OK, so I have a gig for a funeral this coming Saturday and the family has asked is I can play the music theme for the Oakland Raiders.
They want it played on the highland pipes.
I went on YouTube and listened to it. It sounds possible.
Would anyone have the notation for this?
Told it was a a strange request!! 
Many thanks as always!
Richard
A link might be helpful.
If it is this one I found (âOfficial Raider Anthemâ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_O082o4ZCQ&feature=related
you should cancel the gig, or ask the family to choose something more appropriate for a funeral as well as for the instrument.
I found some others which have basically nothing to do with music as I know it.
Then I found this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXj7I1RzLSE
which is possible, provided your chanter plays a stable C natural, but I can promise you that it wonât sound good on the pipes, the melody is not at all pipe-friendly.
If you give me your e-mail address, I can write it out and send you the notation in Sibelius format.
Yes, thatâll work well ⌠if he beats his pipes with sticks. 
I presume itâs really [u]this other one[/u], the official theme âThe Autumn Windâ.
Could be OK as a slow waltz or slow air. Hereâs a transposed EDor version for fingering and range. I wrote it out as for uilleann pipes; I guess it would be the equivalent of BDor fingering on GHB, and you may have to fudge the highest note if you play the âStringsâ setting.
The lyrics are [u]here[/u] if you feel like bursting into song.
X:2
T:Autumn Wind, The
T:(Oakland Raidersâ Theme)
C:Sam Spence
N:Original in ADor
Z:MTGuru for C&F
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:EDor
âStrings themeâ
EG|BB/G/B|AFA|GE2-|E3-|E3-|EEG|
dd/B/d|cBA|B3-|B3-|B3-|BBd|
ee/B/e|d2B|AA/G/B|E2E/F/|
G2B|AFD|E3-|E3-|E3-|Ez2|]
âBrass themeâ
EG|BGB|AFA|GE2-|E3-|E3-|EEG|
BGB|dBd|c3-|c3-|c3-|cEG|
BGB|AFA|GE2-|E3-|E3-|EGB|
edB|AFD|E E/E/E/E/|E E/E/E/E/|E E/E/E/E/|E E/E/E/E/|Ez2|]
On GHB, youâd have to play it in A, the c in your notation is really a c# which becomes F# if transposed to A; if transposed to B it would be G# which is not playable. Also, the high A is available whereas there is no high B, as you mentioned already.
The only problem remains C nat, many chanters donât like playing it (same as many pipersâŚ).
Thanks for the info, Michael. I know little about GHB, but since Richard plays both, I reckon heâll figure it out. My impression is that many conventional tunes like this end up in a different mode anyway, which is part of the âcharmâ of the highland pipes. Personally, Iâm not a big fan âŚ
This is a very polite way of saying âunsuitable tunes getting pressed into the range of an unsuitable instrument, without any respect for the original idea of the music, regardless of flats, sharps, melodic range or the technical possibilities of the instrumentââŚ
oh thats too funny !
Richard did indicate this is a paid performance, in which case:
the customer is always right-
no matter how much their taste doesnât fall into the piperâs idea of apropos music.
Richard, I charge extra to learn tunes that arent on my regular list;(hope you did too ! 
),
& songs that are purely impossible, I simply explain that âits in the wrong keyâ,
or: âCant- its still under copyright!â
ONe of those 3 reasons usually deters the âstrangerâ requests.
As you know, the bereaved dont need a theory lesson:
they just want the piper to play their loved ones tune.
{_I presume itâs really this other one, the official theme âThe Autumn Windâ._Hey- thats kinda cool.. gota celto/mexo/western kinda thing goin on there⌠}
If some piper is clever, daring, or stupid enough to twist a popular tune around & broadcast it;
someone WILL hear it,
& those of us who are serious about customer service
(& sorry, making money at art IS all about customer service)
need to know how to lift it and make an easy buck for doing so. 
Good luck Richard Im certain youâll do a great job. 
& my condolences to the family.
Heh, maybe. 
Actually, Iâm thinking, for example, of simple major melodies - such as âBluebells of Scotlandâ - which become Mixolydian when played on the GHB in A. To the casual listener, the flattened 7th gives the impression of an âexoticâ change, or of a wrong note. In either case, I think many people hear this transformation as part of the characteristic sound of the pipes, even if they canât explain the reason.
Did you bother listening to it? Itâs a six-minute-rap on one single tone - thatâs what I would call unsuitable for a bagpipe, and has nothing to do with personal taste. If you listen to the words (which of course donât matter in an instrumental version) you might understand why I find it inappropriate for a funeral. This is all talking about the âOfficial Anthemâ, not the other one.
The other one is playable, I only indicated that IMO it will not sound well on the bagpipe, nothing else. I never said Richard should refuse to play it, and I offered to write it out for him, before MTGuru was quicker with his ABC notation.
Iâve been a professional musician for most of the past 30 years, so I know very well what it is like to earn my living on music.The customer is always right - within the boundaries of sense.
WOWâŚdid I stir things up with this or what?
WellâŚit is a paid gig that was confirmed this morning. I get paid very well for these gigs, so I aim to please the customer no matter how ridiculous their request. Well, within reason anway!
The good news is that they didnât request the song as mentioned. WHEW!! Thanks for the ABC MT Guru!
I have not tried it on the GHBs yet to see if it is possible, but I am now curious. I will let you all know.
I play about three to six tunes, Amazing Grace at the end, and I am finished. That usually figures out to around $50.00 per tune! Gee, I wish I could do this full time!
Anyway, I will give you an update after the funeral on Saturday.
Cheers! Richard