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Bonanza hornpipe

Also known as The Bonanza.

There are 3 recordings of this tune.

Bonanza has been added to 8 tunebooks.

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Three settings

1
X: 1
T: Bonanza
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|: ABc |\
d2 df e/f/g fa | g2 ga gbeg | fafd Bgec | dcdb aABc |
dcdf edeg | fefa gfgb | afdf egce |[1 d2 f2 d :|[2 d2 f2 d2 ||
|: f2 |\
gece Aceg | fdAd FAdf | edge ceAc |dcdf a2 gf |
gbeg Aceg | fafd FAdf | egce EAce |[1 d2 f2 f2 :|[2 d2 f2 d |]
2
X: 2
T: Bonanza
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|: A2 |\
d2 df egfa | g2 g2 gfeg | fadf Bgec | dcdf aABc |
dcdf edeg | fefa gfgb | afdf eace | d2 d2 d2 :|
|: ef |\
gece AAde | fdAd FAdf | edge ceAc | dcdf a2 ef |
gbec Aceg | fafd FAdf | egBG EAce | d2 d2 d2 :|
3
X: 3
T: Bonanza
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|: (3ABc |\
d>A (3def e>gf>a | g>B (3fga g>be>g | f>af>d B>ge>c | d>cd>b a>A (3ABc |
d>cd>f e>^de>g | f>^ef>a g>fg>b | a>f (3def e>gc>e | d2 f2 d2 :|
|: c>f |\
g>ec>e A>ce>g | f>dA>d F>Ad>f | e>^dg>e c>eA>c |d>A (3def [a2A2] (3agf |
g>be>g A>c e2 | f>af>d F>A d2 | e>gc>e E>A (3c[Bd][Ae] | d2 [A2f2] [D2d2] :|

Two comments

"The Bonanza Hornpipe" ~ S: Winston ‘Scotty’ Fitzgerald ~ & the history, 1883

X: 2
T: Bonanza
S: "Ryan’s Mammoth Collection", 1883, page 191
S: http://violinsheetmusic.org/collections/ryans-mammoth-collection.pdf
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: DMaj
|: uA |\
d(d/f/) e/g/f/a/ | gg g/f/e/g/ | f/a/d/f/ B/g/e/c/ | d/c/d/f/ a/A/B/c/ |
d/c/d/f/ e/d/e/g/ | f/e/f/a/ g/f/g/b/ | a/f/d/f/ e/a/c/e/ | ddd :|
|: u(e/f/) |\
g/e/c/e/ A/A/d/e/ | f/d/A/d/ F/A/d/f/ | e/d/g/e/ c/e/A/c/ | d/c/d/f/ a(e/f/) |
g/b/e/c/ A/c/e/g/ | f/a/f/d/ F/A/d/f/ | e/g/B/G/ E/A/c/e/ | ddd :|

& re-jigged for comparison to 4/4


X: 2
T: Bonanza
S: "Ryan’s Mammoth Collection", 1883, page 191
S: http://violinsheetmusic.org/collections/ryans-mammoth-collection.pdf
N: changed from 2/4 to 4/4 for easier comparison
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: DMaj
|: A2 |\
d2 df egfa | g2 g2 gfeg | fadf Bgec | dcdf aABc |
dcdf edeg | fefa gfgb | afdf eace | d2 d2 d2 :|
|: ef |\
gece AAde | fdAd FAdf | edge ceAc | dcdf a2 ef |
gbec Aceg | fafd FAdf | egBG EAce | d2 d2 d2 :|

"The Bonanza Hornpipe" ~ giving it swing and a few other options

X: 3
T: Bonanza, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
|: (3ABc |\
d>A (3def e>gf>a | g>B (3fga g>be>g | f>af>d B>ge>c | d>cd>b a>A (3ABc |
d>cd>f e>^de>g | f>^ef>a g>fg>b | a>f (3def e>gc>e | d2 f2 d2 :|
|: c>f |\
g>ec>e A>ce>g | f>dA>d F>Ad>f | e>^dg>e c>eAc> |d>A (3def [a2A2] (3agf |
g>be>g A>c e2 | f>af>d F>A d2 | e>gc>e E>A (3c[Bd][Ae] | d2 [A2f2] [D2d2] :|