The Gullane polka

Source: Beginish - “Stormy Weather”
Transcription: g.m.p.

I’ve heard this raised a half step and played in the key of Eb, unkind? 😏, but it is also played in G for folks whose lower limit is D… 😉

X: 1134
T: The Gullane
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: G Major
B/c/ |
dg ed | GB BA/G/ | FA cA | ed BB/c/ |
dg e/e/d | GB- BA/G/ | F/G/A cA | AG G :|
|: G/A/ |
BA/B/ cB/c/ | ed BG | de/d/ cA | ed B>^A |
B2 cB/c/ | ed BG | de/d/ cA | AG G :|

X: 2
T: The Gullane
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: G Major
B/c/ |\
dg ed | GB BA/G/ | FA cA | ed BB/c/ |
dg e/e/d | GB- BA/G/ | F/G/A cA | AG G :|
|: G/A/ |\
BA/B/ cB/c/ | ed BG | de/d/ cA | ed B>^A |
B2 cB/c/ | ed BG | de/d/ cA | AG G :|

Finishing the job above with the back slash ~ \ ~ for Doc Dow’s Da… 😉

Oops! & |: B/c/ |\

The 1st of 3 polkas being given the squeeze by master Jackie, and the foot too. 😀

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3lucEh4UNw

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Uploaded on the 5 July 2011 ~ A selection of polkas played by Jackie Daly at the Comhaltas 60th Anniversary Concert in Tullamore on 29th April 2011.

Source ~ ComhaltasLive #351-3: Jackie Daly
http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_351_3_jackie_daly/

1. ) “The Gullane Polka”

2. ) “The Blackwater Polka No. 1”
# Added by Dr. Dow - June 30th, 2004
https://thesession.org/tunes/3228

3. ) “The Blackwater Polka No. 2”
# Added by fluther - May 28th, 2013
https://thesession.org/tunes/12756

S: Matt Cranitch - also CD: “Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly: The Living Stream” , track 11, the first polka of three
https://thesession.org/recordings/3728

Q: 134 bpm / 1 beat = one crotchet/quarter note

https://youtu.be/btgGVST_dsU

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Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly live performance.

from a great set of polkas played by Daimh