Yearly Archives: 2024


Key: G Form: Old-Time, Schottische ABC: X:1 T:Duck's Eyeball [2], The S:Lauchlin Shaw (1912-1999, Harnett County, N.C.) M:C| L:1/8 D:Marimac 9064D, Lauchlin Shaw - Sally with the Run-Down Shoes (1996) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/boatman-tune Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G gf|g2G2 +slide+B3A|G2E2D3F|DEFG ABcd|e2d2d2gg| g2G2 +slide+B3A|G2E2D3F|DEFG ABcd|1 B2G2G2:|2B2G2G4|| +slide+E4+slide+E3D|EFGA +slide+B3A|+slide+B2[e2e2]+slide+B2[e2e2]|B2 Bc BAGF| E4E2EE|EFGA B4|gggg ffff|efe2 […]

Duck’s Eyeball*


Key: D Form: Waltz ABC:  X:1 T:Peek-a-Boo Waltz L:1/8 M:3/4 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D FG|"D"A2f2e2|"G"d2c2B2|"D"[A2A2]F2B2|[A4A4] FG|A2f2e2|d2c2d2| "A7"e3 ^d ef|"7"[A4e4] FG|"D"A2f2e2|"G"d2c2B2|"D"A2F2B2|[A4A4] A_B| "G"=B2g2f2|"A7"e2B2c2|"D"d3 c de|"D"d4 FG|A4f2|A4 A_B| "G"=B4g2|"E7"B4 Bd|"A7"c3 d c2|B3 c B2|"D"[A3A3] B AG|[F4A4] FG|"D"A4f2| A4 A_B|"G"=B4g2|"E7"B4 Bd|"A7"c2B2A2|g2f2e2|"D"d2A2F2|[D4D4]|| MP3: (Played slowly for learning by Gina Fehr) Download this MP3  If it […]

Peek a Boo Waltz


Key: G* Form: Waltz and song ABC: X: 2 T: The Log Driver's C: Wade Hemsworth R: waltz M: 3/4 L: 1/8 K: Gmaj DD|"G"D2 B2 G2|D4 DD|"C"E2 c2 A2|E4 E2|"D"D2 F2 A2| d2 d2 d2|"Dsus2"e2 d2 ^c2|"G"d4 B2|D2 B2 G2|D4 DD| "C"E2 c2 A2|E4 EE|"D"D2 d2 d2|d2 c2 A2|"G"B2 […]

The Log Driver’s Waltz



Key: G Form: Reel ABC: X: 1 T: The Crooked Stovepipe R: reel M: 4/4 L: 1/8 K: Gmaj D2|:G2 B2 Bc dB|G2 B2 Bc dB|G2 B2 e2 B2|d2 c2 c3A| F2 A2 AB cA|F2 A2 AB cd|e2 d2 e2 f2|1 G,2 [B2g2] [B2g2] D2:|2 G,2 [B2g2] [B2g2] a2|| |:b4 […]

Crooked Stovepipe, The


Key: G Form: Jig ABC: Can you provide ABC notation for this tune? Please contribute. MP3: (Played by Susan Reid) 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 and […]

Robins in the Snow


Key: G Form: Reel ABC: X: 1 T: Aimé Gagnon [2] C:2015 version M: 4/4 L: 1/8 R: reel K: G DC|"G"B,DGA B2DC|B,DGA "G#dim"B2AG|"Am7"FGAB cAFA|"D"GABc "D7"d2DC| "G"B,DGA B2DC|B,DGA "G#dim"B2AG|"Am7"FGAB cAFA|"D7"GBAF "G"G2:| Bd|"G"gdgd Bdgd|Bcde "G#dim"dBAG| "Am7"FGAB cAFA|"D"GABc "D7"d2Bd| "G"gdgd Bdgd|Bcde "G#dim"dBAG| "Am7"FGAB cAFA|"D7"GBAF "G"G2:| MP3: (Played by Susan Reid) Download this […]

Aimé Gagnon [2]



Key: Ddor Form: Old-time reel or breakdown ABC: X: 1 T:Devil in the Strawstack M:C| L:1/8 K:Gm |: "Gm"GFDF GFDF | GFDF "F"C4 | "Gm"GFDF G2(d2 |1,3 "Dm"d)cAc dcAc :|2,4 dcA2 G4 || |: "Gm"d2g2 g4 | gagf d4 | "F"fAgA fAgf |1,3 dcAc "Dm"d4 :|2,4 "Dm"dcA2 "Gm"G4 |] MP3: […]

Devil in the Strawstack


Key: Ador Form: Polka (Reel?) ABC: X: 8 T: As I Went Out Upon The Ice R: polka M: 2/4 L: 1/8 K: Ador |:g>f|"Am" eA BA|eA AB/d/|eA BA|"G" G2 Gg/f/| "Am" eA BA|eA BA|"G" GB dB|"Am" A2:| |:AB/d/|"Am" ea ab|"Em" ag g/e/d|"G" Bd ef|"Em" ga/g/ "D7" fg/f/| "Am" ea […]

As I Went Out Upon the Ice (As ...


Key: A  Form: March? ABC: Can you provide ABC notation for this tune? Please contribute. MP3: (played by Susan Reid) 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 and […]

March Forth



Key: D Form: Jig ABC: X: 8 T: The Little Burnt Potato R: jig M: 6/8 L: 1/8 K: Dmaj fg|:"D"a^ga ba^g|afd Ade|fef "G"g2f|"Em"efe Bcd|"A7"efe dcB| Ace a3|1 a^ga ba=g|"D"f3 f2g:|2 a^ga b2c|"D"d3 d2e|| |:"D"f2A f2A|f3 f2e|def agf|"Em"g3 gef|"A7"gba gfe| dcB A2a|1 a^ga ba=g|"D"f3 "A7"fde:|2 a^ga b2c|"D"d3 d|| MP3: (Played […]

Little Burnt Potato, aka Frank’s Two-Step


Key: Ddor Form:  ABC: X: 1 T: Sadie at the Back Door C: Jere Canote N: Note from Walter Daves N: Sadie was (is?) his cat, who would meow at the front door N: to get out, and then meow at the back door to get in. M: 4/4 L: […]

Sadie at the Back Door


Key: Gm Form: Schottische ABC: X: 1 T: Stures schottis F:http://www.rudemex.co.uk/library/ABC/Stures%20schottis.abc 2024-02-26 190117 UT K:Gm M:4/4 %Meter L:1/8 % V:1 D2 |:"Gm"G3/2^F/ G/A3/2 B3/2A/ B/c3/2 |d3/2e/ d/c3/2 B2 G2 |"D"D2 ^FA d3/2c/ B/A3/2 |"Gm"G3/2A/ B/c3/2 "D"d3 D | "Gm"G3/2F/ G/A3/2 B3/2A/ B/c3/2 |d3/2e/ d/c3/2 B2 G2 |"D"D2 ^FA d3/2c/ B/A3/2 […]

Stures Schottis



Key: D Form: Retreat March ABC: Can you provide ABC notation for this tune? Please contribute. MP3: (Melody emphasis) Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions for different browsers). MP3: (Harmony emphasis) Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and […]

A Prayer for Jamie


Key: A Form: Reel ABC: X: 1 T: Evil Diane R: reel M: 4/4 L: 1/8 K: Amaj |:EDEF GABc|d2 EF GABc|d2 cd B2 AB|GBAB GBAG| EDEF GABc|d2 EF GABc|d2 cd B2 AB|1 GDEG A4:|2 GDEG A2|| |:eg|aeea fedc|decd BcAF|EDEF GABG|AGAB cdeg| aeea fedc|decd BcAF|EDEF GABG|1 AFEF A2:|2 AFEF A4|| […]

Evil Diane


Key: D Form: Reel  ABC: X: 4 T: Dick Gossip's T:  The Castle R: reel M: 4/4 L: 1/8 K: Dmaj |:de|"D"f2 af gfed|f2 af gfed|"G"e3/2e1/2ef gfed|"A"e3/2d1/2ef gfed| "D"f2 af gfed|f2 af gfed|"G"cdef gece|"A"d2 dc "D"d2:| |:ef|"G"gB B2 "G"gB"G"aB|"G"gB B2 gfed|"A"(3cBA eA fAeA|(3cBA ef gfef| "G"gB B2 "G"gB"G"aB|"G"gB B2 gfed|"A"cdef […]

Dick Gossip’s



Key: D Form: Reel (March?) ABC:  X: 40 T: John Howatt C: H. Dunlop S: Bernie Waugh R: Reel M: 2/4 L: 1/16 K: D defg\ |:\ "D"a2fd "A"g2ec|"D"d2AG FDDF|"Em"E2FG ABcd|"A"eAfA g2fg| "D"^gafd "A"=g2ec|"D"d2AG FDDF|"Em"E2FG ABcd|1"A"eABc "D"defg:|2\ "A"eABc "D"d2dA|| |:\ "D"defg afdf|"A"gfed ceAc|"D"defg "Bm"afdf|"E7"aba^g "A"a4| "F#m"abaf "G"gfed|"A"eAfA "D"GFED|F2AF "G"G2BG|1"A"ABcA "D"d2dA:|2\ […]

John Howatt’s


Key: Bm Form: Retreat March ABC:  X: 1 T: Dark Lowers The Night R: retreat march M: 3/4 L: 1/8 K: Bmin |:d>c B2 B>c|d>e f2 f2|ga f2 e>d|cB c4| d>c B2 B>c|d>e f2 f2|ga f2 f>e|dc cg f2 f2|g2 a2 a2|a>g f2 e>d|cB c4| d>c B2 B>c|d>e f2 f2|ga […]

Dark Lowers the Night


Key: D Form: Reel ABC:  X: 1 T: Julianne Johnson R: reel S: Portland Collection v.1 p.116 M: 4/4 L: 1/8 K: D z2 |\ "D"fafe dfed | Bd- de d2fg | a2 a2-aab2 | "A7" a8 | "D"fafe dfed | Bd- de d2e2 | f2 e2 "G"dAB2 | "A7" […]

Julianne Johnson



Key: Bm/D (A & B parts) Form: Reel ABC: X: 3 T: Reel De Bergerville R: reel M: 4/4 L: 1/8 K: Bmin |:"Bm"B3B BABc|dcde f/g/f d2|B3B BABc|"F#7"dedc "Bm"B/c/B A2| "Bm"B3B BABc|dcde f/g/f d2|B3B BABc|1 "F#7"dedc "Bm"B/c/B A2:|2 "F#7"dedc "Bm"B/c/BB2|| K: Dmaj |:"D"A2BA F2A2|dcde f/g/f d2|A2BA F2FG/A/|GFED "A"E2E2| "D"A2BA F2A2|dcde […]

Reel de Bergerville


Key: Ddor/C (A & B parts) Form: Reel ABC: Can you provide ABC notation for this tune? Please contribute. MP3: (Melody emphasis) Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions for different browsers). MP3: (Harmony emphasis) Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on […]

Milton Bridge


Key: Ddor Form: Polska ABC: X: 164 T: Polska ur Trästadssamlingen S: utlärd av [[Personer/Markus Svensson]] O: Småland D: [[Grupper/Sågskära]] - Orm R: Slängpolska Z: Nils L, 2008-12-15 M: 3/4 K: Ddor L: 1/8 |: d(A F)(A d)c | BA B2 c2 | d(f e)(d c)d | e(d c)(B A)A […]

Slängpolska ur Trästadssamlingen



Key: G Form: Jig ABC: Can you provide ABC notation for this tune? Please contribute. MP3: (Played by Susan Reid) 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 and […]

Bob’s Boomerang*


Key: D Form: Québecois Six-Huit (Jig) ABC:  X: 1 T: Deuxième Partie De Quadrille D'Île D'Orléans R: jig M: 6/8 L: 1/8 K: Dmaj "D"dfd "F#/C#"cfc|"Bm" B2 B B2A|"D" dfd "B7/D#"cfc|"Em"B2 BB2A| "A7"ege "Bm"dfd|"A7/C#" c2 cc2B|"A7"A2 A ABc|1 "D"dcB "A7"AFA:|2 "D"dAF2<D2|| |:"D"F2>F2Ad|f3f2d|"D"e2 d "B7/D#"c2d|"Em"g3g2f| "A7"e2 ee2d|c2 cc2B|A2 A ABc|1 "D"dcB […]

Deuxième Partie de Quadrille d’Île d’Orléans


Key: Amix Form: Reel ABC: X: 1 T: June Apple R: reel M: C| L: 1/8 K: AMix eg |: "A"ageg ageg | aged cdef | "G"gfef gfef | gagf e2eg | "A"ageg ageg| aged cBAA | "G"G2GA BAG2 |1 "A"A3BA2 eg :|2"A"A3BA2 ed|| |: "A"c2cB A2AB | c2cd e2A2| […]

June Apple



Key: A Form: Jig ABC: X: 1 T:Danse De Chez Nous S:Trad, arr Phil Rowe M:6/8 K:A E|"A"EAc e2c|f2c ecA|"A"EAc e2c|"F#7"f2c "E"dBG| "E7"EGB d2B|e2B dBG|"E7"EGB dcB| [1"A"Acf ecA:| [2"A"Ace a2||e|"A"a2c e2A|c3 -c2E|"A"EFG "F#m"ABc| "Bm"d3 -d2e|"E"f2B d2E|G3 -G2e|"E7"gfe dcB| [1"A"Acf "E7"e2:| [2"A"Ace a2|| MP3:(Melody emphasis) Download this MP3  If it plays, […]

Danse de Chez Nous


Key: G* Form: Waltz ABC: Can you provide ABC notation for this tune? Please contribute. MP3: (Melody emphasis) Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions for different browsers). MP3: (Harmony emphasis) Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save […]

Farewell to Devon




Key: C* Form: Song ABC: X: 1 T:Will The Circle Be Unbroken (#63) C:Charles H. Gabriel (music) and Ada Ruth Habershon (words), 1908 C:A P Carter, 1931-39 (adaptation) M:4/4 L:1/4 K:D |A, B,|"D"D2 D2-|D2 F E|D2 F2-|F2 F E|"G"D3 E |D2 B,2|"D"A,4-|A,2 A, B,|D2 D2-|D2 F A|A2 F2- |F2 "^TAG"D […]

Will the Circle be Unbroken


Key: C* Form: Waltz ABC:  X: 1 T:Storms are on the Ocean C:DAD/A P Carter, Maybelle Carter, Sara Carter M:3/4 L:1/4 N:Verse followed by Chorus, Repeat K:D MP3:(Played by Randy Hough) Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions for different browsers). Sheet […]

Storms are On the Ocean


Key: G Form: Old-Time March ABC:  X: 1 T: John Brown's R: march M: 4/4 L: 1/8 K: Gmaj DE|:G3G G2e2|d2B2 BAGB|A4 B2BA|G2GE EDDE| G3G G2e2|d2B2 BAGB|A4 B2BA|1 G3G GEDE:|2 G3G Gzef|| |:g2gf e2d2|e2f2 g3e|d2B2 BAGB|A2d^c defa| g2gf e2d2|e2f2 g3e|d2B2 AcBA|1 G2GF GABd:|2 G3G GEDE|| MP3: (Melody emphasis) Download this […]

John Brown’s March, aka Harper’s Ferry



Key: Am* Form: 6/8 march ABC: Can you provide ABC notation for this tune? Please contribute. MP3: Melody Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions for different browsers). MP3: Harmonies Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. […]

Brian Boru


Key: G Form: Reel ABC: X:1 T:Saute de Lapin [1] M:2/4 L:1/16 Q:120 R:Reel K:G |:"G"BcBA GABc|"G"d2B2"D7"A4|ABcB ABcd|"C"e2f2 "D7" (3(ded d2)|! "G"BcBA GABc|"G"d2B2 "D7"A4|ABcB ABcd|1"D7"edfd "G"g2 z2:|2 "D7"edfd "G"g2 |! |:ef|"G"gdBc d2ef|gdBc d2dd|"D7"^cddd cddd|"D7"^cddd cddd|! "G"gdBc d2ef|gdBc d2dd|"D7"^cddd cddd|"D7"edfd "G"g2:|! MP3: (Played by Gina Fehr) Download this MP3  If it […]

Saut de Lapin*