Tips for tunes in B flat major/ G minor

[voie]

Hi, I plan to focus on the key of B flat in my practice for a couple of months now. I've already learned New Campton Races and Daleys reel, and I'm planning to learn Kentucky Mandolin in G minor. Do you have any suggestions for other tunes or songs that are commonly played in these keys? I think Monroe played some songs out of chop position in B flat?

Best Regards, voie

[Werner Jaekel]

I went straight by the key specified in the abc. I did not check the scale.

If you like I post the tef's

Have fun

Werner


X: 1
T:Acushla Gal Machree
T:Thou Fair Pulse of my Heart
O:england
B:Joyce, P. W.; "Old Irish Folk Music and Songs"
R:song
W: I think of you by day, my love:
W: At night for you I pray, my love:
W:Alone or with my comrades, 'tis you I always see:
W: That God may send the time, my love,
W: When I can call you mine, my love;
W:To cherish and to guard you, acushla gal machree.
M:C
K:Bb
L:1/4
D|G>FGA|B>c d z/B/|c>Bc e|d>B G z/D/|
G>A B/c/d/=e/|f2 dc|d =e/f/ g g|g3||d/=e/|
f =e f>d|g>f d z/B/|c B G>A|c B G>A|
B>c d z/c/|dg f/d/c/B/|c>E d z/E/|FF GG A3||

X: 159
T:Banks of Loch Ness
M:C
L:1/8
K:Bb
"Gm"DA B>c d2|"Bb"FD F2 FA B>cd[D^F] "Gm"[B,2G2][B,G]:||!
f|"Bb"d>Bf>B g>Bd>f|"Dm"FD F2 FfB>d "Cm"c>Bc
^F "G"G2 Gf|!
"Bb"d>Bf>B g>Bf>e|"Gm"d>B"Cm"c>A "Gm"B>G"Dm"F-D|"Gm"b>ag>f "Bb"db-aG-|"D
"Ae-d^F "Gm"[B,2G2][B,G]||
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X:3

T:Eileen Aroon [2]

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

S:O’Neill – MOI 393

K:Bb

(F2G2A2)|(B3cd2)|(F2G2)(Ac)|B6|(F2G2A2)|(B3cd2)|(F/B/)z (G/B/)z (A/c/)z|{c}B2||

d2d2d2|(e3G) G2|d2d2c2|(B3G)F2|f2 (ec)(BA)|(B3cd2)|(F/B/)z (G/B/)z (A/c/)z|{c}B2||

X:2

T:High Level Hornpipe

M:4/4

L:1/8

Z:transcribed by Cari Fuchs

K:Bb

(3FGA|Bd FB DF Bd|fb df Bd cB|ce Ac FA cf|ag f=e gf _ec|

Bd FB DF Bd|~f2 df Bd cB|GA Bc de =ef|gf (3edc B2:|

|:cB|Af cf Af cf|AF Ac fc Ac|df Bf df Bf|dB df bf df|

=eg cg =eg cg|=ec =eg bg =eg|f=e fa gb ag|f=e fg f2:|

|: (3^fga|bf df ge cA|Bf dB F2 BA|Ge Ge Fd Fd|Ec ~c2 dc AF|

G^F GA Be cA|Bf dB F2 BA|~G2 eG ~F2 dF|~E2 cA B2:|




X: 158
T:Lady Charlotte Campbell
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Bb
E|"Bb"DB "Eb"EB|"F7"Ae "Bb"dB "Eb"EB|
"F7"A/2B/2c F>e "Bb"dBA>a "Eb"gf|"Cm"e>c e/2d/2c/2B/2 "F7"Aa|"Bb"b>B a>B
"Eb"g>B "Bb"f>B|"F7"A/2B/2c F>e "Bb"da|!
"Bb"b>BA>a "Eb"gf|"Cm"e>c e/2d/2c/2B/2 "F7"AB
"Bb"F>B "Cm"EE "Bb"D


X:78
T:Lady Montgomerie
R:Reel
B:RSCDS 10-1(b)
Z: 1997 by John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Bb
F2 |: \
"Bb" B2BF DEFD | "Gm" B2BG "F7" ABcd | "Bb" B2BF DEFD | "Cm" Cc cB "F7" ABcd |
"Bb" B2BF DEFD | "Gm" BdBG "F7" ABcd | "Bb" BfdB FDFD | "Cm" Cc cB "F7" ABcd |
"Bb" B2fB dBf2 | "Bb" B2fB defb | "Bb" B2fB dBf2 | "Cm" edcB "F7" ABcd |
"Bb" B2fB dBf2 | "Bb" Bbfe defg | "Bb" fdec "Gm" dBcA |1 "Eb" BGFD "F7" Cccd :|2 "Eb"BG"F7"FD "Bb" B,4 |]

X:314
T: Madge Wildfire's Strathspey
C: Nathaniel Gow
R: strathspey
B: RSCDS 9-9
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N:
M: C
L: 1/8
K: Bb
E | "Bb"D>B F>B "Eb"G>B "Bb"F>B | "F7"c>B {Bc}d>c "Eb"B<G G>B \
| "Bb"D>B F>B "Eb"G>B "Bb"F>g | "F7"f>d e>c "Bb"d<B B ||
E | "Bb"D>B F>B "Eb"G>B "Bb"F>B | "F7"c>B {Bc}d>c "Eb"B<G G>B \
| "Bb"B>f d>f "Eb"g>f b>g | "F7"f>d e>c "Bb"d<B B ||
d | "Bb"B<b f>g d<f B>d | "F7"c>B {Bc}d>c "Eb"B<G G>B \
| "Bb"D>B F>B "Eb"G>B "Bb"F>g | "F7"f>d e>c "Bb"d<B B ||
d | "Bb"B<b f>g d<f B>d | "F7"c>B {Bc}d>c "Eb"B<G G>B \
| "Bb"B>f d>f "Eb"g>f b>g | "F7"f>d e>c "Bb"d<B B |]



X:380
T:Miss Drummond of Perth's Favorite Scotch Measure
R:March
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gm
GA |\
"Gm" B2 AB G2 GA | B2 Bc d2 cB | "F" A2 f2 F2 G2 | ABcF "D" D2GA |
"Gm" B2 AB G^FGA | BA Bc d2 ef |g2 d2 "Cm" edcB | "D" A4 "Gm" G2 :|
|: (3D=E^F |\
"Gm" G^FGA BABc | dcBA GABG | "F" Ac=Fc AGAF | fgac "D" ABcA |
"Gm" G^FGA BABc | dcBA GABG | "A" ABcA "D" d2 cB | A4 "Gm" G2 ::
g^f |\
"Gm" gdgd gdgd | B2 AB G2 d=e |"F" fcfc fcfc | A2 GA F2 ga |
"Gm" b2 ag "F" a2 g^f | "Eb" g2 ab "Dm" d2 cB | "Cm" c2 g2 "Dm" G2 g^f | "Gm" g4 G2 :|


X:64
T:The Lamentation of Owen Roe O'Neill
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O'Neill – Music of Ireland (1903) No. 626
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
N:"Slow"
Z:bc/
K:Gm
(GABc) d3c | (Bcd=e) f2(ef) | (gd)(dc) TB2(AG) | A2(GF) D2z2 |
| (GA)Bc d2cB | (cB)(AG) F2Ac | (B2AG) (AGAc) | B2A>G G2z2 ||
|| (GABc) d3c | Bcd=e f2ef | g2d2 (edcB) | A2TG>G F2z2 |
| (d>ed).B .c.c.c.A | (B>cB).G .A.G.F(D | B3)(G A3)(F | ~G>)FD^F G2z2 |]



X:1

T:The Quiet Glen (slow air) [1]

C:Tommy Peoples

S:Tommy Peoples

D:The Quiet Glen

L:1/8

M:3/4

Z:transcribed by Juergen Gier

K:GMin

B4 {Bc}dB|c4 {dc}Bc|\

M:4/4

d2 d3B G2|\

M:3/4

F(D3 D2|D4) F2|B4 {Bc}dB|{B}c4 {dc}Bc|d2 (g4|g4) a2|\

{a}b3a f2|g d4 c|B3{cB}A G2|F D4 C|B,3 D F2|d3c B2|\

D2 (G4|G6)||{a}b3a g2|{e}f4 {fg}af|g4 {ag}fg|a6|\

{a}b3 a g2|{g}a2 {g}a>f d2|cA3 c2|{c}d6|{a}b3a g2|\

{e}f4 {fg}af|{f}g4 {ag}fd|{g}a4 g2|fd3 cA|G3{AG}F D2|\

{F}G6||{E}F4 {GFE}F2|{E}F2 FDCD|G3A (B2|B2) B>G F2|\

{F}G4 {AGF}GA|B4 {Bc}dB|{B}c4 {dc}Bc|{c}d6|B4 {Bc}dB|\

{B}c3{dc}A F2|{f}g4 {ag}fg|\

M:4/4

{g}a2 {g}a3f d2|\

M:3/4

cA3 G2|F D4 C|[A,2D2] {F}(G4|G6)|]

[neil argonaut]

If it's just for the practice of playing in that key, you could take any tune and move it to that key. I find transposing tunes like this very good practice for fingers, brain and ears.
Otherwise, the only tune I can think of off the top of my head I normally play in Bb is President Garfield's Hornpipe.

[mandolirius]

Cheyenne (Monroe) and First Day In Town (Kenny Baker). Here's a nice waltz by Nolan Faulkner called El Dorado Waltz, in Bb.

02 Track 2.mp3

[voie]

Cheyenne (Monroe) and First Day In Town (Kenny Baker). Here's a nice waltz by Nolan Faulkner called El Dorado Waltz, in Bb.

02 Track 2.mp3

I love Cheyenne, I'll definitely try to learn that

As somebody said, I could transpose any song to the key of B flat to get familiar with the key, but i thought that I should also spend these "B flat months" learning some standard bluegrass and oldtime repertoire that is usually played in B flat. Then I can pick up solos from recordings and practice licks that are particularly suited to this key.

Best regards, Voie

[neil argonaut]

Oh, and Kentucky Mandolin in Gm.

[Jim Garber]

Here are a few Bb tunes of the old time persuasion. That should keep you a little busy.

[Eddie Sheehy]

Wayfaring Stranger in Gm.