The Blackbird
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X:1924
T:Blackbird, The
R:set dance
H:See also #6, and slow air#16
D:Bothy Band: Out of the Wind, into the Sun
Z:id:hn-setdance-8
M:C|
K:Dmix
dc|:B2Bd c2Bc|AGFG ABcA|d^cde d=cAF|GAGF D2DE|FEFG A2 (3gfe|
d2de dcAF|1 [M:3/2] GAGF D2 (3DDD D2dc:|2 [M:3/2] GAGF D2 (3DDD D2de||
|: [M:C|] fede fdgd|abag fgaf|g2gf gbaf|gagf d^cde|
fede fdgd|abag fgaf| [M:3/2] gagf d2d^c defg|
[M:C|] a2ag fgaf|g2ge f2fe|dcAG ABcd|efge a2z2|A2AB AGFD|
c2 (3edc dcAF|1 [M:3/2] GAGF D2 (3DDD D2de:|2 [M:3/2] GAGF D2 (3DDD D2||
P:variations
dc|: [M:C|] BGBd cABG|ABAG AB (3cBA|~d3e dcAF|GBAF D2DE|(3FED FG A2fe|
d2d^c d=cAF|1 [M:3/2] GBAF D2CE D2dc:| [M:3/2] GBAF D2CE D2de||
|: [M:C|] fede (3faf (3gag|abag fg (3agf|g2gf gbag|fgfe d^cde|
fede f2g2|~a3g fg (3agf| [M:3/2] gagf d2 (3ed^c defg|
[M:C|] abag fgaf|gage effe|dcAB cBcd|efgb a2z2|ABAG FGAB|
cBce dcAF|1 [M:3/2] GBAF D2CE D2de:|2 [M:3/2] GBAF D2CE D2||
About this tune
The Blackbird is a four-part Set Dance in D Mixolydian, written in C| time. The tune contains about 53 bars and spans from C3 to B4. See also #6, and slow air#16
ABC notation for The Blackbird
dc |: B2Bd c2Bc | AGFG ABcA | d^cde d=cAF | GAGF D2DE | FEFG A2 (3gfe | d2de dcAF |1 [M:3/2] GAGF D2 (3DDD D2dc :| 2 [M:3/2] GAGF D2 (3DDD D2de || |: [M:C|] fede fdgd | abag fgaf | g2gf gbaf | gagf d^cde | fede fdgd | abag fgaf | [M:3/2] gagf d2d^c defg | [M:C|] a2ag fgaf | g2ge f2fe | dcAG ABcd | efge a2z2 | A2AB AGFD | c2 (3edc dcAF |1 [M:3/2] GAGF D2 (3DDD D2de :| 2 [M:3/2] GAGF D2 (3DDD D2 || P:variations dc |: [M:C|] BGBd cABG | ABAG AB (3cBA | ~d3e dcAF | GBAF D2DE | (3FED FG A2fe | d2d^c d=cAF |1 [M:3/2] GBAF D2CE D2dc :| [M:3/2] GBAF D2CE D2de || |: [M:C|] fede (3faf (3gag | abag fg (3agf | g2gf gbag | fgfe d^cde | fede f2g2 | ~a3g fg (3agf | [M:3/2] gagf d2 (3ed^c defg | [M:C|] abag fgaf | gage effe | dcAB cBcd | efgb a2z2 | ABAG FGAB | cBce dcAF |1 [M:3/2] GBAF D2CE D2de :| 2 [M:3/2] GBAF D2CE D2 ||