Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on February 21st 2004 by tufbo.
This tune has been added to 168 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: North Star, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
G2D G B/2c/2d|cBG dBG|~E3 dBG|F2d cde|
G2D G B/2c/2d|cBG dBG|EGd ~F2d|1~G3 dBA:|2~G3 GAB||
G2F G2d|ABF G2D|EFG Adc-|cBG ADB|
G2F G2d|ABF G2D|EFG ADF|G2B DAD|
G2F G2d|ABF G2D|EFG Adc-|cBG ADB|
G2F G2d|dcB G2D|EFG ADF|G2z dBA||
Flook Key
what is Flook's original key??
# Posted on November 7th 2006 by swisspiper
I think Brian played it on an F Whistle which would put it in Bb.
# Posted on November 8th 2006 by Why Bother?
Isn't it just a half note higher?
# Posted on November 14th 2006 by swisspiper
Yes, just a half note higher. Brian played it on an Eb whistle. So the key becomes G sharp major.
I wonder why Flook needs to play in weird keys all the time.
# Posted on May 1st 2007 by Pere
Unorthodox keys / jig vs. waltz
Amongst other things, horns like F/C/Bb, classical violinists like Eb, Dmin or Gmin, singers often like A, etc. In short, things sit differently on different instruments and shifting to 'unorthodox' keys allows for 'effects' that would otherwise be difficult or impossible. Depending on if or how they were 'schooled', it might just be a little different sense of comradery?
On another note, am I the only one, or is this kind of like a jig with a waltz as the turn. Really a good tune, but that struck me the first time through. Maybe it'll sound different if I pick up the tempo? (I'm pretty slow at sight-reading and wouldn't suprise me if I'm dragging!)
Any thoughts?
# Posted on December 31st 2007 by mrkelahan
I think the thing about all the weird keys could be in part because, of course, they sound pretty awesome a lot of the time, and also because Sarah Allen is usually playing an alto flute, or maybe, they just don't want anybody to be able to play along with their albums... not that you can very easily anyways with the way Brian Plays...
# Posted on December 12th 2008 by JosephC
I heard that Brian just likes the sound of the whistle he uses for this track - everyone else just has to keep up!
# Posted on March 5th 2010 by tomwalwyn
That seems like a more likely idea- There's lots of stuff that Brian plays on his Eb whistle.
# Posted on June 18th 2010 by JosephC
The North Star
Here's Brian Finnegan playing it on his Eb Goldie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gg-cMs5hJc&feature=grec_browse
# Posted on October 7th 2010 by bogman