G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B : what song

Subject: RE: G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B : what song
From: Jeri
Date: 05 May 02 - 08:37 PM

I don't think anybody's going to do any major flaming over this.

This version of A-Beggin' I Will Go has something similar near the end.

Subject: RE: G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B : what song
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 05 May 02 - 07:47 PM

I wouldn't call that a troll. Maybe an imp.

Subject: RE: G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B : what song
From: Sorcha
Date: 05 May 02 - 07:44 PM

I didn't even hear Sailor's Hornpipe, playing it as given....that is, with the abc "case indicative".......

Subject: RE: G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B : what song
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 05 May 02 - 07:20 PM

It's interesting whatever. Like Willie-O, I find most of it is part of the Sailors Hornpipe but the last few notes are wrong.

I wonder what, if anything, it will turn out to be if we know the length of the notes.

Jon

Subject: RE: G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B : what song
From: Amos
Date: 05 May 02 - 07:14 PM

This is apparently a slightly more sophisticated than usual troll. Does anyone know the words of the song that starts "When I...." ??? I think it's about a girl, or maybe a boy....

**bg**

A

Subject: RE: G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B : what song
From: greg stephens
Date: 05 May 02 - 04:35 PM

There's agreat book whose name I cant remember that lists all known (well, nearly, mostly classical) melodies in this format in alphabetical order, all transposed to keynote C.So that you can lookup sources of tunes. Would be very handy for fealing with this qyuery. I'm flummoxed, anway. Cant help feeling it will become obvious if we were given a bit of rhythm.

Subject: RE: G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B : what song
From: C-flat
Date: 05 May 02 - 03:33 PM

The line makes musical sense in 3/4 time but I don't recognise it. Using the G and Fsharp to bring in the E as the first beat then using the same pattern through the line, makes a workable melody.

Subject: RE: G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B : what song
From: Willie-O
Date: 05 May 02 - 01:48 PM

I must add that honourable Guest has set a new standard for brevity in opening posts, and right-to-the-pointness (?) in thread titling...

Come on back, give us another line to work with...or a clue or somepin. Tune? Song? Nationality? Time signature?

Got me all curious now. Who stole from Sailor's Hornpipe?

W-O

Subject: RE: G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B : what song
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 05 May 02 - 01:36 PM

It is surely only part of a tune - it can't end on that B.

Subject: RE: G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B : what song
From: Willie-O
Date: 05 May 02 - 11:06 AM

Played in straight time, the G F# E D E D C B C B phrase is part of "Sailor's Hornpipe" (towards the end of the A part)

The last four notes however don't fit or approximate that tune. So, uh? Where is this coming from?

Willie-O

Subject: RE: G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B : what song
From: CapriUni
Date: 05 May 02 - 10:25 AM

Where did you find this, Guest? What's the context? Maybe that will help find the answer.

Subject: RE: G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B : what song
From: Amos
Date: 05 May 02 - 10:22 AM

Without timing it's awful hard to answer -- sounds a little like a phrase from Land of Hope and Glory, eckshually, eh?

A

Subject: G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B : what song
From: GUEST
Date: 05 May 02 - 09:11 AM

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Does any one know this song?
From: DMcG
Date: 05 May 02 - 06:52 AM

Sounds like the Catholic Hymn "Tantum Ergo"

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Subject: Does any one know this song?
From: GUEST,ernie
Date: 05 May 02 - 06:28 AM

Does anyone know this folk song? probably from the british isles.

G F# E D E D C B C B A D D B

etc etc

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