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% Example tunes for abc2midi.
% Illustrating various aspects of the abc notation language
%
%
% A French tune using an in-body key change
%
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.
%
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
%
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.
%
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.
%
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||
% Using drone commands for bagpipe music
X: 7
T:The First Slip "Arranged by Terry Tully"
M:C
L:1/8
Q:80
C:Traditional Irish
S:Reel
Z: The Brussels Caledonian Corneymusers Pipe Band
Z: http://membres.lycos.fr/corneymusers/Tunes.html
K:HP
%%MIDI program 109
%%MIDI drone 70 45 33 90 90
%%MIDI droneon
|: {g}eA{gAGAG}A2{gef}e2{g}dB|
{g}eA{gAGAG}A2{g}GB{gBeBG}B2|
{g}eA{gAGAG}A2{gef}e2{g}fa| !
ge{gde}dB{G}ABcd:| |:
{g}ea{g}ag{ef}e2{A}ef|
{g}dB{gBeBG}B2{g}GB{gBeBG}B2| !
{g}ea{g}ag{ef}e2{A}ef|
{a}ge{gde}dB{G}ABcd:|
%%MIDI droneoff
% Using extended gchord codes for playing arpeggios
X: 8
T:Roddy McCawley
% Nottingham Music Database
S:Saen Smith, via PR
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:G
%%MIDI program 73
%%MIDI chordprog 0
%%MIDI bassprog 1
%%MIDI gchord ghhi
GA |B2 AB|D2 GA|"G"B3/2c/2 BA|G2 D2|"C"E2 G2|G2 A2|"G"G4-|
B2 Bc|"G"d2 d2|d2 Bd|"C"e2 e2|"G"d2 BA|"Em"G2 E2|"Am"c2 B2|"D"A4-|
A2 Bc|"G"d2 d2|d2 Bd|"C"e2 e2|"G"d2 BA|"Em"G2 E2|"Am"c2 B2|"D"A4-|A2 GA|
"G"B2 AB|D2 GA|"G"B3/2c/2 BA|G2 D2|"C"E2 G2|G2 A2|"G"G4-|G4||
% uses microtones
X:9
T:Daramad of Shur
L:1/8
% adapted from http://anamnese.online.fr/iran/persianm.abc
% see http://anamnese.online.fr/iran/persian_music.html for more info
Q:1/4=135
M:4/4
K:C
%%MIDI program 111
d _/e g f _/e d c _B A G A d2 {c}_B2 {A}G2 |
G A c _B A G F _/E D _/E F G A c {_B} A2 {G} F4 |
FFF A2 G2 {F} _/E_/E_/E G2 F2 {_/E} DDDF2 _/E2|
%using the %%MIDI trim command to distinguish slurs
X:10
T:Heights of Alma
% Nottingham Music Database
S:KCC p3, via EF
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:A
%%MIDI trim 1/5
%%MIDI program 74
%%MIDI beat 89 79 69 4
%%MIDI chordprog 45
%%MIDI bassprog 45
%%MIDI chordvol 77
%%MIDI bassvol 73
P:A
(e/2d/2)|"A"cA AE|"A"(A/2B/2c/2d/2) e2|"A"(f/2e/2d/2c/2) eA|\
"G"(d/2=c/2B/2A/2) =Ge/2d/2|
"A"cA AE|"A"A/2B/2c/2d/2 e2|"A"(f/2e/2d/2c/2) "E7"(e/2f/2e/2d/2)|"A"cA A:|
P:B
c/2d/2|"A"ea ca|"A"e/2f/2e/2c/2 AB/2=c/2|"G"d=g Bg|"G"d/2e/2d/2B/2 =Gc/2d/2|
"A"ea ca|"A"e/2f/2e/2c/2 AB/2c/2|"E7"(d/2c/2B/2A/2) (G/2B/2e/2d/2)|"A"cA A:|
X:11
T:Linear Temperament
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:1/4=35
% %MIDI temperamentlinear 1200.0 694.736842 % 19-EDO
% %MIDI temperamentlinear 1200.0 709.090909 % 22-EDO
% %MIDI temperamentlinear 1200.0 696.774194 % 31-EDO
% %MIDI temperamentlinear 1200.0 698.0 % fifth=698 cents
% %MIDI temperamentlinear 1200.0 696.57843 % 1/4-comma meantone
%%MIDI temperamentlinear 1200.0 701.955001 % Pythagorean
% %MIDI temperamentnormal % 12-EDO
K:C
V:1
%%MIDI program 16
c2 B2 | c3/z/ ^A2 |
V:2
%%MIDI program 16
G2 G2 | G3/z/ G2 |
V:3
%%MIDI program 16
(3E_E^D (3=DF_F | =E3/z/ E2 |
V:4
%%MIDI program 16
C2 G,2 | C3/z/ C2 |
X: 12
T:Cuckoo's Nest
% Nottingham Music Database
% drum line added by Seymour
S:Song
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
Q:1/4=144
K:Dm
V:1
"Dm"D2DE DCA,C|"Dm"DCDE F2"C7"FA|"F"c2cd A2GF|"C"ECCC C2"A7"FE|
"Dm"D2DE DCA,C|"Dm"DCDE F2"C7"FG|"F"ABcA "A7"GFEF|"Dm"E2"Gm"D2 "Dm"D2||
V:2
%%MIDI channel 10
%%MIDI chordattack 50
[^F,,E,,]/[^F,,E,,]/[D,,^F,,]/[D,,^F,,]/ ^F,,F,, z4|^F,,E,,E,,^F,,z4|\
[^F,,E,,]/[^F,,E,,]/[D,,^F,,]/[D,,^F,,]/ ^F,,F,, z4|D,,D,,D,,^F,,z4|
[^F,,E,,]/[^F,,E,,]/[D,,^F,,]/[D,,^F,,]/ ^F,,F,, z4|^F,,D,,D,,^F,,z4|\
[^F,,E,,]/[^F,,E,,]/[D,,^F,,]/[D,,^F,,]/ ^F,,E,, z4|E,,^F,,B,,,4|
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