The Ebb Tide

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 7th 2003 by Tusong200.

This tune has been added to 17 tunebooks.

Also known as Ebb Tide, The Ebb Tide March, The Neap Tide.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Fiddle And Concertina Player by John Kelly
• Flower Of The Red Mill by Sarah Blair
• Folk Music And Dances Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Inné Amarach by Teada
• Music Of Sligo by Peter Horan And Fred Finn
• Second Story by Open House
• The Home Ruler by Catherine McEvoy
• The Traditional Music Of Ireland by Seamus Egan
• The Wind Among The Reeds by Tommy Keane And Jaqueline McCarthy

X: 1
T: Ebb Tide, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
|:dc|BdAB GABc|d2 GG G2 bg|fdcA BcdB|cABG =F2 dc|
(3BdB (3ABA GABc|defd gdge|fdcB ceAc|(3BdB GG G2:|
|:ga|bgdG gGdG|DGBd gdbg|aBcA =fAcA|D=FcF fFeF|
BdAB GABc|defd gdge|fdcB ceAc|(3BdB GG G2:|

This is a related to the Scottish pipe march, The Inverness Gathering:

M:4/4
K:Amix
e>c|\
d>c B>c A>B c>A|a2e2 e2(3def|\
g2B>A G>A(3BAG|g2d2 d2e>d|\
d>c B>c A>B c>A|a2e2 e2a2|\
g>e d>B G>B d>B|e2A2 A2::\
g2|\
a>e c>e a>e c>e|a2e2 e2f2|\
g>a g>f g>a g>e|d>c B>A G>A B>d|\
(3cBA a>A (3cBA a>A|a2e2 e2a2|\
g>e d>B G>B d>B|e2A2 A2::\
c2|\
(3AAAa2 (3AAA a2|(3AAA a>g e2d>B|\
(3GGG g2 (3GGG g2|(3GGG g>e d2B>G|\
(3AAA a2 (3AAA a2|(3AAA a>f e2a2|\
g>e d>B G>B d>B|e2A2 A2:|

# Posted on November 7th 2003 by ragaman

Ebb Tide

Also recorded by Seamus Egan and the late John Kelly.(Not on the same recording ! ).

# Posted on November 7th 2003 by Kenny

"The Inverness Gathering"

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5016

# Posted on September 28th 2005 by ceolachan

I've just had a listen to Seamus Egan's recording of the Ebb Tide. Here's a transcription of the first time through.

X: 1
T: Ebb Tide, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
dc|B/^c/B AB GAB=c|~d2 {A}GF G2 bg|fdcB cedB|cBAG =F3 A|
BdAB GABc|d2 fd gfdB|cBAG AeAc|1 B/^c/B GF G3 A:|2 B/^c/B GF G3 a||
bgdG gGdG|d2 Bd ga~ag|aB c/B/A eAcA|eAcA eAcA|
B/^c/B AB GAB=c|defd gfdB|cBAG AeAc|1 B/^c/B GF G3 a:|2 B/^c/B GF G3 A||

# Posted on December 18th 2006 by Will CPT

Teada's Ebb Tide

And yet another setting, from Teada:

X: 1
T: Ebb Tide, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
D: Teada, Inne Amarach
K: G
dc|B/c/B AB GABc|d2 GF G2 bg|fdcB cedB|c/B/A BG =F2 Bc|
B/c/B AB G2 A/B/c|dgfa ~g3a|f/e/d cB cedc|1 B/c/B GF G2 Bc:|2 B/c/B GF G2 ga||
bgdB gdBG|DGBd gabg|aAcA =fAcA|D=FcF dFcF|
B/c/B AB GABc|dgfa ~g3a|f/e/d cB cedc|1 B/c/B AF G2 ga:|2 B/c/B AF GAdc||

# Posted on January 8th 2007 by Will CPT