The tunes here are now Quicktime Sound movies, directly exported from BarFly, as these are much faster to download and give better quality than audio files. All the tunes here are from the Read Me file which comes with the program.
If you need the Quicktime plugin, you can get it here.
X:1 T:Flogging Reel, The R:reel H:Originates from a Scottish reel called "The Flagon Reel" D:Chieftains: Live. Oisin: Over the Moor to Maggie. D:Mary Bergin: Feadoga Stain 2. N:from Henrik Norbeck's excellent collection Z:id:hn-reel-1 Q:350 M:C| K:G BG~G2 BGdG|BG~G2 Bdgd|BG~G2 BdcB|1 ADFG ABcA :|2 AGFG ABcA|| ~g3d BGBd|~g2eg faaf|g2gd BddB|ADFG ABcA| ~g3d BGBd|~g2eg fa~a2|bgaf gedB|AGFG ABcA|| Bdgd Bdgd|Bdgd BG~G2|Ac=fc Acfc|Ac=fc BG~G2| Bdgd Bdgd|Bdef ~g3a|bgaf gedB|AGFG ABcA||
The tilde symbol ~ in abc means "play a suitable ornament". In an Irish reel it's a roll that is called for, but there are lots of different ways of playing a roll, depending on the instrument and the region. BarFly uses a system of macros to define exactly what gets played - you can write them yourself or use the ones provided. In the sound file below I've used a macro written by Bernie Stocks, which gives a fiddle roll in Co. Clare style.
X:9 T:St Louis Tickle C: I dont know who wrote it R:Piano rag arranged for guitar H:I believe it was written for the St Louis World's Fair of ca. 1916. Guitar arrangement by Happy Traum, but this is transcribed from my own playing, and since I have played it for many years it may have been a little 'folk processed'. M:12/8 Q:300 K:C -8va P:A [B3G,3] [c3A,3] [d3B,3] |:\ [c3C3] [(g3(e3(G,3] [(^f3) (^d3)(A,3)] [=f3)=d3)B,3)] | [(e2C2]^d[e3)E3][c3-G,3][c3E3] | [(d2F,2]c[A3)F3] [(d2^F,2]c[A3)F3] | [(e2C2]^d [e3)E3][c3-G,3][c3E3] | [(d2F,2]c[A3)F3] [(d2^F,2]c[A3)F3] | [(e2C2]^d[e3)E3] [g3-^c3-A3-A,3][g3c3A3E3]| [1 [(d2^F,2]^d[e2)D2](=d[^d2F,2]e)[(=d2D2]^d) | [(e2E2]c[A3)D3] [g3-B3-G,3][g3B3B,3] :| [2 [(e2^F,2]c[d3)A3] [(e2G,2]^d[=d3)A,3] | [c4G4E4C4] z4-z |] P:B E,3 |: F,3[(f3F3][(e3)F,3][d3)F3] | [(c2F,2]B[c3)F3][(d2F,2]c[A3)F3] | F,3[(f3F3][(e3)F,3][d3)F3] | [(c2F,2]B[c3)F3][(d2F,2]c[A3)F3] | [1 G,3[(g3c3^A3E3][(^f3)c3A3G,3][=f3)c3A3E3] | [(e2C2]^d[e3)E3][g3-^c3-A,3][g3c3E3] | [(d2^F,2]^d[e2)D2](=d[^d2F,2]e)[(=d2E2]^d) | [(=e2^F,2]c[A3)D3] [g3-G,3] [g3E,3] :| [2 [(d2^G,2]B[d3)F3][(f2^G,2]e[d3)F3] | [(c2F,2]B[c3)F3] [(d2^F,2]c[A3)F3] | [(a2G,2]f[g3)G3] [(a2G,2]^g[=g3)G3] | [f6c6A6F,6] F,3 ^F,3 |] P:C G,3[(b3f3D3][(^a3)f3G,3][=a3)f3D3] | [^g2f2G,2][gf]D3 [=g3-f3-G,3] [g3f3B,3] | C3 [c'3g3c3][b3C3]c3 | [(a2C2]ec3) [g3-C3][g3c3] |[1 [(g2G,2]d[e3)D3] [(f2G,2]e[d3)D3] | [(g2A,2]c[d3)E3] [(e2E,2]d[c3)E3] | [(d2^F,2]^c[d3)D3] [(e2^F,2]f[^f3)D3] | [g3-B3-G,3] [g3B3D3] [f3-B3-G,3] [f3B3D3] :|[2 [(c2^F,2]A[c3)^D3][(^d2F,2]=d[c3)D3] | [(e2C2]^d[e3)E3] [(g2A,2]e[^c3)E3] | [(e2^F,2]c[d3)D3] [(e2G,2]^d[=d3)D3] | [c6G6C6] z3 |] P:Coda E,3 | [(A3F,3][c3)F3] [d3-^F,3][d3F3] | [(e2C2]^d[e3)E3] [g3-A,3][g3A3] | (g2ag2^d e2cA2G) | (e2^d=d3) [c6G6C6] |]
(Only part A pictured)
BarFly can handle very complex single-voice abc. Guitar music with lots of chords is probably better written in two or more voices, but BarFly doesn't yet do multiple voices. The '-8va' in the K: field signifies that (as with all guitar music) this should be played an octave lower than written; in the music the little "8" below the clef means the same thing.
X:10
T:Coventry Carol
C:Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors 1591
M:4/4
Q:1/8=175
%%Bfly 1 250 4 3 255 255 128 0 750 500 8 0 183 74 \
1 0 5 3 1 8 0 90 132 -321 31 24 110 24 2 512 5 1 0
K:GDor tenor
P:Chorus
[G4D4G,4][G2D2G,2][^F2D2D,2] |\
M:3/4
[G4=B,4G,,4][B2D2G,2] | [A3F3F,3] [AFF,] [G-C A,-][GDA,]|\
[^F6D6D,6] | [G2D2G,2] [A2F2F,2] [B2D2G,2] |\
M:2/4
L:1/8
[c2_E2C,2] [A-DD,-][ACD,] |
W:Lully, Lul- la, thou litt- le tiny child,\
by by lul- ly lul-
M:3/4
[G4=B,4G,,4] [d2F2B,,2] | [c3F3F,3] [cFF,] [B2D2G,2] | [A6D6D,6] |\
[G2D2G,2] [^F2D2D,2] [G2B,2G,2] |\
M:2/4
L:1/8
[c2_E2C,2] [A2D2D,2] |\
M:3/4
[=B6D6G,6] |
W:-lay,thou little tiny child, By by lul-\
ly lul- lay
P:Verse
M:4/4
[G4D4G,4][G2D2G,2][^F2D2D,2] |\
M:3/4
[G4D4G,,4][B2D2G,2] | [A4F4F,4] [G-B,_E,-][GCE,]|\
[^F6D6D,6] | [G2D2G,2] [A2F2F,2] [B2D2G,2] |\
M:2/4
L:1/8
[c2_E2C,2] [A-DD,-] [ACD,] |\
M:3/4
[G4=B,4G,,4] [d2F2B,,2] |
W:O sis-ters too,How may we do For to pre-\
serve this day This
[c4F4F,4][B2D2G,2] | [A4D4D,4][B2D2G,2] | [A4F4F,4][G-B,_E,-][GCE,] | [F6G6D,6]|\
[G2B,2G,2] [^F2D2D,2] [G2B,2G,2] |\
M:2/4
L:1/8
[c2_E2C,2] [A2D2D,2] |\
M:3/4
[=B6D6G,,6] |
W:pooryoungling, forwhom we do sing By by lul- \
ly lul- lay.
Another example of single-voice polyphony. Again, this should really be written in three parts on two or three staves. To avoid having lots of leger lines I've used a tenor clef. The words here use the original W: (unaligned) word field, with the words themselves spaced out to match the notes. This would probably not work correctly in another program which used a different font and size for the words. The aligned words (w:) extension as used in the next example is better from this point of view. The double line of numbers starting with "%%Bfly" is a metacomment which contains all the program's current settings. You don't have to type it in, just tell the program to record everything for you, and the next time you look at this tune it will display and play with all the settings you chose previously.
X:12
T:The Green Linnet
M:none
Q:1/4=100
%%Bfly 1 200 3 3 255 255 128 0 900 600 6 0 183 74 \
1 0 5 3 1 8 1 90 132 -321 31 24 110 24 2 512 5 0 0
K:AMix
(A/B/) c | d3 e f2{gfe} d e4 |
w:Cu-*ri- o- si-ty___ had led
w:Where*an em-* press___ he saw,
dc A3/ cef g2{agfg} a3{bag} |
w:a* young nat-ive of E-____ rin___
w:and the robe that she was wea-____ring___
ed c3 A (cd) B3{cB} A G2 A A4 :|
w:for to view the long* banks___ of the Rhine.
w:all* O-ver with* dia-___monds did shine.
ef | ga3 ef2{gf} e3 | e (ea)gb a4 |
w:No* god-dess in splen__dour could ev_er be seen
c d3/efg e4{fed} c2 | B2{cBA} G3A yA4 |
w:to eq_ual this fair___ maid, so___ mild and serene
(A/B/)c | d3 ef2{gfe} d e4 |
w:In* soft mur-mer-ing____ tones
dc A3/cef g2{agfg} a3{bag} |
w:Oh my lin-*net so green________
edc3 Acd B3{cB} AG2 A A4 ||
w:Sweet* Bon-ey shall I neer___ see no more.
An example of sean nos. Note that the M: field says "none", and the words use the aligned (w:) field. A drawback here is that BarFly uses a fixed spacing between the symbols, which makes the grace note beams look spidery. At some point in the future I'll do a proportionally-spaced version. In this music, the grace notes take their time from the previous note rather than the following one (an option in the program).
X:13
T:Atholl Brose
R:Strathspey
M:4/4
K:Hp
{gcd}c<{e}A {gAGAG}A2 {gef}e>A {gAGAG}Ad|\
{gcd}c<{e}A {gAGAG}A>e {ag}a>f {gef}e>d|
{gcd}c<{e}A {gAGAG}A2 {gef}e>A {gAGAG}Ad|\
{g}c/d/e {g}G3/{d}B/ {gf}gG {dc}d>B:|
{g}c<e {gf}g>e {ag}a>e {gf}g>e|\
{g}c<e {gf}g>e {ag}a2 {GdG}a>d|
{g}c<e {gf}g>e {ag}a>e {gf}g>f|\
{gef}e>d {gf}g>d {gBd}B/{e}G3/ {dc}d>B|
{g}c<e {gf}g>e {ag}a>e {gf}g>e|\
{g}c<e {gf}g>e {ag}a2 {GdG}ad|
{g}c/{GdG}e3/ {gf}ga {f}g>e {g}f>d|\
{g}e/f/g {Gdc}d>c {gBd}B/{e}G3/ {dc}d2||
This example is Chris Walshaw's transcription. BarFly plays highland pipe music quite realistically, with drones and the correct chanter intonation. (Please note that if you have Quicktime 5 this will play horribly out of tune. It's a bug in the newest Quicktime which I hope Apple will fix soon.)
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