Key signature: Dmixolydian
Submitted on October 10th 2007 by maxleon.
This tune has been added to 4 tunebooks.
X: 1
T: Road Downhill, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmix
f2e|:d2e d2c|d2f d2c|g2a b2a|g2e f2e|
d2e f2a|e2c B2c|1d2e f2d|d3 f2e:|2d2e f2d|d3 ddd||
fef aga|c'ag fef|gag bge|dcd gfe|
aga efe|abg efe|1dBG ABf|d3 ddd:|2dBG ABf|d3 f2e||
d2e d2c|d2f d2c|gfa b2a|g2e f2e|
dfe f2a|e2c B2c|def e2d|d3 z3||
The Road Downhill
The author of this tune is one Russian guitar player. Unfortunately I do not now his name. He play this thing on guitar tuned in DADGAD.
The structure of repeating in original version is not standard: AABBA' (variation of first part). But anyone can play it in any way he want, isn't it?
There is a great interest to the Celtic and Nordic (both in broad sense) music in our country. A lot of musicians play traditional themes and write their own.
I shall be very appreciated if someone write his opinion about this tune. Is it resemble some traditional melodies or looks like modern thing?
# Posted on October 10th 2007 by maxleon
That's great that Russians are interested in Irish trad music. But based on this example, I'd encourage your guitar friend to learn a lot more about the music before he or she tries to compose any more "traditional" tunes.
I don't mean to be nasty about this, but I will be blunt: This doesn't sound in the least bit Irish or traditional to me. In fact, it 's just a random stream-of-consciousness series of notes, with no sense of phrasing or melody line. And clearly no understanding of Irish trad tune structure.
The best way to learn these things is to learn lots and lots of traditional tunes by listening to them, as played by players immersed in the tradition. Recordings will do as a source of tunes, but it's far better to learn face to face from real live musicians. I bet lots of Irish musicians would be thrilled to tour around Russia--encourage your local performance hall to book an Irish band or musical duo. And then ask them to also provide workshops to teach the music.
# Posted on October 10th 2007 by Will CPT