Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on November 5th 2002 by Mark Cordova.
This tune has been added to 116 tunebooks.
Also known as Ace And Deuce, Ace And Deuce Of Pipering, Ace And Deuce Of Piping, The Ace And Deuce Of Piping, The Ace And Deuce, The Ace And The Deuce Of Piping.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Ace And Deuce Of Pipering, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|dc|:B2 cA BdcA|BdcA B2 AG|d2 ec d2 ec|dfec dcBA|
e2 fd edcB|Add^c d=cBA|BGcA B2 AG|FGAB cBcA|
G2 ge fdcA|FGAB cAFG|AGGF G2FG|1AGGF G2 dc:|2AGGF G2 GF||
|:G2=f2e2f2|G2 =fg fdcA|G2 g2 ^f2 g2|d2 ga gfdc|
A2 =f2 e2 f2|d^cde ^fefg|ag (3fga gfdc|BGcA B2 AF|
G2 ge fdcA|FGAB cAFG|AGGF G2 FG|1AGGF G2GF:|2AGGF G4||
My Favorite Set Dance
I'm not sure why this tune has such a prominence with me but I have been attached to it since I heard the Chieftans recording for the first time. It woke up since I saw the blackbird posted the other day. Immediately I conjured a timeworn image out of Oneil's that contained 2 pages with Ace and Deuce, Blackbird and Garden of Daisies.
I found a simplified version of this tune because I no longer can tell the difference between the necessary articulations and the basic root of the piece. Credit goes to http://www.irishtunes.net/ for the simplified version. It sounds good.
As far as how to play this piece - I'd would recommend that you listen to the Cheiftan's version. In all honesty all I can remember is that this Tune is articulated to the teeth. Perhaps it would benefit by some simplicity.
Mark
# Posted on November 5th 2002 by Mark Cordova
Great tune. I've heard the Chieftains version and like it. Especially towards the end of the recording. Thanks for posting this.
# Posted on November 8th 2002 by Paddy
There is also a great version of this tune on "Milestone at the Garden" Frank O'Higgins pairs it with King of the Fairies.
# Posted on November 19th 2002 by louweez
The Ace and Deuce
This is a set dance and not a reel, and so are "The Blackbird", and "The Garden of Daisies". Characteristically, set dances have a longer B part. Notice that the B part is half again as long as the A part (12 bars to 8). It should be played at hornpipe tempo.
Many pipers have recorded this tune over the years and it is considered a test piece for pipers.
# Posted on December 30th 2002 by Hanley
Yes
finally someone said it, i used to dance "ace and deuce" and it deffinately was done in hornpipe timing
# Posted on September 3rd 2006 by Champ_irish_dancer
Ace and Deuce of Pipering
Great tune. I especially love the beginning of the second part with that gorgeus f natural.
Thanks for posting this tune!
# Posted on October 4th 2007 by Fiddling Fi
Popular set dance......
I love this tune, i used to dance this in competitions. As Champ_irish_dancer mentions its played in hornpipe timing for competitions. As it goes dancers first perform a soft shoe dance, reel for boys and either slip jig or reel for girls. Then you perform a hard shoe dance, either heavy jig or hornpipe. They then normally call back some of the dancer to perform a set dance of there choice, if they danced a heavy jig in the first part then they would dance a hornpipe set like Ace of Deuce and visa versa. Hope that makes sense.
# Posted on November 10th 2007 by peter1209