X: 1
T: Neck Belly
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Fmaj
|:c3d ~c3d|cBAG AFAB|cFdF cFdF|cBAF GABd|
cBAB cBAB|cBAG AFAB|cf~f2 fcdf|1cBAG F2AB:|2cBAG F2gf||
|:ga~a2 a2ga|gfdc d2fg|fdcA ~c3d|cdfa gafg|
a2gf a2gf|gfdc ~d2fg|fdcA ~c3d|1cdfg f2fg:|2fdcA F4||
|:d4 d4|cAGA F2CF|DF~F2 FAcd|cdfg afga|
fd~d2 d2fd|cAGA F2CF|DF~F2 FAcd|1cdfg f4:|2cdfg f2AB||
A wonderful tune from Sharon Shannon, which I spent several hours today transcribing from a video from the Transatlantic Sessions.
# Posted on June 12th 2008 by JosephC
Also in response to a request
# Posted on June 12th 2008 by JosephC
For a more normal key...
K:D
|:A3B ~A3B|AGFE FDFG|ADBD ADBD|AGFD EFGB|
|AGFG AGFG|AGFE FDFG|Ad~d2 dABd|1AGFE D2FG:|2AGFE D2ed||
|:ef~f2 f2ef|edBA B2de|dBAF ~A3B|ABdf efde|
|f2ed f2ed|edBA ~B2de|dBAF ~A3B|1ABde d2de:|2dBAF D4||
|:B4 B4|AFEF D2A,D|B,D~D2 DFAB|ABde fdef|
|dB~B2 B2dB|AFEF D2A,D|B,D~D2 DFAB|1ABde d4:|2ABde d2FG||
# Posted on June 14th 2008 by JosephC
great transcription jck!
# Posted on February 17th 2009 by jasbas
Yes, a very good transcription. I play this in G, rather than F. It's a bit more English-concertina friendly for myself and other trad musicians should find G very acceptable. Also G isn't too far away from Sharon's original key, so it retains the character, I think.
# Posted on January 30th 2010 by halfirish
Name
Is there anybody being able to explain a German lad what a "neck belly" is? I searched it everywhere on the net but haven't found an answer so far...
# Posted on March 1st 2010 by JigsawGreg
My contribution
Just worked on that tune today
# Posted on February 19th 2011 by fanche
My contribution
Just worked on that tune today and made a transcription in E major. Once done, I discovered that was already done here...
Anyway here it is...:
K:E
|:~B3c ~B3c | BAGF GEGA | BEcE BEcE | BAGE FGAc | BAGA BAGA | BAGF GEGA | B~e3 eBce |1 BAGF E4 :|2 BAGF E2ef
|: g4-g2fe | fccB c2ec | cBBG BGBc | Bceg f2ef | g2fe g2fe | fccB c2ec | cBBG BGBc |1 Bcef e2ef:|2 Bcef e4
|: c2ec c2ec|BGFG E2B,E | C~E3 EGBc | Bcef gefg | eccB c2ec | BGFG E2B,E| C~E3 EGBc |1 Bcef e4 :|2 Bcef e2GA
# Posted on February 19th 2011 by fanche
The tune was not just written by Sharon Shannon. It was a Sharon Shannon and Jim Murray collaboration.
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by No Cause For Alarm