Key signature: Eminor
Submitted on November 12th 2004 by meri-lawes.
This tune has been added to 7 tunebooks.
X: 1
T: Last Inn, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Emin
|:EBBc ecA|F2D FGAB|EBBc A2B|1AFFA B2G:|2AFFA B2A|
|:B2e fgag|f2e fBBA|B2e fgaf|1ecA GABc:|2ecA BAGF|
|:G2Bd gfe|B2d2 cBA|=F2D2 FGA|1G2E2 GAB:|2d2A G2F2||
This tune I wrote when I driving to gig.We were opening for Ukranian band called "Kalinovy Mist".It was in a pub called the Last Inn!!Hope you like it
# Posted on November 12th 2004 by meri-lawes
P.S
I put reel as the time signature,but it's 7/8 as you can see!
# Posted on November 12th 2004 by meri-lawes
Question - how did you play it, assuming you did it in one of three standard ways to play 7/8 tunes:
3-2-2 / 2-3-2 / 2-2-3?
It seems to fit the latter, one of the more common breakdowns of the form:
M:7/8
|:EB Bc ecA|F2 DFG AB|EB Bc A2B|1 AF FA B2G:|2 AF FA B2A||
|:B2 ef gag|f2e fB BA|B2e fg af|1 ecA GA Bc:|2ecA BA GF||
???
# Posted on November 12th 2004 by ceolachan
To be perfectly honest I don't know!I play it more like |:EBBc ecA|F2D FGAB|.Half Jig,half reel type of thing.1234 123 and 123 1234 emphasising the 1!I'll try it your way it sounds interesting.I was not aware there was a standard way of playing a 7/8!!Cheers
# Posted on November 13th 2004 by meri-lawes
P.s
Do you like the tune?
# Posted on November 13th 2004 by meri-lawes
A fondness for 7/8s and other mixed meter dance forms:
My cut and paste went pear shape above - - -
M:7/8 (2-2-3)
|:EB Bc ecA|F2 DF GAB|
EB Bc A2B|1 AF FA B2G:|2 AF FA B2A||
|:B2 ef gag|f2 ef BBA|
B2 ef gaf|1 ec AG ABc:|2 ec AB AGF||
M:7/8 (3-2-2)
|:EBB ce cA|F2D FG AB|
EBB cA AB|1 AFF AB BG:|2 AFF AB BA||
|:B2e fg ag|f2e fB BA|
B2e fg af|1 ecA GA Bc:|2 ecA BA GF||
M:7/8 (2-3-2)
|:EB Bce cA|F2 DFG AB|
EB BcA AB|1 AF FAB BG:|2 AF FAB BA||
|:B2 efg ag|f2 efB BA|
B2 efg af|1 ec AGA Bc:|2 ec ABA GF||
Yeah, it isn't bad. I did try to see if it would fit a larger count, such as 14/8, but it isn't consistent as you've given it in the notes. Basically the natural move for mixed meters is to roughly find a long and a short pulse, or in a basic kind or way, 3 count and 2 count foot tapping, so a 2-2-3 pulse would be short-short-long. You can combine these long and short pulses up to some large numbers - such as 21/16. But, there are some that vary that pulse around, so while my dancing inclination is to want some kind of repeating phrase in the bar, there's nothing wrong with it being in 2s and 3s along the lines you envision it. But, personally, I like it better more danceable...Hopa!
# Posted on November 13th 2004 by ceolachan
Yeah I've tried them and I like the 2-2-3 it gives it a nice lift.Thanks for your comments.nice 1!
# Posted on November 13th 2004 by meri-lawes
Check out 'barndances' - a number of mixed meter tunes from the Balkans and Balkan inspired have found a home there. Just to to the 'Search' tab, click on it, and then select 'Barndance' from the drop down menu and leave 'all keys' as is and the title bar empty, click. But, hey, here they are, the mixed meters, links and all:
'Kolev's Kopanitsa'
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3159
'Smeceno Horo'
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1984
'Suleman's Kopanitsa'
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3158
# Posted on November 13th 2004 by ceolachan
The Last Inn
First out?
# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd
Maybe next time you'll know better than to start a fight with the publican by giving her a Guiness shower...
# Posted on November 14th 2004 by ceolachan
7/8 - 7/16 - 2-2-3 & the Pontic tradition:
For those with the bug to know more - history, tradition, music:
http://www.scimitarmusic.com/pontos/
# Posted on November 14th 2004 by ceolachan
I've added a part to this tune:
EBBc ecA|F2DF GAB|EBBc A2B|AFFA B2G|EBBc ecA|F2DF GAB|EBBc A2B|A
FFA B2A||B2e fgag|
f2e fBBA|B2e fgaf|ecA GABc|B2e fgag|f2e fBBA|B2e fgaf|ecA BAGF||G2Bd gfe
|B2d2 cBA|=F2D2 FGA|G2E2 GAB|G2Bd gfe|B2d2 cBA|=F2D2 FGA|d2A G2F2||
It just came to me when i was playing it!!
# Posted on April 25th 2005 by meri-lawes