% Example tunes for abc2midi. % Illustrating various aspects of the abc notation language % % % A French tune using an in-body key change % X: 1 T:Horses Branle M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=127 C:Trad K:G P:A |: G>A BB cBAc|BAGF E2D2|G>A BB cBAc|BGAF G2 G2 P:B :: d c/2B/2 AB c B/2A/2 GB|AGFG A>B A2|\ d c/2B/2 AB c B/2A/2 GB|AGGF G2 G2 :: P:C K:F B/2A/2 G B/2A/2 G FG A2|DEFG ABAG | \ B/2A/2 G B/2A/2 G FG A2|DEFG GF G2 :| % A hornpipe using triplets, accidentals and broken rhythm % X: 2 T:Trumpet Hornpipe T:Captain Pugwash Theme C: Trad M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=140 R:hornpipe K:G |: (3GGG G2 (3GGG G>d|B>GB>d g>dB>G|\ (3DDD D2 (3DDD D>A|F>DF>A c>AF>A| (3GGG G2 (3GGG G>d|B>G B>d g2 g2|\ f>ag>f e>gf>e |1 d>^cd>e d>=cB>A :|2 d>^cd>e d2 B>=c |: (3ddd d2 (3ddd d2|e>fg>f e>dc>B|\ c>de>d c>BA>G|F>GA>G F>DE>F| (3GGG G2 (3=FFF F2|(3EEE E2 (3^DDD D2| \ =D>gf>e d>cB>A|1 G2B2G2 B>c :|2 G2B2G4 || % Using ties to create non-standard length notes. % X:3 T:Smash the Windows T:Roaring Jelly S:One Thousand English Country Dance Tunes, Michael Raven C:Trad M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:1/8=400 K:D |:A|DED F2A|d2f ecA|G2B F2A|E2F GFE|DED F2A|d2f ecA|Bgf edc|d3-d2:| a|a2f d2f|A2a agf|g2e c2e|A2g gfe|f2d g2e|a2f bag|fed edc|d3-d2a| agf fed|Adf agf|gfe ecA|Ace gfe|fed gfe|agf bag|fed edc|d3-d2z|| % Four-part arrangement using V: for multiple voices % X: 4 T: Candlemas Eve S: Hymn 126 Arr. R. Herrick from an old church-gallery book M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:1/8=400 N:from an old church-gallery book H:The old church-gallery book was discovered by the Rev. L.J.T. Darwall. H:The source has a 4-part harmony. O:English R:Reel K:G V: 1 % soprano D2 |\ G2 G2 B2 G2 | E2 F2 G2 Bd | c2 B2 A2 G2 | A6 Bc | d2 B2 G2 AB | c2 A2 F2 GA | B2 G2 E2 F2 | G6 Bc | d2 d2 d2 B2 | e2 c2 A2 Bd | c2 B2 A2 G2 | d6 B2 | e2 d2 c2 B2 | A2 G2 F2 GA | B2 G2 E2 F2 | G6 z2 || V: 2 % alto D2 |\ D2 C2 B,2 D2 | C2 C2 D2 D2 | G2 G2 E2 E2 | F6 G2 | G2 F2 E2 D2 | C2 E2 D2 E2 | D2 D2 C2 C2 | D6 G2 | G2 G2 G2 G2 | G2 G2 F2 D2 | G2 G2 E2 G2 | F6 D2 | C2 D2 EF G2 | E2 E2 D2 E2 | D2 B,2 C2 D2 | D6 z2 || V: 3 % tenor D,2 |\ G,2 G,2 G,2 G,2 | G,2 A,2 B,2 B,2 | E2 D2 C2 B,2 | D6 D2 | D2 D2 B,2 G,2 | E,2 A,2 A,2 C2 | G,2 G,2 G,2 A,2 | B,6 DC | B,2 D2 B,2 D2 | C2 E2 D2 B,2 | C2 D2 C2 G,2 | A,6 G,2 | G,2 G,2 C2 D2 | CD CB, A,2 C2 | G,2 G,2 A,2 A,2 | B,6 z2 || V: 4 % bass up one octave D2 |\ B,2 A,2 G,2 B,2 | C2 A,2 G,2 G2 | E2 G2 A2 E2 | D6 GA | B,2 D2 E2 E2 | A,2 C2 D2 C2 | B,2 A,B, C2 A,2 | G,6 G,2 | G2 B2 G2 G2 | c2 C2 D2 G2 | E2 G2 C2 E2 | D6 G2 | C2 B,2 A,2 G,2 | A,2 C2 D2 C2 | B,2 E2 A,2 D2 | G,6 z2 || % Using the w: field and part notation to create a karaoke file. % There are a lot more verses to this song than the 3 shown here. % X: 5 T: Oh You New York Girls C:Trad M: 4/4 L: 1/8 Q:1/4=200 P:(AB)3 K:C % 0 sharps %%MIDI gchord fz %%MIDI chordvol 90 P:A g2|e2g2g3g|f2a2a3a|g2g2f2g2|e6 w:As I walked out on So-uth Street, a fair maid I did meet w:I said, "My dear young la-dy, I'm a stran-ger here in town w:I took her out to Tiff-an-y's, I spared her no ex-pense g2|c'3c'c'2g2|b2 a2a3a|g3 gf2d2|c4 w:Who asked me please to see her home, she lived on Blee-cker Street w:I left my ship just yes-ter-day, from Liver-pool I was bound." w:I bought her two gold ea-r-rings, they cost me fif-teen cents. P:B e2f2|g6e2|f2 a6|b4 a4|a2g4 z2| w:And a-way, you John-ny, my dear hon-ey c'6b2|b2a2 a4|g3g f2B2|d2c4 w:Oh you New York girls, can you dance the pol-ka? % Using "guitar chords" to generate an accompaniment. % Also uses R:hornpipe to generate broken rhythm. % X:6 T:The Friendly Visit R:hornpipe S:Nottingham Music Database M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=200 K:G |: BA|\ "G"(3GFG DG BGBd|"C"(3cBc AB "D7"cdef|"G"g2df "C"ecAG|"Am"FGAB "D7"cAFD| "G"(3GFG DG BGBd|"C"(3cBc AB "D7"cdef|"G"gdBG "D7"FAdc|"G"B2G2 G2:: (3GBd|\ "G"g2dB GBdg|"Am"e2cA FGAg|"D"f2ed "A7"^cdeg|"D7"(3fgf (3efe dcBA| "G"(3GFG DG BGBd|"C"(3cBc AB "D7"cdef|"G"gdBG "D7"FAdc|"G"B2G2 G2:|z2|| % Using drone commands for bagpipe music X: 7 T:The First Slip "Arranged by Terry Tully" M:C L:1/8 Q:80 C:Traditional Irish S:Reel Z: The Brussels Caledonian Corneymusers Pipe Band Z: http://membres.lycos.fr/corneymusers/Tunes.html K:HP %%MIDI program 109 %%MIDI drone 70 45 33 90 90 %%MIDI droneon |: {g}eA{gAGAG}A2{gef}e2{g}dB| {g}eA{gAGAG}A2{g}GB{gBeBG}B2| {g}eA{gAGAG}A2{gef}e2{g}fa| ! ge{gde}dB{G}ABcd:| |: {g}ea{g}ag{ef}e2{A}ef| {g}dB{gBeBG}B2{g}GB{gBeBG}B2| ! {g}ea{g}ag{ef}e2{A}ef| {a}ge{gde}dB{G}ABcd:| %%MIDI droneoff % Using extended gchord codes for playing arpeggios X: 8 T:Roddy McCawley % Nottingham Music Database S:Saen Smith, via PR M:4/4 L:1/4 K:G %%MIDI program 73 %%MIDI chordprog 0 %%MIDI bassprog 1 %%MIDI gchord ghhi GA |B2 AB|D2 GA|"G"B3/2c/2 BA|G2 D2|"C"E2 G2|G2 A2|"G"G4-| B2 Bc|"G"d2 d2|d2 Bd|"C"e2 e2|"G"d2 BA|"Em"G2 E2|"Am"c2 B2|"D"A4-| A2 Bc|"G"d2 d2|d2 Bd|"C"e2 e2|"G"d2 BA|"Em"G2 E2|"Am"c2 B2|"D"A4-|A2 GA| "G"B2 AB|D2 GA|"G"B3/2c/2 BA|G2 D2|"C"E2 G2|G2 A2|"G"G4-|G4|| % uses microtones X:9 T:Daramad of Shur L:1/8 % adapted from http://anamnese.online.fr/iran/persianm.abc % see http://anamnese.online.fr/iran/persian_music.html for more info Q:1/4=135 M:4/4 K:C %%MIDI program 111 d _/e g f _/e d c _B A G A d2 {c}_B2 {A}G2 | G A c _B A G F _/E D _/E F G A c {_B} A2 {G} F4 | FFF A2 G2 {F} _/E_/E_/E G2 F2 {_/E} DDDF2 _/E2| %using the %%MIDI trim command to distinguish slurs X:10 T:Heights of Alma % Nottingham Music Database S:KCC p3, via EF M:4/4 L:1/4 K:A %%MIDI trim 1/5 %%MIDI program 74 %%MIDI beat 89 79 69 4 %%MIDI chordprog 45 %%MIDI bassprog 45 %%MIDI chordvol 77 %%MIDI bassvol 73 P:A (e/2d/2)|"A"cA AE|"A"(A/2B/2c/2d/2) e2|"A"(f/2e/2d/2c/2) eA|\ "G"(d/2=c/2B/2A/2) =Ge/2d/2| "A"cA AE|"A"A/2B/2c/2d/2 e2|"A"(f/2e/2d/2c/2) "E7"(e/2f/2e/2d/2)|"A"cA A:| P:B c/2d/2|"A"ea ca|"A"e/2f/2e/2c/2 AB/2=c/2|"G"d=g Bg|"G"d/2e/2d/2B/2 =Gc/2d/2| "A"ea ca|"A"e/2f/2e/2c/2 AB/2c/2|"E7"(d/2c/2B/2A/2) (G/2B/2e/2d/2)|"A"cA A:| X:11 T:Linear Temperament M:4/4 L:1/4 Q:1/4=35 % %MIDI temperamentlinear 1200.0 694.736842 % 19-EDO % %MIDI temperamentlinear 1200.0 709.090909 % 22-EDO % %MIDI temperamentlinear 1200.0 696.774194 % 31-EDO % %MIDI temperamentlinear 1200.0 698.0 % fifth=698 cents % %MIDI temperamentlinear 1200.0 696.57843 % 1/4-comma meantone %%MIDI temperamentlinear 1200.0 701.955001 % Pythagorean % %MIDI temperamentnormal % 12-EDO K:C V:1 %%MIDI program 16 c2 B2 | c3/z/ ^A2 | V:2 %%MIDI program 16 G2 G2 | G3/z/ G2 | V:3 %%MIDI program 16 (3E_E^D (3=DF_F | =E3/z/ E2 | V:4 %%MIDI program 16 C2 G,2 | C3/z/ C2 | X: 12 T:Cuckoo's Nest % Nottingham Music Database % drum line added by Seymour S:Song M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Hornpipe Q:1/4=144 K:Dm V:1 "Dm"D2DE DCA,C|"Dm"DCDE F2"C7"FA|"F"c2cd A2GF|"C"ECCC C2"A7"FE| "Dm"D2DE DCA,C|"Dm"DCDE F2"C7"FG|"F"ABcA "A7"GFEF|"Dm"E2"Gm"D2 "Dm"D2|| V:2 %%MIDI channel 10 %%MIDI chordattack 50 [^F,,E,,]/[^F,,E,,]/[D,,^F,,]/[D,,^F,,]/ ^F,,F,, z4|^F,,E,,E,,^F,,z4|\ [^F,,E,,]/[^F,,E,,]/[D,,^F,,]/[D,,^F,,]/ ^F,,F,, z4|D,,D,,D,,^F,,z4| [^F,,E,,]/[^F,,E,,]/[D,,^F,,]/[D,,^F,,]/ ^F,,F,, z4|^F,,D,,D,,^F,,z4|\ [^F,,E,,]/[^F,,E,,]/[D,,^F,,]/[D,,^F,,]/ ^F,,E,, z4|E,,^F,,B,,,4|