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ID this reel?

I woke up with this reel a few weeks ago and though i seemed to have a pretty good grip on the tune, i couldn't identify it or find a recording in my collection. with apologies for my homegrown abc system, it begins like this:

d,fad,edcdbca,(a)bagbadfabagfe, (1st d is the open string, and going up to e, then stairstepping down..)

a knowlegeable friend has identified it as 'John Brennan's', but it doesn't match that tune on this site. it's in D, and it's a cheerful, notey tune. thanks for any help.

# Posted on January 7th 2008 by 'tinamatt

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I think it's John Brennan's (though the version printed in the Tunes database is rather different from the one I know).

# Posted on January 7th 2008 by nicholas

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| DFAd edcd | ~ You need to get your ABCs somewhat right before anyone can help you. First, groupings into 4's, suspecting that's what you are on about, a 'reel'. Then the letters to the notes. Here they are, starting with the open G, and then D ~ etc...

G, A, B, C ~ D E F G ~ A B c d ~ e f g a b c' d' ~

Here is my start again on your notes and some idea of at least the groupings ~ and it is quite likely that the 5th and 6th bar will be the same or similar to bars 1 & 2 ~ (d, is D ~ and by a, do you mean A) ~

Correct your notes and get back to us on it. I can't promise anything but at least you will have started to get to grips with ABC notation... ;-)

# Posted on January 7th 2008 by ceolachan

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Maybe it's this one that was posted in the "John Brennan's" comments. Try pasting the file in the Cnet convterer, "tinamatt.
http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html

X: 1
T: John Brennan's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
D2FA d2ed|cdBd AF~F2|BAGB ADFA|BAGF EGFE|
D2FA d2ed|cdBd ADFA|BAGB ABde|(3fga eg fdd2:|
f2df e2de|fedB AF~F2|BAGB ADFA|BAGF Ecde|
fAdf e2de|fedB ADFA|BA^GB ABde|faea fdde|
f2df efde|fedB A2FA|BAGB ADFA|BAGF EGFE|
D2FA d2ed|cdBd ADFA|BAGB ABde|faeg fdd2||

# Posted on August 5th 2006 by Dow

# Posted on January 7th 2008 by joesmith

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I've just realized that I think you've left the question of length completely ungiven... So, I'll have to look at this again ~

D2 FA d2 ed | cdBc A bagbadfabagfe ~ ~ |

As said, you could help yourself and make it easier on us by learning the basics of ABCs ~

http://www.lesession.co.uk/abc/abc_notation.htm
http://www.walshaw.plus.com/abc/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abc_notation

Like Nicholas, I suspect it is some version of "Brennan's Fancy" ~

"John Brennan's Fancy" / "Brennan's Fancy"
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on November 29th 2001 by Jdharv.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/404

# Posted on January 7th 2008 by ceolachan

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http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/404/comments

# Posted on January 7th 2008 by ceolachan

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D2 FA d2 ed | cdBc A bagbadfabagfe ~ ~ | into ~

D2 FA d2 ed | cdBc A ~? | BAGB ADFA | BAFG E ~? |

Here's those first four bars from Dow's transcription again ~

D2 FA d2 ed | cdBd AF~F2 | BAGB ADFA | BAGF EGFE | ~

# Posted on January 7th 2008 by ceolachan

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More ABC stuff, the headers ~
X:
T: ~ 'title' / 'name'
M: 4/4 ~ time signature
L: 1/8 ~ value
R: reel ~ tune form

So, with M: 4/4 and L: 1/8, every single letter is worth 1/8 th of the bar, making a full bar ~ | DFAd edcd | ~

By using numbers we increase the value of a letter ~

D2 = DD
D3 = DDD
D4 = DDDD

Here's a few bars full of Ds ~

~ | DDDD DDDD | ~ | D2 D2 D2 D2 | ~ | D3 D D3 D | ~ | D4 D4 | ~

If you want something smaller, well, you can add a forward slash after the note ~ D/D/ = D, the equal signs are as to time value. Here's more madness, a bar full of 1/16th notes or D/ and other lengths ~

~ | D2 DD/D/ DD D/D/D/D/ | ~

# Posted on January 7th 2008 by ceolachan

All the above are 4/4, 4 1/4 beats to a bar ~ | A2 A2 A2 A2 |

# Posted on January 7th 2008 by ceolachan

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thanks all -- i'll process this, and maybe eventually learn my proper abcs. i developed my own notation, just for purposes of recall, years back, and am loath to abandon it now, in my waning years....

i did listen to john carty's track, and it's not even close to that tune. not even for john carty. ;~)

i can see i have some work to do. many thanks though!

# Posted on January 7th 2008 by 'tinamatt

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Laitch, that's right! i used the Cnet converter, and it's a match.
thank you -- now i can sleep at night!

# Posted on January 7th 2008 by 'tinamatt

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Hey, thanks for that ABC primer, simple enough, perhaps i may give it a go oneday.. I will bookmark this page.

# Posted on January 8th 2008 by jig