The Ebb Tide

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 7th 2003 by Tusong200.

This tune has been added to 27 tunebooks.

Also known as Ebb Tide, The Ebb Tide March, Inverness Gathering, The Neap Tide.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Highland Fiddler by Duncan Chisholm, Iain MacFarlane And Bruce MacGregor
• Back To The Hills by Kathryn Tickell
• Celtic Fiddle by Jeremy Kittel
• Ebony And Brass by Marc Pollier
• Fiddle And Concertina Player by John Kelly
• Flower Of The Red Mill by Sarah Blair
• Folk Music And Dances Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Inné Amarach by Teada
• King Of The Melodeon Men by Jimmy Shand
• Music Of Sligo by Peter Horan And Fred Finn
• Second Story by Open House
• Souvenir Of Scotland by Hamish MacGregor And The Blue Bonnets
• The Home Ruler by Catherine McEvoy
• The Mason's Apron by Sully
• The Traditional Music Of Ireland by Seamus Egan
• The Wind Among The Reeds by Tommy Keane And Jaqueline McCarthy

X: 1
T: Ebb Tide, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
|:dc|BdAB GABc|d2 GG G2 bg|fdcA BcdB|cABG =F2 dc|
(3BdB (3ABA GABc|defd gdge|fdcB ceAc|(3BdB GG G2:|
|:ga|bgdG gGdG|DGBd gdbg|aBcA =fAcA|D=FcF fFeF|
BdAB GABc|defd gdge|fdcB ceAc|(3BdB GG G2:|

This is a related to the Scottish pipe march, The Inverness Gathering:

M:4/4
K:Amix
e>c|\
d>c B>c A>B c>A|a2e2 e2(3def|\
g2B>A G>A(3BAG|g2d2 d2e>d|\
d>c B>c A>B c>A|a2e2 e2a2|\
g>e d>B G>B d>B|e2A2 A2::\
g2|\
a>e c>e a>e c>e|a2e2 e2f2|\
g>a g>f g>a g>e|d>c B>A G>A B>d|\
(3cBA a>A (3cBA a>A|a2e2 e2a2|\
g>e d>B G>B d>B|e2A2 A2::\
c2|\
(3AAAa2 (3AAA a2|(3AAA a>g e2d>B|\
(3GGG g2 (3GGG g2|(3GGG g>e d2B>G|\
(3AAA a2 (3AAA a2|(3AAA a>f e2a2|\
g>e d>B G>B d>B|e2A2 A2:|

# Posted on November 7th 2003 by CreadurMawnOrganig

Ebb Tide

Also recorded by Seamus Egan and the late John Kelly.(Not on the same recording ! ).

# Posted on November 7th 2003 by Kenny

"The Inverness Gathering"

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5016

# Posted on September 28th 2005 by ceolachan

I've just had a listen to Seamus Egan's recording of the Ebb Tide. Here's a transcription of the first time through.

X: 1
T: Ebb Tide, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
dc|B/^c/B AB GAB=c|~d2 {A}GF G2 bg|fdcB cedB|cBAG =F3 A|
BdAB GABc|d2 fd gfdB|cBAG AeAc|1 B/^c/B GF G3 A:|2 B/^c/B GF G3 a||
bgdG gGdG|d2 Bd ga~ag|aB c/B/A eAcA|eAcA eAcA|
B/^c/B AB GAB=c|defd gfdB|cBAG AeAc|1 B/^c/B GF G3 a:|2 B/^c/B GF G3 A||

# Posted on December 18th 2006 by Will Harmon

Teada's Ebb Tide

And yet another setting, from Teada:

X: 1
T: Ebb Tide, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
D: Teada, Inne Amarach
K: G
dc|B/c/B AB GABc|d2 GF G2 bg|fdcB cedB|c/B/A BG =F2 Bc|
B/c/B AB G2 A/B/c|dgfa ~g3a|f/e/d cB cedc|1 B/c/B GF G2 Bc:|2 B/c/B GF G2 ga||
bgdB gdBG|DGBd gabg|aAcA =fAcA|D=FcF dFcF|
B/c/B AB GABc|dgfa ~g3a|f/e/d cB cedc|1 B/c/B AF G2 ga:|2 B/c/B AF GAdc||

# Posted on January 8th 2007 by Will Harmon

It's on Sarah Blair's Flower of the Red Mill CD in G with some F naturals

# Posted on July 5th 2010 by Michael Sam Wild