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Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
is called “abc notation.” They
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STÁCA AN mHARGAIDH (The Market Lounger). AKA –
“Stáca ‘n Mhargaidh.” Irish, Air (3/4 time, “Moderately slow”). A Major.
Standard tuning. AB. The title appears in a list of tunes in his repertoire
brought by Philip Goodman, the last professional and traditional piper in
Farney, Louth, to the Feis Ceoil in
STACCATO POLKA, THE. English, Polka. D Major (‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ parts)
& G Major (‘D’ part). Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Composed by Robert Whinham
(1814-1893), a musician, teacher, composer, dancing master and fiddler
originally from Morpeth, Northumberland. Source for notated version: an
unattributed 19th century manuscript in the
STACKED ‘EM UP IN
PILES. Old-time, Song & Breakdown.
From the playing of
***
We run 'em nine miles and we stacked 'em up in piles,
Besides what got drownded in the river.
***
One verse only for the song,
collected in
STACK(S) OF BARLEY, THE. AKA and see "Evening was Waning," "Little Mary Cassidy," “The Little Stack of Barley [1],”
"Patrick Condon's Vision.”
Irish, Hornpipe or Barn Dance; Canadian, Reel.
X:1
T:Stack of Barley, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
K:G
gf|efed BedB|(3ABA AG AcBA|G2 GA BA
(3Bcd|e2A2A2 Bd|
efed BedB|A2 AG AcBA|G2 GA
BdAc|B2G2G2:|
|:GA|BABd g2 fg|agfg edBd|g2 fg ed
(3Bcd|e2A2A2 Bd|
(3efg af g2 ge|dBAG AcBA|GFGA (3Bcd
Ac|B2G2G2:|
STACK OF OATS, THE. AKA and see “Crossroads Ceili.” Irish, Barndance.
Reg Hall (1995) defines an Irish barndance as “a rural variant of the ballroom
schottische…popular in the hey-day of country-house dancing in
STACK OF OATS [2], THE. Irish,
Hornpipe. Composed by
STACK OF
STACK OF WHEAT, THE. AKA - “The Little Stack of Wheat.” Irish, Hornpipe.
G Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Some similarity to the “Off to
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Stack of Wheat, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
K:G
BA|GEDE GABG|(3ABA GA Bdef|gedB
GABG|dBAG E2 BA|
GEDE GABG|A/B/A GA Bdef|gedB
GABG|AGEF G2:|
Bd|edBd edgd|edBd e2 d/e/f|gedB
GABG|dBAG E2 Bd|
edBd edgd|edBd e2 d/e/f|gedB
GABG|AGEF G2 Bd||
edBd edgd|edBd e2 d/e/f|gedB
GABG|dBAG EcBA|
GEDE
GABG|(3ABA GA Bdef|gedB GABG|AGEF G2||
X:2
T:Little Stack of Wheat, The
R:Hornpipe
S:Mike Rafferty
Z:lesl
M:C|
K:G
BA|GEDE GABG|A2GA (3Bcd eg|gedB GABG|dBAG E2BA|
GEDE GABG|A2GA (3Bcd eg|gedB GABG|AGEF G2:|
(3Bcd|edgd ed (3Bcd|edgd e2 (3def|gedB GABG|dBAG E2 (3Bcd|
edgd ed (3Bcd|edgd e2 (3def|gedB GABG|AGEF G2 (3Bcd|
edgd ed (3Bcd|edgd e2 (3def|gedB GABG|dBAG E2BA|
GEDE GABG|(3ABA GA Bdeg|gedB GABG|AGEF GG||
STACK RYAN’S. Irish, Polka. A
STACK THE RAGS (Cruac Suas na Ceirteaca). AKA and see “Leitrim Jig [1].” Irish, French‑Canadian;
Single Jig. G Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 82, pg. 54. O'Neill (Music of
Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 989, pg. 184. O'Neill (Dance
Music of
X:1
T:Stack the Rags
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Single Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Dorian
d|cAG G2^F|D2G G3|cAG G2G|f3 e2d|cAG
G2=F|D2G G3|F2G A2B|c3 d2:|
||G2g g3|^faf g3|d2g g2e|f3 e2d|G2g
g3|^faf g3|aba a2g|f3 d2c|d2g g3|^faf g3|
d2g g23|f3 f2g|agf gfe|fed g2d|cAG
G2G|f3 e2||
STACKOLEE. Old-Time, Breakdown.
STACK’S HORNPIPE. Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See also the related “Honeysuckle [2].” Source for notated version: Patrick Stack (Chicago) [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 313.
X:1
T:Stack's Hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Patrick Stack, Chicago
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Hornpipe
K:D
(3ABc|d2 (3cBA BFAF|DFAF G2 (3FED|FAdc Bdgf|(3efe (3dcB A2 (3ABc|
dBcA BFAF|DFAF GFED|FAdf (3efe ce|dfec d2:|
|:ec|Acec Acec|Adfd Adfd|Acef gfgf|(3efe (3dcB A2 (3ABc|
dBcA
BFAF|DFAF GFED|FAdf (3efe ce|dfec d2:||
STAD ERRO ROGURA STAD
STAD (“Stay Easy, You
Rogue, Stay, Stay”). AKA and see “Be Easy, You
Rogue.”
X:1
T:Stadthouder, La
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Daubat – Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 53
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
{A}G2 (B/c/d/B/) | G>de>f | {a}g2 (A/B/c) | B2A2 | {A}G2 (B/c/d/B/) |
G>de>f | {a}g2 | (A/B/c) | {c}~B4 :: .d.d (B/c/d) | .D(dcB) | .c.c (A/B/c) |
.D(cBA)
| .B.B (G/A/B) | D>dg>c | B2A2 | G4 :|
STAESIA DONNELLY’S. Irish, Double Jig. The tune is from the late fiddler Jimmy Power,
originally from Kill in
STAFFORDSHIRE HORNPIPE, THE. English, Sword Dance Tune (2/2 time). D Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Second figure of the sword dance from the Flamborough,
X:1
T:Staffordshire Hornpipe, The
M:2/2
L:1/8
S:Flamborough
K:D
(3ABc|d2b2g2ed|ce a2f2d2|d2b2g2 ed|ce a2 Acec|d2b2g2ed|ce a2f2d2|
gbag fdec|d2f2d4||f2e2d2c2|Bc (3dcB A2 Bc|dcde fefg|
a2g2e2a2|f2e2d2c2|Bc (3dcB A2a2|b2 ag fd ec|d2f2d2||
STAGE COACH, THE. English, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. The tune appears unique to London publishers Charles and Samuel
Thompson’s 1765 collection. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200
Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 2, pg. 1.
X:1
T:Stage Coach, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
E|A2c B2d|c2e Bcd|A2c B2d|cBA BAG|A2c B2d|c2e Bcd|efg agf|ef^d e2:|
|:e|c2e
d2f|B2d cBA|f2a gfe|F2A GFE|F2A G2B|A2c Bcd|efg aec|BAG A2:||
STAGE
HORNPIPE [1], THE. AKA and see “Kielder Jock’s,” "The Merrymaker's Club,” “The Norfolk Hornpipe" [2],” “The Omnibus.” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. The melody was composed as “The Omnibus” by the 19th
century Tyneside fiddler-composer James Hill, famous for his hornpipe
compositions. “The Stage” was published in the Newcastle Courant in 1882. Stage hornpipes were danced on stage for
some one hundred and fifty years, although their heydey was in the latter half
of the 18th century when several performers made their reputations
dancing various hornpipes. They were still regularly performed between acts in
plays as late as 1840 or 1850 (Kidson). A distanced version of Hill’s “Stage
Hornpipe” tune was recorded in
See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan
Ng’s Irishtune.info |
T:Stage Hornpipe [1]
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
K:G
GA | BGFG EGDB, | G,B,DB cBcB | AEAB cBcB | (3AGF (3GFE DCB,A, |
G,B,DB cBcd | edef gfge | dbca Bgfg | ecAF G2 :: ef |
ga (3gfe dbbd | caac BggB | BGAB cAag | fgfe defd |
ga (3gfe dbbd | caac BggB | (3gag fg egfg | ecAF G2 :|
STAGE HORNPIPE [2], THE. English, Hornpipe.
STAGE HORNPIPE [3], A. AKA and see “Pet of the House.” Irish, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody was printed by O’Neill as “Pet of the House,” set in the key of ‘G’. Source for notated version: the Rice-Walsh manuscript, a collection of music from the repertoire of Jeremiah Breen, a blind fiddler from North Kerry, notated by his student [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; no. 327.
X:1
T:Stage Hornpipe, A
M:2/4
L:1/16
S:Rice-Walsh manuscript
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Hornpipe
K:A
E2|A2A2 AcBd|c2c2 cedf|eagf edcA|Ace^d fedB|
A2A2 AcBd c2c2 cedf|eagf (3efe (3dcB|c2A2 A2:|
|:A2 ceAe ceAe|dfBf dfBf|ceAe ceAe|BAGF Aced|
ceAe
ceAe|dfBf dfBf|eagf (3efe (3dcB|c2A2 A2:||
STAGE REEL, THE (Ríl an Stáitse). AKA and see “Maeve’s Reel.” Irish, Reel. G Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is related to “Dowser’s Favourite” and “Maeve’s
Reel,” composed by Jim McKillop from
STAGGER THE BUCK (Tiob an Fiad). AKA and see “The
Big Bow Wow,” "Priest
avourneen," "Ta
an Coileach ag Fogairt an Lae [2]," "When the cock crows it is
day [3]." Irish, Double Jig. G
Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See also the related single jig “Be Easy, You Rogue.” Source for
notated version: the playing partners of
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Stagger the Buck
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | GBG AGE | c2c B2d | GBG AGE |
EAA AGE |
GBG AGE | B/c/de/f/ gfe | dBG AGE |
DGG G2 :|
|: G | Gge dBG | c2c B2d | Gge dBG |
EAA AGE |
Gge dBG | B/c/de/f/ gfe | dBG AGE |
DGG G2 :|
STAGOLEE. Old‑Time, Blues
Tune. The blues ballad about Stagolee (or Stackerlee) and his fight with Billy
Lyons has been a blues classic for generations and can be found in most volumes
of American folksongs. There actually was such a person, finds George M.
Eberhart (in an article entitled "Stack Lee: The Man, the Music, and the
Myth, in the journel Popular Music and Society,
Spring, 1997), one Stack Lee Shelton who murdered William “Willie” Lyons on
Christmas Day, 1895, in a saloon on 11th & Morgan (now Delmar)
in (east) St. Louis.
***
The
title appears in a list of traditional
STAGSHAW BANK FAIR. English, Reel.
X:1
T:Stagshaw Bank Fair
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian Minstrelsy
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d/c/|BGGB cAAc|BGGc Gdbd|BGGB cAAc|Bge^c d3:|
|:e|dBdg eceg|fdef gage|dBdg eceg|fdef g2 fe|
dB B2 ec c2|dB B2 AFDd|edef gage|dBcA G3:|
STAIC AN MARGAID. Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 3; No. 18,
pg. 5.
STAICIN EORNA, AN. AKA and see "The
Little Stack of Barley."
STAIL GRAOI, AN. AKA and see "The Strong Steed."
X:1
T:
L:1/8
M:2/2
S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Minor
d2g2 =e2 ^f2|g2 =f=e d3e|fgf_e d2
cB|AGAB G4|d2g2 =e2 ^f2|
g2 =f=e d3e|fgf_e d2 cB|AGAB
G4||Bcd=e d2 cB|AGAB G4|Bcd=e d2 cB|
AGAB G4||B2B2 F2F2|GABc d3 =e|fgf=e
d2 cB|AGAB G4|B2B2 F2F2|
GABc d3=e|fgf=e d2 cB|AGAB G4||
STALK EN VAURAGA. Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; pg. 126.
X:1
T:Stalk en Vauraga
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. II
(c. 1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
=G2 (BG)(FE) | F2 AFdF | E2F2A2 | A4 :: ed | (cB)(AB)(cd) | e4f2 | g4f2 | e2f2d2 |
c2 (AB)(cd) | e4f2 | a3b af | e2f2c2 | a3b af | e2f2a2 | B3c BA | B2c2A2 | d3e (dc) |
d2f2a2
| (fe)(dc)(BA) | A2 (dc)(BA) | G2 BGdG | F2 AFdF | E2F2A2 | A4 :|
STAMFORDHAM HOPPING. AKA and see "A Mile to Ride."
English, Slip Jig. The tune appears under this title (a variant of a Northumbrian
title “Stannerton Hopping”) in the music manuscript of John Bell.
STAMPANTAKT. One Finnish version of "Soldier's
Joy [1]." See Bayard's note for "The King's Head."
STAN CHAPMAN'S JIG. Canadian, Jig.
STANADOIR SUGAC, AN. AKA and see "The Jolly
Tinker [2]."
STANADOIR UA LUIMNEAC, AN. AKA and see "The Limerick
Tinker."
STANDARD CLUB QUADRILLE NO. 1. There is some resemblance of the second figure
of this tune with Bayard's
STANDARD HORNPIPE, THE. AKA and see "Harvest Home [1]," "Fred Wilson's Clog," "Kildare Fancy," "Zig-Zag Hornpipe/Clog," "Dundee Hornpipe," "Ruby Lip," "Higgins' Hornpipe," "Cork Hornpipe [1]," "Cincinnati Hornpipe [1],"
"Cliff Hornpipe," "Snyder's Jig" (Pa.), "Kephart's Clog" (Pa.). Irish,
Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Roche
Collection, 1982, vol. 3; No. 175, pg. 61.
STANDARD OF
X:1
T:Standard of
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
ED | C2E2 GA | c2e2 dc | A3 BcA | G4
cB | A3 GcA | G2E2FE | {E}D2C2C2 | C4 || EF |
G2A2 Bd | c4 GE | C2D2EG | A4 GA |
c2E2A2 | e4 dc | c2A2G2 | G4 || GA | c2c2d2 |
e2a2gf | e2 fe {e}dc | A4 cd |
e2d2cB | A2A2GF | E2c2ed | d4 || ef | g2fe {e}dc | d2G2cd |
e2c2G2 | A4 cA | G3 Acd | e2a2gf |
e2 c>e d>c | c4 ||
STANDING ABBEY. AKA and see “McDermott’s
Hornpipe.” Irish, Hornpipe. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 2; No. 210,
pg. 10.
STANDING STONES (OF STENNESS), THE). Scottish, March. Greentrax CDTRAX 9009, Pat Shearer (
STANGATE BRIDGE.
English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABC.
The melody was printed in John Johnson’s Choice Collection of 200 Favourite
Country Dances, vol. 5 (London, 1750). Barnes (English Country Dance
Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 147 (appears as “Yes! I am Mireille’s Daughter”,
the name of a country dance by Fried de Metz Herman set to the tune in 1996).
STANHOPE
i' WEARDALE. AKA and see "A Mile To Ride." English, Slip Jig.
X:1
T:Stanhope I’ Weardale
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:William Vickers manuscript (1770)
K:G
ded Bed BGB|d2B BdB d2e|ded Bed
BGB|c2A AcA c2e:|
|:GAB gag fed|edB gdB d2e|GAB gag
fed|ecA AcA c2e:|
STANNERTON HOPPING. AKA and see "A Mile To Ride,"
“Riding a Mile.” English, Slip Jig.
STAN’S JIG. Canadian, Jig. Composed by Gene
Laderoute (for Stan Chapman?). Atlantica Music 02
77657 50222 26, Donny LeBlanc - “
STANTIPES. English.
STAR (HORNPIPE) [1], THE (Crannciuil an Realt). Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Paul de Grae declares the tune a curiosity, and identifies it as
an amalgam of two tunes printed in Ryan’s
Mammoth Collection (1883). “The first part is that of ‘Gray’s Opera House’ while the
second part begins with the second part of “Amazon”
and concludes in the same way as the first part of ‘Gray’s Opera House.’”
O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 186. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 1654, pg. 307. O'Neill (Dance Music of
X:1
T:Star Hornpipe, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
Bc|dcdf gecA|GFGB D2 EF|GFGA
BABc|dcdf A2 Bc|
dcdf gecA|GFGB D2 EF|Gedc
BAGF|A2G2G2:|
|:cB|AGAB cBcd|edef g2 gf|edcB
cBAG|F2D2 D2Bc|
dcdf gecA|GFGB D2 EF|Gedc
BAGF|A2G2G2:|
STAR [2], THE. Irish, Slow Air (4/4 time). E Flat Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Miss mary Eva Kelly (see note
for "The Star of Munster") {Joyce}.
Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song),
1909; No. 783, pg. 382.
X:1
T:Star, The [2]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Moderately slow”
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
B | e3f e2d2 | c3B G2B2 | e3B e2f2 |
g4 {a/g/}f2B2 | e3fe2d2 | c3B G2B2 | c3e defg | e6 ||
B2 | A3Bc2e2 | G3B BAGF | ~E3F B3B |
c4B2a2 | g3b bagf | e3f edcB | G3A BGEG | F4 E3 ||
STAR [3], THE. AKA and see “Star at Liwis,” "The
Scheme." English, Jig.
X:1
T:Star, The [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
c/B/|AFF F2A|BGG G2e|fed cdB|AFF F2::a(f/g/a) F2a|g(e/f/g) E2g|
fef
dgf|ecc c3|dBd (g/a/b)B|cAc (f/g/a)A|BAB GcB|AFF F3:||
STAR ABOVE, THE. Irish, Slide (12/8 time).
STAR ABOVE THE GARTER, THE. Irish, Slide (12/8 time). Ireland, Kerry. G
Major/D Mixolydian ('A' part) & D Mixolydian ('B' part). Standard tuning.
AABB. No relation to Mac Amhlaoibh’s “The Star Above.” The Star and Garter is
an English chivalric order whose origins are ancient. The story goes that at a Ball possibly held at Calais, Joan
Countess of Salisbury dropped her garter and King Edward (III) seeing her
embarrassment picked it up and bound it about his own leg saying in French,
‘Evil, (or shamed) be he that that thinks evil of it' this is almost
certainly a later fiction. There are those that believe this to be a fable,
perhaps perpetrated by the French to bring discredit, but the origins are
rather obscure. The regalia of the order includes a ‘garter’ that is a
necklace, while the star is a medal to be worn on the chest. As a famous symbol of upper-class
station, the name was transferred to items and situations that had pretensions
to status. For example, the Star and Garter is also the name of a famous
English Hotel at
X:1
T:The Star Above the Garter
M:12/8
L:1/8
R:slide
D:Denis Murphy, Music from Sliabh
Luachra, track 4(a)
K:G
d2 B BAG A3 ABA|G2 E c2 B BAG ABc|
d2 B BAG ABA ABA|G2 E c2 E EDD D3:|
|:d2 e f2 a g2 e d2 B|G2 B c2 B BAG
ABc|
d2 e f2 a g2 e d2 B|G2 B c2 E EDD
D3:|
STAR AT LIWIS. AKA and see "The Scheme."
STAR HORNPIPE [1], THE. Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning.
AABBBCC. The first strain is shared with “Belfast Hornpipe (1),” “Sweep’s
Hornpipe (1),” and “Millicent’s Hornpipe.” Allan's
Irish Fiddler, No. 91, pg. 23.
X:1
T:Star Hornpipe (1) (The)
M:C
L:1/8
K:G
e>f|g>dB>G
F>GD>C|(3B,B,B D>G B>dg>d|^c>dc>d
A>dG>A|F>GE>F D>de>f|
g>dB>G F>GD>C (3B,B,B,
D>G B>dg>d|e>cB>E C>gf>e|(3ded (3cBA G2:|
|:=f2|e>de>B
c>Bc>e|d>^cd>=c B>GB>d|c>Bc>B
A>BA>G|^F>Ae>^c d>^de>f|
g>dB>G F>GD>C|(3B,B,B,
D>G B>dg>d|e>cG>E C>gf>e|(3ded (3cBA G2:|
|:(3DEF|G2B2 B>d^c>d|F2A2 A>d^c>d|G2 e>f g2 f>e|(3ded (3cBA
G>DE>F|
G2B2 B>d^c>d|F2A2
A>d^c>d|G2 e>f g2 f>e|(3ded (3cBA G2:||
STAR HORNPIPE [2], THE. Scottish, Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and
Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 52. Howe (1000
Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 60. McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100, vol. 1), 1975;
No. 77, pg. 21.
X:1
T:Star Hornpipe, The
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Honeyman – Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor (1898)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
D>E|F>Bd>c
B>AG>F|E>Gc>d e>dc>B|A>ca>g (3fgf (3efe|(3ded (3ded
B>AG>F|
D>Fd>c
B>AG>F|E>Gc>d e>dc>B|A>ca>g (3fgf (3edc|B2 b2 B2:|
|:(3fga|b2 DF Bdfb|g2 EG Begb|f2 CE Acef|d2 B,D
FBdf|
b2 DF Bdfb|g2 EG Begb|A>gf>=e
_e>Ad>c|B2 b2 B2 :|
STAR HORNPIPE [3], THE. See "The
Star" [1].
STAR HORNPIPE [4], THE. AKA and see "Silver Star Hornpipe," "The Twilight Star." American,
Hornpipe.
STAR IRISH JIG. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 257, pg. 28.
X:1
T:Star Irish Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 257 (c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
e|dBB gBB|dBB (d2e)|dBB gBB|cAB
(c2e)|dBc def|
gfe dcB|gfe dcB|cAB c2::e|dBB
gBB|dBB (d2e)|dBB gBB|
cAB (c2e)|dBB gBB|dBB def|gfe
dcB|cAB c2:|
STAR OF
See also listing at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources |
STAR OF KILKENNY, THE ("An Realt Cill-Cainnig" or
"Realtan Cill Cainnic"). AKA and see "The All‑Ireland," "The Burren," "Clematis," "Thady Casey's Fancy.” Irish, Reel. E
Minor. Standard tuning. AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen).
A song written by Egan O'Rahilly on the occasion of the marriage of the
Jacobite Lady Iveagh's second daughter to Lord Kenmore in 1720, the Kilkenny
star being, of course, the bride. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 123. O'Neill (Music
of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1349, pg. 252. O'Neill (Dance
Music of
X:1
T:The Star of Kilkenny
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:Em
BcAF G2GA | B2Ac Beed | BcAF G2ef |
gefd Beef :|
g2ga gdBd | gefd Beef | g2ga bgaf |1
gefd Beef :|2 gefd Beed ||
STAR OF
See also listings at: Alan
Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording
Index Jane
Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s
Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Star of
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Ador
ed|c2 Ac B2GB|AGEF GEDF|EAAB
cBcd|eaaf gfed|cBAc BAGB|
AGEF GEDF|EAAB cded|cABG A2z2||eaab
ageg|agbg agef|
gfga gfef|geaf gfed|eaab ageg|agbg
agef|g2 ge a2 af|b2 ba gfed||
STAR OF STRATHMORE. Scottish. The composition of James 'Jamie' Allan of Forfar (1800‑1877).
STAR OF THE
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Star
of the
M:3/4
L:1/8
S:Jay Ungar
K:Amin
E2G2|A4A2|A4 GA|c4c2|d4 cd|e4 dc|A4 GE|(G6|G2)E2G2|A4A2|A4 GA|c4c2|
D4 cd|e4 dc|A2E2G2|1 (A6|A2) E2G2:|2 (A6|A2) AB cd|g4 g2|g4 ec|d4 d2|d4 (e/d/c/d/)|
E4 dc|A4 GE|(G6|G2) E2 G2|A4 A2|A4 GA|c4 Bc|d4 cd|e4 dc|A2E2G2|1 A6 AB cd e^f:|2 (A6|A2||
X:2
T:Untitled Air
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:”From Mr. MacDowell”
B:Stanford/Petrie – Complete Collection, No. 196 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
EAA|A2 GE cc|d2 cd ef|e>dcA A^F|G3 c/>B/ AA|A2 GE cc|
d2 cd ef|e>d c/A/^G/B/ AA|A3||c/d/ ee|e2 dc dd|d2 cd ef|
e>d c AA^F|G3 c/>B/ AA|A2 GE cc|d2 cd ef|e>d c/A/^G/B/ AA|A3||
STAR OF THE EAST. AKA and see “The Star.” Irish,
American; Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. "Can be used as a
Clog,” notes Ryan. Cole (1000 Fiddle
Tunes), 1940; pg. 113. Ryan’s Mammoth
Collection, 1883; pg. 151.
X:1
T:Star of the East
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
(D>.E) | F>Bd>c
B>AG>F | E>Gc>d e>dc>B | A>ca>g (3fgf (3efe | (3ded
(3cdc B>AG>F |
D>Fd>c B>AG>F|
E>Gc>d e>dc>B | A>ca>g (3fgf (3edc | B2b2B2 :|
|: (3fga | [d2b2] D>F
B>df>b | [B2g2] E>G B>eg>b | [A2f2] C>E A>ce>f | [F2d2]B,>D
F>Ad>f |
[d2b2]D>F B>df>b | [B2g2]
E>G B>eg>b | a>gf>=e _e>Ad>c | B2b2B2 :|
STAR POLKA. Scottish, Polka. C Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCAABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 441, pg.
50.
X:1
T:Star Polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 441
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
G/A/G/A/ Ge|fAA (d/c/)|B/c/B/c/
Ba|age (E/F/)|G/A/G/A/ Ge|
edA (d/c/)|B/d/f/a/ gB|ccc z::e’gg
f/e/|gfd>c’|d’f fe/f/|
age>e’|e’e
ed/e/|gfd>c|B/d/f/a/ g>B|ccc z:|
“Trio”
|:C/E/G/c/ ed|cB B/A/G|D/G/B/d/
fB|c/d/e/f/ g2|
C/E/G/c/ ed/c/|F/A/d/f/
af/d/|c/B/A/G/ ^F/G/e/d/|ccc z:|
STAR WALTZ [1]. English, Waltz (3/8 time).
STAR WALTZ [2]. English, Waltz (3/8 time).
STAR WALTZ [3]. French-Canadian, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. No relation
to "Star Waltz" [1] or [2]. Source for notated version: transplanted
French-Canadian fiddler Omer Marcoux {1898-1982} (Concord, N.H.), who learned
the melody from a record he obtained in Montreal called "Tour de
Danse...Tour de Valse" [Miskoe & Paul]. Miskoe & Paul (Omer Marcoux), 1994; pg. 50.
STAR WALTZ [4]. The title of a waltz recorded by the Thomasson Brothers for Okeh
Records in 1929, whom Charles Wolfe (1997) believes were the father and uncle
of Benny Thomasson (credited as being one of the founders of modern contest
fiddling).
STAR YGUTEN. Norwegian, Springar. The "first springar of the big ones" of
the traditional repertoire that a hardranger fiddle pupil learns (
STARAIDH DUBH, A (The Black Jester). See "An bhFaca Tu an Starraidhe Dubh?"
STARK
X:1
T:Stark Mad
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:William Vickers’ music
manuscripts, pg. 22 (1770)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Dorian
(A/B/4c/4)|dDAG FDD B/c/|dDAF ECC
B/c/|dDAF BGAG|GBAF ECC:|
|:e|~fedc dDDe|~fedf eEEe|~fedc
faeg|BGAF ECC:|
STARLIGHT
CLOG. AKA ‑ "Starlight
Hornpipe"??. AKA and see "The
Nightingale (Clog) [2]," “Peacock
Rag," "The Mason‑Dixon
Schottische." American, Clog. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. White's Excelsior Collection, 1907; pg.
54. White's Unique Collection, 1896;
No. 151, pg. 27.
T:Starlight
Clog
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Clog
S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No.
151
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
(3AB=B |
c>af>.d (3c=Bc (3dcA | B>bg>.d B2 (3GAB | c>eg>e b>ge>c
| (3fag (3fed (3cFG (3AB=B |
c>af>.d
(3c=Bc (3dcA | B>bg>d B2 (3GAB | c>eg>e b>ge>c | f>ca>g
[A2f2] :: (A>^c) | (3dAd (3fdf a>fd>A |
(3^cAc
(3ece a>fd>A | (3^cAc (3ece g>fe>d | ^c>bg>e c>_BG>A |
(3FDF (3AFA d>AB>=B |
c>af>d
(3c=Bc (3dcA | B>bg>d B2 (3GAB | c>eg>e b>ge>c | f>ca>g
[A2f2] :|
STARLIGHT HORNPIPE. Old-Time. Caney Mountain Records CEP 208
(extended play LP, privately issued), Lonnie Robertson (
STARLIGHT SCHOTTISCHE. American, Schottische. C Major (‘A’
part), F Major (‘B’ part) & G Major (‘C’ part). Standard tuning. ABC. Ruth
(Pioneer Western Folk Tunes), 1948;
No. 128, pg. 44.
X:1
T:Starlight
Schottische
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Viola
“Mom” Ruth – Pioneer Western Folk Tunes
(1948).
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:C
(3EF^F |
G>Gc>d e>cG>E | A>A>d>e f4 | B>g^f>g =f>dA>B |
(3ced (3cBA
G2 (EF) | G>Gc>d e>cG>E | A>Ad>e f4 | B>g^f>g =f>dA>B
| c2e2c4 ||
K:F
A4B2=B2 |
c4f4 | e2 (3Gce d2 (3FAd | d>cA>F D>CB,>C | A2B=B2 | c4a4 |
g>fd>f
c>BA>B | (3cdc (3BAG F2 ||
K:G
Bc |
d>ed>c B>cB>A | G2 (3Geg e2d2 | F2 (3FAg f2e2 | G2 (3Geg e2d2 |
d>ed>c B>cB>A | G2 (3Geg
e2d2 | (3fgf (3efe (3ded (3cBA | G2B2G2 ||
STARLIGHT WALTZ. American, Waltz.
STARR LABEL REEL.
X:1
T:Starr Label Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:A
|:AB cd e2e2|fe fa e4|dc Bd cB Ac|BA GA B2E2|AB cd e2e2|fe fa e4|
dc Bd cB Ac|BA GB A2E2:|
|:
STARRY LANE TO
MONAGHAN, THE. Irish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard
tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddler and compser Ed
Reavy (1898-1988). Reavy (The Collected
Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 61, pg. 67.
X:1
T:The Starry Lane to Monaghan
R:reel
C:Ed Reavy
M:2/2
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:Barnagrove is near the Monaghan border.
N:On a starry night, so the story goes, one
N:could look down this lane and see clear through
N:to the neighboring county. Ed's mother came
N:from Monaghan. To this day, he has a special
N:fondness for Monaghan people.
K:G
EF | GEBE eEBE | GFGB AFDF | GEB,
BEEF GEB,E | GFGB AFEF | GABG FGAF |1 EFGA BEEF :|2
EFGA BEEf || gbef gbeg | fdd^c defa | gbef g2 fe | defd Beef |
geBA
^GABd | ^cdeg fddf | (3gab eg fe^ce |1 dBAF E2 ef :|2 dBAF E2 ||
STARRY NIGHT FOR A
RAMBLE, A. English,
X:1
T:Starry Night for a Ramble
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:D
f2d A2F | G3 B2B | A2d c2d | e3 efg | fed A2F | G3 BcB | A2d c2e | d3 d3 :|
|:
g2g gfe | f2f fed | e2e efg | (a3a2 f | gag gfe | fgf fed | efe efg | a3 a2g :|
STARS AND STRIPES
WALTZ. Old‑Time, Waltz.
STARTER’S ORDERS. English, Polka. G Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. A modern composition by Ralph Smethurst. Plain Brown Tune Book,
1997; pg. 39.
STARVATION WALTZ, THE. AKA and see "Valse de Creve de Faim."
STATE HOLDER’S JIG. English, Reel. G Major. Standard
tuning. AAB. The melody appears in the 1770 music manuscript collection of
Northumbrian musician William Vickers, about whom unfortunately nothing is
known.
X:1
T:State Holder’s Jigg, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:William Vickers’ music manuscript
collection (Northumberland, 1770)
K:G
GABG ABc2|Bc/d/ BG FG/A/ FD|GABG AB
c2|ce/c/ DF G2G,2:||
GBdg ec c2|Bc/d/ BG FG/A/ FD|GBdg ec
c2|B2c/d/ DF G2G,2|
GBdg ec c2|Bc/d/ BG FG/A/ FD|fdge af
g2|Bc/d/ DF G2G,2||
STATE HOULDERS MINUET, THE. Scottish, Minuet. The melody appears in the Gillespie Manuscript of Perth (1768).
STATELY MANOR.
English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed by Charles Bolton in 1991. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol.
2), 2005; pg. 123.
STATELY SARAH. Irish, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 317, pg.
79.
STATEN
***
“Staten
Island Hornpipe” appears in a few musician’s manuscripts from
***
In Donegal the tune is known as
“Arranmore Ferry,” although it has been absorbed into Irish repertoire under its
usual title in modern times. Irish versions tend to differ from Scottish and
American versions, sometimes centering in the mixolydian rather than major mode
(see Mike Rafferty’s version, for example), and sometimes being played as a
reel. Sources for notated versions: Hiram Horner (fifer from Westmoreland and
Fayette Counties, Pa., 1960) and Hoge Ms (a fife MS from Pa., 1944) [Bayard];
Danny Gardella [Phillips]; Stephanie Prausnitz [Silberberg]; the 1823-26 music
mss of papermaker and musician Joshua Gibbons (1778-1871, of Tealby, near
Market Rasen, Lincolnshire Wolds) [Sumner]; New Jersey flute player Mike
Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Aird (Selection), vol. II, 1782; No. 83, pg.
30. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle),
1981; No. 318A‑B, pg. 274. Brody (Fiddler’s
Fakebook), 1983; pg. 266. Burchenal, 1918; pgs. 4‑5 (appears as
"Haymakers" [2]). Cole (1000
Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 97. Harker (300
Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 255, pg. 78. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor),
1898; pg. 46. Hunter (Fiddle Music of
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
K:D
AG|FDFG A2Bc|defe dcBA|B2GB
A2FA|G2E2 E2AG|
AG|FDFG A2Bc|defe dcBA|d2d2 efge|1
f2d2 dBAG:|2 f2d2 defg:|
|:a2fa g2eg|f2df e=cAB|=c2=c2
efge|=c2=c2 efge|
a2fa g2eg|f2df ec (3ABc |d2d2 efge|1
f2d2 defg:|2 f2d2 dBAG:|
X:2
T:Staten Island
M:C
L:1/8
S:John Rook manuscript (Wigton,
Cumbria, 1840)
K:D
AG|FDFG A2A2|defd c2 Ac\B2 GB A2
FA|G2E2E2 AG|FDFG A2A2|
defd c2A2|d2d2 efge|f2d2d2::fg|a2 fa
g2 eg|f2 df e2c2|=c2c2 efge
|=c2c2 efge|a2 fa g2 eg|f2 df
e2A2|d2 d2 efge|f2d2d2:|
STATIA DONNELLY’S. AKA and see “Pausteen Fawn.”
Irish, Jig.
STATUE CLOG. American, Clog. A Major ('A' part) & E Major ('B' part). AABB with
four measure segues in between. The statue clog was a variety show specialty of
the 1870’s and 1880’s, notes Don Meade. It was similar to the pedestal clog, in
that, according to the Streetswing
Dance History Archives, “the dancer would climb upon a marbled or gilded pedestal
(24 inch base) and basically clog or Tap out a routine while posing as
motionless as a statue. Henry E. Dixey who used to whitewash himself, was one
such dancer that was known as a Pedestal dancer, he would be presented to the
stage as a statue on a pedestal in the likes of Apollo or Discobulos. When the
curtains parted he would start clog dancing on the pedestal in a statue like
motion, only moving the feet and legs.” According to Edward B. Marks (They All Sang, 1934, pg. 65), the
clogging derived from the
***
Minstrel men had conventions, traditions. All passed through the same
species
of apprenticeship. They went with the minstrels as boys, for eight or
ten dollars a
week. Under the unrelenting
taskmastership of the Gormans, or Fagan himself,
they learned the minstrel dance technique. A man danced clog or
“song-and-dance”
(soft shoe). If clog, he specialized in either
clog grew out of American clog, statue out of the
says old Tom Barrett, as he reclines on the N.V.A. club mezzanine,
“started all the
trouble. Buck-and-wing is a bastard dance, made of clogs and jigs and
song-and-
dance together, and it makes for faking. In a clog, or a sand jig like
the one Paddy
Hughes did you can spot faking in a minute. Well, now they’ve got no
dancing at
all, only acrobatics.”
***
Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 117. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 155. Great Meadow Music GMM 2002, Rodney Miller & David
Surette – “New Leaf” (2000).
X:1
T:Statue, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Clog
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
|: e2 | c’>ed’>e c’>eb>g
| a>ga>b c’>ae>c | d>fb>a g>ef>g | a>bc’>d’ e’2
e>a |
c’>ed’>e c’>eb>g |
a>ga>b c’>ae>c | d>fb>a g>ef>g | a2 [e2c’2][c2a2] :|
N:”Andante”
M:C
L:1/8
e2 | c’8 (a2e2) | (f4 f)(.d’.c’.b) |
a(e^de( (c’>b) | a6 ||
N:”Allegro”
M:C|
L:1/8
K:E
g2 | b>^ab>c’ b>ge>f |
g>fe>c B>gf>e | d>ef>g a>bc’>d’ | e’>d’c’>a b2
g>a |
b>^ab>c’ b>ge>f |
g>fe>c B2 (3gfe | d>ef>g a>bc’>d’ | e’2g2e2 :|
N:”Andante”
M:C
L:1/8
(c>d) | e3f e(c’ba) | g2(f2
f)(d’c’b) | (a3e)f2g2 | a6 ||
STAY A WEE BIT, BONNIE
LAD. English, Reel.
X:1
T:Stay a Wee Bit, Bonnie Lad
M:C
L:1/8
S:Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian
Minstelsy
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
DFAF dF E2|DFAF BABd|GeFd eFEF|DFAd BABd:|
adab afdf|adab abaf|adab afdf|dABA dABd|adab afdf|
adab
abaf|gbaf edef|dABA dABd||
STAY ALL NIGHT. AKA and see “Waterbound,” “Way Down in North Carolina.”
Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major. Standard or AEae tunings. AABB. This is the
melody to the song “Waterbound.” Jarrell sang (in part):
***
Stay all night and don’t go home (x3)
Stay with me till morning.
***
Songer (
STAY AND HAVE ANOTHER. AKA and see “Fan go fóilleach,” “Stay
for another while.” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Source for
notated version: set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, late 1980’s [
STAY AND TAKE THE
BREIKS WITH THEE. AKA ‑ "Stay and take
your breeches with you." Scottish, Reel. Mentioned by Robert Woodrow in
"Correspondence" (vol. xi, n. 96) that in 1716 it was played by the
pipers of the third of three companies of Argyle's Highlanders which entered
STAY AND TAKE YE
BRANDY POTT. English.
STAY AND TAKE YOUR PETTICOAT WITH YOU. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4
time). G Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. The title appears to be a play on the
earlier “Stay and You’re your Breeches/Breiks with You.” The melody, like many
in Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1757 collection, first appears in John
Johnson’s 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 7 (London, 1756). Thompson
(Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1),
1757; No. 89.
X:1
T:Stay and take your Petticoat with you
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
d|bag^f|gedc|d(3c/d/e/
dc|BAGd|bag^f|gbac|dc/B/ “tr”c2|d3:|
|:d|(f_a)(g=B)|cGEG|egf=A|BFDF|(BA) (ed)|g^fge|dcBA|G3:||
STAY AS YOU ARE, YOU
ROGUE.
See “Fan Mar Táir.”
STAY EASY YOU ROGUE, STAY, STAY. AKA and see “Be Easy, You Rogue.”
STAY FOR ANOTHER WHILE (Fan go Fóilleach). AKA and see “The Dark Girl in Blue,” “Fan go
Fóilleach,” “Market Day [1],” “Stay and have another.” Irish, Reel. D Major.
Standard tuning. AAB. Breathnach (1985) remarks: “Title on sleeve notes Mary Delaney.” Source for notated
version: fiddler John Kelly (
X:1
T:Dark Girl in Blue, The
T:Stay for Another While
R:reel
Z:id:hn-reel-197
Z:transcribed
by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
d2AG FDDE|FEFG AB (3=cBA|dBAG FDDg|1
fde^c d2 (3ABc:|2 fde^c d2dA||
defg afdB|=cdef ge^ce|defg a2fd|faag
fed^c| defg afdB|=cdef g2fg|afge
fded|^cdeg fde^c||
STAY HOME, LOVELY MARY. Irish, Air. Anthony Buffery says the air is often played by Seamus
O'Sullivan, who learned the melody over 60 years ago from a farmer named Seán
Ferris, who used to sing it while milking the cows on his land near the
Abbeyfeale road. Printed versions of the song apparently have yet to surface.
STAY WHERE YOU ARE (Fan Mar Tair). AKA and see “Fan mar táir, a chlaidhre!” (Stay as you
are, you rogue!). Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. O'Neill
(Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems),
1986; No. 327, pg. 68.
X:1
T:Stay Where You Are
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
ABc|dcd ABc|d2A AGE|dcd ABc|def
gfe|dcd ABc|d2A AGE|GAG EDE|c3:|
|:ABc|d2e fed|ecA AcA|d2e
fed|f<af gfe|d2e fed|ecA AGF|GFG EDE|c3:|
|:ABc|d2A c2A|d2A ABc|d2A c2A|def
gfe|d2B =c2A|B2G A2F|GAG EDE|c3:|
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