Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on July 22nd 2005 by ceolachan.
This tune has been added to 6 tunebooks.
Also known as Johnny Ghabha, Johnny Smith, Johnny Smithy, Johnny The Smith, Johnny The Smithy.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Johnny An Gabha
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
|: A |
D2 FA | B>A FA | B2 B>c | BA FA |
DC/D/ FA | BA F/G/A | Be Bc | ed d :|
|: A |
d2 c2 | BA FA | Be B>c | BA FA |
de/d/ cd/c/ | BA FA | Be B>c | ed d :|
K: Gmaj
|: d/B/ |
G>A B/c/d | ed Bd | ed ef | ed B/c/d/B/ |
G2 BG/B/ | ed Bd | e>d ef | ag g :|
|: B/d/ |
g2 f2 | e>d Bd | ed ef | ed B/c/d |
g2 GB/d/ | e/f/e/d/ Bd | e/f/e/d/ e>f | ag g :|
K: Dmaj
|: A |
D2 FA | BA FA | Be B>c | BA FA |
D2 FD/F/ | BA FA | Be Bc | ed d :|
|: F/A/ |
d2 c2 | BA FA | Be B>c | BA FA |
[1 de/d/ c2 | BA FA | Be B>c | ed d :|
[2 DC/D/ FD/F/ | B>A FG/A/ | B/c/e B>c | ed d ||
"Johnny an Gabha"
I did an extensive search in the two keys and with different bars and combinations of notes, surprised that I didn't find it on site, though I did find some 'relatives'.
This is an old standard I've given here in two keys and also as it is sometimes resolved, the last take in D Major, suggested in the middle version in G Major, with a 'second ending', the first bar of the final 4-bar phrase mirroring the A-part ending.
# Posted on July 22nd 2005 by ceolachan
Other ways with it - B-part, bars 1 - 2
d2 c2 | B2 F/G/A | ~
de/d/ cd/c/ | Bc/B/ F>A | ~
# Posted on July 22nd 2005 by ceolachan
"Johnny an Gabha" ~ in a very basic 'first tunes' form
K: Dmaj
D2 FA | BA FA | BA Bc | BA FA |
D2 FA | BA FA | BA Bc | d2 d2 :|
d2 c2 | BA FA | BA Bc | BA FA |
d2 c2 | BA FA | BA Bc | d2 d2 :|
K: Gmaj
G2 Bd | ed Bd | e2 ef | ed Bd |
G2 Bd | ed Bd | e2 ef | g2 g2 :|
g2 f2 | ed Bd | e2 ef | ed Bd |
g2 f2 | ed Bd | e2 ef | g2 g2 :|
# Posted on July 31st 2005 by ceolachan