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Here are a few of my original tunes and others:  

Ricky Wolff’s Rant
Paying tribute to an economist (!) who extolls the virtues of Marxian Philosophy in a extraordinarily rational way, I was intrigued by the theme he uses for his weekly broadcast, and thought it a great subject for a Rant.

X:1
T: Ricky Wolff’s Rant
C: J Lindberg
R: strathspey
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Em
B,>E GB c>B | B,>E GB G>F | B,>E GB c>B | e>d c>B A/B/c B>G|
B,>E GB G>F | B,>E GE GB c>g | e>d c>B A/B/c B>G||
A<A B>c E>e dA B>c e>B B<c | A<A B>c E>e de d>B A>G D<G |
A<A B>c E>e dA B>c e>B B<c | A2B>c E<e d>B | (3cBA (3BAG (3GAB G>F |]

The Frigate (Major Frigate)
I needed a tune that would force me to work on D rolls and A rolls. I saw this tune composed by Matt Seattle (2003) in d dorian, and decided I’d rather play it in D major, so rewrote it and changed a few things. It’s a finger twister, but well worth the struggle:

X: 1
T: Frigate, The (The Major Frigate)
C: Matt Seattle arr J Lindberg
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D Maj
dD D/D/D cDAD | D/D/D dD cdec | dD D/D/D cdAG | EAGE DEFA |
dD D/D/D cDdD | D/D/D dD cdeg | agec dcAG | EDCE D2 GA :|
~d3e fdge | aA A/A/A cdec | A/A/A ge dece | dcAG ABcA |
~d3e fdge | aA A/A/A edce | A/A/A ce dcAG | EDCE D2 (3ABc |
~d3 e fdge | aA A/A/A cdec | A/A/A ge dece | dcAG ABce |
a3e dcAB | cAGE ECGE | D/D/D dD cdAG | EAGE D4 |]

Charlie Sumner’s  Jig
Charlie was a piper I knew in my early years of playing Trad. Even though he had spent a fair amount of time in prison and was recovering from a serious drug problem, he always had a smile for other players. He passed away too young. I was thinking about him one day. 

X: 1 
T: Charlie Sumner’s Jig
 C: Jack Lindberg 
M: 6/8 
L: 1/8 
R: jig 
K: F#m 
F2c BAE | F2c Bce | fBB BAc | ~B3 cBE |
 F2c BAE | F2c Bce |faf cBe |1 fec BAE :|2 fec Bce ||
 ~a3 fec | ~B3 cef | ~a3 baf- | fec Bce| 
a2 f- fec | ~B3 cef |~a3 baf |1 afe df^g:||2 edc BAE||

The Ram of God
 John B Keane the Irish playwright and novelist wrote 3 books that I read in succession - I wrote 3 tunes and named them after the books. This is the one that gets played the most frequently. 

X: 1
 T: Ram of God
 C: Jack Lindberg 
M: 4/4
 L: 1/8 
R: Reel
 K: Em 
~E3F ~G3A | B2Ac BAGF | GEFD EFGA | B~B,3 B,^CDB, | 
EDEF ~G3A | BABc BcdB- | Be~e3 efge |1 agfd e2 BG :||2 agfd e2ed || 
c3B cdec | B2BA BAGF | E~B,3 B,2 EB,- | B,2A,B, EFGB| 
c3B cdec | B2BA BAGF | EFGA B2EF |1 GFGA BABe:||2 ~G3A F2ED||

Trip to Lankster 
I was stuck in a car for several hours going to Lancaster, PA to play a Scottish Showcase concert, and this tune kept going around in my head.

X: 1 
T: Trip to Lankster 
C: Jack Lindberg
 M: 4/4
 L: 1/8
 R: Reel
 K: Am 
A~e3 gagd | ~e3c dcBG| A~e3 dcBA | G2FG EFGE | 
A~e3 gagd | ~e3c dcBG | AecA dcBG |1 EFGE A2BG :||2 EFGE A2GF || 
E3A GAE2- | EAGA GFED | E~A3 GABd | e=fec dcBA| 
E3A GAE2- | EAGA GFED | EAAG ABcd |1 e=fec dcBA:||2 eBcB A2E2||

The High Road to Rishikesh
 This tune is derivative of Capercaillie’s fill music ( so a nod to them), and is too much fun to not write down. Rishikesh is where the Beatles hung out with the Maharishi - we were there (40 years later) - no sign of the Beatles or the Maharishi, and this tune kept swirling around in my head.  

X: 1 
T: The High Road to Rishikesh
 C: Jack Lindberg
 M: 6/8 
L: 1/8 
R: jig 
K: Ddor 
D2c BGA | zzF EFG | AAd cBG | DEG EDC | 
D2c BGA | zzF EFG |1 fed ecG |1 Add d3 :||2 F3-F E2- | E2 D3-D ||
 K: E 
~b3 bag | f3 fef | ~g3- gfe | ~a3 aga| 
~b3 bag | f2e fef | gag gfB | c3 cec ||
 ~B3 Bge | ~f3 fef | ~g3 gfe | a3 aga |
 ~b3 bag | f2e fef | gag feB | c2 c2 =FE || 

Parson’s Close 
is a street in the East Hampton NY area - where a friend lived. I wrote the tune as a thanks for the invite. 

X: 1
 T: Parson’s Close
 C: Jack Lindberg
 M: 6/8 
L: 1/8 
R: jig
 K: Ador 
A2A cBc | d^cd e2e | a2e g2e | dBA G2E | 
~A3 cBc | d^cd ~a3| g2e edB |1 BAG A2E :||2 BAG A2E || 
AaA gAf | efg dBG | AGA cBc- | cd^d ecB|
 AaA gAf | efg dBG| cdc BAG |1 EFG dcB :||2 EFG GFE ||

Swiss Piper
 here is my variation on a tune submitted in a discussion by member swisspiper.

X:1 
T: Swiss Piper 
C: Jack Lindberg 
M: 4/4 
L: 1/8 
R: reel 
K:Amix
 ~A3c Acec | ~G2BG dGBd | ~A2cA eAce | gedB G2dB |
 A2cA eAce | G2eG dGBG | Acef ~g3B |1G2eG dGBG :|2 eBdB degb || 
a2e~a a2ce | g2dg egdg | aecA cBce | g2dB GABd |
 a~e3 aece | g2eg dg (3Bcd | Acef gedB |1 e2dB ABce :|2 GA (3BAG A2E2 || 

Six Sisters
 on the first Wooden Flute Obsession CD set I liked the tune by Barry Kerr called ‘Three Sisters’, so I learned it, but it occurred to me that it might make a spanking jig, too. Here’s what I came up with:

X:1 
T: Six Sisters
 C: after Barry Kerr, arr Jack Lindberg
 M: 6/8 
L: 1/8 
R: Jig
 K: Emin 
|: EBE cEB | EBB GGF | EBE cEB | BBG FGG | 
EBE cEB | EBB AFD | BBG zGF |1 EAD EEG :|2 EAD EEg || 
|: e2g egg | f2a ggf | egg ege | fda gfd |  
edg egg | fad ~g3 | bag a2g |1 egd eeg :|2 egf e2B ||

Ruvin’s
 Ruvin’s is a tune that I found on a YT vid and transcribed it from the playing of Karen Tweed (in a 32 bar format - the original was 48 bars). I don’t know Tweed’s name for the tune, but the guitarist that she was playing with apparently had the name ‘Ruvin’ - good enough for me, and another great Tweed tune:

X:1 
T:Ruvin’s Jig 
C:Karen Tweed, arr J Lindberg 
R:Jig 
L:1/8
 K:Gmaj
 M:6/8 
GAB d2g- | g2a fed | ce2-edc | {c}BAG A(3FED | 
GAB d2g- | g2a fed | ce2-edc |1 BcB A2D :|2 AGF G2D || 
CEG F2D | CEG DFG | CEG F2D | CEG- GFD | 
CEG F2D | CEG DFG | CEG F2D | CEG- GFD | 
G2d Gd2 | F2d dFD | DEc cAE | (3FGA F DAF |
 G2d Gd2 | F2d dFD | DEc cAE | FAF G2D||

The Highwayman
 the fill to a song that Liam Clancy performed, turned into a reel, and used as a transition tune for dancing, artistic license is the reason for the changes and the repeats:

X:1 
T:The Highwayman
 C:Martin Murray, arr J Lindberg 
R:Reel 
M:4/4
 L:1/8 
K:Amix 
ea2b agef | afdf edcA | B3A BAGF | EA2G ABcB |
 Aeed cBAB | cffb affe | d2Bd AFFD |1E2AB ABcd :|2 E2A,B, CDEF||  
G3F EDGA | BAGF GFED | E2BA GFEG | F2DF EDB,D | 
E3D B,DE2- | EFGF E3D | E3D B,DE2- |1 E2A,B, CDEF :|2 E4 ABcd ||

Thirteen Arches
 a variation on the playing of the Kane Sisters. Originally this was composed in Cmaj.

X:1 
T:Thirteen Arches
 C:Seamus Connolly, arr Jack Lindberg
 M:4/4
 L:1/8 
R:reel 
K:Dmaj
 DFAd cdef | g~e3 cdec | dcAF GEAG | F ~D3 CDEG |
 F~A3 cdef | gfef gbag |1 fgce d2 AF | ~E3D CDEC :|2 face e2 ce | e2 ce ABcd ||
 |: eAce (3gag eg | f ~d3 Aded | c ~A3 (3Bcd ed | cAAG EFGE | 
(3FGF DF ~G3E | F ~A3 cdef | gfed cAed |1 cAfe d2 cd :|2 cAGE D2 z2| ]

Dr. O’Brien’s Jig 
a simple gift for my dear wife, Rachel.

X:1
 T: Dr. O’Brien’s Jig
 C: Jack Lindberg 
M: 6/8
 L: 1/8 
R: jig 
K: Amaj 
A2c e2a | ~f3 ecB | cBc ABc | dcd B2G | 
ABc efa | f2c ecB | cec ABc |1 ~B3 E3 :|2 B3 ABe |] 
f2g a2f | eae A2B | cAA ~A3 | eAA Ace | 
feg a2a | eae A2B | cBa- aec |1 cB2- B2e |2 cBB EFG |]“LAST” cBB B2z |]

…and another for her…

X: 1
T: Fair Doctor O’Brien
C: J Lindberg
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Ador
“Am”ABA GAe|~A3 “G”gAf|“Am”ABA GAe|~A3 “G”g2a|
“Am”ABA GAe|~A3 “G”gAf|“C”~e3 ebg|“D”~d3 dec:|]
“Am”~A3 age|“Bm”~B3 bge|“C”~c3 cAB|cec “D”dBG|
|1“Am”~A3 a2A| “Bm”Bef g2b|“C”c’ba “G”ged|“Am”cec “D”dBG :|]
|2“F”~A3 a2A| “G”Bef g2b|“Am”aec “G”gdB|“F”ecA “Em”dBG |]