Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on October 3rd 2007 by ceolachan.
This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.
Also known as Go To Berwick, Johnny.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Roving Blade, The
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Dmaj
|: A3 AGF AGF | A2 A AGF B2 d | A3 AGF AGF | B2 E E2 G dcB :|
|: A2 D D2 F F2 d | A2 D DFA B2 d | A2 F F2 E FGA | B2 E E2 G d2 B :|
"The Roving Blade" ~ will go no more a rovin' ~ yes, another one
Discussion: What One Octave Tunes in D exist?
# Posted on September 19th 2007 by Sarah the Flute
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/15202
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by ceolachan
"O'Neill's Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody", 1922
page 79, tune # 199 ~ "The Roving Blade"
X: 2
T: the Roving Blade
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: A Major
|: e3 edc edc | e3 edc a2 f | e3 edc edc | f2 B B2 f a2 f :|
|: e2 A A2 c cBA | e2 A Ace a2 f | e2 c c2 B cde | f2 B B2 f a2 f :|
& a direct transposition to D ~
X: 3
T: the Roving Blade
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: D Major
|: A3 AGF AGF | A3 AGF d2 B | A3 AGF AGF | B2 E E2 B d2 B :|
|: A2 D D2 F FED | A2 D DFA d2 B | A2 F F2 E FGA | B2 E E2 B d2 B :|
Some options for that one beat that goes d2 B, 2nd & 4th bar of both parts ~
d2 B / B2 d / dcB / Bcd
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by ceolachan
Go To Berwick, Johnny
Learned this as a three-part pipe tune. If I can figure out this whole ABC thing I will past the version I have.
Cheers!
# Posted on June 20th 2008 by birminghambagpiper
"Berwick Billy" / "Go To Berwick, Johnny"
Time Signature: 3/2
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on December 15th 2002 by geoffwright.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1211
# Posted on July 3rd 2008 by ceolachan
Hmm, apart from the basic chord structure I can't really see much resemblance to Go To Berwick Johnny, but maybe I'm just missing something. I can, however, find similarities between this and the Humours of Ballymanus in the A-part http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/279.
# Posted on July 3rd 2008 by Dow