Uncle Rat

jig

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on May 4th 2003 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 30 tunebooks.

Also known as The Yellow Wattle.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• All Things Considered by Danu
• An Ceoltoir Fanach by Cathy Custy
• Dublin Banjos by Sully And John Keenan
• Hungry Grass by Hungry Grass
• If The Cap Fits by Kevin Burke
• In Concert by Gerry O'Connor And Gilles Le Bigot
• Sugrú by Eilish O'Connor
• The Blue Idol by Altan
• The Hidden Note by Jacqueline McCarthy
• The High Kings Of Tara by Planxty And Various Artists
• The Music Of What Happened by Nollaig Casey
• The Singing Kettle by Chulrua
• The Smoky Chimney by Eoghan O'Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul De Grae
• Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Micho Russell
• Travel 'n Style by Martin Nolan
• With A Lot Of Help From Their Friends by Mary Custy And Eoin O'Neill

X: 1
T: Uncle Rat
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Edor
|:~e3 d2f|~e3 d2d|~e3 def|edB AFE|
~e3 d3|efe e2d|BdB Bcd|edB AFE:|
|:edB BAF|~B3 Bcd|edB Bcd|edB AFE|
edB BAF|~B3 BAF|~E3 def|edB AFE:|

Tune requested bt drbodhran

Source : Danu _ "All Things Considered"
Transciption: g.m.p.

This is the transcription of the instrumental part ( a jig ) at the end of the song "unlce rat".

# Posted on May 4th 2003 by gian marco

Annother setting of this tune has been posted here as The Yellow Wattle, with the parts reversed and in Dmix:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1237

In can be placed in either the Dorian or the Mixolydian mode, since it is hexatonic - i.e. it does not use the 3rd degree of the scale.

# Posted on May 4th 2003 by granama

The original mode of the thid tune in the Danu recording is D dorian.
I transopsed it to Edor becouse I play it with the D flute.

# Posted on May 5th 2003 by gian marco

ideed the tune is playable with the d flute also in the original key.
I don't know why i transposed it.

# Posted on May 5th 2003 by gian marco

Thanks for submitting this one!
I have been playing this one out at my gigs and have a lot of fun with if....with a little trouble with the second part...thanks again!1

# Posted on May 11th 2003 by Tim_Fiddler