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With thanks to Henrik Norbeck and abcnotation.com for the dots.

(From the John Chambers ABC collection.)

Fanny Power! Nice. Subtle.

Thanks to Brendan McGlinchey, who wrote it, and to kiwi on the session.org who notated it 13 years ago. Sorry about the toolbar at the foot. It makes it look like the whole thing is propped up by a bunch of tools.

(Composed by Peter MacLeod. I think the second pair of notes in each rising A arpeggio should be Scotch snaps...)

Peter Duggan wrote:I think the second pair of notes in each rising A arpeggio should be Scotch snaps...

In Bar 1 as well? Or just the pattern as in Bar 2?

Just the whole-octave patterns like bars 2, 6 etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcHwsjWfhXE

Maybe to be followed by some version or other of the well-known song:

Tunborough wrote:

Also known in some circles as "Montezuma's Revenge".

Sorry for the sideswipe, and carry on with the entertainments. I do appreciate artful dodging, a sport worthy of better popularity.

Couldn't decide which version to use, so simply suggest...

The Rights of Man

Or maybe this one (second tune down) because the old MS makes a nice change from the ubiquitous ABCs:

The Trip to London:



Thanks to Stockton's Wing and to JerryH on the session.org for the transcription.

benhall.1 wrote:The Trip to London

Haven't you got the 'London' tunes in the wrong order?

Peter Duggan wrote:

benhall.1 wrote:The Trip to London

Haven't you got the 'London' tunes in the wrong order?

Not necessarily. One of them may yet be to come ...

... I can't decided whether to play it as a jig or a march though ...