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Thread #124005   Message #2746359
Posted By: Mick Pearce (MCP)
15-Oct-09 - 06:38 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Pressed Man's Lamentation
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Pressed Man's Lamentation
Here's what I think your tune is in standard abc. I've assumed your notes convert to abc as:

   sionnach   abc
   A          A,
   C          C
   D          D
   ..         ..
   G          G
   a          A


(The only note that seems odd in the transciption is your g at the end of your 2nd line, which I think should be G (but maybe not!)).

Here's the abc version based on that:

X: 1
T:Pressed Man's Lamentation
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:sionnach's transcription from Hooks And Nets
K:Dm
A,2| D3 D| E3 D|(CD) D2-|D2
w:Fare-well our wives and child_ren;_
(FG)| A2 AA|G2 F2| E4-|E2
w:Our_ friends we must bid a-dieu,_
FG|A4|GE F2-|F2 E2|(DE) (D^C)|A,4-|A,2
w:For the press gang_ they_ have press_ed_ us,_
A,G,|A,3 F|E2 (FE)|D4-|D2|]
w:For to fight a dar-ing_ foe._


Mick