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Pat The Budgie reel

By Graham Townsend

Also known as Pat De Budgie, Pat The Budgie Breakdown.

There are 9 recordings of this tune.

Pat The Budgie has been added to 3 tune sets.

Pat The Budgie has been added to 64 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: Pat The Budgie
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:D2 DF A3 F|GFGB e3 d|cA ~A2 ^GABc|1 dcde fdAF:|2 ~d2 ce d2 ef||
|:g2 gf gbag|fddc d2 Bd|cA ~A2 cdec|1 dcde fedf:|2 ~d2 ce d2 fg||
|:a2 z2 b3 f|abaf dafd|cA ~A2 cdec|1 dcde fdfg:|2 ~d2 ce d4||
2
X: 2
T: Pat The Budgie
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Cmaj
C3E ~G3E|~F3A dedc|BG~G2 ^FGAB|c3d ecGE|
~C3E ~G3E|FEFA d2^cd|BG~G2 ^FGAB|1 c2dB cAGE:|2 c2dB c2eg||
|:~f3e f2gf|eccB c2dc|~B3G ^FGAB|c2dg ecde|
~f3e f2gf|eccB cedc|~B3G ^FGAB|1 c2dB c2eg:|2 c2dB cde^f||
|:gc~c2 ac~c2|gage c2dc|BG~G2 ^FGAB|c3d ede^f|
~g3e ~a3e|gage cedc|BG~G2 ^FGAB|1 c2Bd cde^f:|2 c2Bd cAGE||

Six comments

D version

I think the original version of this Graham Townsend tune was in C but this setting is maybe more session friendly.

Apparently, Pat the Budgie perched on Graham’s bow while he played.

C version

The version on Time On Our Hands uses the 2nd part as an intro and then goes roughly like this (with loads of variations):

X: 1
T: Pat The Budgie
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Cmaj
C3E ~G3E|~F3A dedc|BG~G2 ^FGAB|c3d ecGE|
~C3E ~G3E|FEFA d2^cd|BG~G2 ^FGAB|1 c2dB cAGE:|2 c2dB c2eg||
|:~f3e f2gf|eccB c2dc|~B3G ^FGAB|c2dg ecde|
~f3e f2gf|eccB cedc|~B3G ^FGAB|1 c2dB c2eg:|2 c2dB cde^f||
|:gc~c2 ac~c2|gage c2dc|BG~G2 ^FGAB|c3d ede^f|
~g3e ~a3e|gage cedc|BG~G2 ^FGAB|1 c2Bd cde^f:|2 c2Bd cAGE||

There’s a delightful version on Dan Isaacson’s wonderful record, "Simple System." I think he calls it "Pat the Bugie."

I like it in C

My C/C# box has the accidentals so it becomes another good tune to develop my technique on this box and to think I’ve only just found it. Can anyone tell me more about Graham Townsend?
Thank you Dr Dow & Johnny Jay

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Re: Pat The Budgie

I learned this tune off the Nightingale album "The Coming Dawn," where they call it "Pat de Budgie"- I’m assuming this is the French name. Just edited the tune to include this name and album. I think their version is in C.