The Gold Ring
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X:407
T:Gold Ring, The
R:jig
H:See also #104, and "The Limerick Tinker", #294, #301
H:Another tune by the same name is #261.
H:Derived from the march "Faire! Faire! ar Aghaidh! ar Aghaidh!"
H:(Watch! Watch! Forward! Forward!), which is in Bunting's collection.
D:Tommy Keane: The Piper's Chair
Z:id:hn-jig-158
M:6/8
K:G
d | cAG GFG | cAF G2d | cAG GFG | cAG F2d |
cAG GFG | cAF G2E | FAd fed | cAF G2 :|
|: d | cAd cAd | cAF G2d | cAd cAd | cAG F2d |
cAd cAd | cAF G2E | FAd fed |1 cAF G2 :|2 cAF GBd ||
|: ~g3 gdc | BGG GBd | ~f3 fcB | AFF F2d |
~g3 gdc | BGG GBd | fag fed | cAF GBd :|
|: gdd fdd | gdd fdd | gdd fdd | cAF GB/c/d |
gdd fdd | gdd fdd | fag fed |1 cAF GBd :|2 cAF G2A ||
B2G A2G | d2G G2A | B2G A2G | cAG FGA |
BAG AGF | GFD FGA | fag fed | cAF G2A |
B2G A2G | d2G G2A | B2G A2G | cAG FED |
~B3 c2A | GFD FGA | fag fed | cAF G2 ||
P:variations
|: d | cAG ~G3 | cAF G2d | cAG GFG | cAG F2d |
cAG ~G3 | cAG A2G | FGA fed | cAF G2 :|
|: d | cAd cAd | cAG G2d | cAd cAd | cAG F2d |
cAd cAd | cAG A2G | FGA fed |1 cAF G2 :|2 cAF GBd ||
|: gdg gdc | BGG Gde | ~f3 fed | cAG FGA |
gag gdc | BGG GBd | f/g/ag fed | cAF GBd :|
|: gdd fdd | gdd fdd | gdd fed | cAF GBd |
gdd fdd | gdd fdd | f/g/ag fed |1 cAF GBd :|2 cAF G2A ||
B2G ABG | d2G G2A | B2G ABG | cAG FGA |
B2G A2F | GFD FGA | f/g/ag fed | cAF G2A |
B2G A2G | d2G G2A | B2G A2G | cAG FED |
~B3 cBA | GFD FGA | f/g/ag fed | cAF G2 ||
About this tune
The Gold Ring is a ten-part jig in G major, written in 6/8 time. The tune contains about 104 bars and spans from D3 to A4. See also #104, and "The Limerick Tinker", #294, #301 Another tune by the same name is #261. Derived from the march "Faire! Faire! ar Aghaidh! ar Aghaidh!" (Watch! Watch! Forward! Forward!), which is in Bunting's collection.
ABC notation for The Gold Ring
d | cAG GFG | cAF G2d | cAG GFG | cAG F2d | cAG GFG | cAF G2E | FAd fed | cAF G2 :| |: d | cAd cAd | cAF G2d | cAd cAd | cAG F2d | cAd cAd | cAF G2E | FAd fed |1 cAF G2 :| 2 cAF GBd || |: ~g3 gdc | BGG GBd | ~f3 fcB | AFF F2d | ~g3 gdc | BGG GBd | fag fed | cAF GBd :| |: gdd fdd | gdd fdd | gdd fdd | cAF GB/c/d | gdd fdd | gdd fdd | fag fed |1 cAF GBd :| 2 cAF G2A || B2G A2G | d2G G2A | B2G A2G | cAG FGA | BAG AGF | GFD FGA | fag fed | cAF G2A | B2G A2G | d2G G2A | B2G A2G | cAG FED | ~B3 c2A | GFD FGA | fag fed | cAF G2 || P:variations |: d | cAG ~G3 | cAF G2d | cAG GFG | cAG F2d | cAG ~G3 | cAG A2G | FGA fed | cAF G2 :| |: d | cAd cAd | cAG G2d | cAd cAd | cAG F2d | cAd cAd | cAG A2G | FGA fed |1 cAF G2 :| 2 cAF GBd || |: gdg gdc | BGG Gde | ~f3 fed | cAG FGA | gag gdc | BGG GBd | f/g/ag fed | cAF GBd :| |: gdd fdd | gdd fdd | gdd fed | cAF GBd | gdd fdd | gdd fdd | f/g/ag fed |1 cAF GBd :| 2 cAF G2A || B2G ABG | d2G G2A | B2G ABG | cAG FGA | B2G A2F | GFD FGA | f/g/ag fed | cAF G2A | B2G A2G | d2G G2A | B2G A2G | cAG FED | ~B3 cBA | GFD FGA | f/g/ag fed | cAF G2 ||