Ariel hornpipe

Also known as Ball And Pin, The Ball And Pin, The McCusker Brothers Delight, The McCusker Brothers’ Delight, McCusker’s Delight, The McCuskers Delight, McCuskers’ Delight.

There are 5 recordings of this tune.

Ariel appears in 1 other tune collection.

Ariel has been added to 2 tune sets.

Ariel has been added to 19 tunebooks.

Four settings

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2

X: 2
T: Ariel
R: hornpipe

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
(3AAA|A,>CE>A c2 B>A|B>E G>B d2 c>B|c/B/A c>e a>e c>A|B>c d>B A>G F>E|
A,>CE>A c2 B>A|B>E G>B d2 c>B|c>e A>c B<E G>B|A/B/A G>B A2:|
(3aaa|:a>A c>e a2 a>g|f>A d>e f/g/f e>d|c/B/A c>e a>e c>A|B>c d>B A>G F>E|
[1a>e c>e a2 a>g|f>A d>e f/g/f e>d|c>e a>e c>e d>B|c/d/c A2 A2 (3efg:|
[2A,>CE>A c2 B>A|B>E G>B d2 c>B|c>e A>c B<E G>B|A/B/A G>B A2||

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4

Seven comments

This hornpipe has a really “light” feel to it and it’s featured on Manus McGuire’s excellent Saffron and Blue CD.

Source: Saffron And Blue by Manus McGuire
Transcription: gian marco pietrasanta

The Ariel / Ariel

Already submitted 27th July 2006 as “Ariel ” a hornpipe!

Yes, duplicated

https://thesession.org/tunes/6034

Go here for another transcription https://thesession.org/tunes/6194.

“The Ariel” courtesy of gian marco, the above mentioned duplication

Key signature: A Major
Submitted on September 15th 2006 by gian marco.
https://thesession.org/tunes/6194

X: 2
T: Ariel, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Amaj
|: (3AAA |\
A,>CE>A c2 B>A | B>EG>B d2 c>B | (3cBA c>e a>ec>A | B>cd>B A>GF>E |
A,>CE>A c2 B>A | B>EG>B d2 c>B | c>eA>c B<EG>B | (3ABA G>B A2 :|
(3aaa |:\
a>Ac>e a2 a>g | f>Ad>e (3fgf e>d | (3cBA c>e a>ec>A | B>cd>B A>GF>E |
[1 a>ec>e a2 a>g | f>Ad>e (3fgf e>d | c>ea>e c>ed>B | (3cdc A2 A2 (3efg :|
[2 A,>CE>A c2 B>A | B>EG>B d2 c>B | c>eA>c B<EG>B | (3ABA G>B A2 |]

gian marco’s reduced ~ minus > & (# & ‘below the D’

X: 3
T: Ariel, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Amaj
|: A2 |\
AcEA c2 BA | BEGB d2 cB | cAce aecA | BcdB AGFE |
AcEA c2 BA | BEGB d2 cB | ceAc BEGB | A2 GB A2 :|
a2 |:\
aAce a2 ag | fAde f2 ed | cAce aecA | BcdB AGFE |
[1 aece a2 ag | fAde f2 ed | ceae cedB | c2 A2 A2 eg :|
[2 AcEA c2 BA | BEGB d2 cB | ceAc BEGB | A2 G>B A2 |]

“Ariel” ~ alias ~ “McCusker’s / McCuskers‘ / McCusker Brothers’ Delight”

X: 4
T: Ariel
T: McCuskers’ Delight
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Amaj
|: (3DCB, |\
A,>CE>A c2 B>A | B>EG>B d2 c>B | c>A (3cde a>ec>A | B>cd>c B>AG>E |
A,>CE>A c2 B>A | B>EG>B d2 c>B | c>eA>c B>dG>B | A2 (3AAA A2 :|
|: (3efg |\
a>ec>e a2 g>a | f>dA>d f2 e>d | (3cBA c>e a>ec>A | B>cd>c B>A (3GFE |
a>ec>e (3aba (3gag | f>d (3AB/c/d (3fgf e>d | (3cde A>c (3Bcd G>B | A2 a2 A2 :|

~ minus > & ( & anything ‘below the D’

X: 5
T: Ariel
T: McCuskers’ Delight
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Amaj
|: dB |\
AcEA c2 BA | BEGB d2 cB | cAce aecA | Bcdc BAGE |
AcEA c2 BA | BEGB d2 cB | ceAc BdGB | A2 A2 A2 :|
|: eg |\
aece a2 ga | fdAd f2 ed | cAce aecA | Bcdc BAGE |
aece aega | fdAd fAed | c2 Ac B2 GB | A2 a2 A2 :|

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