Nicholas McAuliffe's

slide

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on January 13th 2003 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 19 tunebooks.

Also known as Major McKee, McAuliffe's, Nick McAuliffe's, Nicky McAuliffe's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• ...Born For Sport by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Harry Bradley
• It's No Secret by Hammy Hamilton, Seamus Creagh, Con O Drisceoil
• The Living Wood by Maire Ni Chathasaigh And Chris Newman
• Traditional Irish Fiddling From County Limerick by Martin Mulvihill With Mick Moloney

X: 1
T: Nicholas McAuliffe's
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: Gmaj
E|D2G GFG ABc A2G|FGA DEF G2A Bcd|
D2G GFG ABc A2G|FGA DEF G3 G2:|
|:A|B2B BGB c3 c2B|ABA ABA G2A Bcd|
D2G GFG ABc A2G|FGA DEF G3 G2:|

Source:H. Hamilton, S. Creagh, C. O'Drisceoil. "It's No Secret"
Transcription: Gian Marco Pietrasanta (craniota)

# Posted on January 13th 2003 by gian marco

I'm starting to feel like the tune police. This tune is clearly in G major, so those c's should be natural, not sharped. Or have I gone barking mad?

# Posted on January 13th 2003 by Miss Lonelyhearts

Ruf! ruf!

# Posted on January 13th 2003 by glauber

G

I think you're right, though it's easier to play it in the flute this way.

# Posted on January 13th 2003 by glauber

So what sound does a barking dog make in Gaelic?

# Posted on January 13th 2003 by Miss Lonelyhearts

Well, "tathfan" means the barking of dogs, but I expect that Irish dogs go "woof woof" like other dogs do.

# Posted on January 13th 2003 by Zina Lee

P.S.

Ever heard the Worms's song The Gaelic Song? Heow meow meow meow meow meow meow BARK meow....

# Posted on January 13th 2003 by Zina Lee

Fixed

Okay, you can quit yer howling.

I've updated the sheetmusic and soundfile so that the Cs are natural.

# Posted on January 13th 2003 by Jeremy

In the partly Irish ceili(dh) band I play with, for the Cumberland Square Eight (an English/Scottish Country Dance), we play a tune called Major McKee, which is essentially the same tune as this slide (quinte a number of Kerry slides and polkas seem to have their origins in Scotland and elsewhere). It goes like this:

K:D
M:12/8
ABc dcd B2e e2d|c2a a^ga f2e dcB|ABc dcd B2e e2d|1cea gfe d3 dcB:|2cea gfe d3 d2e|:
f2f fef g3-g2f|efe ede f3-f2e|ded def g2B e2d|1cea gfe d3 d2e:|21cea gfe d3 dcB||

# Posted on January 14th 2003 by OrganicPeatCreature

Major McKee

David, I don't think Major McKee is the same as Nicolas McAuliffe's . For me is another and different beautiful tune.
Why don't you submit it as a new tune?

# Posted on April 6th 2003 by gian marco

"Nicholas McAuliffe's" / "McAuliffe's"

K: G Major
|: E |
D2 G GFG ABc A2 G | F2 A DEF G2 A B2 d |
DGG GFG AA/B/c A2 G | FGA DEF G3 G2 :|
|: A |
B>cB BGB c2 B A2 G | A>BA AFA B2 A BB/c/d |
DGF G2 D ABc A2 G | F2 A D2 F G3 g2 :|

# Posted on July 24th 2006 by ceolachan

"Nicholas McAuliffe's" / "McAuliffe's" / "Nicky McAuliffe's"

X: 1134
T: Nicholas McAuliffe's
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: G Major
|: GFE |
D2 G GFG ABc A2 G | FGA DEF G2 A Bcd |
DGF G2 G AA/B/c A2 G | F/G/AF DEF G3 :|
|: G2 A |
B/c/BB BGB c2 B c2 B | A^GA ABA =G/A/BA GFE |
DGF G2 G ABc A2 G | FAF DEF G3 :|

# Posted on July 8th 2007 by ceolachan