King of the Pipers (Franc A’Phoill)


Key: Dmix

Form: Jig

ABC:*

X: 1
T: King of the Pipers #1 (D mixolydian)
T: Franc A'Phoill
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Double Jig
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from Declan Masterson's album
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=170
K: D mixolydian % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N:
N: A2F B2F | A2G FED  | A2F  B2F | GFG AFD  |
N: A2F B2F | A2G FED  | GAB  cAF | GFG AFD :|
N: dfa afd | ded cAG  | FGA  cAF | GFG AFD  |
N: dfa afa | geg fdf  | e^cA DFA | GFG AFD :|
N: d2e d2A | ded dcA  | d2e  dcA | GFG AFD  |
N: d2e d2A | ded dcA  | GAB  cAF | GFG AFD :|
N: def def | def e^cA | def e^cA | ~G3 AFD  |
N: def def | def e^cA | GAB  cAF | GFG AFD :|
N: Ddd Dcc | DBB AFD  | Ddd  Dcc | GFG AFD  |
N: Ddd Dcc | DBB AFD  | GAB  cAF | GFG AFD :|
N:
N: Last line to finish:
N: Ddd Dcc | DBB AFD  | GAB  cAF | GFG AFD  | D6 |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N:
"D" A2F "G" B2F | "D" A2G     FED  | "D" A2F  "G" B2F | "C" GFG "D" AFD  |
"D" A2F "G" B2F | "D" A2G     FED  | "C" GAB      cAF | "G" GFG "D" AFD :|
"D" dfa     afd | "D" ded "C" cAG  | "D" FGA      cAF | "C" GFG "D" AFD  |
"D" dfa     afa | "C" geg "D" fdf  | "A" e^cA "D" DFA | "G" GFG "D" AFD :|
"D" d2e     d2A | "D" ded     dcA  | "D" d2e      dcA | "C" GFG "D" AFD  |
"D" d2e     d2A | "D" ded     dcA  | "C" GAB      cAF | "G" GFG "D" AFD :|
"D" def     def | "D" def "A" e^cA | "D" def "A" e^cA | "C" ~G3 "D" AFD  |
"D" def     def | "D" def "A" e^cA | "C" GAB      cAF | "G" GFG "D" AFD :|
"D" Ddd "C" Dcc | "G" DBB "D" AFD  | "D" Ddd "C"  Dcc | "G" GFG "D" AFD  |
"D" Ddd "C" Dcc | "G" DBB "D" AFD  | "C" GAB      cAF | "G" GFG "D" AFD :|
N:
P: Last line to finish:
"D" Ddd "C" Dcc | "G" DBB "D" AFD  | "C" GAB      cAF | "G" GFG "D" AFD  | "D" D6 |]

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Source: Traditional

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Region: Ireland (Donegal?)

Notes:  A wonderful 5-part jig.  We play it AABBCCDDEE.
* This ABC is slightly different from our version but is as close as I could find.

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