know if you are the owner of any that are under access restrictions and I’ll remove them. I have tried to choose the simple versions of most tunes, without much decoration and interpretation, so add your own triplets, grace notes and variations. I have also included guitar chords, based on computer generated ones if not present at the tune’s source. This tunebook has been prepared using the abcm2ps software, with help from abcmus, Melody Assistant, and ABCexplorer. A big thank you goes to those creative and dedicated people who give their time to create and maintain low−cost or free and open source software for abc music editing and output. Particular thanks also go to Greenshoots (www.greenshootsmusic.org.uk) for the slow sessions near Cambridge in England that let me learn many of these tunes; the concertina sessions at Chiltinas near Bedford in England that gave me confidence; the Ceili House Band in Redlands in California that opened my eyes and ears to the range of Irish music; to the celtic jam sessions at Green Valley Lake in the nearby San Bernadino Mountains that broadened my repertoire; and the Ceol Galore young musician practice sessions in my home village of Comberton that are carrying traditional music forward to the next generation. The current version of this and the full session tunebook, in ABC and in PDF forms, is downloadable from Paul’s web site at www.paulhardy.net, or you can order there a printed copy. Copyright Paul Hardy ([email protected]) 2004−2011. This work is licenced under a Creative Commons "Attribution Non−Commercial Share Alike" cc by−nc−sa licence. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by−nc−sa/3.0/ − Contact Paul Hardy for commercial licensing terms.

Original version of July 2004, this version of 27 June 2012.

Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 1 27 Jun, 2012 Ash Grove, The

Waltz The Ash Grove Trad. = 100 Wales DG C D G C G DG 3 4

G D7 G Em D A D

GCDGCGDG

March The Atholl Highlanders Trad. = 100 Scotland A Bm A Bm A 6 8

ABmADA

ADABmA

ADADA

AAABmA

A DA

ABmAEm

ABmADA

2 Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 27 Jun, 2012 Bear Dance

Polka Bear Dance Trad. = 100 Flanders Em G D Em D Em 2 4

Em D Em D Em D Em

Am C G Am G Am

Am G Am G Am G Am

Jig The Blackthorn Stick Trad. = 90 Ireland D7GC GD GD GD 6 8

GC GD GD G

G Am D7

GC GD GD G

Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 3 27 Jun, 2012 Blaydon Races

Jig Blaydon Races Trad. = 120 England G D7 G G7 C G A7 D7 6 8

G D7 G G7 C G D7 G

G D7/A C A7 D7 G G7 C D7 G G C A7 D D7

G C C A7 D7 G G7 C D7 G E7 Am D7 G

Reel Blue Eyed Stranger Trad. = 160 England G C G D7 C D7 G 4 4

GCD7GD7G

G C D7 G D7 C D7 G

March British Grenadiers Trad. = 180 England G D G D7 G G D7 G D7 G 4 4

GCAmGDGDGCGD7G

Reel The Curly−headed Ploughboy Trad. = 140 England D7 G C G D7 G D7 G C G D7 G 4 4

DA7 D A7 D A7 D G A7 D

4 Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 27 Jun, 2012 Davy Davy Knick Knack

Polka Davy Davy Knick Knack Trad. = 160 England GD7 2 4

G C D7 G

C G Em D7

GEmD7G

Polka Dennis Murphy’s Polka Trad. = 200 Ireland D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D 2 2

DGDA7DG A7D

Jig Dingle Regatta Trad. = 110 Ireland GDGGDG 6 8

DGD G DGD G

GDGGDG

Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 5 27 Jun, 2012 Dorset Four Hand Reel

Reel Dorset Four Hand Reel Trad. = 160 England GCGDGCGD7G 4 4

C G D G C G D7 G

GCGD7GCD7G

GCGD7GCD7G

Polka Egan’s Polka Trad. = 120 Ireland D Bm G A7 D G Em A7 D 2 2

D Bm G A7 D Bm G Em A7 D

Waltz Eric’s Waltz Eric Elsener = 120 France GBmC D G EmC D 3 4

GBmC D G D GDGBm

CDGEmCDGBm

CDGEmDDGDG

6 Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 27 Jun, 2012 Fairy Dance, The

Reel The Fairy Dance Nathaniel Gow, 1812 = 160 Scotland GG G D G C D G 4 4

G C D7 G Em Am1 D7 G2 D7 G

Reel Galopede Trad. = 140 Yarmouth Reel England G D G C G C Am D 4 4

GD EmGAmD7G

G C Am7 D G Am D

G C Am7 D G D7 G

GCD

GGCD7G

Reel George Brabazon Turlough O’Carolan (1730) = 110 Planxty George Brabazon Ireland GAmD7 4 4

GCG D G

G B Em Am D7

G B Em Am D7 G

Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 7 27 Jun, 2012 Harvest Home

Reel Harvest Home Trad. = 120 Cork Hornpipe Ireland DGA7 4 4

DGA7DGDDGD1 2

A7 G A7 3 3

3 3 DGA7DGDDGD1 2

Reel Horse’s Brawl From Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1689 = 80 Branle des Chevaux France GCGCDGCGDG 2 2

GCGDGCGDG

Gm D D D Gm D D D Gm

Jig Hunt the Squirrel Trad. = 120 England,Sussex GDGD 6 8

G DG

C Em

G DG

8 Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 27 Jun, 2012 Irish Washerwoman, The

Jig The Irish Washerwoman Trad. = 100 England, then Ireland GD 6 8

GDG

GD

CG CG D G

Reel Jimmy Allen Trad. = 200 Jamie Allen England, Northumberland G Am C G G Em G G Am G 4 4

GEmCD EmGEmGAmG

Polka John Ryan’s; Meg Ryan’s; Jack Ryan’s Trad. = 120 Ireland D Bm D Bm E7 A7 2 4

1 2 DBmD A7D D

D G A D E7 A7

DGADA7DD1 2

Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 9 27 Jun, 2012 Keel Row, The

Reel The Keel Row Trad. = 120 England, Tyneside GAmG D G AmG G 2 4

GEmGDGEmGG

Jig The Kesh Trad. = 100 Ireland GCDGCD 6 8

GD CGDG

GCG D

GCGCDCG

Reel Mairi’s Wedding Trad. = 190 Mairie’s Wedding Scotland G C D7 G C D7 4 4

G Em A7 D D7 Em Am D7

10 Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 27 Jun, 2012 Michael Turner’s Waltz

Waltz Michael Turner’s Waltz Mozart KV 536#2 1788 = 100 Germany, England GD7G C GD7 3 4

G D7 G Am7 D7 G

GD7 D7 G Em

CGCD7G

March Monk’s March Trad. (Monck marched in 1660) = 120 General Monck’s March England G D7 G G G D7 G C G 2 4

G Bm C D7 G Bm G D7

G D7 G G G D7 G C G

Jig Muckin’ o’ Geordie’s Byre Trad. = 120 Mucking Out the Byre Scotland, Hebrides DGDG 6 8

DGAD

Em D Em A7 D G

DGDA7D

Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 11 27 Jun, 2012 Newcastle

Hornpipe Newcastle Trad. Playford 1651 = 160 England GD7G G C G C GD7G 4 4

GCGCGAmD7G

Hornpipe Off to California Trad. = 120 Ireland GD GC GC DC 3 3 4 4 3 GD GC GC DG

3 D G Em G Em D C 3

3 GDGCGCDG 3 3

3

Jig The Oyster Girl Trad. = 120 Kingsbury Jig England GDGD 6 8

G D C G D7 G

G C D7 G

G D C G D7 G

12 Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 27 Jun, 2012 Planxty Irwin

Jig Planxty Irwin Turlough O’Carolan (1713) = 70 Colonel John Irwin Ireland GC GEmCG D7 6 8

GC GEmAmG CD7G

G D7 D7 G D7 A7 D7

GC GEmAmG CD7G

Jig Planxty Fanny Power Turlough O’Carolan (1732) = 70 Fanny Poer Ireland G C Am D7 D7 6 8

G Am D D7 G

GEmCD7

GC D7 GD7G

Hornpipe Portsmouth Trad. Playford 1709 = 140 England GCGEmDGCGDG 4 4

GGGEmDGCGDG

Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 13 27 Jun, 2012 Rakes Of Mallow, The

Polka The Rakes Of Mallow Trad. = 120 Ireland GD 2 4

GD7G

G D

GD7G

Hornpipe The Rights of Man Trad. = 120 Ireland Em D 4 4

Em Bm Em

Em D

Em Bm Em

Polka The Rose Tree Trad. = 180 England DA7A 2 2

D A7 D

DD7EmA7

D A7 D

14 Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 27 Jun, 2012 Sally Gardens Reel

Reel Sally Gardens Reel Trad. = 100 England G Em G Em Am D7 4 4

G Em G Em D7 G

GEmAmD7

G Em G Em D7 G

Reel Salmon Tails up the Water Trad. = 200 England, Northumberland GDCDGDG 4 4

G C G D G D G C Em C D G

GCGDGDG DG

Waltz Si Bheag Si Mhor Turlough O’Carolan, 1691 = 100 Sheebeg and Sheemore Ireland D D7 G D G A7 D D7 3 4

G D Bm D G A7 D D

D D7 G D G D Em7 A7

D D7 G D Em7 A7 G D

Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 15 27 Jun, 2012 South Winds

Waltz South Winds Trad. = 120 Ireland GDGCG 3 4

GDGCG

3 GEmC G EmAmD

3 GEmC G D CG

Reel Speed the Plough Trad. = 120 England GCGD 4 4

GCGDG

GCGD

GCGDG

Reel Staten Island Trad. = 140 Scotland DGDEmA7 4 4

D D A7 D G D

DA DA C

DA DA DA7DGD

16 Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 27 Jun, 2012 Trumpet Hornpipe, The

Hornpipe The Trumpet Hornpipe Trad. = 130 Captain Pugwash England GD33 33 4 4

GGDAD33

GEmC D

33 GBmEmCmDC G 3 3 33

Waltz Westering Home Trad. Words Hugh Roberton (1874−1952) = 120 Trasna na dTonnta Scotland DADGA7 3 4

D A7 D

D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7

DBmEmA7DA7D G

March Winster Gallop Trad. = 120 England GAmGCGDG 2 4

Em Am D G

Paul Hardy’s Basic Tunebook 17 Index Ash Grove, The ...... 2 Atholl Highlanders, The ...... 2 Bear Dance ...... 3 Blackthorn Stick, The ...... 3 Blaydon Races ...... 4 Blue Eyed Stranger ...... 4 Branle des Chevaux ...... 8 British Grenadiers ...... 4 Captain Pugwash ...... 17 Colonel John Irwin ...... 13 Cork Hornpipe ...... 8 Curly-headed Ploughboy, The ...... 4 Davy Davy Knick Knack ...... 5 Dennis Murphy’s Polka ...... 5 Dingle Regatta ...... 5 Dorset Four Hand Reel ...... 6 Egan’s Polka ...... 6 Eric’s Waltz ...... 6 Fairy Dance, The ...... 7 Fanny Poer ...... 13 Galopede ...... 7 General Monck’s March ...... 11 George Brabazon ...... 7 Harvest Home ...... 8 Horse’s Brawl ...... 8 Hunt the Squirrel ...... 8 Irish Washerwoman, The ...... 9 Jamie Allen ...... 9 Jimmy Allen ...... 9 John Ryan’s; Meg Ryan’s; Jack Ryan’s ...... 9 Keel Row, The ...... 10 Kesh, The ...... 10 Kingsbury Jig ...... 12 Mairi’s Wedding ...... 10 Mairie’s Wedding ...... 10 Michael Turner’s Waltz ...... 11 Monk’s March ...... 11 Muckin’ o’ Geordie’s Byre ...... 11 Mucking Out the Byre ...... 11 Newcastle ...... 12 Off to California ...... 12 Oyster Girl, The ...... 12 Planxty Fanny Power ...... 13 Planxty George Brabazon ...... 7 Planxty Irwin ...... 13 Portsmouth ...... 13 Rakes Of Mallow, The ...... 14 Rights of Man, The ...... 14 Rose Tree, The ...... 14 Sally Gardens Reel ...... 15 Salmon Tails up the Water ...... 15 Sheebeg and Sheemore ...... 15 Si Bheag Si Mhor ...... 15 South Winds ...... 16 Speed the Plough ...... 16 Staten Island ...... 16 Trasna na dTonnta ...... 17 Trumpet Hornpipe, The ...... 17 Westering Home ...... 17 Winster Gallop ...... 17 Yarmouth Reel ...... 7