Monthly Archives: February 2024


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