The Sunset by Altan

Whistle
1

Anyone know what key this song is in and what is the easiest whistle I could use to play it?
It is on Altan’s “Best of Altan” CD. Disk 1, track 4.
Thanks,

-Derek-

2

It’s basically in D but it’s somewhat odd. The opening notes seem to fit an F# minor chord and there are Cnats in the second part. You can play it on a D whistle. I don’t wish to discourage you from learning it by ear but you can find it at the session.

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/908

Steve

3

This is truly a great tune. I copied it from the site. Can anyone supply the original chords? I don’t own the CD.
Best.
Byll

4

Marcus O’Murchu told me that this tune (which I played for my audition at the Willy Clancy Summer School), is actually by Cathall McConnel and Seamus Quinn and actually called something about someone and their rocket ship.
Best,
Chris

5

I can’t get the chords from the recording but you can try these. I whipped it up in about five minutes so there’s not guarantees.

A part |:F#m |G Em|C G|D A|F#m |G Em|C D,A|D,A D:|

B part |:D |C |D A|D A|F#m |G Em|C D,A|D,A D:|

I’m not including that part with the Fnat. Cathal McConnell and someone else wrote the tune and I don’t think McConnell plays it that way. He has recorded it and so has Skip Healy. Both of them play it fast. I like the slow version of Altan better.

Steve

edited to say that the comma separates chords that take up a quarter of a bar. Otherwise two chords take up half a bar each.

[ This Message was edited by: SteveK on 2003-01-31 11:48 ]

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A big THANKS, Steve.
Best to you.
Byll

7

I’ve heard that Cathal McConnell’s original name for the tune was “Robert Emmett’s Flying Rocket,” and the name change came about when Frankie & Mairead recorded it. Fortunately.

8

Yeah, Rob… that was the name! Thank you :slight_smile:
Chris

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On 2003-01-31 12:15, Ro3b wrote:
I’ve heard that Cathal McConnell’s original name for the tune was “Robert Emmett’s Flying Rocket,” and the name change came about when Frankie & Mairead recorded it. Fortunately.

But then again, with a name like that people would be less likely to forget that Cathal MacConnell wrote it…