Help with Score

Whistle
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OK, I apologize in advance because I know that it’s probably:

  1. Hokey
  2. Non-traditional; and,
  3. Probably not even Irish

Nevertheless, I’ve taken a liking to the tune “40 Shades of Green” and I am bad to worse playing by ear. Can anyone point me to a score? I’ve already tried both JC’s ABC Tune Finder and The Traditional Music Library.

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Hi Chuck,

The words and music to Forty Shades of Green were written by Johnny Cash. I’ve searched my music files and don’t have it. However, if I can just hear the melody somewhere, I can make a transcription for you and put it into a whistle key of D or G. I went to a site with the name of the song and they kept playing “Danny Boy” and I couldn’t seem to get anything else! I’ll not give up until I get it unless someone else sends it first.

Best Wishes, Tom

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Chuck,
Is this what your looking for?

<a href=http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=6906&messages=5>Digital Traditions Thread on 40 Shades of Green includes lyrics, midi, and ABC.

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Well Lee, I guess you have solved the problem of finding the tune!
Chuck, in case you don’t have the software I transposed the tune to D using Melody Assistant and am sending you a bmp file that you can print with Windows Photo Editor or whatever else you have. Looks like it’s got a few F naturals and some Bbs in it! Definitely not traditional!

Best wishes, Tom

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Thanks guys.

While I was laid up I was given a copy of the Irish Tenors “Ellis Island” CD. It has no whistles to speak of, but I fell in love with it anyway, especially the title tune and the one I asked about.

And now, even though Tom did send the bitmap file I can use, Lee’s post reminds me that I really do need to learn ABC notation - anyone know of a site that explains it in VERY simple terms?

Thanks again

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Hi again Chuck,

Here is a site that has a tutorial on ABC files http://www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc/#introduction I usually use Melody Assistant to read and write them but it can also be done by hand. Hope this site is useful for you.

Best wishes, Tom

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He Chuck, Tom and Lee…I would be very interested in that tune also. I got to the Digital Trad site but never could find the midi or ABC though I did find the lyrics. What’s the secret? Gm