Jack Is Yet Alive

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on July 19th 2004 by jakki S.

This tune has been added to 20 tunebooks.

Also known as Jack's Alive.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Harvest Home by Filska
• Legacy Of The Scottish Fiddle Vol. 1 by Alasdair Fraser And Paul Machlis
• Shetland Springs Fae Da Bonnie Isle by Gibbie Hutchison
• The Legendary Down Home Recordings by Various Artists
• The Silver Bow: The Fiddle Music Of Shetland by Tom Anderson And Aly Bain

X: 1
T: Jack Is Yet Alive
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
GE|:DEGB A2Ac|BdBG AGEG|DEGB A2Ac|1BGAF G2GE:|2BGAF G2ef||
g2ge f2fd|efge agfd|g2ge f2fd|efag f2df|
g2ge f2fd|e2ef edB2|g2fg e2dc|BGAF G2|

Transcription from Alex Boydell

Version from High Level Ranters "Four In A Bar", transcribed by Alex Boydell:

|:G3B A3c|dBcA BGFD|G3B A3c|dBcA G2G2:|
g2ga f2fg|efge afdf|g2ga f2fg|egfa g2G2|
gggg ffff|eeeg afdf|g2dB e2cA|dBcA G2G2||

Thanks Alex. I thought that since it was a duplicate it might get wiped so I stored it in my profile and then cut & pasted it!

# Posted on August 16th 2004 by Dow

Jacks is yet Alive/ Jacks Alive

Thanks Dow..The HLR play Chips and Shavens, Jack's Alive and Dear Tobacco. Its a favourite set of mine as it was the first set I played publically in a session (and still do! )I some times follow Jack's alive with Abraham Mackintosh's jig version...K.G. 6/8 1/8
g2G GAB|A2A ABC|d2B c2A| B2G FED| G2G GAB|
A2A ABC|dBd cBA| G3 G3:||
||:g2g gbg|f2f faf|efg agf| G3G3:||gbg gbg|faf faf|efe efg|abg fed| gab Bcd|efg ABC| dcB AGF| G3 G3||

# Posted on August 16th 2004 by alexboydell