Swinging On The Gate

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 13th 2001 by Brad Maloney.

This tune has been added to 306 tunebooks.

Also known as Charlie Harris's, Swinging On A Gate.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Bosca Bideach by Micheal Darby O Fatharta
• Father Charlie by Father Charles Coen
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Intermediate Irish Fiddle by Martin Mulvihill
• Irish Fiddle Solos by Pete Cooper
• Irish Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Kids In A Candy Store by Rick May And Gil Yslas
• Mick Mulcahy by Mick Mulcahy
• Out On The Ocean by Moher
• Riverdance And Other Famous Irish Songs And Dances by Various Artists
• Sheila Maguire by Sheila Maguire
• Slán Le Loch Eirne by Seamus Quinn And Gary Hastings
• Soltré by Soltré
• The Bridge Céilí Band by The Bridge Céilí Band
• The Bunch Of Keys by Jason O'Rourke
• The Ceilidh: Are Ye Dancin'? by The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
• The Heather Breeze by Heathery Breeze Ceili Band
• The Seventh Veil by Theresa Kavanagh
• The Story So Far by John Creavan
• The Uneven Bridge by Glen Ayre
• The Wind Among The Reeds by Tommy Keane And Jaqueline McCarthy
• Traditional Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• Twos And Threes by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
• Warming Up by Martin Mulhaire, S�amus Connolly And Jack Coen
• When Here Meets There by Troy MacGillivray And Shane Cook

X: 1
T: Swinging On The Gate
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
gedB G2AB|cABG AGEG|DGBd g2fg|eaag fdef|
gedB G2AB|cABG AGEG|cABG AGEG|DGGF GABd:|
|:~g3a bgaf|gfed cBAG|EAAB cBAG|(3EFG AB cdef|
~g3a bgaf|gfed cBAB|cABG AGEG|DGGF GABd:|

"The Bridge Céilí Band" ~ track 6, #2 of 4 reels
Submitted & this missed on March 2nd 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/2440

Damn, that's sad, nobody has made any comment or contribution on this tune until now... ;-/

# Posted on March 8th 2007 by ceolachan

"Swinging on the Gate" ~ D Major

"Music from Ireland, Volume One"
Dave Bulmer & Neil Sharpley, 1974
ISBN: 0-9503784-02

Page 20, tune #53: "Swinging on the Gate"

K: D Major
|: FA |
d2 AF D2 EF | G2 FG FDB,D | A,DFA d2 cA | (3Bcd ed cABc |
dBAF D2 EF | GEFD EDB,D | GE (3FED EDB,G, | A,B,DE D2 :|
|: FA |
d2 de faef | dcBA F2 ED | B,E E2 GFED | B,DEF GABc |
dcde (3fga ef | dcBA F2 EF | (3GFE FD EDB,G, | A,B,DE D2 :|

# Posted on March 8th 2007 by ceolachan

Depending on the instrument or your mood this old standard has been and can be played in the keys of C, D, G & A Major…or whatever you fancy…

# Posted on March 8th 2007 by ceolachan

I've heard that D setting played at our session before. It's got some nice twists in it.

# Posted on March 8th 2007 by Dow

Hi Mark, yeah, I love it down low like that... There are great transcriptions in the Bulmer & Sharpley collections...

# Posted on March 8th 2007 by ceolachan

"Swinging on a / the Gate" ~ A Major

K: A Major
|: e/f/g |
afec A/A/A Bc | dB c/B/A BA F2 | EAce a2 ba | gaba gefg |
afec A2 Bc | d2 cA BAFA | dBcA BA F/G/A | EAAG A2 :|
|: ce |
a2 ab c'/b/a bg | agfe c2 BA | FBBc dcBA | FB-Bc defg |
agab c'2 bg | agfe c2 Bc | dB c/B/A BAFA | EAAG A2 :|

# Posted on March 8th 2007 by ceolachan

It's probably more commonly played in G as this is the key shown in O'Neill's which is where I got it. Have to agree about the great settings in Bulmers & Sharpley which is where I found the great Kilfenora jigs some 20 years ago when they were definitely not to be found anywhere else.

# Posted on March 8th 2007 by Bannerman

"Swinging on a / the Gate" ~ G Major, an 'American' conglomeration

K: G Major
|: d/e/f |
gedB G2 AB | cABG AGEG | DGBd g2 g/f/e | fgag fdef |
gedB G/G/G AB | c2 B/A/G AGEG | cABG AGEG | DGGF G2 :|
|: d2 |
gfga bagf | gfed B2 AG | E2 AB cBAG | E2 G/A/B cdef |
g2 ga bagf | g2 f/e/d ed B/c/d | c2 BG AG E/F/G | DGGF G2 :|

I'm making up for the neglect this old standard has suffered in its comments. I'm hoping some other transcriptions will appear. It has been around so long ~ Eire, Scotland, Cymru, England, France, Denmark, North America, Australia, etc... ~ there's no way it will have been set in aspic or concrete, and I don't just mean the half dozen or so keys it has been played in...

# Posted on March 8th 2007 by ceolachan

The G setting is definitely the most popular in sessions, but that D setting is so nice. I took to transposing the D setting into G just so I could keep those twists, since top D is no problem on the concertina. Unfortunately I found that the 2 versions aren't really compatible so I reverted to the standard setting which appears in the original submission. It's a very common tune at our session - maybe gets played once every other session. Anyway, here's the setting I like to play:

X: 1
T: Swinging On The Gate
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
gedB [D2G2] AB|cABG AGEG|DGBd g2fg|eaag fdef|
gedB G2AB|ceBc AGEG|(3cBA BG AGEC|DEGA ~G3f:|
|:~g3a bd'ab|gfed BdAG|EA/A/AB cBAG|EAAB cdef|
gdga bd'ab|gfed B2AB|ceBG AGEC|DEGA G2Bd:|

# Posted on March 8th 2007 by Dow

“Katherine Brennan's Favorite Hornpipe” ~ same basic melody, A & B

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on March 8th 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6915

# Posted on March 8th 2007 by ceolachan

Swinging on the Gate/Mossy Banks

These two reels have almost identical starts and it's often difficult to get the session to join you on the one you want! I suppose it's one of those cases where a bit of verbal communication is required with the rest of the group before launching into it (or the other one as the case may be).

# Posted on January 27th 2009 by Bannerman