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Absent Friends reel

There is 1 recording of this tune.

Absent Friends has been added to 6 tune sets.

Absent Friends has been added to 105 tunebooks.

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Four settings

1
X: 1
T: Absent Friends
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Fmaj
FG |: A6 GF | G6 EF | G4 c3 E | E2 F4 DE |
F6 DE | F6 DE | F3 E F3 G |1 {A2B2}A2 G4 FG :|2 {B2A2}A2 G4 ED ||
|: C4 c2 BA | F6 DC | C4 c2 BA | F6 AG | F6 AG |
F6 DE | F3 E F3 G | {A2B2}A2 G4 ED :|
2
X: 2
T: Absent Friends
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
GA |: B6 AG | A6 FG | A4 d3 F | F2 G4 EF | G6 EF | G6 EF | G3 F G3 A |1 {A2c2}B2 A4 GA :|2 {c2B2}B2 A4 FE ||
|: D4 d2 cB | G6 ED | D4 d2 cB | G6 BA | G6 BA | G6 EF | G3 F G3 A | {B2c2}B2 A4 FE :|
# Added by Avery .
3
X: 3
T: Absent Friends
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Fmaj
FG |: "Dm"A6 GF | "C"G6 EF | "Am"G4 c3 E | "Bb"E2 F4 DE |
"Gm"F6 DE | "F"F6 DE | "Bb"F3 E F3 G |1 "C"{A2B2}A2 G4 FG :|2 "C"{B2A2}A2 G4 ED ||
|: "Am"C4 c2 BA | "Dm"F6 DC | "C"C4 c2 BA | "F"F6 AG | "Bb"F6 AG |
"F"F6 DE | "Gm"F3 E F3 G | "C"{A2B2}A2 G4 ED :|
4
X: 4
T: Absent Friends
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
GA |: "Em"B6 AG | "D"A6 FG | "Bm"A4 d3 F | "C"F2 G4 EF |
"Am"G6 EF | "G"G6 EF | "C"G3 F G3 A |1 "D"{B2c2}B2 A4 GA :|2 "D"{c2B2}B2 A4 FE ||
|: "Bm"D4 d2 cB | "Em"G6 ED | "D"D4 d2 cB | "G"G6 BA | "C"G6 BA |
"G"G6 EF | "Am"G3 F G3 A | "D"{B2c2}B2 A4 FE :|

Ten comments

Here it is in G

For all you Fluters, Whistlers, and Pipers:
X: 1
T: Absent Friends
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
GA |: B6 AG | A6 FG | A4 d3 F | F2 G4 \
EF | G6 EF | G6 EF | G3 F G3 A |1 {A2c2}B2 A4 GA :|2 {c2B2}B2 A4 FE ||
|: D4 d2 cB | G6 ED | D4 d2 cB | G6 BA | G6 BA | \
G6 EF | G3 F G3 A | {B2c2}B2 A4 FE :|

I was getting ready to learn this and here you have already posted it.

Posted by .

I suspect this is a Gmaj tune recorded using C flute or whistle.

Yep, slainte you are right on that. I think Kevin got a C Flute pretty recently as he has never used it on their other albums.

Posted by .

I remember his C flute was stolen around two years ago.

Well, he had one in January when I saw them, and yes they played this set (this and Ivory Lady).

BTW, this is a composition by Kevin himself, and it is SLOW.

Posted by .

Absent Friends

I have a jig of the same title - completely different tune.
I’ll post as soon as National Science Week is over.
Noel

This is one of the most beautiful tune for flute!!

Màrtin

Re: Absent Friends

in thanks for the tune and the comments, this newbie was able to play with kevin crawford, my hero.