Key signature: Adorian
Submitted on March 23rd 2004 by Dow.
This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.
Also known as Raking Quality.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Four Bare Legs Together
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Ador
B2c dcB cBA|GAB B2A GFE|cBc dcd ^dee|EAA A2B cBA:|
G2g gag f2e|dBB B2A GFE|A2a aba ~g3|e2a aba gfe|
d2g gag f2e|dBB B2A GFE|cBc dcd ^dee|EAA A2B cBA|
4 Bare Legs Together
Great name eh? This is in fact a very old tune, from William Vickers' manuscript, dated 1770. Someone mentioned English tunes in a recent discussion thread, and I was reminded of this great tune from the northeast. It even has D#s in to annoy the fiddlers! Not much is known about Mr. Vickers, but he wrote the following little poem:
"Musicks a Crotchet the Sober thinks it Vain
The Fiddles a Wooding Projection
Tunes are But Flights of a Whimsical Brain
Which the Bottle Brings Best to Parfection
Musisians are half witted mery and madd
And Those are the same that admire Them
Theyr Fools if they Play unless their Well Paid
And The Others are Blockheads to Hire them"
# Posted on March 23rd 2004 by Dow
... fiddlers AND whistlers...
# Posted on March 26th 2004 by micelfife
Vickers Gdor setting
My original submission came from the pipes playing of Chris Ormston. Here's the abc for the actual G dorian setting that appears in Vickers. Notice that the 2nd part is repeated:
K:Gdor
|:A2B cBA BAG|FGA A2G FED|BAB cBc d3|DGG G2A BAG:|
|:F2f fgf e2d|cAA A2G FED|d2g gag f2e|dgg g2a bag|
f2f fgf e2d|cAA A2G FED|BAB cBc d3|DGG G2A BAG:|
The tune is apparently derived from a rather long-winded 9/4 tune called "Jack Warrel's Hornpipe". Transcriptions can be found at JC's Tunefinder.
# Posted on September 17th 2004 by Dow
"Four Bare Legs Together" ~ after the 9 O'Clock watershed ~
This is an old favourite, but I don't play it as 'Dorian'. Here's my transcription with some variations thrown in with the repeats...
X: 1134
T: Four Bare Legs Together
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: F Major
A2 B c2 A BAG | F2 G A2 G FED | BAB cBc d3 | D2 G G2 A BAG |
A2 B cBA BAG | FGA ABG FED | B2 B cBc d3 | DGG G2 A BAG ||
F2 f f2 g fed | c2 A A2 G FED | d2 g gag f2 e | d2 g g2 a bag |
f2 f fgf e2 d | cAA ABG FED | B2 B cBc d2 D | D2 G G2 A B2 G ||
* resolves on F...
X: 1134
T: Four Bare Legs Together
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: G Major
|: B2 c dcB cBA | G2 A B2 A GFE | cBc d^cd e2 E | E2 A A2 B cBA :|
G2 g gag f2 e | d2 B B2 A GFE | e2 a aba g2 f | eaa a2 b c'ba |
g2 g gag f2 e | d2 B B2 A GFE | cBc d2 d e2 E | E2 A A2 B cBA ||
* resolves on G...
# Posted on July 4th 2007 by ceolachan