The Sporting Pitchfork

jig

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on June 18th 2003 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 118 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Doublin' by Paddy Glackin And Paddy Keenan
• Ebony And Brass by Marc Pollier
• Foolin' In Doolin by Michael Blackie O'Connell And Karol Lynch
• Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
• Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
• Inside Out by Mícheál O' Raghallaigh
• Irish Traditional Mandoline Ó Life Go Laoi by Fiontán Ó Meachair
• Kitty Lie Over by Mick O'Brien And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
• No Trouble At All by Noel Lenaghan
• On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
• Seven Years Of Listening by Mick O'Brien And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
• The Rare Stuff by The Rare Stuff
• Where Old Ghosts Meet by Aidan Crossey
• Young Irish Musicians Weekend Vol. 1 by James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Tommy Martin, Daithi Sproule, Fintan Vallely

X: 1
T: Sporting Pitchfork, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmix
~F3 EAG|FGA DAF|~G3 AGA|cAG FGA|
~B3 BAG|~A3 ABc|dcA AGF|AGF ~G3|
FAF EAG|FGA dAF|~G3 AGA|cAG FGA|
~B3 BAG|AGB ABc|dcA AGF|AGF ~G3||
d2e ~f2d|~g2f daf|g2a bag|fdc dcA|
B/c/dB BAG|~A3 ABc|dcA AGF|AGF ~G3|
d2e ~f2d|~g2f daf|g2a bag|fdc dcA|
~B3 BAG|AGB ABc|dcA AGF|AGF ~G3||

The Sporting Pitchfork

Source: John Kelly
Transcription: g.m.p.

# Posted on June 18th 2003 by gian marco

What's in a Key?

The key listed for this wonderful tune is Dmix, which seems right to me. Yet both the A and B parts seem to resolve to G. So, does the tune somehow change keys (from Dmix to Gmajor) without changing key signatures? I would find that very pleasing.
Art

# Posted on April 26th 2005 by friedman_art

Dmix is the same key signature as Gmaj...

# Posted on April 26th 2005 by Pádraig

D mix or G?

It's either a D mix tune that ends on a G chord, or a G tune that starts on a D chord. I have never found a consensus on this tune with back-up players that are familiar with it. Personally, I buy the latter and that's what I'll tell back-up players before playing the tune. I've had more success with them catching on to it thinking of the tune as being in G but starting on a D chord.

# Posted on November 21st 2005 by Phantom Button

The Sporting Pitchfork

Here's how I play it:

X: 1
T: The Sporting Pitchfork
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
~F3 ~E3|~F3 DEF|~G3 AGA|cAG FGA|
~B3 BAG|ABA ABc|dcA AGF|1 AGF GAG:|2 AGF G2B||
|:d2e fed|~f3 def|g2a bag|fd^c d2=c|
~B3 BAG|ABA ABc|dcA AGF|1 AGF G2B:|2 AGF GAG||

# Posted on May 3rd 2007 by Dr. Dow

"The Sporting Pitchfork" ~ twang!

You didn't think you'd get away from me that easily did you?

X: 1134
T: The Sporting Pitchfork
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: G Major
|: E |
F3 E^DE | F^EF D>=EF | GFG A^GA | cAG FGA |
B/^c/dB B>AG | ABA AB^c | dcA AGF | AGF G2 :|
|: B |
d2 e fed | f^ef d>=ef | gfg bag | fd^c d2 =c |
B/^c/dB B>AG | A2 A AA/B/^c | dcA AGF | AGF G2 :|

# Posted on May 3rd 2007 by ceolachan