The Duck

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on July 29th 2004 by Conán McDonnell.

This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Dove Across The Water by Ossian
Junction Pool by Junction Pool
Keep It Up by Keep It Up
The Best Of Ossian by Ossian
The Blue Lamp by Jonny Hardie And Gavin Marwick
Tony McManus by Tony McManus

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Problem with Tune request- "The Duck"?

I know I'll get a row for this but I've encountered a small problem when searching for a tune here. The tune I wished to find is called "The Duck" and I get "The Leg of the Duck" only when I search in the tune section. Because I've had a result, I'm not given the facility to request this tune. Can anyone advise or, if they know the tune, post it?
I'd sooner have the whole bird than just the leg. I'm a hungry b-gger. :-)

# Posted on July 29th 2004 by Johannes J

Re: Problem with Tune request- "The Duck"?

Is this tune on one of the Ossian CDs? If so I'll post it when I get the chance.

# Posted on July 29th 2004 by Conán McDonnell

Re: Problem with Tune request- "The Duck"?

Thaks Conan. It's on "Dove across the water" and "The Best of Ossian". Keep it Up have also recorded this. It's quite a simple tune and I've already learned most of it by ear. However, there are one or two bits I'm not sure about and would like to check the dots. So far, I've never seen it written down.

# Posted on July 29th 2004 by Johannes J

Re: Problem with Tune request- "The Duck"?

John I'm at work at the mo' and then I'm flying off to Belfast for the weekend straight afterwards.
If you could give me the key of the first part I will try and cobble it together from memory during my lunch break.

# Posted on July 29th 2004 by Conán McDonnell

Re: Problem with Tune request- "The Duck"?

It's in B flat on the Ossian album because of the pipes but I prefer to play it in A as on the Keep it Up album. It won't matter, though, as I can transpose it. Thanks.

(My connection has been down or I'd have been back to you sooner. There's no rush, though.)

# Posted on July 29th 2004 by Johannes J

In response to JohnJ's request

I put this together from memory during my lunchbreak and added some slightly more realistic chords. Obviously this is a rough hash of the real thing - no ornamentation and some of the notation might be *slightly* out.

If anyone has any comments re the key signature or wants to amend the notation, let me know in this section.

# Posted on July 29th 2004 by Conán McDonnell

Re: Problem with Tune request- "The Duck"?

It's up - I did it in G 'cos it's easy!

# Posted on July 29th 2004 by Conán McDonnell

Thanks Conan

Thanks for that. I see that you've submitted in "G" but that won't matter. It'll be easy enough to transpose to "A" on the fiddle or mandolin. I just have to move up a string.
The notation seem fine and, if the recorded(or other)versions are slightly different, I should be able to adapt accordingly.
Thanks a lot. As I say, I had got most of it already but I wasn't sure of certain bits-mainly in the last part.

# Posted on July 30th 2004 by Johannes J

Re: Problem with Tune request- "The Duck"?

Thank you, Conan. And thanks also to Jeremy for your patience with this thread. :-)

# Posted on July 30th 2004 by Johannes J

Re: Problem with Tune request- "The Duck"?

No problem. Sorry about the key!

# Posted on July 30th 2004 by Conán McDonnell

Re: Problem with Tune request- "The Duck"?

Sorry, I've been a "total slaver". The Ossian key is E flat and Keep it Up is in D. It's the third part which got me confused as the key appears to change, ie sounds more like B flat and A respectively.
Anyway, the same applies. It's still easy to transpose. Thanks again.

# Posted on July 30th 2004 by Johannes J

Sorry, I've been a "total slaver". The Ossian key is E flat and Keep it Up is in D. It's the third part which got me confused as the key appears to change, ie sounds more like B flat and A respectively.
Anyway, the same applies. It's still easy to transpose. Thanks again.

# Posted on July 30th 2004 by Johannes J

Re: Problem with Tune request- "The Duck"?

You're right about the key change, John. The transpose facility in ABCMus would work for playing along if you knock it up 8 semitones. Sounds nice with drones (DGdg) as all good piping tunes should.

# Posted on July 30th 2004 by Conán McDonnell

Re: Problem with Tune request- "The Duck"?

I've got that old Ossian vinyl. That's a great tune!

# Posted on July 30th 2004 by rainog

Re: Problem with Tune request- "The Duck"?

It's a wee cracker. If you transpose it 7 semitones (not 8 as I said earlier) and plonk it on the end of Duncan Johnstone - also in the tunes section - you're nearly there with the set. The Curlew that Ossian play after those two is a different tune from the Curlew (Glenbeigh Hornpipe)listed here though.

# Posted on July 30th 2004 by Conán McDonnell

Re: Problem with Tune request- "The Duck"?

Maybe this discussion should be in the "Tunes" section... Jeremy?

# Posted on July 30th 2004 by Conán McDonnell

Donald McLeod again

Another composition by Pipe Major Donald McLeod, but he never wrote it in G, and I've never heard it played in that key, anywhere.
The name refers not to a bird, but to a piper of Donald's acquaintance who had an odd posture when he was playing.

# Posted on July 31st 2004 by Kenny

Kenny

We know. Read the other comments!

# Posted on August 1st 2004 by Conán McDonnell