John Murphy's Swedish

mazurka

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on October 12th 2008 by JACKB.

This tune has been added to 19 tunebooks.

Also known as Emma's, Emma's Waltz, The Finnish Waltz, The Finnish, Muistoja Karpaateilta, Muistoja Karpaateilta Valsii, Oi Emma, The Swedish Waltz, The Swedish.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Grapevine by Elvie Miller And Naomi Morse
Il Drago by Myrddin
Just Me And A Fiddle by The Flyin' Fiddler Wayne Cantwell
One by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
Rattlin' Banjos (part 1) by Gerry O'Connor
Shatter The Calm by Dan Beimborn
That's The Spirit by James Keane
The Best Of Aly And Phil by Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham
The First Harvest by Iain MacDonald And Iain MacFarlane
The Pearl by Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham
Traditional Music From Ireland by Seamus Creagh And Aidan Coffey
Transatlantic Sessions 3 by Various Artists

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: John Murphy's Swedish
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: mazurka
K: Emin
|:B3c B2 | G2 E2 E2 | B3c B2 | G2 E2 E2 |
F4 G2 | A2 AG F2 | E2 EF GA | B4 B2 |
B3c B2 | G2 E2 E2 | B3c B2 | G2 E2 E2 |
F4 G2 | A2 AG F2 | E2 EF E2 | E4 E2 ||
|:e4 e2 | e3d c2 | B3c B2 | B3A G2 |
F4 G2 | A3G F2 | E2 EF GA | B4 B2 |
e4 e2 | e3d c2 | B3c B2 | B3A G2 |
F4 G2 | A3G F2 | E3F E2 | E4 B2 ||
|:c3B AG | F3G A2 | B3G F2 | E4 E2 |
d3c B2 | A2 G2 A2 | B3G F2 | E4 B2 |
c3B AG | F3G A2 | B3G F2 | E4 E2 |
g2 f2 e2 | B2 g2 f2 | e2 B2 G2 | E4 E2 ||

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

John Murphy's Swedish

A tune I got from a very good friend and brilliant musican, John Murphy, who played in an Irish band through Europe many years back.

# Posted on October 12th 2008 by JACKB

John Murphy's

Is there a recording available for this tune? For the time being I am learning it from the MIDI download.

# Posted on October 12th 2008 by Random_notes

I learned the A and B part as a tune called "The Swedish Waltz".

# Posted on October 13th 2008 by Anew

I think the 2 part version is also called 'Emma's Waltz'

# Posted on October 14th 2008 by williamcoulter

"Muistoja Karpaateilta" ~ Waltz (nothing mazurka about this...)

Key signature: a minor (& other transcriptions in 'comments')
Submitted on July 27th 2006 by Ptarmigan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6030

Unfortunately this was originally submitted in 6/8 time, as a jig, and as yet no correction has been made in the ABCs:

X: 1
T: Muistoja Karpaateilta
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Amin
|: e3 f e2 | c2 A2 A2 | e3 f e2 | c2 A2 A2 | B4 Bc | d2 c2 B2 | A3 B cd | e6 |
e3 f e2 | c2 A2 A2 | e3 f e2 | c2 A2 A2 | B4 Bc | d2 c2 B2 | A3 B cB | A6 :|
|: a3 a a2 | a2 g2 f2 | e3 f e2 | e2 d2 c2 | B4 Bc | d2 c2 B2 | A3 B cd | e6 |
a3 a a2 | a2 g2 f2 | e3 f e2 | e2 d2 c2 | B4 Bc | d2 c2 B2 | A3 B cB | A6 :|

Submitted on July 27th 2006 by Ptarmigan.
'Minor' adjustments, & to 3/4 made by 'c'...

# Posted on October 15th 2008 by ceolachan

|: ~ :|

One end of the bookend repeat signs are missing here but the correction could still be added to the ABCs...

# Posted on October 15th 2008 by ceolachan

History? ~ Who / What / Where / When / How / and what about P: C?

What is John Murphy's story behind this waltz? ~ especially the 3rd part, which, to my senses, does not hang comfortably on the end of the other two?

# Posted on October 17th 2008 by ceolachan