This is a partial ABC file of a tune that I have been trying to identify for some time. I’ve searched the main tune sites and have been unable to identify it.
T:Unknown Hornpipe
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:1/4=120
R:Hornpipe
K:D
| (3d2c2=c2 || B3G D3G | B3G d3B | (3g2f2g2 (3a2g2f2 | g3d B3G| ( F3E) F3G |
A3B (3=c2B2A2 | d3c d3e | f3d =c3A | | B3G D3G | B3G d3B |
(3g2f2g2 (3a2g2f2 | g3d B3G | (3A2B2=c2 g3d | =c3A F3G | A3G G3F | G4 (3d2c2=c2
Thanks for your help,
Eric
It sounds vaguely like familiar tunes, can you give the turn so we have a bit more of a clue.
Also, time signature and key are both wrong 4/4 and G would be closer to the accepted way of writing a tune like this.
Have you tried a search in the tunedatabase [see other thread]
Peter,
I tried the TUNEdb, and J.C’s. At the TUNEdb I did find a slow horpipe called Kate’s Kitchen that sounds like it may have been the great-great grandmother of this tune, but not close enough to call a match. A little birdie (hillfolk22) told me that 4/4 and the key of G were better matches for this…maybe next time I’ll pay more attention!
Just out of curiosity, is there something that indicates what key this is in other than the fact that there are more c naturals than c sharps? I’ve played music of one kind or another most of my life, but I never learned a thing about musical theory. I was always the kid standing in back during warm ups trying to get others to tell me what note to start on for the next scale.
Tweet, Tweet,
Chirp, Chirp…
I know this does not hold true to modal music. It was that the last note ended in G.
Sometimes that is a clue to what key it is in. But, not always the case.
Laura
[ This Message was edited by: hillfolk22 on 2002-06-15 17:37 ]
