Tune List

This is a personal store of traditional tunes I’ve learned, intended as a way to quickly reference them. There is a lot of overlap with places like The Session, but also more unique tunes that I’ve come across. You can use the panels below to filter which tunes to show in the table, and clicking on a tune will display the sheet music. This is built with DataTables and ABCjs.

Title	Type	Time	Time Unit	Key	Composer	Source	ABC
Night Ride to Armagh	Reel	4/4	1/8	Em	Brian Finnegan	"The Ravishing Genius of Bones" by Brian Finnegan	\|:E2 GE AB z A-\|AGED E3 F\|GE ~E2 AGED\|B2 B2 AGED\|\nE2 GE AB z A-\|AGED E3 F\|GE ~E2 AGED\|1 E6 GF:\|2 E6 ed\|\|\nBE ~E2 BEE d-\|d eBEE dd^c\|AE ~E2 AB^ce-\|edBA d2 d^c\|\nBE ~E2 BEE d-\|d eBEE d2 d-\|dBAF B2 AF\|1 E2 DF E2 ed:\|2 E2 DF E2 GF \|]\n
Emmett's Hedgehog	Jig	6/8	1/8	Am	Niall Vallely	"Sé" by Lúnasa	\|:A2e edB\|~A3 AGE\|A2A- AGE\|G2G DEG\|\nA2e edB\|~A3 AGE\|G2G DEG\|1 BAG BAG:\|2 BAG ABd\|\|\n\|:e2a ged\|c2B- BAG\|~B3 BAG\|g2f edB\|\nA2a ged\|c2B- BAG\|Bge dBG\|1 EFG ABd:\|2 EFG A3\|] \n
Arthur Darley's Swedish	Jig	6/8	1/8	D	Arthur Darley	Craig Harrison	e\|:fgf edc\|d2A BAG\|FED EDC\|DA,B, CDE\|\nDdd Aee\|Aff Agg\|fed edc\|1 d3 d2e:\|2 d3 d=c_B\|\|\n\|:A2=f fef\|A2=f fef\|A=ff Agg\|Aaa A_bb\|\nA2=f fef\|A2=f feg\| fed edc\|1 d3 d=c_B:\|2 d3 d2\|]
Gathering, The	Jig	6/8	1/8	D	Gordon Duncan	"Gordon Duncan's Tunes" book	\|:AAA B2d\|ABd d2f\|eee edf\|edB B2d\|\nAAA B2d\|ABd d2f\|eee Afe\|1 d3 d2 B:\|2 d3 d2 e \|\|\n\|:fef a2e\|fed d2f\|eee edf\|edB B2d\|\n[1 fef a2e\|fed d2f\|eee Afe\|d3 d2e :\|\n[2 AAA B2d\|ABd d2f\|eee Afe\|d6\|] \n
Catherine Kelly's	Slip jig	9/8	1/8	Bm	Trad.	https://thesession.org/tunes/953	\|:B3 BcB BAF\|B2 FA2 F EFA\|B3 BcB BAF\|ABA A2 F EFA:\|\n\|:~d3 c2 A BAF\|d2A BAF EFA\|~d3 c2A BAF\|ABA A2 F EFA:\|\n
Little Old Men of Abriachan, The	Strathspey	4/4	1/8	Am	Donald Riddell	"Fire On" by Blazin' Fiddles	\|:A<A A2 B<d e>c\|d>e g>d B>A G>D\|G>A B>A G>A G>E\|D>E G>A B<A A2:\|\n\|:A<a a>g a<b a2\|g>a b>a g<e e>f\|g>a g/f/e d>e g>f\|e<g G>A B<A A2:\|\n
Kerfunken, The	Jig	6/8	1/8	D	Hammy Hamilton	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfrl99eeEgA	\|:F3 FED\|FGA Bcd\|A2 B BAF\|~E3 EDE\|\nF3 FED\|FGA Bcd\|A2 B BAF\|1 EFE D2 E:\|2 EFE DFA\|\|\n\|:d3 def\|B3 BAB\|d3 def\|fed efe\|\nd3 def\|B3 BAB\|AA/B/2c dAF\|1 EFE DFA:\|2 EFE D2 E\|]\n
Turbo Shandy	Reel	4/4	1/8	Am	Ross Martin	https://thesession.org/tunes/10204	\|:Aeed eA^cd\|eaaf gedg\|Aeed eA^cd\|1 egdB BAGB:\|2 egdB BAAf\|\|\n\|:ge ~e2 a2 af\|ge ~e2 fddf\|ge ~e2 a2 ^cd\|1 egdB BAAf:\|2 egdB BAGB\|]\n
Banish Misfortune	Jig	6/8	1/8	Dmix	Trad.	Matt Wood	\|:fed cAG\|A2d cAG\|F2D DED\|FEF GFG\|\nAGA cAG\|AGA cde\|fed cAG\|Ad^c d3:\|\n\|:f2d d^cd\|f2g agf\|e2c cBc\|e2f gfe\|\nf2g agf\|e2f gfe\|fed cAG\|Ad^c d3:\|\n\|:f2g e2f\|ded c2d\|AAA BAG\|FFF GFD\|\nc3 cAG\|AGA cde\|fed cAG\|Ad^c d3:\|\n
Boys From Ballydowse, The	Jig	6/8	1/8	Bm	David Foley	"Despite the Dark" by Rura	\|:B2f fef\|d2 B BAB\|c2 B BAB\|c2 B ABc\|\nB2f fef\|d2 B BAB\|c2 B ABc\|1 c2 B- Bdc:\|2 c2 B- Bef \|\|\n\|: a2 f- f^ga\|b2 a f2 e\|f2B BAB\|c2f ecA\|\n[1a2 f- f^ga\|b2 a f2 e\|f2B BAB\|c2 B Bef:\|\n[2B2f fef\|d2 B BAB\|c2 B ABc\| cBc efa\|\|\n\|:b2 a- a^gf\|a2 ^g- gfe\|^g2 a fBB\|ABc efa\|\nb2 a- a^gf\|a2 ^g- gfe\|^g2 a fBB\|ABc c2B:\| \n
Connaughtman's Rambles, The	Jig	6/8	1/8	D	Trad.	Craig Harrison	\|:FAA dAA\|BAB dAG\|FAA dfe\|dBB B2A\|\nFAA dAA\|BAA def\|gfe f2e\|1 dBB B2A:\|2 dBB B3\|\|\n\|:fbb faa\|fef d2e\|fbb faa\|fed e2g\|\nfbb faa\|fef def\|gfe f2e\|1 dBB B3:\|2 dBB BAG\|\|\n
Lisnagun, The	Jig	6/8	1/8	A	Brendan Ring	Alison Mackenzie	\|:AFE ~A3\|Bce c3\|Bce cBA\|BAF AFE\|\nAFE ~A3\|Bce c3\|Bce cBA\|1 BAF A3:\|2 BAF ABc\|\|\n\|:e3 cBA\|Bce c2 c\|Bce cBA\|BAF AFE\|\n[1 e3 cBA\|Bce c2 c\|Bce cBA\|BAF ABc:\|\n[2 AFE ~A3\|Bce c3\|Bce cBA\| BAF A3\|] \n
Rait Castle	Jig	6/8	1/8	Bm	Ian Hardie	"Waiting to Fly" by Mike Vass and Ali Vass	\|:B3 cBA\|Bba fed\|cAA FAE-\|EFA cBA\|\nB3 cBA\|Bba fed\|cAA cfe\|cBB B2 A:\|\n\|: Bbb Bae\|fba fed\|cAA FAE-\|EFA cBA\|\n[1 Bbb Bae\|fba fed\|cAA cfe\|cBB B2 A:\|\n[2 B3 cBA\|Bba fed\|cAA cfe\|cBA B3\|] \n
Boys of Ballymote, The	Jig	6/8	1/8	D	Trad.	Robbie Mackenzie	\|:d2 A BAB\|def a2 f\|aba f2 e\|dBB BAB\|\nd2 A BAB\|def a2 f\|aba f2 e\|edd d2 A:\|\n\|:faa faa\|afe f3\|aba f2 e\|dBB BAB\|\nfaa faa\|afe f3\|aba f2 e\|edd d2 A:\|\n
Calliope House	Jig	6/8	1/8	E	Dave Richardson	https://thesession.org/tunes/15	\|:eBB gBB\|fBB gfe\|cff f2e\|fge cec\|\nBcB B2G\|B2c e2f\|1 gbg gfe\|f3 f2g:\|2 gbg fec\|e3 ega\|\|\n\|:b3 gbb\|fbb gbb\|a3 gag\|fge cec\|\nBcB B2G\|B2c e2f\|1 gbg gfe\|f3 fga:\|2 gbg fed\|e3 e2 f\|] \n
Cleveland Park	Jig	6/8	1/8	Dm	Ivan Drever	Jenny Delmonte	\|:A,DE FED\|B,DE FED\|=B,DE FED\|EGE FED\|\nA,DE FED\|B,DE FED\|EGE CDE\|FD^C D3:\|\n\|:DFA dAF\|GAB AFD\|B,CD CDE\|FGF EDC\|\n[1 DFA dAF\|GAB AFD\|B,CD CDE\|FD^C D3:\|\n[2 A,DE FED\|B,DE FED\|EGE CDE\|FD^C D3\|]\n
Battering Ram, The	Jig	6/8	1/8	G	Trad.	https://thesession.org/tunes/382	\|:dBG BAG\|dBG G2B\|dBG AGE\|GFD D2B\|\ndBG BAG\|BdB BAG\|AGA BAB\|GED D2B:\|\n\|:deg ~a3\|bge edB\|deg ~a3\|bge ega\|\nbag age\|ged ege\|dAG AGE\|GED D2B:\|\n\|:B2G A2G\|BGE DED\|BAG AGE\|GED D2B\|\nB2G A2G\|BdB BAG\|AGA BAB\|GED D3:\| \n
Cathal's Magic Fingers	Hornpipe	3/4	1/8	F#m	Gordon Gunn	"Bottlenecks and Arm-breakers" by Session A9	\|:A>F F>A G>E\|A>F F>A B>c\|A>F F>A G>F\|G>E ~E3 B>c\|\nA>F F>A G>E\|A>F F>A B>c\|e>B B>e B>c\|1G>B e>c B>G:\|2G>B e>g f>e\|\|\n\|:f3 f e>c\|B>G B>c e>g\|f3 f e>c\|e>B B>e B>e\|\n[1 f3 g e>c\|f>e f>g b2\|g/f/e f>g e>c\|B>G B>c e>g:\|\n[2 b>g e>g f>e\|f>b e>b f>b\|e>B B>e B>c\|e>c B>G E>G\|]\n
Clueless	Reel	4/4	1/8	Em	Gordon Duncan	"Gordon Duncan's Tunes" book	\|:Beed efge\|f2 df edBA\|Bd ~d2 dBAB\|d2 AB dABd\|\nBeed efge\|f2 df edBA\|Bd ~d2 dBAB\|1 d2 fd e3 d:\|2 d2 fd e3 f\|\|\n\|ge~e2 ae~e2\|geae ge~e2\|fdec dBAB\|d2 fd Adfd\|\nge~e2 ae~e2\|geae ge~e2\|fdec dBAB\|d2 fd e3 f\|\ngeea eege\|eaee ge~e2\|fdec dBAB\|d2 fd Adfd\|\ngeea eege\|eaee ge~e2\|fdec dBAB\|d2 fd e3 d\|] \n
Och Is Duine Truagh Mi	Reel	4/4	1/8	A	Trad.	Alison Mackenzie	\|:AAAB c2 c2 \|cBce f2 e2\|AAAB c2 ce\|f2 ec BBBc:\|\n\|:e2 fe AAAc\|e2 fe c2 Bc\|e2 fe AAAc\|f2 ec BBBc:\| \n
Castle, The	Jig	6/8	1/8	Am	Sean Ryan	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgRaisinsPo	\|:c2A BAG\|AGE DB,G,\|~A,3 EDB,\|DEG AGE\|\ncBA BAG\|AGE DB,G,\|A,2 E EDE\|DB,G, A,2 B:\|\n\|:cBA a3\|bag edB\|GBd ~g3\|GBd cBA\|\n~c3 ~d3\|ede gab\|age dBG\|EFG A2 B:\| \n
Drift, The	Jig	6/8	1/8	D	The East Pointers	"Secret Victory" by The East Pointers	\|:ABB BAF\|ABB BAF\|AFF FED\|AFF FED\|\nE3 E2B,-\|B,2F EDB,\|DEE EFD\|B,2A,- A,3:\|\n\|:A,B,D EDD\|FDD EDD\|B,EE FEE\|B,EE FEE\|\nABB BAF\|ABB BAF\|EEE EFD\|B,2A,- A,3:\| \n
AJ's	Jig	6/8	1/8	E	Ian Lothian	https://thesession.org/tunes/10738	\|:~g3 fef\|gfe cBc\|ecB GFE\|F2E CB,C\|\n~E3 FEc\|Bce gfe\|f2B BcB\|1 bBc def:\|2 bBc deg\|\|\n\|:f2 e- ede\|d2 c- cde\|Bce GFE\|F2E CB,C\|\n~E3 FEc\|Bce gfe\|fge ceB\|1 bBc deg:\|2 bBc def\|] \n
Blow My Chanter	Jig	6/8	1/8	D	Gordon Duncan	"Gordon Duncan's Tunes" book	\|:eAB =c2 e\|g=cc ege\|fdd g2e\|fdd dgf\|\neAB =c2 e\|g=cc ege\|fdd gdd\|a2 d agf:\|\nddd ddd\|a2 d agf\|ecA ABc\|ecA ABc\|\nddd ddd\|a2 d agf\|ecA ABc\|edc dgf:\| \n
Gentle Milkmaid, The	Reel	4/4	1/8	Bm	Trad.	Alison Mackenzie	\|:B2d2 cBBc\|B2d2 feef\|B2d2 cBBd\|cA~A2 fe ef:\|\n\|:d2 fe dBAB\|d2af feef\|d2 fe dBBd\|cA~A2 fe ef:\| \n
Cregg's Pipes	Reel	4/4	1/8	G	Trad.	Graham Mackenzie	\|:B3 B BAGA\|B2 GB AGEG\|1 B3 B BAGB\|A/B/c BG AGEG:\|2 Bded BddB\|A/B/c BG AGEG\|\|\n\|:DG ~G2 DGBG\|DGBG AGEG\|DG ~G2 DGBc\|1 dBAc BGGE:\|2 dBAc BGGB \|\|\n\|:d2 Bd efge\|d2 BG AGEG\|d2 Bd eg ~g2\|1 a2 bg baeg:\|2 a2 bg baed \|]
Och Is Duine Truagh Mi	Reel	4/4	1/8	A	Trad.	Alison Mackenzie	\|:AAAB c2 c2 \|cBce f2 e2\|AAAB c2 ce\|f2 ec BBBc:\|\n\|:e2 fe AAAc\|e2 fe c2 Bc\|e2 fe AAAc\|f2 ec BBBc:\| \n
Con Carthy's	Slide	12/8	1/8	Bm	Trad.	Craig Harrison	\|:B2A Bcd B2A F2A\|~B3 Bcd efe d2c\|B2A Bcd B2A F2G\|A2F DEF E6:\|\n\|:f2e d2c B2A F2A\|f2e def e3 efg\|f2e d2c B2A F2G\|A2F DEF E6:\|]\n
Lauren McKowen's	Reel	4/4	1/8	A	Simon McKerrell	Kerr McDonald	\|:ae ~e2 fecf\|ecBd cA ~A2\|ABcA BABc\|ABce f3e\|\nae ~e2 fecf\|ecBd cA ~A2\|ABcA BABc\|1 ABce a3 e:\|2 ABce a3 f\|\|\n\|:e3 f B3 c\|BABc BA ~A2\|ABcA BABc\|ABce f3a\|\ne3 f B3 c\|BABc BA ~A2\|ABcA BABc\|1 ABce a3 f:\|2 ABce a4\|] \n
Apsley Cottage	Jig	6/8	1/8	F#m	Colin Farrell	Graham Mackenzie	\|:c3 cBc\|ecA Bec\|F3 FEF\|Aec B2A\|\nc3 cBc\|ecA Bec\|F2E F2a\|fec B2A:\|\nF3 FEF\|ABc c2B\|ABA ABc\|B2A BAE\|\nF3 FEF\|ABc c2B\|ABA Aag\|fec B2A\|\nF3 FEF\|ABc c2B\|ABA ABc\|B2A Bce\|\na2 g- gag\|fec fec\|B3 BAB\|cag f2e\|] \n
Price of a Pig, The	Jig	6/8	1/8	Am	Trad.	https://thesession.org/tunes/4114	\|:ede AAA\|BAB G3 \|eee edB\|def gea\|\nede AAA\|BAB G3\|eee ede\|BAA A3:\|\n\|:efg aee\|efg aea\|age edB\|def gea\|\nede AAA\|BAB G3\|eee ede\|BAA A3:\|\n
Hold Up the Sky	Jig	6/8	1/8	F#m	Brian Finnegan	Jamie Quinn	\|:FAB c2B \| ABc- cBA \| B2c e2c \| f2e cBA \|\nFAB c2B \| ABc- cBA \| B2A F2E \|1 F3 F2E :\|2 F3 F2C \|\|\n\|: D2F FEF \| A2F D2C \| B,2F FEF \| B2A F2C \|\n[1 EFF FEC \| EFF FEF \| AFA BAB \| ~c3 c2C :\| \n[2 AEF- FEF \| AEF- FEF \| AFA BAB \| ~c3 c2E \|]
Dog A L'Orange	Reel	4/4	1/8	Bm	Niall Vallely	"Buille 2" by Buille	\|:B2AB defd\|e2de ef~f2\|fB~B2 defd\|e2fe edBA\|\nB2AB defd\|e2de ef~f2\|af~f2 edef\|deed edBA:\|\n\|:B2AB d2B2\|BAe2- edBA\|B2AB defd\|e2fe edBA\|\nB2AB d2B2\|BAe2- edef\|af~f2 edef\|deed edBA:\| \n
Cavers of Kirkcudbright	Jig	6/8	1/8	F	Mike Vass	https://thesession.org/tunes/12701	\|:F2c cAc-\|c dc AGF\|Fcc cAc\|efe dcA\|\nF2c cAc-\|c dc AGF\|zBA GFD\|zBA GFD:\|\n\|:dBB ecf-\|fcc dcA\|dBB ecf\|fga gfe\|\ndBB ecf-\|fcc dcA\|zBA GFD\|zBA GFD:\| \n
Butterfly, The	Slip jig	9/8	1/8	Em	Trad.	https://thesession.org/tunes/10	\|:B2E G2E F3\|B2E G2E FED\|B2E G2E F3\|B2d d2B AFD:\|\n\|:B2d e2f g3\|B2d g2e dBA\|B2d e2f g2a\|b2a g2e dBA:\|\n\|:B3 B2A G2A\|B3 BAB dBA\|B3 B2A G2A\|B2d g2e dBA:\|
Atholl Highlanders, The	March	6/8	1/8	Amix	Trad.	"The Fiddle Music of the Scottish Highlands - Volumes 1 and 2" book	\|:e3 e>cA\|e>cA B>cd\|e3 e>cA\|B>cd c>BA\|\ne3 e>cA\|e>cA B>cd\|e<ae f>ed\|c>dB A3 :\|\n\|:A>ce A>ce\|A>df A>df\|A>ce A>ce\|B>cd c>BA\|\nA>ce A>ce\|A>df A>df\|e<ae f>ed\|c>dB A3:\|\n\|:a>ee e>dc\|a>ee e>dc\|a>ee e>dc\|B>cd c>BA\|\na>ee e>dc\|a>ee e>dc\|a>ee f>ed\|c>dB A2:\|\n\|:c>Ac c>Ac\|d>Bd d>Bd\|c>Ac c>Ac\|B>=GB B>=GB\|\nc>Ac c>Ac\|d>Bd d>Bd\|e<ae f>ed\|c>dB A3:\|\n
Carnegie Hall	Jig	6/8	1/8	E	Mairearad Green	"Passing Places" by Mairearad Green	\|:g2e fBB\|BGA Bef\|g2e fBB\|Bag fed\|\ng2e fBB\|BGA Bef\|zGA Bde\|zde fga:\|\n\|:zge f2e\|zge f2e\|zge f2e\|zGA Bef\|\n[1zge f2e\|zge f2e\|zbe f2e\|age def:\|\n[2 zge f2e\|zde fga\|a2g2e2\|d2e2f2\|] \n