Emma's Single (But I Can't Marry Her)

jig

Key signature: Fmajor

Submitted on March 6th 2005 by Will CPT.

This tune has been added to 14 tunebooks.

Also known as Emma's Single.

X: 1
T: Emma's Single (But I Can't Marry Her)
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Fmaj
|:F2 A c2 f|efg fcA|B2 G AGF|EFG CDE|
F2 A c2 f|efg fcA|Bdc BAG|1 AGE CDE:|2 CFE F2 A||
|:BAG DGB|DGB dcB|AFD CA,C|FGA cBA|
BAG DGB|DGB Bcd|fed cAF|1 CFE FGA:|2 BAG EFG||

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Emma's Single (But I Can't Marry Her)

Zina recently posted a tune by Shannon Heaton, Emma's Slip, (http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4279), and MM mentioned working on a tune for his/her daughter, Emma's Hop, so when Zina suggested we just needed a single jig to complete the set, a tune immediately began unfolding in my mind.

Only the first half is a single jig. The second part came out the way it wanted to, which turned out to be a double jig.

Here it is in G for the fluters in the crowd.

X: 1
T: Emma's Single (But I Can't Marry Her)
C: Will Harmon
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: G
|:G2 B d2 g|fga gdB|c2 A BAG|FGA DEF|
|G2 B d2 g|fga gdB|ced cBA|1 BAF DEF:|2 DGF G2 B||
|:cBA EAc|EAc edc|BGE DB,D|GAB dcB|
|cBA EAc|EAc cde|gfe dBG|1 DGF GAB:|2 cBA FGA||

# Posted on March 6th 2005 by Will CPT

Emma's single

Variation of the second part, more single jig like and better fitting to the pipes:

|:c2A EAc|EAc e2c|B2G ~D3|GAB dcB|
|c2A EAc|EAc c2e|g2e dBG|1 ~D3 G2B:|2 cBA FGA||

# Posted on March 6th 2005 by swisspiper

Well done, Urs.

# Posted on March 7th 2005 by Will CPT

"Emma's Single Malt"?

I cannot tell a like, I did it with my little axe ~

Sorry Will, I couldn't control it... See what Emma thinks...

# Posted on December 21st 2005 by ceolachan