Key signature: Eminor
Submitted on October 16th 2001 by Will Harmon.
This tune has been added to 306 tunebooks.
Also known as An Cota-Beag Ban, An Cota-Beag Bhan, Stan Chapmans, The White Petticoat.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: White Petticoat, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Emin
|:Bed cBA|GFE B,EG|FBB cBB|eBB cBA|
|Bed cBA|GFE B,EG|FBB cBA|1 GEE E2 A:|2 GEE E2 g||
|:gec Gce|gaf gec|cBA EAc|Be^d eBG|
|FBB GBB|FBA GFE|B,EG cBA|1 GEE E2 g:|2 GEE E2 A||
The White Petticoat
Since Kevin posted the self-titled Solas cd in "recordings," and also Willie's Trip to Toronto (aka Stan Chapman's), I thought it would be fun to have the whole set of wonderful jigs from that cd that features Stan Chapman's in the middle. The White Petticoat is the first tune, a beautifully twisted melody that sounds much more exotic than a simple Eminor. Watch that d sharp in the second half.
# Posted on October 16th 2001 by Will Harmon
Petticoat
Ooh, cool! I've been wishing for ABC for this tune for a long time,
thanks!
Any other flute players have any tips for dealing with that low B?
# Posted on October 23rd 2001 by Fsnockhart
Low B
I'm at work now and can't try it, but maybe substitute the 3 notes B,EG by a roll on E...
# Posted on October 24th 2001 by glauber
Low B
Or, instead of the B,EG or a roll, play EGE...?
# Posted on October 28th 2001 by Will Harmon
Petticoat
Florrie, it's always nice to hear when someone appreciates a posted tune. With so many to choose from, it's hard to decide which to post--what tunes will be welcome by most people? So your feedback helps. Thanks!
Will
# Posted on October 31st 2001 by Will Harmon
Recorded By Patrick Street
On "Compendium" album
# Posted on June 17th 2002 by Celtic1234
Does anyone know anything about the origins and history of this tune besides that it is in O'Neill's & recorded by Solas? (Unlikely, I know, but I just thought I'd check...)
# Posted on February 4th 2004 by Zina Lee
The White Petticoat
Learnt this at a tune-learning workshop yesterday. A lovely old tune with a touch of 18c elegance about it (the tutor thought it was at least that old). The jump into C maj at the start of the second half is unusual and unexpected, as is the return to a definite E min (emphasized by that important D#) later on. There is more development in the second part than is usual with many jigs, a reprise of the first part only occuring in the last two bars.
The White Petticoat follows on quite well from the Hag's Purse.
Trevor
# Posted on October 29th 2004 by Trevor Jennings
I just substitute the higher B for the lower one...seems to work ok.
# Posted on December 28th 2004 by Crysania
Tricky old tune
I tried for years to learn this from a friend, who would patiently go over it with me from time to time - but it always baffled me and I'd end up with an odd number of bars. He couldn't remember where he learned it and nobody I asked knew it.
Eventually I got it, and as he's no longer around, I'm glad I have it to remember him. I checked the version in O'Niells, but it's pretty far off what I know. I was amazed to hear Kevin Burke playing it later, but again, quite a different setting than I learned and I kind of avoid listening to it too much, cause I want to keep what I have in tact.
The setting WIll has posted is quite close to the one I know, however.
# Posted on May 22nd 2005 by kris
Roll on the low E for Flute or whistle
To overcome the low B, a roll on the E works well if you come into the roll from a low D rather than the E that is written,
# Posted on December 18th 2008 by corbyjo
The White Petticoat
I love the interpretation of the Valerio group (CD "The Humours of Altan").
# Posted on January 11th 2010 by sixholes
Re: Recorded By Patrick Street
The Patrick street version is just beautiful. Kevin Burke's fiddle playing is always awesome. I play it on mandolin and found that it translates very well to both mandolin and tenor banjo. It's a very eerie, pretty tune with a bit of a Spanish/Mediterranean feel in the second half due to the D# implying the harmonic minor. My band usually play's this tune to start a set with White Petticoat/ the Swallow's Tail/Garret Barry's. Simply a lovely tune! thanks for posting!
# Posted on April 5th 2011 by Caulfield05
Chords - help?
Just been listening to this a few times through from the Solas album abd have decided it's a really good tune. Can anybody help me with chords? This is what I have come up with so far, but it doesn't quite seem right yet.
X:1
T:The White Petticoat
D:Solas
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:Emin
|: "Em" Bed cBA | "Em"GFE B,EG | "Bm"FBB cBB| "Bm"eBB cBA|
| "Em" Bed cBA | "Em"GFE B,EG | "Bm"FBB cBA |1 "Em" GEE E2 A:|2 "Em" GEE E2 g||
|: "C" gec Gce| "C" gaf gec | "Am" cBA EAc | "Em" Be^d eBG |
|"Bm" FBB GBB|"Bm" FBA GFE | "Em" B,EG "Am" cBA|1 "Em"GEE E2 g:|2 "Em" GEE E2 A||
# Posted on April 13th 2011 by Eachann mac Bodach
Re: Chords - help?
Here are the chords I came up with for the guitarist in my band. I used the Patrick Street recording as a reference, the chords should work just fine. I must appoligize as I am new to ABC...I learn everything by ear or use standard notation (if i can find it) when I get stuck.
A: |: E5 | E5 | B5 C5 | B5 A5 | E5 | E5 | B5 C5 | G5 Em |
B: | C5 | C5 | A5 | Em | B5 C5 | B5 | B5 A5 | G5 Em |
I hope this makes sense.
The guitarist in our group plays in standard tuning, so root-fifth chords (power chords) are nice with the root on the fifth (A string) allowing for a nice drone effect on the open high "B" & "E" strings. He also employes a strict "down/up/down:down/up/down" strumming pattern to give it the right pulse.
# Posted on June 10th 2011 by Caulfield05
Hints of lydian
"The jump into C maj at the start of the second half is unusual " quoth Trevor: the more so unusual for its lydian F#lavour...
# Posted on February 23rd 2012 by birlibirdie
"The White Petticoat" ~ O'Neill
X: 3
T: White Petticoat, The
T: An Cota-Beag Bhan
B: "O'Neill's Music of Ireland", 1806, page 144, tune 773
L: 1/8
M: 6/8
K: Emin
|: B |\
Bed cBA | GFE B,EG | FBB {d/}cBB | eBB {d/}cBA |
Bed {d/}cBA | GFE B,EG | FBB {d/}cBA | GEE E2 :|
|: g |\
{a/}gec Gce | gaf {a/}gec | {d/}cBA EAc | Be^d eBE |
FBB GBB | FBA GFE | B,EG cBA | GEE E2 :|
# Posted on February 24th 2012 by ceolachan
The White Petticoat
I used to play this in a band in the mid-1990s - great tune. We used to play it fairly slowly, and hold onto the G note in the 5th bar of the B part:
| F>BB G3 | FBA GFE |B,EG cBA | GEE E2 |]
# Posted on February 24th 2012 by nigelg