Ottawa Celtic Slow Jam Tune Book Volume II - ifdo.caseymour/ottawaslowjam/OSJ-vol2.pdf · 1 Ottawa...

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Ottawa Celtic Slow Jam (John Walsh Book 1 volume 2) - 2013/07 edition

Ottawa Celtic Slow Jam

Tune Book

Volume IIVersion 1.4

updated July 08, 2013

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*************************** INTRODUCTION ****************************

This file contains a number of well-known Irish jigs, reels, hornpipes, and polkas, writtenout in Chris Walshaw’s abc notation. To print them out, first process the file with theprogram abc2mtex, which will convert it to a Music TeX file, and then run that file throughMusic TeX. See the abc2mtex documentation for an explanation of the notation. Bothabc2mtex and Music TeX are available for anonymous ftp on the archiveceltic.stanford.edu.

Like any folk music, these tunes change with time. There may be quite different versionsof some of them floating around. I have tried to give settings which are close to what I hearplayed. A few tunes are transcribed from particular performances, one or two others aretaken from books--both of these are indicated on the tune notes--but the majority are setabout as I have heard them played.

Quite a lot is left to the player. The settings are basic: the only decorations indicatedexplicitly are rolls, triplets and quadruplets; first and second endings are only written outwhen they are substantially different. Apart from the fact that most players don’t need to betold when and where to put in a grace note, a lot of gracings are done differently ondifferent instruments: carefully-written-out fiddle decorations can be a distraction tosomeone playing the tune on a flute. Since the decorations are only indicated generically,not in detail, the tunes should be playable on any of the usual instruments. (Well..I haveonly checked them out on the whistle and pipes.) If some of the details of the settings turnout to be awkward on a particular instrument, just adapt the tune to fit--most playersautomatically modify a tune slightly in order to make it fit the fingers, or to take advantageof some particular effect on their instrument. (There are a couple of obvious cases, where,for instance, the range is beyond the range of the pipes, whistle, and flute. It is up to theindividual to modify the setting--i.e. to fake it--if they want to play it.)

One thing bears noting: I have written the hornpipes out in straight eighth notes, but theyare usually played with alternating dotted and cut notes: i.e. what I have written as "eighth,eighth, eighth, eighth" is often played more like "dotted eighth, sixteenth, dotted eighth,sixteenth." The amount of emphasis is a matter of style, so some books write out the dottednotes, others don’t. I opted for the easiest path, and wrote them out in straight eighths.

Thanks to Dan Beimborn and Seamus Keleher for suggesting many of these tunes. (Crypticnotations such as Z:Boston just indicate that the tune is commonly played in sessions there.But in fact, most of these tunes will be played in sessions all over.)

I make apologies in advance for the typos which have surely escaped my proof-reading.Please let me know about any obvious errors, or any settings which seem too much atvariance with what is played in your own area.

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When I knew the composer of a tune, I indicated it, but I only knew the composers of acouple of the tunes. If any others have known composers, I would appreciate hearing aboutit. As far as I know, the remainder of the tunes are public domain. The copyright belowdoes not cover the tunes themselves, just the arrangements and the code in this file. Tune35 is from Bulmer and Sharpley’ book; tune 15 from Ceol Rince na hEireann, tune 49 fromLeo Rowsome’s tutor, tune 4 from O’Neill’s. The remainder of this file is copyright byJohn B. Walsh, January, 1994. It may be freely used, copied and distributed, as long as thisnotice is included with the copy. It may not be sold, or used to make hard copies for sale,without express permission of the author.

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THE BLARNEY PILGRIM

G D G C G D G D G D

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G Em D/Am G/B7 Em Bm D/C G Em Bm D/C G Em D/A

D/Am G/Bm D/C D G/Em C/A7 D C D D/C D G/Em C/A7 D

SCATTER THE MUD (THE MAID OF TRANMORE)

anon. (Ireland)

Am G Am Em Am G Am Am Em G Am

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Am G G Am Em G Am G G Em G Am

TRIPPING UP THE STAIRS

D G D A D A D G D A G

86

Bm A Bm A G D

KESH JIG, THE (KERRIGAN’S JIG)

G D7 G D7 G Am D7 G D7 G

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G C G G Am D7 G C G C D7 G

SADDLE THE PONY

G D7 G D7 G D7 Em C D7 G

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Em D G Em Bm Em D G C D7 G

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WHELAN’S FANCY

Em D Em D Em D G D G D

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Em D Em D

MORRISON’S JIG

Em D Em D Em D G D G D

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Em D Em G D

Em D G D G D G D

THE CONNAUGHTMAN’S RAMBLES

D G D Bm D

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G D Em Bm D

A D Em Bm

THE CLARE JIG ( MUG OF BROWN ALE )

THE MUG OF BROWN ALE

Am G Am G Am

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Am G Am G Am

G Am G Am

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GARRETT BARRY’S

D G C D C D G C D C D

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D C D C D C D C D

THE GOLD RING

G D G D G D G D G

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G D G D G

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D G D G

G D G D C D G D G D G D G

G D G Am D G D G D G

G D G Am D G D G D G

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G D G D G D C D G

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FAINNE OIR ORT

THE GOLD RING

D A G D A D A7 D A7 G A D

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D G D G D A D G D G D

D A D A G D A D A D

A D G D A G D G D A

THE TOP OF THE CORK ROAD

FATHER O’FLYNN

D D A7 D A Bm A7 D D A Bm A7 D

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D A Bm E7 A7 D7 G D D A7 D

SIXPENNY MONEY

D G Am D D D Am D G D Em

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D G D G D Am D G D G Am D

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THE OLD HAG IN THE KILN

DINNY DELANEY’S

Am G Am G

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Am G Am G

Am G Am G

Am G Am G

THE DINGLE REGATTA

G D G D G

812

D G D G D G G

G D G D G

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KATHLEEN HEHIR’S SLIDE

D A G D A D

812

D A G A G D A G A D

D A D A D A D

D G A G D A D

DENIS MURPHY’S SLIDE

D G D Em A D D D A D

812

D D G D Em A D G D D A D

D D G D Em A D G D D A D

MERRILY KISS THE QUAKER’S WIFE

MERRILY DANCE THE QUAKER

G C G D G C G G

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G C G D G C G G

G D7 G D C D7 C D7 G G

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THE FOXHUNTER’S JIG

D G D A D G D A

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Bm A G D A D

D G D A D G D A

Bm A G D A D

THE BUTTERFLY

(Tommy Potts)

Em D Em D Em D G D

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Em D Em G D

Em D Em G D

THE KID ON THE MOUNTAIN

Em D

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G D G D G D G Em D

Em D Em G D

Em D Em G D

G D G D G D G Em D

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THE MAID BEHIND THE BAR

THE GREEN MOUNTAIN

D Bm Bm A D

Bm G A D D

Em A D Bm G A D

MISS MCLEOD’S

MRS. MACLEOD OF RAASAY

G D G

C D G

D G C D

THE MERRY BLACKSMITH

D Bm Em A7 D

G A7 D D

Bm Em A7 D G A7 D

THE STAR OF MUNSTER

Am G Am G Am G Am G

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Am G Am G Am Am

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G Am G

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DROWSY MAGGIE

Em D Em G D Em

D Em G D D A7 D A7

G D D A7 D G D

SAINT ANNE’S REEL

D G D D

G A D D G A

D Bm G A D

THE SILVER SPEAR

D Bm D Bm D Bm

Em D Bm D Em Bm D

Em Bm D Em Bm Em D Bm

COOLEY’S

3 3Em D Em

C Am D Em Em

D Em C Am D

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THE PIGEON ON THE GATE

3Em D Em

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D Em

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D Em D Em

SWINGING ON THE GATE

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D G D G A D

3G A D

3

3G D G D

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THE GALWAY RAMBLER

WALSH’S FAVORITEWELLINGTON’S

G C G C G

C G C G

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C G C G C

THE SALLY GARDENS

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G C G

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G C G

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C G C G

SHIPS ARE SAILING

3 3Em D Em

3 3D Em D Em G D

Em D G D G D Em

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SHEEHAN’S

WELLINGTON’S

G C D G

C D G D

3

G C D

THE SHASKEEN

G D G D G D G D

G D G C D G

D G D

C G

D G D

G D G D G

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THE WISE MAID

DOHERTY’SJohnny Doherty

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D Bm D A G D Bm Em D Bm

3

D A D Bm G D D Bm A7 D A

3

Bm A Em D A7 G A D

THE BANK OF IRELAND

C G C D C

G C D D A G A

3 3 3

D A D Am D C D A D

THE SLIGO MAID

3 3

Am G Em Am

G Em G Am Am G

Am G Am

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CHRISTMAS EVE

TOMMY COEN’STommy Coen

G D G

D G D G

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G C G

3

C G

C

G D

THE TEMPERANCE REEL

THE TEETOTALLER’S REEL

G Em D G

Em D G Em

D Em D G

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JUNIOR CREHAN’S FAVORITE

THE KNOTTED CORD

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Am G Am

3

G Am Am

G Am G Am

THE EARL’S CHAIR

G D G

3

Bm A D A D A D

A D A G D

THE FERMOY LASSIES

Em D Em

3G D G

3D G D

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THE RIGHTS OF MAN

3

Em Am B7 Em

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3

Am B7 Em Em

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D Em D G Am B7 Em

THE BOYS OF BLUEHILL

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D A7 D G D G D

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3

A7 D A7 D D A7 D A7

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D G D A7 D A7 D

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HARVEST HOME

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33D A Em D

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A7 D A7 D A7 D

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33

A Em A7 D A7 D

OFF TO CALIFORNIA

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3

3G D7 G C D7 G Em Am D7 G D7

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3

3G C D7 G Em D7 G Em D C G

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3

3

3Em Am D7 G D7 G C D7 G Em D7 G

KITTY’S WEDDING

D A7 D

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A7 D D

A7 D D A7

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HOME RULER

D G D D

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G D D D G D

3 3

Em D A7 D D G D Em A7 D

THE PLAINS OF BOYLE

3D G D A G C D

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3

3

G D A D D G D

3 3 3G D A D

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THE BALLYDESMOND POLKA #1

Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C D

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Am D C Am C Am C

D C D Am D


MAURICE MANLEY’S

Am G Am G Am

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Am G Am G Am


TOM BILLY’S

Am G Am G Am G Am Am1 2

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Am G Am G C G Am Em Am

SPANISH LADY

D G D Em A D Em D Em

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Bm E Bm E D G A7 D G A7

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CHARLIE HARRIS’ POLKA

D A7 D A7 D

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D A7 D A7 D D A7 D1 2

MAGGIE IN THE WOODS

G Em G D G Em G D G

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C D G D G D G D G

DENIS MURPHY’S POLKA

D G7 D G7 D

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D G7 D G7 D

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