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Autumn Leaves hornpipe

Also known as Fallen Leaves, Falling Leaves.

There are 3 recordings of this tune.

Autumn Leaves has been added to 1 tune set.

Autumn Leaves has been added to 13 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: Autumn Leaves
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:dB|AFEG FDEF|D2 FA dfec|dcBA FABc|dBAF E2 dB|
AFEG FDEF|D2 FA dfec|dcBA FDGF|E2 D2 D2:|
|:(3ABc|dfef dBAB|dfef d2 Bc|dcBA FABc|dBAF E2 dB|
AFEG FDEF|D2 FA dfec|dcBA FABc|d2 f2 d2:|
2
X: 2
T: Autumn Leaves
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
dB|AFEG FDEF|D2 FA dfec|dcBA FABc|dBAF E2 dB|
AFEG FDEF|D2 FA dfec|dcBA FDEF|D2 D2 D2 (3ABc||
dfef dBAB| dfef d2Bc|dcBA FABc|dBAF E2 dB|
AFEG FDEF|D2 FA dfec|dcBA FDEF|D2 D2 D2||

Seven comments

Autumn Leaves

This Hornpipe was collected on a reel to reel tape of the Mullingar Fleadh 1966, and played by Al Seery on tin whistle I think it is also known as Falling Leaves & also Fallen Leaves.

Autumn Leaves, X:2

This setting is from the collection of tunes in manuscript form published by Dan Herlihy in 2003. It on page 36, tune 1. As often, the tune has no name. It is remarkably similar to the first setting here, lacking the whistle players upper octave Ds to finish.

Re: Autumn Leaves

In most of the POK MS’s the repeat instructions (🙂 are omitted. However I believe in general the 8 bars are repeated when played (including in POK recordings).

Re: Autumn Leaves

The (🙂 should be a ":"

Re: Autumn Leaves

These TLAs can be so confusing … What’s ‘POK’?

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Re: Autumn Leaves

POK MSS = Padraig O’Keeffe’s manuscripts. HTH.

Re: Autumn Leaves

Thanks Nigel! I forgot Padraig’s name with the main text.