Does anyone have or know where to find “The Ballad of Gilligan’s Island” for a D whistle? I looked in some of the usual places but seeing as it is copyrighted music I could not find it.
http://www2.olga.net/dynamic/search.php?search=gilligan
You can also find it searching for the MIDI file. There are lots of TV theme MIDI sites around. I search for the MIDI of a song I want, open it with Cakewalk Score Writer, and transpose it to the key I want, and print it.
Gary
[ This Message was edited by: Gary on 2002-05-22 11:52 ]
It’s something like this:
Intro:
xxxxxo
xxxxxo
xooooo
xooooo
xxoooo
xooooo
Verses:
xxxxxo
xxxxxo
xooooo
xooooo
xooooo
xooooo
xxoooo
xxxxoo
xxxxxo
xxxxxo
xxxxxo
xooooo
xooooo
xooooo
xooooo
xooooo
xxxxxo
xxxxxo
xooooo
xooooo
xooooo
xxoooo
oxxxxx
oxxxxx
oxxxxx
oooooo
oooooo
xooooo
xxxooo
xxoooo
Someone on this board made a comment about ‘Gilligan’s’ a few weeks ago, and because of that, my band now inserts ‘Gilligan’s’ into a medley with Cooley’s Reel. If done well, one tune slides into the other, and the audiences we play for, love it…You might try the two together…E minor is a good key for both. The D whistle works well…
Cheers.
Byll
Hey cool. Thanks all!
On 2002-05-22 10:13, Walden wrote:
It’s something like this:Intro:
xxxxxo
xxxxxo
xooooo
xooooo
xxoooo
xoooooVerses:
xxxxxo
xxxxxo
xooooo
xooooo
xooooo
xooooo
xxoooo
xxxxoo
xxxxxo
xxxxxo
xxxxxo
xooooo
xooooo
xooooo
xooooo
xooooo
xxxxxo
xxxxxo
xooooo
xooooo
xooooo
xxoooo
oxxxxx
oxxxxx
oxxxxx
oooooo
oooooo
xooooo
xxxooo
xxoooo
I realize this is fingering. But can anyone put this in abcformat? Or would that be a copywrite issue?
On a lighter note… all of those xxx and ooo s lookes like hugs and kisses to me. 
Is Cooley’s Reel the same a Dooley’s Reel?
Laura
No. One could get in just as much copyright trouble for posting the fingering tablatures (xxxooo, etc.) as for posting an abc file.
Actually, I suggest you take Gary’s suggestion to find the MIDI file. Then open it in a shareware music program (get the program from zdnet.com or some such site), then just save it as an abc file.
Walden
And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? --1Cor.14:7
[ This Message was edited by: Walden on 2002-05-23 04:01 ]
That was my posting about Cooley’s. I forgot to mention that if you want a good second part to Gilligan’s, you can throw in the old chantey “What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor?”, which seems sorta appropriate. Always gets a laugh too.
Thanks, brewerpaul, for the Cooley’s/Gilligan idea… My band and I salute you. That medley has entertained a lot of audiences…Also thank you for the Drunken Sailor thought…If you have any other of these oddities in your mind, don’t hesitate to share - either on this board, or by e-mail.
Cheers.
Byll