Monthly Archives: May 2020


Key: D Form: Polka ABC: Do you know a source of ABC notation for this tune?  Can you help? MP3: Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions for different browsers). Sheet Music: Click image to enlarge. To download, right-click in enlarged image […]

Blue Star Polka


Key: Bm* Form: Jig ABC:  X: 1 T: Quarantine, The Z: Uniwhisp S: https://thesession.org/tunes/19115#setting37572 R: jig M: 6/8 L: 1/8 K: Bmin |:[B2F2]B Bcd | cBA BAF | d2d def | fed ecA | [B2F2]B Bcd | cBA BAF | GAB ABc | dcA B2A :| |:d2d def | afe […]

Quarantine Jig


Key: Dmix* Form: Reel ABC:  X: 1 T: Glory In The Meeting House Z: pbsinclair42 S: https://thesession.org/tunes/17657#setting34054 R: barndance M: 4/4 L: 1/8 K: Dmix D2d2 dcAG | Acd2 dcAF | D2d2 dcAF | GAGF- FGEF | D2d2 dcAG| Acd2 d2de | =fedc A2G^F | GAGF DECD :| |: DEFG […]

Glory in the Meeting House



Key: A Form: Air or lament ABC:  X: 1 T:Hector the Hero T:Scottish Air (Lament) O:Scotland M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:54 C:Scott Skinner K:A % Fiddle %%MIDI program 40 AB|:"A"c3 BA2|"D"f4ec|"A"e4-ef|e4AB|\ "F#m"c4BA|"D"f4ec|"Bm"B4-Bc|"E"B4ce| "F#m"c3 BA2|"D"f4ec|"A"e4A2|"D"a4f2|\ "A"e4Ac|"E"B4A2|"A"A6 -|[1 A2A2B2:|[2 A2c2e2|| :"D"f4df|a4gf|"A"e4-ef|e4ce|\ "F#m"f4ec|e4Ac|"Bm"B4-Bc|"E"B4ce| "D"f4df|a4gf|"A"e4dc|"D"a4d2|\ "A"c4Ac|"E"B4A2|"A"A6 -|[1 A2c2e2:|[2 A2 z2| MP3: Download this MP3  If it […]

Hector the Hero


Key: D Form: Gånglåt (walking tune) ABC: Do you know a source of ABC notation for this tune?  Can you help? MP3: (played slowly for learning, then up to speed) Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions for different browsers). Sheet Music: […]

Gånglåt In D (Unsetholmen Gånglåt efter Börjes Olle)


Key: Em (-ish) Form: Slip jig (three-part) ABC:  X: 1 T: The Butterfly R: slip jig M: 9/8 L: 1/8 K: Emin |:"Em"B2E G2E "D"F3|"Em"B2E G2E "D"FED|"Em"B2E G2E "D"F3|"C"B2d d2B "D"AGA:| |:"C"B2c e2f g3|"D/B"B2e g2e dBA|"Am"B2c e2f g2a|"C"b2a g2e "D"dBA:| |:"Em"B3 B2A G2A|B3 BAB "D"dBA|"Em"B3 B2A "G"G2A|"C"B2e g2e "D"dBA:| MP3: […]

Butterfly, The



Key: G Form: Five-Step Waltz ABC: Do you know a source of ABC notation for this tune?  Can you help? MP3: Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions for different browsers). Sheet Music: Click image to enlarge. To download, right-click in enlarged […]

Around The Garden


Key: D Form: Air ABC:  X:2011 T:Blind Mary R:Air C:Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) O:Ireland M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/8=120 K:D A|"D"d>d dc|"G"cB "D"A (F/G/)|A>B "Bm"AF|"A"E3 (F/G/)| ("D"A>f) (f>e)|("G"dB) "D"A(D/E/)|(F>G) ("A"E>D)|"D"D3|| (d/e/)|"D"f>g fB|"A"ec A(B/c/)|"Bm"d>D D(E/F/)|"A"E3 (A/G/)| ("D"F>G) "F#m"Ad|"Bm"f>e "G"d (D/E/)|("D"F>G) ("A"E>D)|"D"D3|] MP3: Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save […]

Blind Mary


Key: D Form: Polska ABC:  X:49 T:Polska ur Petter Dufvas notbok (Ma6-49) R:Polska O:Verkelbäck, Småland B:Petter Dufvas notbok S:Petter Dufva N:Smus Ma6 bild 51 M:3/4 L:1/8 K:D Ad dd d2|Ae ee e2|fe/f/ gfed|edcB A2| Ad dd d2|Ae ee e2|fe/f/ gfed|ed/c/ d2 D2:| |:a2 gfed|g2 fedc|f2 edcB|edcB A2| Ad dd d2|Ae […]

Polska Efter Petter Dufva #53



Key: G Form: Slangpolska* ABC:  X:93 T:Poloness nr 93 efter Gustaf Blidström S:efter avskrift (låt nr 93 häri) av [[Personer/Samuel Landtmanson]] S:efter Gustaf Blidström R:Slängpolska O:Tobolsk, Ryssland / Skara, Västergötland B:Blidströms Menuetter och Polska Dantzar N:I Landtmansons samling (som detta är en transkription av) saknas korstecken i takt 5. M:3/4 […]

Polonäs nr 93 efter Gustaf Blidström