The Back Of The Haggard

hornpipe

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on August 29th 2003 by dafydd.

This tune has been added to 9 tunebooks.

Also known as Back O' The Haggard, Kershaw's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• English Fiddle Tunes by Pete Cooper
• For As Many As Will by Haste To The Wedding

X: 1
T: Back Of The Haggard, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
(3ABc|:df (3fff ec A2|dcdB AF (3DEF|GFGB Afed|cd e2 dc B2|
dA (3AAA eA (3AAA|fefg af d2|GBAG FAEA|F2D2D2 (3ABc:|
|:dAFA DAFA|BG (3GGG DG (3GGG|gefd ed (3ddd|
cd e2 dcBc|Ad (3ddd ce (3eee|df (3fff eg (3ggg|fagf edce|d2 dc d2 (3ABc:|

Back Of The Haggard/Kershaw's

This is such a nice tune, and undeservedly neglected. The first couple of bars remind me of Ciaran Tourish's reel "The Windmill". The version I play avoids same-note triplets and has some nice English-style 6th leaps:

|:(3ABc|dfdf ecAc|dcdB AFDF|GFGB Afed|c2A2 A2(3ABc|
dAAd eAAe|fefg afdc|BdcB AFGE|D2DC D2:|
|:(3ABc|dcdA FDFA|BGFG DGFG|gefd ecdB|Afed cBAG|
FddF GeeG|AffA Bg (3gag|fafd Bgec|d2dc d2:|

# Posted on July 21st 2004 by Dow

I know this name

i play this tune myself but this version is extremly different to mine...

# Posted on October 28th 2006 by saxwhistle

go here for another version http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6301

# Posted on October 30th 2006 by Dow

Yup

yeah, i added the other version, small world, eh? lol

thanks anyway.

# Posted on October 30th 2006 by saxwhistle