BB'S IRISH TRADITIONAL TUNE LIBRARY
O'Farrell's "Pocket Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes"
4 volumes, 1804-1811

Marches	

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tunefolder 48 index (4 volumes)

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NOTE:
"Coda" is my suggested way of bringing to a conclusion a tune that (1) is circular in construction (2) doesn't end on the tonic note. It's not part of the tune and its use is optional.

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X:48102
T:BLESS TIPPERARY 
B:B: OFPC1.15
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
N:N: Source key is D, but that results in some high notes way out of trad range.
M:C
L:1/8
%R:march
K:G
Bc|dcBA G2F2 |G4 D3G|c4 cedc| B4 A2Bc|
dcBA G2F2| G4 D3G|F3D E2DE |D6 ||
FG|A2A2 A2B2| c4c2B2|e3d e3f| e3d c2B2|
e2B2 B2AB| c4 B2A2|G2E2 GFED| E6 Bc|
dcBA G2F2| G4 D3G|c4 cedc| B4 A3D|
G2GG G2GG| G2GG B2d2|G2GG G2GG| G2GG B2d2|
G2GG B2d2| G2GG B2d2|edcB e2d2| c4 B3G|
A3B cBAG| F2EF D3c|B2cd D3c| B2cd D3c|
B2cd D2F2| HG4z4 |]

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X:48105
T:BYRN'S MARCH 
B:B: OFPC1.26
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish - a very old tune - rather slowish"
%%vskip 20
N:N: Source has both parts repeating.
Q:1/4=100 
M:C
L:1/8
%R:march
K:D
A|d2dc ABcA|d2dc A2GF|d2dc ABcA|d2dc A2GF|
BcBA F3A|BcBA F2Ec|d2dA BcBF|A2AE F2ED|
D3E DEFD|EDEG F2EC|D2DE DEFD|EDEF D3E|
D3E DEFD|EDEG F2EC|D2DE DEFD|EDEF D3||
%
z|ABAG F2F2|ABAG F2ED|BcBA F3A|BcBA F2ED|
A2Bc d3c/B/|A2D2 F2ED|dedA BcBF|ABAE F2ED|
d3e defd|edeg f2ed|d3e defd|edef dBAB|
d2d2 defd|edeg f2ed|d3e defd|edef d4|]

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X:48306
T:CAPTAIN HAWKER'S FAVORITE  
B:B: OFPC3.121
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=100
M:2/4
L:1/16
%R:march
K:G
dcBA G3B|G2B2 G2B2|A3B A2B2|ABAB c2e2|
dcBA G3B|G2B2 G2B2|e2c2 BAGF|G4 G4 :|
P:Part 2
L:1/8
dcBA|cBAG|BAGF|GG D2|
dcBA|cBAG|BAGF|G2G2 :|
P:Part 3
B2 B>c|B2 Be|BAGF|E>F EG/A/|
B2 Bc|B2 Be|BAGF|E2E2 :|
P:Part 4
d2 BG|F/G/A/F/ G2|d2 A>c|BG z2 :|
P:Part 5
BcBe|edcB|dcBA|Bdgb|
BcBe|edcB|dcBA|G2G2 :|

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X:48208 
T:CAPTAIN HAWKER'S MARCH 
B:B: OFPC2.96
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
M:4/4
L:1/8
%R:march
K:G
BA|G2GF G2DG/B/|A2AG A2DA/c/|Bdgf edcB|A2AB A3c|
Bdga bgdB|ceab a2fd|B>df>c B2 A2|G2GF G2 :|
GA|BcdB edcB|ABcA dcBA|Bdgf edcB|A2AB A3A|
Bdga bgdB|ceab a2fd|B>df>c B2 A2|G2GF G2 :|

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X:48412
T:COMIN THRO' THE BROOM MY JO 
B:B: OFPC4.151
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Scotch"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=140
M:C
L:1/8
%R:march
K:Ador
G2|E2A2 A2G2|A2B2 e4|d3e g2B2|A2G2 E4|
G3A B2A2|G2A2 B4|D4 EDEG|B2A2A2 :|
de|a3b a2e2|a3b a2e2|g3a b2a2|g2e2d2 ef|
g2e2 g2B2|d2e2 g4|e4 d2B2|B2A2A2 :|

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X:48108 
T:COUGHLAN'S MARCH 
B:B: OFPC1.47
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=120
M:C
L:1/8 
%R:march
K:G
%%text simplified version (source version in ABC file)
%%vskip 30
G/A/|BcBe dGGB|A>BAd ecAG/A/|B>cBe dGG>g|
eBdA G3 :|B/c/|dede/f/ gdde/f/|gdec BAAG/A/|
%%stretchlast 0
BcBe dGGg|eBdA G3 :|

Source version: 
G/A/|B>cBe dGG>B|A>B A/B/c/d/ e/d/c/B/ AG/A/|
B>cBe dGG>g|e/d/c/B/ d/c/B/A/ G2G :|
B/c/|d>ede/f/ gdde/f/|g2/d/ e/d/c/B/ BAAG/A/|
B>cBe dGG>g|e/d/c/B/ d/c/B/A/ G2G :|

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X:48413 
T:DAINTY DAVY 
B:B: OFPC4.140 (as "Danty Davy")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Scotch"
%%vskip 20
N:N: Variations in the ABC file
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
%R:march
L:1/8
K:Em
g|dBB>A GF/E/ G2|GdBd/B/ G2Bg|dBB>A GF/E/ Gf|gedf e3 :|
d|gagb gbba/g/|fdad fgag/f/|
gabg af ge/d/|eg/a/ bg/f/ e3 :|

%% variations
P:3 
L:1/16
g2|dedc BcBA GABG E2DE|G2G2 DGBG DGBG DGBG|
dedc BcBA GABG E3e|gbeg fadf e4e2 :|
P:4
f2|gdBd gdBd gdBd gbag|fdad fdad fdad fagf|
gfgd gbag fefd fagf|efga bagf e4e2 :|
P:5
L:1/8
g|dBB>A GE G2|GdBd GGBd|eBB>A GF/G/ E>e|
[1 "20"g/b/e/g/ f/a/d/f/ e2e :|2 g/b/e/g/ f/a/d/f/ He4|]

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X:48112 
T:DOWNSHIRE MARCH, The 
B:B: OFPC1.33
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish" % (says Mr. O'F)
%%vskip 30
N:N: Gotta believe that pipers would have a lot of fun with this tune!
Q:1/4=100
M:2/4
L:1/16
%R:march
K:D
A2|:F2D2 D2D2|D2F2 A2d2|c2A2 A2A2|A2c2 e2g2|
f2d2 dedc|B2g2 g2f2|efgf e2d2|cded cBAG|
F2D2 D2D2|D2F2 A2d2|c2A2 A2A2|ABcd efga|
f2d2 dedc|B2g2 g2f2|efgf d2c2|d4-d4 :|
%
f3g f2f2|f2f2 afed|e3f e2e2|e2e2 aedc|
f2fe dcBA|^GABc B2ec|dece BeAe|AeAe Bece|
dece BeAe|AeAe Bece|dcde fefg|bagf fedc|
dcde fefd|a^gab afed|cdef edcB|AdcB AGFE :|
"^coda" HD4z4|]

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X:48113
T:DUBLIN VOLUNTEERS , The 
B:B: OFPC1.39
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
N:N: 1: I made a few adjoining note changes in this, e.g. substituting < gfad > 
N:for < gfac > in measure 1.
N:N: 2: As usual O'Farrell provides no clue as to a tempo for this. The name 
N:suggests a march but it makes a nice hornpipe as well.
Q:1/4=120
M:C
L:1/8
%R:march
K:G
%swing .25
z|GBdf gfad|cBdG BAGF|GBdf gfed|gedc d>e d/c/B/A/|
GBdf gfad|cBdG BAGF|GBdf gfed|ged^c d2 d||
|:f/g/|afdf gdBG|ecAF GFED|GBdf gf/g/ac|BAGF G2G :|

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X:48114
T:ERIN GO BRAGH 
B:B: OFPC1.31 (as "Braugh")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
N:N: Translation = "Ireland Forever".
%%vskip 20
N:N: This sounds like a march but who knows? Mr. O'F probably had other 
N:ideas for it, since a march most likely wouldn't have so many 16th notes 
N:or a fermata (on the |F2| in measure 10 in the source, removed here).
Q:1/4=120
M:C
L:1/8
%R:march
K:D
A|d2f>d dcBA|B>ABd/c/ BAFB|AGFE D>EF>A|B>d cB/c/ d3 :|
|:A|d2d>e f2f>a|g2f>e fdB>c|d>efd d>cBA|B>ABd/c/ BAFf/g/|
agfe d2 f/e/d/c/|BABd/c/ BAFd/B/|AGFE D>EF>A|B>g f/e/d/c/ d3 :|

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X:48416 
T:EXECUTORS, The 
B:B: OFPC4.152
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
N:N: A surprising piece of music - I wish I knew more about it! Is it from a 
N:stage production? I've made a march out of it (realizing that 4-part marches 
N:are kind of an anomaly) but I guess it could be anything. (TuneSearch
N:thinks it's a reel!)
Q:1/4=80
M:4/4
L:1/16
%R:march
K:D
f4e4 dcdB A2A2|BcdB gfed cdef e2A2|
f4e4 dcdB A2A2|BcdB gedc e4d4 :|
P:2
ABAF ABAF BABc d2f2|ABAF ABAF gfed cde2|
ABAF ABAF BABc defg|abaf abaf edef d4 :|
P:3
fAdf eAce edcB BAdA|BcdB gfed cdef e2A2|
fAdf eAce edcd B2A2|BcdB gedc e4 d4 :|
P:4
FAdA FAdA FAdA g2f2|FAdf gfed cdef ecAG|
FAdf gfed dBAG G2F2|abaf abaf edef d4 :| 

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X:48127 
T:HEN'S CONCERT, The 
B:B: OFPC1.32
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: I'm not sure what this tune is all about but it's very cute!
Q:1/4=150
M:C
L:1/8
%R:march
K:D
A|d4 A3G|FEFG A3d|BdBd g2 f2|edef e2A2|
d4 A3G|FEFG A3d|Bcde fgab|f2 e2 d3 :|
z|A2AG A2A2|A2Af e2f2|A2AG A2A2|A2Af e2f2|
d2dc d2d2|d2dg f2a2|d2dc d2d2|d2dg f2a2|
agfa gfeg|f2ge dcBA|defg a2bg|f2e2 d3 :|

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X:48427 
T:LORD MOIRA'S WELCOME TO SCOTLAND 
B:B: OFPC4.146
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Scotch"
%%vskip 20
N:N: Source version in ABC file
Q:1/4=120
M:C|
L:1/8
%R:march 
K:G
D|G2G2 Bdd2|cABG AGFD|G2G2 Bdd2|egf2 g2g :|
%
b|g2bg agfd|e2ge dcBG|g2bg agfd|egf2 g2gb|
a2bg agfe|eBgB cGAB|G2G2 cee2|dgf2 gag :|
%
A|BGdG eBdg|BGdB ABce|BGdG eBdg|egf2 gagb|
gbgb fad2|efge dcBG|gbgb fad2|egf2 g2gb|
e[ac']db caBg|dcBG AGFD|GBAc Bdce|1 dgbf ged :|
[2 dgbf Hg4|]

Source version:
D|"1"G<GG<G B<d d2|c>A B>G A>GFD|
G<GG<G B<d d2|e>g f/g/a/f/ g/a/b/a/ g :|
b|g<gbg a>gfd|e<ege d>cBG|
g<gbg a>gfd|e>g f/g/a/f/ g2 ga/b/|
c'>abg a>gfe|e/d/c/B/ g>B c/B/A/G/ A>B|
G<GG<G c<e e2|d>g f/g/a/f/ g/a/b/a/ g :|
%
z|:B<Gd>G e/d/c/B/ dg|BGd>B A>Bc>e|
B<Gd>G e/d/c/B/ dg|e>g f/g/a/f/ g/a/b/a/ g>b|
g<bg<b fa d2|e>fg>e d>cBG|
(3gab (3gab (3fga d2|e>g f/g/a/f/ g2 (3gab|
ec' db ca Bg|d>cBG A>GFD|
(3GAB (3ABc (3Bcd (3cde|d>g b/a/g/f/ gf/e/ d/c/B/A/ :|

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X:48431 
T:MARY O 
B:B: OFPC4.141
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Scotch"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=80
M:2/4
%R:march
L:1/16
K:Dm
A2|dcde f2ef|gfed dcBA|d3e gfed|A2d2 d2 :|
z2|A2GF c2A2|d2AG A2GF|G2A2 B2AG|A2d2 d2 :|

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X:48437 
T:MISS FORBES' FAREWELL  
B:B: OFPC4.165
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Scotch"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=80
M:2/4
L:1/8
%R:march
K:G
G/A/|B>d c/B/A/G/|Bde>g|d>e d/B/A/G/|BAA G/A/|
B>d c/B/A/G/|Bdeg| d>e d/B/A/G/|BGG :|
L:1/16
d2|gfga gfed|efge d4|Bded cBAG|B2A2 A2d2|
gfga gfed|edef g2e2|d3e dBAG|B2G2G2 :|

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X:48447 
T:PADDY'S RETURN   
B:B: OFPC4.148
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
N:N: Source version in ABC file
Q:1/4=100
M:C
L:1/8
%R:march
K:Am
E|A>BAG A>Bcd|e>dcA G2G2|ABA>G ABcd|efdc A2A :|
c/d/|e>f ed/c/ d>e dc/B/|c>AGE G2G2|
A2Bc dfe>d|cG E>G A2A :|

source version:
E|A>BAG A>Bcd|e>dcA G2G2|ABA>G ABcd|efdc A2A :|
c/d/|e>f ed/c/ d>e dc/B/|cA G/A/c/E/ G2G2|
A/G/A/B/ cc dd/f/ e>d|c/B/A/G/ E/D/E/G/ A2A :|

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X:48453
T:PROMENADE , The 
B:B: OFPC4.144
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: Dot before notes (e.g. measure 13) = ABC code for "staccato". (You can 
N:hear it in the sound file but I think it's fair to say that its use is "optional"!)
Q:1/4=100
%R:march
L:1/8
M:C
K:G
D|G>AGA cBAG|B>cBc edcB|gbdg egAc|BdEA GFED|
GAGA cBAG|BcBc edcB|bg d/g/b/g/ afAc|BAGF G3 :|
g|bgef/g/ afd>f|gfed dcBA|a2 g/f/e/d/ ag/a/ ba/g/|
f/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/ d3 G/B/|.d.d.d.d .c.c.c.c|
BBdG GFED|G>AGA B>cBc|edcB B2 A>g|
bg d/g/b/g/ af d/f/a/f/|gfea gfed|efga ba/g/ [ac']b/a/|
g2 dB HG4 |]

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X:48457
T:RETREAT , The
B:B: OFPC4.143
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=100
M:2/4
%R:march
L:1/8
K:D
A|d2 ed/e/|fdd>f|gfe>d|c/d/e/c/ AA|
dd ed/e/|fddf/g/|a>bag|fdd :|
P:2
L:1/16
f2|abaf dfaf|b2g2 g4|gfed cdec|dfab agfe|
d2d2 e2de|f2d2 defg|a4 abag|f2d2d2 :|
P:3
zA|d3A e2A2|f2af d2d2|BdBd gfed|cdec ABAG|
F2d2 G2B2|A2d2 B2b2|a2d2 cdeg|f2d2d2 :|
P:4
f2|abaf dfaf|gbgb gbgb|gfed cdec|dfab agfe|
dfdf egeg|fafa defg|a3b a2g2|f2d2d2 :|

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