MIDI file: PRECIO~1.MID

Timebase: 192

Name: PRECIOUS FRIEND
Text: By Pete Seeger
Copyright: Copyright © 1974, 1982, Stormking Music, Inc.
Key: A
TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Start
0000 1 61 110 0160 0 61 000 0608 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0224 1 63 110 0160 0 63 000 0224 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0800 1 73 110 0336 0 73 000 0048 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 69 110 0336 0 69 000 0624 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 64 110 0816 0 64 000 0816 1 61 110 0336 0 61 000 0432 1 62 110 0336 0 62 000 0048 1 63 110 0336 0 63 000 0048 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 69 110 0256 0 69 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0224 1 73 110 0336 0 73 000 0048 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 71 110 0720 0 71 000 0048 1 68 110 0094 0 68 000 0002 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 68 110 0094 0 68 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0194 1 61 110 0528 0 61 000 0048 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0224 1 63 110 0094 0 63 000 0002 1 66 110 0256 0 66 000 0032 1 64 110 0528 0 64 000 0432 1 73 110 0160 0 73 000 0032 1 73 110 0160 0 73 000 0032 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 69 110 0720 0 69 000 0240 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 71 110 0256 0 71 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 68 110 0336 0 68 000 1008 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 66 110 0256 0 66 000 0320 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 71 110 0256 0 71 000 0032 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0194 1 73 110 0160 0 73 000 0032 1 73 110 0094 0 73 000 0002 1 73 110 0160 0 73 000 0032 1 66 110 0816 0 66 000 0432 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 73 110 0256 0 73 000 0032 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 69 110 0432 0 69 000 0432 1 76 110 0094 0 76 000 0002 1 76 110 0094 0 76 000 0002 1 75 110 0094 0 75 000 0002 1 74 110 0190 0 74 000 0002 1 74 110 0094 0 74 000 0002 1 73 110 0160 0 73 000 0416 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 73 110 0256 0 73 000 0032 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 69 110 0816 0 69 000
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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ABC format:

X:1
T:PRECIOUS FRIEND
M:4/4
Q:1/4=120
K:A
C7/4z25/4|D7/4z9/4^D7/4z9/4|E7/4z25/4|z2c7/2z/2B7/4z/4|
A7/2z9/2|z2B7/4z/4A7/4z/4FE|-E15/2z/2|z8|
C8|-C7/2z9/2|D7/2z/2^D7/2z/2|EAAAAA7/4z/4A|
-A7/4z/4A7/4z/4A7/4z/4A7/4z/4|F7/4z/4A7/4z/4F7/4z9/4|
c7/2z/2=c7/4z/4B2|-B11/2z/2GB|G=GFEEDz2|C11/2z/2D7/4z/4|
z2^DF11/4z/4E2|-E7/2z9/2|c7/4z/4c7/4z/4B7/4z/4A2|
-A11/2z5/2|BB11/4z/4A7/4z/4G2|-G3/2z13/2|
z4=G7/4z/4F2|-F3/4z13/4A7/4z/4B2|-B3/4z/4ABAB=cz2|
c7/4z/4cc7/4z/4F3|-F11/2z5/2|z2BA7/4z/4c11/4z/4|
E7/4z/4F7/4z/4AA3|-A3/2z9/2ee|^dd2dc7/4z9/4|
z2BA7/4z/4c11/4z/4|E7/4z/4F7/4z/4AA3|-A11/2||

This is another cryptic ABC translation, since Alan's program doesn't like lots of rests and weird tempo changes. Can't say that I blame it. I have as much trouble singing those complicated tempos as the program has translating it. I really like the song and sing along with the recording all the time - but so far, I haven't been successful leading it. Cynthia, I'll e-mail you a MIDI of the song. If you stick around a while, we'll teach you to use Alan's miditxt program so you can post tunes, too.
-Joe Offer-