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Take A Message To Julie

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on January 29th 2008 by bdh.

This tune has been added to 14 tunebooks.

Also known as Take A Message Miss Julie, Take A Message To Martha.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

When The Party's Over by Brian Finnegan

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X: 1
T: Take A Message To Julie
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
EBAG AE~E2|GBdB cA~A2|EBAG AE~E2|GBdG- GBdG|
EBAG AE~E2|GBdB cA~A2|edBA BE~E2|1DE F/E/D ~E3D:|2DEFD E3d||
|:eB~B2 GBeB|dA~A2 GAdA|=cG~G2 EGcG|cAAd- dA e2|
eB~B2 GBeB|dA~A2 GAdA|EDGB AF~F2|1DE F/E/D E3d:|2DE F/E/D ~E3D||

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Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

This is a Brian Finnegan tune, off his album "When the Party's Over." Transcribed by Devin McCabe.

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by bdh

Brett that was originally Devin's transcription I used but changed where my rendition varies from his and I have to say I have never even heard the Brian Finnegan recording so I probably shouldn't have the right to say.
Hope Brian Finnegan is ok about this use and abuse of his tune. Also apologies to Devin and anyone else that may have inadvertently been offended - have I left anyone out?

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by Donough

Me.. offend me please...

I'm not familiar with this tune, but it seems to me the 4th bar of the second part should go thusly: |cAA d2 A_eA|

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by Phantom Button

Jack I wouldn't dare try and offend you
Not sure what the underscore signifies on your ABC but the d2 is really a tied d-d which I would probably represent using brackets for the slur - not sure if this is the correct way:
|cAA(d d)AeA|

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by Donough

You use a hyphen between the notes

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by Dow

|cAAd- dAeA|

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by Dow

Donough, the underscore makes the e flat. That way you have a chromatic ascending line: c#, d, eb, e

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by Phantom Button

Again, I haven't heard this tune played, but this makes more sense to me as far as the ABCs go.

X: 2
T: Take A Message To Julie
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
EBAG AE~E2|GBdB cA~A2|EBAG AE~E2|GBdG2BdG|
EBAG AE~E2|GBdB cA~A2|edBA BE~E2|1DE F/E/D ~E3D:|2DEFD E3d||
|:eB~B2 GBeB|dA~A2 GAdA|=cG~G2 EGcG|cAA d2 A_eA|
eB~B2 GBeB|dA~A2 GAdA|EDGB AF~F2|1DE F/E/D E3d:|2DE F/E/D ~E3D||

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by Phantom Button

Dow's way to write this bar
|cAAd- dAeA|
gives a score which is much easier to read - it shows to ignorants like myself where the emphasises are!

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by swisspiper

| cAAd- dA_eA |

~ don't blame Dow, it's Tao ~ it is 'the way', reflecting the nature, the anima of the thing represented... 8-)

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by ceolachan

Hey, swisspirate, whuzzuh 'emphasises'? Who luvs yuh babe? ;-)

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by ceolachan

The way I hear the tune the bar actually ends on the "e":
|cAA d2 A e2|
Jack, I was a bit confused about using an underscore as I thought you were dealing with the slurring part. I should have known about the flat but it didn't occur to me that you might actually be suggesting an e-flat in there.
I can't remember the last time I had to add a flat accidental to notate a tune whereas sharps and naturals seem to happen quite often.
I am just so suprised that Dow came and went without pouring scorn on the tune with its silly syncopated bits. He would like it even less if he heard the risque chords I use accompanying this tune.
Swisspiper, I do tend to agree with you in that |cAAd - dA e2| is a much neater way of writing what I wrote above, and maintains the reel structure.

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by Donough

Oh man... this'll be the last time I upload transcriptions that aren't my own (or stolen from Donough at least). I've updated the ABCs before the site builds the dots for it.

For those interested in the original transcription by Devin:
EBAG A~E3|GBdB c~A3|EBAG A~E3|GBd(G G)BdG|
EBAG A~E3|GBdB c~A3|edBA B~E3|1DE (3FED ~E3D:|2DEFD E3d|
|:e~B3 GBeB|d~A3 GAdA|=c~G3 EGcG|cAA d2 AeA|
e~B3 GBeB|d~A3 GAdA|EDGB A~F3|1DE (3FED E3d:|2DE (3FED ~E3D||

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by bdh

"Take A Message To Julie" C: Brian Finnegan

I haven't heard the recording and am not familiar with this tune, but it did remind me of a couple of slow reels and that's where I went with it, slowly and in a contemplative mind set ~ with visiting a few other places on the way.

I was just going to write it out with 'lead-ins' and not 1st and 2nd endings, which would allow the transcription to resolve where the tune goes ~ on E, for E Dorian, but ~ I got a little carried away ~ enjoying the tune and tickling it differently here and there, so here are some other possibilities with it, and me in a reflective mood ~

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by ceolachan

You should be able to put some really rique chords to that take Donough... Come on, and let us see them too... ;-)

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by ceolachan

risssssque ~ sorry, I'm shot, lost sleep or poor sleep makes my dyslexia break out in spots, spots of missing or transposed letters... :-/

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by ceolachan

K: e minor ~ sorry, duh! ~ that's where I've been playing it, not Dorian

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by ceolachan

K: e harmonic minor ~ with a raised 7th ~ ^d / ^D

That's where the melody took me. As I've said, I haven't the recording and I'd just cut and pasted button's transcription to play from, ignoring the key signature he'd given as E Dorian... Well, Mr. Finnegan, if it was Dorian you intended, I'm not playing it in the very contemplative key of e minor, harmonic... :-/

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by ceolachan

Damn letter mixups too, I must be exhausted and I've a class to teach tonight ~ correction ~ "I'm now ('w' not 't') playing it in the very contemplative key of e minor, harmonic..." Yes, it is frustrating, probably more so for me than you...

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by ceolachan

Original ?

I may be able to post a transcription for this one. I have the original recording on cassette. Some years back, Malcolm Reavell, whom I've mentioned here before, transcribed most of the tunes from that recording. I'll see if "Julie's" one of them. If not, I'll have a go at my own transcription, but it won't be this side of "Celtic Connections".

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by Kenny

I was just about to send you an email after reading the 'Comments' for the recording and seeing that it was no longer in circulation, and finding your mention of transcriptions by Malcolm Reavell... I look forward to it, either side of "Celtic Connections"... :-)

# Posted on January 29th 2008 by ceolachan

Donough put it this way, whatever you assume I am thinking right now about this tune - your assumption will most likely be correct :-)

# Posted on January 30th 2008 by Dow

Who could second guess you Dowser? That'd be like trying to catch rain with a tennis racket...

# Posted on January 30th 2008 by ceolachan

I gave the recording a listen and it turns out there aren't even any tied notes at all. Here's my transcription direct from the recording:

# Posted on April 7th 2008 by Dow