Young Ned of the Hill

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1

I can’t figure it… anyone help? At least what key?

2

Hi, and welcome to the forum! :slight_smile:

One of the first tunes I learned by ear, a long time ago. It’s quite easy to pick it up from the pogues recording.

You can also use the free Best Practise application to slow it down.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004/bp

Here is the notation from thesession.org

X: 1
T: Young Nedd Of The Hill
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Amin
EG | A>B cd | BG EG | A>B AG | ED EG |
A>B cd | Bc dc/d/ | ea ag | e3 d |
ea ag | eA A>B | c>d c/B/A | BG EG |
A>B cd | BG EG | Ae d/B/G | A2 ||

Just paste the abc score above here:
http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html



/MarcusR

3

http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/tuneget?F=GIF&U=http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4865&X=1&T=YOUNGNEDDOFTHEHILL

4

Might want to be more specific. There’s the modern song Young Ned of the Hill (the one the Pogues covered), and an old air by the same name.

5

Hmm … These are both quite different from the melody I’m most familiar with, an air in 3/4 time. For example, here is a setting from Chris Langan:

http://www.cranfordpub.com/langan/Ned_Hills.htm

6

Interesting. When playing through, this sounded an awful lot like Lambs on the Green Hill so looked it up. Low and behold:

http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/tuneget?F=GIF&U=http://www.novosaires.com/Partituras%20y%20midis/abc/l.abc&X=9209&T=LAMBSONGREENHILLORNEDOFTHEHILL

7

You guys are ALL my heroes!!!

I am so thankful to you, and to be welcomed into this community.

BTW, Marcus R, I ride a GT. :smiling_imp:

8

From myself…and I’m sure I can speak for the others in this thread…You’re most welcome.

9

If it is a GT road bike like this one, I’m very envious.

In my dreams I ride a Colnago CX-1, and it really flies.

Some day…, or a full set of pipes :slight_smile:

/MarcusR

10

I really dont know if this post is appropriate , wanted or otherwise.
This tune was a pleasure to hear and play, but seemed lacking, or at least unfinished, perhaps for the lack of a B part.
So in a moment of nothing better to do i humbly submit something while not by any means amazing, to my ear it seems to fit ok.
The unveiling of a part B to the tune :Young Nedd of the Hill
For your curiosity, comment, indifference or enjoyment
Regards
David
X: 1
T: Young Nedd of the Hill
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: Polka
F:http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4865 2008-10-14 08:24:02 UT
C: Part A Traditional Part B, David A. Dunbar
O: N.S.W Australia
Z: David Dunbar 14/10/2008
K:Em
EG | A>B cd | BG EG | A>B AG | ED EG |
A>B cd | Bc dc/d/ | ea ag | e3 d |
ea ag | eA A>B | c>d c/B/A | BG EG |
A>B cd | BG EG | Ae d/B/G | A2 :||
Bd | ea a>b | ag ef | g>a ge | dB GB |
c>d cA | BG EG | A>c BG | A2 Bd|
ea a>g | ag eB | c>d c/B/A | BG EG |
cA BG | Ae dB| B/A/G EB| A2 :||