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% Example tunes for abc2midi.
% Illustrating various aspects of the abc notation language
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% A French tune using an in-body key change
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X: 1
T:Horses Branle
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=127
C:Trad
K:G
P:A
|: G>A BB cBAc|BAGF E2D2|G>A BB cBAc|BGAF G2 G2
P:B
:: d c/2B/2 AB c B/2A/2 GB|AGFG A>B A2|\
d c/2B/2 AB c B/2A/2 GB|AGGF G2 G2 ::
P:C
K:F
B/2A/2 G B/2A/2 G FG A2|DEFG ABAG | \
B/2A/2 G B/2A/2 G FG A2|DEFG GF G2 :|
% A hornpipe using triplets, accidentals and broken rhythm
%
X: 2
T:Trumpet Hornpipe
T:Captain Pugwash Theme
C: Trad
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=140
R:hornpipe
K:G
|: (3GGG G2 (3GGG G>d|B>GB>d g>dB>G|\
(3DDD D2 (3DDD D>A|F>DF>A c>AF>A|
(3GGG G2 (3GGG G>d|B>G B>d g2 g2|\
f>ag>f e>gf>e |1 d>^cd>e d>=cB>A :|2 d>^cd>e d2 B>=c |:
(3ddd d2 (3ddd d2|e>fg>f e>dc>B|\
c>de>d c>BA>G|F>GA>G F>DE>F|
(3GGG G2 (3=FFF F2|(3EEE E2 (3^DDD D2| \
=D>gf>e d>cB>A|1 G2B2G2 B>c :|2 G2B2G4 ||
% Using ties to create non-standard length notes.
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X:3
T:Smash the Windows
T:Roaring Jelly
S:One Thousand English Country Dance Tunes, Michael Raven
C:Trad
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/8=400
K:D
|:A|DED F2A|d2f ecA|G2B F2A|E2F GFE|DED F2A|d2f ecA|Bgf edc|d3-d2:|
a|a2f d2f|A2a agf|g2e c2e|A2g gfe|f2d g2e|a2f bag|fed edc|d3-d2a|
agf fed|Adf agf|gfe ecA|Ace gfe|fed gfe|agf bag|fed edc|d3-d2z||
% Four-part arrangement using V: for multiple voices
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X: 4
T: Candlemas Eve
S: Hymn 126 Arr. R. Herrick from an old church-gallery book
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/8=400
N:from an old church-gallery book
H:The old church-gallery book was discovered by the Rev. L.J.T. Darwall.
H:The source has a 4-part harmony.
O:English
R:Reel
K:G
V: 1
% soprano
D2 |\
G2 G2 B2 G2 | E2 F2 G2 Bd | c2 B2 A2 G2 | A6 Bc |
d2 B2 G2 AB | c2 A2 F2 GA | B2 G2 E2 F2 | G6 Bc |
d2 d2 d2 B2 | e2 c2 A2 Bd | c2 B2 A2 G2 | d6 B2 |
e2 d2 c2 B2 | A2 G2 F2 GA | B2 G2 E2 F2 | G6 z2 ||
V: 2
% alto
D2 |\
D2 C2 B,2 D2 | C2 C2 D2 D2 | G2 G2 E2 E2 | F6 G2 |
G2 F2 E2 D2 | C2 E2 D2 E2 | D2 D2 C2 C2 | D6 G2 |
G2 G2 G2 G2 | G2 G2 F2 D2 | G2 G2 E2 G2 | F6 D2 |
C2 D2 EF G2 | E2 E2 D2 E2 | D2 B,2 C2 D2 | D6 z2 ||
V: 3
% tenor
D,2 |\
G,2 G,2 G,2 G,2 | G,2 A,2 B,2 B,2 | E2 D2 C2 B,2 | D6 D2 |
D2 D2 B,2 G,2 | E,2 A,2 A,2 C2 | G,2 G,2 G,2 A,2 | B,6 DC |
B,2 D2 B,2 D2 | C2 E2 D2 B,2 | C2 D2 C2 G,2 | A,6 G,2 |
G,2 G,2 C2 D2 | CD CB, A,2 C2 | G,2 G,2 A,2 A,2 | B,6 z2 ||
V: 4
% bass up one octave
D2 |\
B,2 A,2 G,2 B,2 | C2 A,2 G,2 G2 | E2 G2 A2 E2 | D6 GA |
B,2 D2 E2 E2 | A,2 C2 D2 C2 | B,2 A,B, C2 A,2 | G,6 G,2 |
G2 B2 G2 G2 | c2 C2 D2 G2 | E2 G2 C2 E2 | D6 G2 |
C2 B,2 A,2 G,2 | A,2 C2 D2 C2 | B,2 E2 A,2 D2 | G,6 z2 ||
% Using the w: field and part notation to create a karaoke file.
% There are a lot more verses to this song than the 3 shown here.
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X: 5
T: Oh You New York Girls
C:Trad
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q:1/4=200
P:(AB)3
K:C % 0 sharps
%%MIDI gchord fz
%%MIDI chordvol 90
P:A
g2|e2g2g3g|f2a2a3a|g2g2f2g2|e6
w:As I walked out on So-uth Street, a fair maid I did meet
w:I said, "My dear young la-dy, I'm a stran-ger here in town
w:I took her out to Tiff-an-y's, I spared her no ex-pense
g2|c'3c'c'2g2|b2 a2a3a|g3 gf2d2|c4
w:Who asked me please to see her home, she lived on Blee-cker Street
w:I left my ship just yes-ter-day, from Liver-pool I was bound."
w:I bought her two gold ea-r-rings, they cost me fif-teen cents.
P:B
e2f2|g6e2|f2 a6|b4 a4|a2g4 z2|
w:And a-way, you John-ny, my dear hon-ey
c'6b2|b2a2 a4|g3g f2B2|d2c4
w:Oh you New York girls, can you dance the pol-ka?
% Using "guitar chords" to generate an accompaniment.
% Also uses R:hornpipe to generate broken rhythm.
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X:6
T:The Friendly Visit
R:hornpipe
S:Nottingham Music Database
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=200
K:G
|: BA|\
"G"(3GFG DG BGBd|"C"(3cBc AB "D7"cdef|"G"g2df "C"ecAG|"Am"FGAB "D7"cAFD|
"G"(3GFG DG BGBd|"C"(3cBc AB "D7"cdef|"G"gdBG "D7"FAdc|"G"B2G2 G2::
(3GBd|\
"G"g2dB GBdg|"Am"e2cA FGAg|"D"f2ed "A7"^cdeg|"D7"(3fgf (3efe dcBA|
"G"(3GFG DG BGBd|"C"(3cBc AB "D7"cdef|"G"gdBG "D7"FAdc|"G"B2G2 G2:|z2||
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