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Tom Tolley’s Hornpipe

The TOTM for September is Tom Tolley’s Hornpipe which, like many tunes, has a number of other names.  There’s also new set – Set 25: Harlequin Air – Tom Tolley’s Hornpipe

The play list is here: ASS playlist for Sep


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Recordings. Remember that these recordings may not be in the same key or have exactly the same notes that we’re playing, but they should help give a feel for the tune. There are plenty of apps, software and web tools that will slow-down or transpose tunes if needed.


ABC notation:

X:91
T:Tom Tolley's
T:Tom Tulley's Hornpipe, Tom Tollins Hornpipe
R:Hornpipe
C:Trad.
O:England
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
%%text Intro ...
%%stretchstaff 0
DEFG A2B2|c3d/e/ d2c2|BAGA D2F2|G6]
%%stretchstaff 1
%%text Tune
Bc|"G"dc BA Ggfg|"C"e4 "G"d4|"Am"cd cB AB AG|"D"F4 "C"E4|
"D"DE FG A2B2|"Am"c3d/e/ "D"d2c2|"G"BAGA "D"D2F2|"G"G6:|
|:d2|"G"g2 bg "C"e2 ag|"D"f4 d4|"G"g2 bg "C"e2 ag|"D"f4 d2ef|
"G"gddd gddd|"G"gdgd gddd|"G"g3f "C"edcB|"Am"ABAG "D"F3E|
"D"DEFG A2B2|"C"c3d/e/ "D"d2c2|"G"BAGA "D"D2F2|"G"G6:|

X:123
T:Set 25: Harlequin Air - Tom Tolley's Hornpipe
R:March
M:2/2
L:1/4
K:D
%%text Intro ...
%%stretchstaff 0
f e/d/ c d|e2 e2]
%%stretchstaff 1
%%text Harlequin Air
M:2/2
"D"d A A d|"A"c/d/e/c/ A2|"G"B G "A"G E|"D"F/G/A/F/ D2|
"D"d A A d|"A"c/d/e/c/ A g|"D"f e/d/ c d|"A"e2 e2:|
|:"A"e a a e|"D"f/g/a/f/ d2|"G"B g g B|"A"c/d/e/c/ A2|
"A"A a a g|"D"f/e/d/c/ "G"d G|"D"F d "A"E c|1,2"D"d2 d2:|"(going on)" d2-d/ c/|
%
%%text Tom Tolley's Hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
Bc|"G"dc BA Ggfg|"C"e4 "G"d4|"Am"cd cB AB AG|"D"F4 "C"E4|
"D"DE FG A2B2|"C"c3d/e/ "D"d2c2|"G"BAGA "D"D2F2|"G"G6:|
|:d2|"G"g2 bg "C"e2 ag|"D"f4 d4|"G"g2 bg "C"e2 ag|"D"f4 d2ef|
"G"gddd gddd|"G"gdgd gddd|"G"g3f "C"edcB|"Am"ABAG "D"F3E|
"D"DEFG A2B2|"C"c3d/e/ "D"d2c2|"G"BAGA "D"D2F2|"G"G6:|