The Four Six jig

Also known as The Trip To London.

There are 4 recordings of a tune by this name.

The Four Six has been added to 12 tunebooks.

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Two settings

X: 1
T: The Four Six
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
cAF EcE|~A3 cde|d2B BAB|gfe ^de=d|
cAF E2E|~A3 cde|dfb cea|BAG A2B:|
c2a eca|cac eca|d2b fdb|dbd fdb|
c2a eca|cac eca|dfb cea|1Bba gfe:|2BAG A2B||
X: 2
T: The Four Six
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
BGE DBD|~G3 Bcd|c2A AGA|fed ^cd=c|
BGE D2D|~G3 Bcd|cea Bdg|AGF G2A:|
|:B2g dBg|BgB dBg|c2a eca|cac eca|
B2g dBg|BgB dBg|cea Bdg|1Aag fed:|2AGF G2A||

Eight comments

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Source: Punctured by Garry Shannon
Transcription: gian marco pietrasanta

Composer: K. Hanrahan

intriguing title..any story for it? timing, place or other?

Surprised that this is a Kieran Hanrahan composition because it’s quite a difficult banjo tune.

Just guessing, but the "Four Six" might come from the two bar phrases in the b part. Perhaps the composer played it as if it were in 4/6?

Cheers,
Armand

jig in 4/6 Armand?….I’ve played reels called jigs and vice versa and other misnomers, maybe I’m missing something here. Perhaps a case of ‘I can read music but it helps if I know the tune’ Who knows? (not having heard the CD) does it matter what the title is? Nice tune though.

Yeah, like put an emphasis on every other beat. Kinda like "America" from West Side story…

Dadada dadada DA DA DA. Gnome sane?

Cheers,
Armand