The DT tune to Black Fox is very different to Graham Pratt's original which is wonderfully modal and in my opinion fits the lyrics much better. I've loved this song since I first heard Graham and Eileen sing it about 30 years ago.

Here is the MIDI:

MIDI file: blackfox.mid

Timebase: 1024

Name: blackfox.pc

Key: C

TimeSig: 4/4 12 8

Key: C

Start

3072 1 64 064 0460 0 64 000 0052 1 65 064 0460 0 65 000 0052 1 67 064 0920 0 67 000 0104 1 72 064 0920 0 72 000 0104 1 70 064 0920 0 70 000 0104 1 69 064 0920 0 69 000 0104 1 67 064 0920 0 67 000 0104 1 64 064 1840 0 64 000 0208 1 64 064 0460 0 64 000 0052 1 65 064 0460 0 65 000 0052 1 67 064 0920 0 67 000 0104 1 72 064 0920 0 72 000 0104 1 70 064 0460 0 70 000 0052 1 69 064 0460 0 69 000 0052 1 67 064 0920 0 67 000 0104 1 65 064 2760 0 65 000 0312 1 64 064 0460 0 64 000 0052 1 65 064 0460 0 65 000 0052 1 67 064 0920 0 67 000 0104 1 72 064 0920 0 72 000 0104 1 70 064 0460 0 70 000 0052 1 69 064 0460 0 69 000 0052 1 67 064 0460 0 67 000 0052 1 65 064 0460 0 65 000 0052 1 63 064 0460 0 63 000 0052 1 65 064 0460 0 65 000 0052 1 63 064 0920 0 63 000 0104 1 60 064 0920 0 60 000 0104 1 60 064 0460 0 60 000 0052 1 62 064 0460 0 62 000 0052 1 63 064 0920 0 63 000 0104 1 63 064 0920 0 63 000 0104 1 65 064 0920 0 65 000 0104 1 63 064 0460 0 63 000 0052 1 62 064 0460 0 62 000 0052 1 60 064 3680 0 60 000

End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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ABC format:

X:1

T:blackfox.pc

M:4/4

Q:1/4=120

K:C

E7F|G2c2^A2A2|G2E4EF|G2c2^AAG2|F6EF|G2c2^AAGF|

^DF^D2C2CD|^D2^D2F2^DD|C29/4||

If anyone wants the corresponding SONGWRIGHT file to replace the version in their home copy of DT - just copy the following green text into a blank (text) file named BLACKFOX (no file extension) and overwrite the existing file in the DT TUNES directory.

N-THE BLACK FOX
C-GRAHAM PRATT
A-
T-
S-100
K-C
B-4/4
F-
H-
M-4x-3 SSUpE-8 SSEoF-8 G-4 c-4 b&4 a-4 G-4 E-2 SSUpE-8_SSEoF-8 G-4 c-4 SSOhb&8_SSEia-8 G-4
L-                                  Well as    we    were    out      a       hunt- ing               one    morn- ing       in    the
H-
M-4F-3 SSUpE-8_SSEnF-8 G-4 c-4 SSOhb&8_SSEia-8 G-8 F-8 SSUpE&8_SSEnF-8 E-4 C-4 C-8 D-8 E&4 E-8 E-8 F-4 E&8 SSEqD-8
L-       spring,                  Both   hounds and       hor - ses were run- ning    well,   made the hills and the
H-
M-1C-3 R-4
L-       val -   leys ring.