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[zippydw]

I am trying to learn Planxty Johnston on b/c. The Chief transcribes it in A. This takes the tune into the b/c stratosphere and requires a high D. A no go on a traditional b/c

Does anyone have (or have heard on a recording) a work around?

advice much appreciated

[Mike Hirst]

I'm not sure I understand the problem here. Most versions of Planxty Johnston found through ABC Tune finder are in the key of D.

http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/tunefind?P=planxty+johnston

In most instances these are attributed to O'Neils. It would seem therefore that most people would play the melody in D.

Transposed into the key of A, assuming the lowest note (A,) as the draw note on the lowest button on the inside row, the melody fits the compass of the instrument without problem.

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X:1
T:"Planxty Johnston"              0656
C:Turlough O'Carolan
C:lively
Q:1/4=110
B:O'Neill's Music Of Ireland (The 1850) Lyon & Healy, Chicago, 1903 edition
N:TRANSCRIBED FROM O'NEILL'S TO NOTEWORTHY, FROM NOTEWORTHY TO ABC, MIDI AND .TXT
N:BY VINCE BRENNAN 6-21-03 (HTTP://WWW.SOSYOURMOM.COM)
N:key changed from A to D - Mike Hirst 2012-06-26T07:51:19
I:abc2nwc
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Amaj
"^vb"A2A AGF|E2D C2D|B,2E A,2A|{A}G2F E2e|
c2B A2B|c2d e2f|e2c A2B|G2A B2c|
BGE BGE|F2G A2B|A2A {c}BAG|A3A2z||
ecd e2c|G2A Bfg|a2f g2e|f2d Bcd|
e2e efe|c2c cdc|ABA G2A|BGE EFG|
AGF EDC|D3-DED|B2B BcB| BGE E2z|
cec dfd|cec dBd|cAc BGE|A3A2z|]

[zippydw]

My screw up. Have been travelling and wrote that from the airport.

I an trying to learn the tune in O'Neill's key of D. sorry.

In the second part, third bar, the phrase does a |d'2b c'2a|.

On the two row B/C traditional reed arrangement there is no d'. Thus the request for advice if any B/C players had a work around.

On my John Williams Connemara III I have the d' on the draw on the B row bottom. But since I have a traditional 2 row, and occassioanly play freinds traditional 2 row boxes, I learn tunes on the Conn III- which despite its weight is an amazing instrument- as well as my Gustozzi tradtional 2 row.

So this request focus on the two row B/C playing in D. Our Freinds at Thesession.org have it in G which is very playable, but its down a full fifth and loses something in the translation.

Thanks