Transposing ABC

[PJ]

Is there a quick fix for transposing tunes in ABC from, say, the key of D to the key of G ?

I'm trying to learn a tune on the pipes. It's in D but it goes down to the G below middle C. I have to bring it up to G to be able to play it on the pipes.

Any suggestions?

[bobkeenan]

Is there a quick fix for transposing tunes in ABC from, say, the key of D to the key of G ?

I'm trying to learn a tune on the pipes. It's in D but it goes down to the G below middle C. I have to bring it up to G to be able to play it on the pipes.

Any suggestions?

On a mac i use easyabc. Sometimes i will use easy abc to convert it to a midi file and then work with it in sibelius.

[highland-piper]

Melody Assistant, from myriad-online.com will read and write abc format. It transposes and does many other music functions as well.

[megapop]

Here's a software list.

http://abcnotation.com/software

[MTGuru]

There used to be several online sites that did this. Here's one that seems to work; just enter +5 semitones to transpose from D to G.

http://voluntocracy.org/Music/Transpose.html

[rorybbellows]

Play the G above middle C . Come on PJ your're takin the piss

RORY

[MTGuru]

Not necessarily, Rory. Depends on the compass and tessitura of the tune, and whether the melody is plagal or authentic.

A plagal fiddle tune in D that runs, say, between [G,] and [c] and mostly in the 1st octave of that range might work better in G with a range between [D] and [g] without folding the heck out of it, unless it's only a few notes that need to be folded.

Maybe PJ will tell us the mystery tune.

[BigDavy]

Hi MTGuru

A tune in D going down to G sounds like it is a Scottish pipe tune to me.

David

Tiarnan O'Dunnchinn and Ian Burrows - The High Drive

[Pipewort]

Henry Norbergs ABC add on has a transposing tool, amongst other things.

[PJ]

The song is The Meeting of the Waters, lyrics by Thomas Moore, don't know who composed the melody:

X:1
T:The Meeting of the Waters
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:D
A/2G/2| F3/2 E/2 D| D B, A,| A, B, C| D2 E/2F/2| G GF/2-E/2| F D F|\
A F D| E2 E/2F/2| G GF/2-E/2| E F D| A F D| E2 D/2E/2| F3/2 E/2 D|\
D B, A,| A, B, D| G2 A/2G/2| F E E| D B, A,| A, B, D| D2||

[Pipewort]

Any good to you

T:The Meeting of the Waters
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:G
d/c/| B3/2 A/ G| G E D| D E F| G2 A/B/| c cB/-A/| B G B|\
d B G| A2 A/B/| c cB/-A/| A B G| d B G| A2 G/A/| B3/2 A/ G|\
G E D| D E G| c2 d/c/| B A A| G E D| D E G| G2||


Pwrt

[BigDavy]

From abcnotation.com
X:1442
T:Old Head of Dennis (air 6/8) % cgi<bb
B:CGI.046
N:"slow and with expression". This is Thomas Moore's
"Meeting of the Waters"
L:1/8
M:6/8
Q:100
K:G % source key F
d/c/|B>AG GED|DEG G2A/B/|ccB/A/ ABG|dBG A2A/B/|
ccB/A/ ABG/B/|e/d/c/B/A/G/ HA2G/A/|B>AG GED|
DEG Hc2 d/c/|B>AG GED|DEG G3 |]
P:source version, lowered an octave
K:F
c/B/|A>GF FDC|CDF F2G/A/|BBA/G/ GAF|cAF G2G/A/|
BBA/G/ GAF/A/|d/c/B/A/G/F/ HG2F/G/|A>GF FDC|
CDF HB2 c/B/|A>GF FDC|CDF F3 |]

David