Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on December 29th 2005 by Will Harmon.
This tune has been added to 42 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Black Frog, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
DDD DEF|EDB, DB,A,|DE/D/D DEF|ABA =F^FA|
d/d/dB AFE|F/F/ED B,DA,|DEF AFE|DE/D/D DFE|
[DD]DD DEF|EDB, DB,A,|DE/D/D DEF|ABA =F^FA|
d/d/dB AFE|FED B,DA,|DEF AFE|DE/D/D DBc||
[Dd]fa gec|fdB ecA|GAB AB/B/c|def ecA|
aa/a/a agf|gg/g/g gfe|f/g/af edc|dAF DBc|
dfa gec|fdB ecA|GAB AB/B/c|def ecA|
aa/a/a agf|g/g/gg gfe|fdB ecA|dA/A/F BGE||
[DD]DD DEF|EDB, DB,A,|DE/D/D DEF|ABA =F^FA|
d/d/dB AFE|F/F/ED B,DA,|DEF AFE|DE/D/D DFE|
[DD]DD DEF|EDB, DB,A,|DE/D/D DEF|ABA =F^FA|
-ddB AFE|F/F/ED B,DA,|DEF AFE|Dd/d/d dec||
[Dd]fa gec|fdB ecA|GAB AB/B/c|def ecA|
Daa agf|g/g/gg gfe|f/g/af edc|dAF DB/B/c|
dfa g/g/ge|f/f/fd ecA|GAB AB/B/c|def ece|
^gaa a=gf|g/g/gg gfe|fdB ecA|dAF BGE||
[DD]DD DEF|EDB, DB,A,|DE/D/D DEF|ABA =F^FA|
d/d/dd dBA|-BBB BAF|AFD DEF|DAD DFE|
[DD]DD DEF|EDB, DB,A,|DE/D/D DEF|ABA =F^FA|
dd/d/B AFE|F/F/ED B,DA,|DEF AFE|Dd/d/d dec||
[Dd]fa g/g/ge|f/f/fd ecA|GAB AB/B/c|def ecA|
aa/a/a agf|g/g/gg gfe|f/g/af edc|dAF DBc|
dfa gec|fdB ecA|GAB AB/B/c|def ecA|
^gaa a=gf|g/g/gg gfe|fdB ecA|dAF DDD||
The Black Frog
Transcribed from the lovely playing of Enda Scahill on his cd, Pick It Up. He's up a half step, in Eb, so capo or tune up if you want to play along with the cd.
# Posted on December 29th 2005 by Will Harmon
What a long transcription - Will do you have a fixation with Frogs?
# Posted on January 4th 2006 by Donough
Wow... I downloaded the midi and it started playing as I went to pour another cup of coffee. It was still playing when I got back.
# Posted on January 4th 2006 by Phantom Button
Well, I transcribed this for someone who wanted to learn the tune as Enda plays it, so I transcribed the whole thing, three times through. Which makes it a terrific lesson in how a banjo player might change things up each time around, particularly paying attention to how the triplets can come either on top of the beat or after.
And I liked the title. Anyone know who wrote this? The liner notes don't say.
# Posted on January 4th 2006 by Will Harmon
Composer
The notes say, "The Black Frog is a tune I wrote about 6 years ago in Galway."
I got a copy of the CD directly from Enda during my first visit to Ireland. Have you got a reissued copy, Will?
# Posted on January 5th 2006 by slainte
P.S. Will, your transcription is too long even if it's accurate and helpful for banjo players. You should have made it simple and post all the variations in the comment.
# Posted on January 5th 2006 by slainte
I cleaned up the ABC a little to make it easier to read. However, I don't know how to make it an addendum to the original file. Any tips? My first time.
Here's the ABC of what I cleaned up:
X: 1
T: The Black Frog
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
DD/D/D DEF|ED/D/B, DB,/B,/A,|DE/D/D DEF|ABA =F^FA|
|1d/d/dB AFE|F/F/ED B,DA,|DEF AFE|DE/D/D DFE:|
|2d/d/dB AFE|F/F/ED B,DA,|DEF AFE|DE/D/D DBc||
[Dd]fa gec|fdB ecA|GAB AB/B/c|def ecA|
|1aa/a/a agf|gg/g/g gfe|f/g/af edc|dAF DBc:|
|2aa/a/a agf|gg/g/g gfe|fdB ecA|dA/A/F BGE||
# Posted on December 25th 2009 by Chris Hasty