(ABC = ASCII notation system for trad/folk music).
Contents:
* listings of all known abc software packages
* a list of web accessible abc collections
* the web-wide abc index (currently with 1513 entries)
* new developments in abc
* a short history of abc
* abc international
Find it at:
The Official ABC Home Page.
For information on shareware that prints, plays, lets you edit these tunes and create your own tunes as well please investigate the above as well as the following web sites :
ABC2WIN For those using Windows©, I personally believe this is the most versatile program utilizing the ABC format.
abc2mtex provides ABC notation typesetting for Unix© users.
MACABC is for MAC© users. I use ABC2WIN and haven't used MACABC. I understand there has been problems in the past that MAC© users have had and they seem more complicated than what I am used to dealing with. It's my understanding this new version is much improved. If you have a MAC© I'd suggest trying it out anyways.*
* I have had random success in accessing this site but keep trying, it should get you there sooner or later.
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Explanation of the ABC notation system by Chris Walshaw is explained here. for even more information click here.
X: 1
T:Bay Harbour Hornpipe
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:120
C:H.Scott
S:The Maritime Fiddler
R:Hornpipe
K:A
e3d|:"A"ceAc eAce|AcEA c2BA|"E7"GBEG BEGB|"A"ABcd e2ed|!
ceAc eAce|AcEA c2BA|"E7"GBEG BEGB|1"A"A2AA A2ed:|2A2AA A2||K:E |!
GA|:"E"BcBA G2BG|EGBe g2fg|"B7"ABgB fBdf|"E"efge B2GA| BcBA G2BG|!
EGBe g2fg|"B7"ABgB fBdf|1"E"e2ee e2GA:|2"Fine"e2ee e4||
X: 2
T:Durang's Hornpipe
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:100
R:Hornpipe
K:D
A2|DAFA DAFA|BcdB BAFA|DAFA DAFA|A,ECE A,ECE|!
DAFA DAFA|BcdB BAFA|fgaf bgec|d2d2d2:|!
|:A2|defe dcBA|Bcdc BAGF|.E2.E2 edcB|Acec dBA^G|!
A^GAB cBcd|edef gfge|fgaf bgec|d2d2d2:|
X: 3
T:Grafton Hornpipe
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:The Maritime Fiddler
N:by Bob Jones
K:G
|:G,B,DG Bdgd|cAGE C2^E=E|DFAB cAFA|GABG D2CA,:||!
2GBAF "fine"+G4B4+||K:D G>E|:DEFG ABAF|DFBF A2FE|!
DEFG ABAF|DEFD E2FE|DEFG ABAF|DFBF A2Bc|!
dAFD BAFD|1EDCE D2FE:|2EDCE D2B,A,||
X: 4
T:High Level Hornpipe (page 1)
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:100
S:Devil's Box Vol 16 #3 9/82
N:As played by Howdy Forrester
Z:Transcribed by Frank Maloy
K:Bb
dc|"Bb"(BcB FE DFBd|fbdf BdcB|"F7"ceAc FcAc|agfa gfdc|"Bb"B2FE DFBd|fbdf
BdcB|"Gm"DFGA Bcdg|"F7"fdcd "Bb"B2dc|(3BcB FE DFBd|fbdf BdcB|"F7"ceAc F
cAc|agfa gfdc|"Bb"BdFE DFBd|fbdf BdcB|"Gm"DFGA Bcdg|"F7"acAc "Bb"B2Ac|"F
7"f2cB Ad{cd}cB|AFAg fedc|"Bb"BdfB dfBd|fBdf bfdf|"C7"gb=eg cgec|Bc=eg b
geg|"F7"fcfa "C7"gf=eg|"F7"fcAc f2Ac|f2cB AdcB|AFAg fedc|"Bb"BdfB dfBd|f
Bdf bfdf|"C7"gb=eg cgec|Bc=eg bgeg|"F7"fcfa "C7"gf=eg|"F7"fcAc f2dc|"Bb"
B2FE DFBd|fbdf BdcB|"F7"ceAc FcAc|agfa gfdc|"Bb"B2FE DFBd|fbdf BdcB|"Gm"
(3D=E^F GA Bcdg|"F7"fdcd "Bb"B4|+B3f3+f gagd|fgf2 GABd|fdBd gbgb|"F7"fdc
G "Bb"+D4B4+|+B3f3+f gagd|fgf2 GAB2|"Gm"G,B,CD FGAc|"F7"BFAc "Bb"B4|+B3f
3+f gagd|fgf2 GABd|fdBd gbgb|"F7"fdcG "Bb"+D4B4+|+B3f3+f gag2|fgfd AcB2|
"Gm"G,B,DG Bcdg|"F7"fdcd "Bb"B4|"Gm"(3D=E^F GA Bcdc|BGFE "Bb"DCB,2|"Gm"D
FGA Bcdc|BGFD "Bb"B,4|
X: 5
T:High Level Hornpipe (Page 2)
M:2/4
L:1/16
S:Devil's Box Vol 16 #3 9/82
N:Based on version by Howdy Forrester
Z:Transcribed by Frank Maloy
K:Bb
"Gm"G3A B3A|B2 (3ABA G2D2|G3A G2DC|B,A, "D7"(3A,B,A, "Gm"G,2dc|"Bb"B2FE
DFBd|fbBf BdcB|"F7"ceAc FcAc|agfa gfdc|"Bb"B2FE DFBd|fbdf BcB2|"Gm"(3D=E
^F GA Bcdg|"F7"fdcd "Bb"B2dc|B2FE DFBd|fbdf BdcB|"F7"ceAc FcAc|agfa gfdc
|"Bb"B2FE DCBd|fbdf BdcB|"Gm"(3D=E^F GA Bcdg|"F7"fdcd "Bb"B2ag|"F7"f2cB
Ad{cd}cB|AFAg fedc|"Bb"BdfB dfBd|fBdf bfdf|"C7"gb=eg cgec|Bc=eg bgeg|"F7
"fcfa "C7"gf=eg|"F7"fcAc f2Ac|f2cB Ad{cd}cB|AFAg fedc|"Bb"BdfB dfBd|fBdf
bfdf|"C7"gb=eg cgec|Bc=eg bgeg|"F7"fcfa "C7"gf=eg|"F7"fcAc f2dc|"Bb"B2F
E DFBd|fbdf BdcB|"F7"ceDc FcAc|agfa gfdc|"Bb"B2FE DFBd|fbdf Bdcd|"Gm"GAB
c defg|"F7"acAc "Bb"B4|bfdB fdBF|dBDF B2||
X: 6
T:Highland Hornpipe
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:100
R:hornpipe
B:Ryan's
K:Bb
(3FGA|BdFB DFBd|fbdf BdFB|ceAc FACF|AFAc ecAF|!
BdFB DFBd|fbdf BdFB|GABc dgfB|AFGA B2:|!
|:cB|Afcf Afcf|AFAc fcAF|dfBf dfBf|!
dBdf bfdB|=egcg egcg|eceg bgec|fefa gfeg|fff:||
X: 7
T:Huckleberry Hornpipe
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:260
C:Byron Berline
S:Arrangement: Dr. Gary Smith
R:Hornpipe
K:A
|:(3efg|a2 e2 c2 (3cd^d|e2 c2 A2 (3ABc |=d2 A2 F2 (3F=G^G|ABAF D2 (3G=G^
F|!
E^DEF ^G=G^GA|B^ABc dcB=A|efed cABG|A2 Ac (3def:||!
(3a^g=g|fdAd fa^gf|eaecAcec|dcBA GABc|ABcd e2(3a^g=g|!
fdAd fa^gf|eaec Acea|bagf edcB|A2 Ac (3def:||!
(3EFG|A^GAB c^Bcd|e^def =gfec|dcde f^efg|abag f=edf|!
e^def gfga|bc'ba gfeg|e'^f'e'd' c'abg|a2 ec (3def:||!
(3efg|a2 e2 c2 (3cd^d|e2 c2 A2 (3ABc |=d2 A2 F2 (3F=G^G|ABAF D2 (3G=G^F|
!
E^DEF ^G=G^GA|B^ABc dcB=A| efed cABG|A4 z2||!
X: 8
T:Huckleberry Hornpipe
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:260
C:Byron Berline
S:Arrangement: Dr. Gary Smith
R:Hornpipe
K:A
|:(3efg|a2e2c2(3cd^d|e2c2A2(3ABc |=d2A2F2(3F=G^G|ABAFD2(3G=G^F|!
E^DEF^G=G^GA|B^ABc dcB=A| efed cABG|A2 Ac (3def:|!
(3a^g=g|fdAd fa^gf|eaecAcec|dcBA GABc|ABcd e2(3a^g=g|!
fdAd fa^gf|eaec Acea|bagf edcB|A2 Ac(3def:|!
(3EFG|A^GAB c^Bcd|e^def =gfec|dcde f^efg|abag f=edf|!
e^def gfga|bc'ba gfeg|e'^f'e'd' c'abg|a2 ec (3def:|
X: 9
T:Johnston´s Hornpipe
M:C|
L:1/8
S:De Dannan: Anthem
R:Hornpipe (swing)
Z:Transcribed by Dan G. Petersen
K:D
dB|"D"A2 dA "G#dim"^GABG|"D"A2 dA "G#dim"^GABG|"D"ABcB AGFG|"A"AGFG "A7"
E2 dB|!
"D"A2 dA "G#dim"^GABG|"D"A2 dA "G#dim"^GABG|"D"ABcB AGFG|"A"(3EEE EF D2:
|!
dc|"Bm"Bcde fBBf|"Gdim"geeg "Bm"fBBd|"F#"(3ccc F2 (3ccc F2|cc_Bc fedc|!
"Bm"Bcde fBBf|"Gdim"geeg "Bm"fBBd|"F#"cF (3FFF cc_Bc| fedc "Bm"B2:|!
ag|"D"f2 de f2 de|fdad bdad|"A"(3cBA eA fAeA|(3cBA eg bage|!
"D"f2 de f2 de|fdad bdad|"A"(3cde ga bage| "D"d2 f2 d2:||
X: 10
T:Middle Island Hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
C:H.Scoot
S:The Maritime Fiddler
K:D
|:fe|"D"dcdA FABA|"G"GFGD "Em"B,2ED|"A7"CEA,C EA,CE|"D"DEFG A2fe|!
dcdA FABA|"G"GFGD"Em"B,2ED|"A7"CEA,C EA,CE|"D"D2DD D2:|!
|:FG|AFDF Acdc|"G"BGDG BdcB|"D"AFDF AFDF|"a7"GFED E2FG|!
"D"AFDF Acdc|"G"BGDG BdcB|"A7"Acef (3gbe ce|d2dd d2:|
X: 11
T:Off to California
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
Z:ABC transcription Philippe Varlet
K:G
G3 B ADFD|GA (3ABc dGBd|edge dBBA|~G2 FG EGDF|!
~G2 GB ADFD|GA (3ABc dGBd|edge dBBA|1ADFA GABA:|2ADFA GABd:|!
~g2 ge ~a2 af|gage dG (3Bcd|edge dBBA|~G2 FG EGDf|!
~g2 ge ~a2 af|gage dG (3Bcd|edge dBBA|ADFA GABd|!
~g2 ge ~a2 af|gage dG (3Bcd|edge dBBA|~G2 FG EGDF|!
~G2 GB ADFD|GA (3ABc dGBd|edge dBBA|ADFA GABA:|
X: 12
T:Oriental Hornpipe
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:25
R:Hornpipe
K:A
(3EFG|AGAE CEAc|e^dec Acea|faea daca|BABc dBGE|!
AGAE CEAc|e^dec Acea|(3fgaed cBAG|A2A2A2:|!
|:EG|BABG EGBc|dcdB GBed|cBcA EAcd|e^def e2fg|!
agae fdBG|ABcd eaec|dfed cBAG|A2A2A2:|
X: 13
T:Rickets' Hornpipe
M:12/8
L:1/8
C:Traditional
S:Arrangement: Dr. Gary Smith
K:D
gfe|d2cd2Af2Ad2f|efe dcB A3f2g|agf e2d b_ba g2f|!
efe dcBA3gfe|d2cd2Af2Ad2f|efe dcB A3f2g|!
agfe2d b_bag2c|dd'a efed3::f2g|a2ba2fd2D/2d/2g2a|!
b2c'b2ge2E/2e/2f2g|a2ba2g feda2f|gfe dcA a2A/2a/2
gfe|!
d2cd2Af2Ad2f|efe dcBA3f2g|!
agfe2d b_bag2c|dd'a efed3:|
X: 14
T:Sailor's Hornpipe
M:2/4
L:1/16
S:Devil's Box Vol17 #1 Spring 83
Z:Transcribed by Frank Maloy
K:G
BA|"G"G2G,2 G,2DC|B,DG GBAG|"A7"A2A,2 A,2AG|"D7"FAd2 d2ef|!
"G"gfed edcB|"C"cBAG "A7"AGFE|"G"DGFA "D7"GBAc|"G"B2G2 G2:|!
|:DC|"G"B,DGD B,DGD|"C"E2C2C2ED|"A7"^CEAE CEAE|"D7"F2D2 D2cB|!
"C"c2e2 edcB|"C"cBAG "A7"AGFE|"G"DGFA"D7"GBAc|"G"B2G2 G2:|
X: 15
T:Smith's Hornpipe
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
K:Bb
F2|.B2gf edcB|ABcd eFAB|BABA dced|fgec BAGF|!
.B2gf edcB|ABcB AGFE|DBEB FBGB|AgfA B2:|!
F2|D2FF BFdB|E2GG cGec|dBgf edcB|.Af=ef ecAF|!
D2FF BFdB|E2GG cAec|dfBd cgec|AFGA B2
% Output from ABC2Win Version 2.0 on 4/25/96
Gary Smith
Any pearls of wisdom are appreciated.
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