How do YOU start Morrison's?

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I’m just curious. How do you start Morrison’s Jig? I have seen and heard so many variation of the first two bars.

Now, I know many of you are going to say something like: different every time around, vary according to mood, living tradition, there’s “no right way” (keep dreaming), depends on the instrument, etc, etc…
That’s all fine.

But let’s say you’re playing the whistle at a session, everybody’s looking at you because you are going to start the next tune, and it’s Morrison’s. What do you play?

~E3 B2B | EFE AFD | (That’s me)
~E3 BEB | EBE AFD |
~E3 FEF | EFE AFD |
EEE BBB | EBB AFD |

or… ?

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Here’s my take:

~E3 BEB | EBE AFD |
~E3 BEB | dcB AFD |
~E3 BEB | EBE AFD |
~G3 FGA | BAG AFD |

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~E3 BEB|EGB AFD|

with something double-grace-y on the A.

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On 2001-12-03 14:56, colomon wrote:
~E3 BEB|EGB AFD|

Impeccable taste, if I may so, dear boy! That’s how I like to begin the tune too, as you may ascertain from](http://nwparalegalcom.readyhosting.com/clipssnip/Audio/jig/MorrisonsPorridge.mp3%22%3Efrom) my own humble rendition on the Clips ‘N’ Snips website.

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Humble, yet refined. I enjoyed your rendition, Porrige.
Tony

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I usually start it this way:

~E3 ~B3 | EBE AFD |
~E3 ~B3 | dcB AFD |
~E3 ~B3 | EBE AFD |
~G3 FGA | dAG FED |

with a slide up into the ~G3.
(notice the difference in the last measure…not sure if it’s “correct”)

-brett

[ This Message was edited by: Bretton on 2001-12-03 16:04 ]

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I’m learning it as
Key of Edorian:
EFE ~B2B|EBE AFD|
EFE ~B2c#|d2B AFD|
EFE ~B2B|EBE AFD|
GAG FGA|dAG FED:|

Bee fee|aee fed|
Bee fee|fag fed|
Bee fee|aee fed|
gfe ~d2A|BAG FED|

Bee fee|aee fed|
Bee fee|faf def|
~g3 gfe|def ~g2d|
edc# ~d2A|BAG FED|

Hope I got this ABC notation right, I’m still getting used to it.

Enjoy Your Music,

Lee Marsh



[ This Message was edited by: LeeMarsh on 2001-12-03 16:35 ]

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Hmmmmmmmm…much like colomon:

~E3 B_B / EGB AFD /

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I usually start it out with a long intro - consisting of the tunes “Old Hag You Have Killed Me” and “Old Hag in the Kiln”. :slight_smile: