Dick Harmon's

reel

Key signature: Gdorian

Submitted on June 7th 2001 by Will Harmon.

This tune has been added to 17 tunebooks.

X: 1
T: Dick Harmon's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gdor
|:DG (3GGG DG (3GGG|DGFA BGAF|DFFE EFFG|Acfd cAGF|
DG (3GGG DG (3GGG|DGFA Bcde|f2 df cAFA|1 BGAF DGGF:|2 BGAF DGGA|
|:dgga gfde|fdcB AF (3FFF|CDFG AFAc|fdcB AFFA|
dgga gfde|fgaf gfde|f2 df cAFA|1 BGAF DGGA:|2 BGAF DGGF|

Dick Harmon's

This tune is actually in Gm (no slot for that in the key menu). I wrote it for my father, born and raised in Brooklyn NY, first generation American of Irish parents from County Roscommon. I promise to not post many original tunes, but this one's so much fun to play, slow or fast, I couldn't resist.

# Posted on June 7th 2001 by Will Harmon

Gminor?

I've added "Gdorian" to the list of key signatures. Same as Gminor, but with the E played natural (same scale as Fmajor or Dminor). I think that's the right mode for this tune.

You're right about this tune being fun to play. It's excellent!

One for the tunebook, methinks.

# Posted on June 7th 2001 by Jeremy

Gdorian

Thanks, Jeremy, for correctly pegging it in G dorian. And thanks too for the enthusiasm for the tune. Too many original tunes can muck up a web site, but a few can bring new lift into the tradition. Liz Carroll's test for a new tune is whether it's structure is clear and interresting enough to others that they pick it up and play it...we'll see what lands on The Session's play list.

# Posted on June 7th 2001 by Will Harmon

Dick Harmon's

Hey Will, I've just found this tune by accident. I think you posted it "before my time". It's really nice!

# Posted on July 11th 2004 by Dr. Dow

that tune is great.

# Posted on October 27th 2004 by BTCpz

Very familiar, but with a nice twist and a few drops of bitters...

# Posted on October 27th 2004 by ceolachan

Forgive me Will, another key and a few slight diversions to your tune, but as I'm 'retiring', and as I like the tune, sometimes I go here with it, call this a 'last gasp'? I suspect some instruments may find it more under finger this way, maybe?

K: A Dorian
|: AG |
EA (3AAA EA (3AAA | EAGB cABG | E (3GGG FGGA | (3Bcd ge dBAG |
EAcA eA (3AAA | EAGB cdef | (ggg eg dGBd | cAB^G A2 :|
|: AB |
ea-ab agef | gedc BG (3GGG | DEGA BGBd | gedc B (3GGG |
eaa^g a=gef | ga (3bag a2 ef | g2 eg dGBd | cAB^G A2 :|

# Posted on November 15th 2005 by ceolachan

Oh yeah, almost forgot, I sometimes hang on those final As, in other words, for example:

| cAB^G A2- :| -A ~

# Posted on November 15th 2005 by ceolachan

"Dick Harmon's Reel" by Will Harmon ~ a take in A Dorian

Late night / long morning, guilt, though I did email Will, and too damned much strong tea, I screwed up and missed some notes above, so, to admit my sins and correct my screw-ups, here it is corrected ~

K: A Dorian
|: AG |
EA (3AAA EA (3AAA | EAGB cABG | EG (3GGG FGGA | (3Bcd ge dBAG |
EAcA eA (3AAA | EAGB cdef | (3ggg eg dGBd | cAB^G A2- :|
|: AB |
ea-ab agef | gedc BG (3GGG | DEGA BGBd | gedc BG (3GGG |
eaa^g a=gef | ga (3bag a2 ef | g2 eg dGBd | cAB^G A2- :|

If anything off persists I take full blame...

# Posted on November 15th 2005 by ceolachan

Now, out of respect for the composer and his intent, here it is 'UNADULTERATED', straight from G to A Dorian, nothing else added:

K: A Dorian
|: AG |
EA (3AAA EA (3AAA | EAGB cABG | EGGF FGGA | Bdge dBAG |
EA (3AAA EA (3AAA | EAGB cdef | g2 eg dBGB | cABG EA :|
|: AB |
eaab agef | gedc BG (3GGG | DEGA BGBd | gedc BG (3GGG |
eaab agef | gabg agef | g2 eg dBGB | cABG EA :|

See, I didn't do that much to it. Sometimes I goose the change from the A-part into the B-part with a jump up a 7th ~

|: Ag | ~

# Posted on November 15th 2005 by ceolachan

Thanks Ceolachan for your thoughtful transposition and arrangement. I might otherwise have never tried my own tune on flute, where it sits very well in Ador.

# Posted on November 15th 2005 by Will Harmon