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The Boscastle Breakdown hornpipe

Also known as Boscastle, The Boscastle, Pybcorn Boscastle.

There are 2 recordings of this tune.

The Boscastle Breakdown has been added to 1 tune set.

The Boscastle Breakdown has been added to 16 tunebooks.

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Six settings

1
X: 1
T: The Boscastle Breakdown
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: (3DEF |G2 B>c d2 G2 | c>de>f g2 (3DEF | G2 B>c d>GB>G | A2 F2 (3DEc B>A |
G2 (3ABc d>BG>B | c>de>f g2 (3ABc | d>gf>e (3ded (3cBA | G2 B2 G2 :|
|: (3Bcd |g>dB>d g>dB>d | g>ec>e g>ec>e | g>dB>d g>dB>d | f>Ad>A f>Ad>a |
g>dB>d g2 (3Bcd | g>ec>e g4 | d>g (3gfe d>cB>A | G2 (3ggg g2 :|
2
X: 2
T: The Boscastle Breakdown
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: D2 |G2 Bc d2 B2 | cdef g4 | G2 Bc d2 B2 | A2 A2 A4 |
G2 Bc d2 B2 | cdef g4 | dgfe dcBA | G2 G2 G2 :|
|: d2 |gdBd gdBd | geBe geBe | gdBd gdBd | A2 A2 A4 |
gdBd gdBd | geBe g4 | dgfe dcBA | G2 G2 G2 :|
3
X: 3
T: The Boscastle Breakdown
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|: E2 |D2 FA dA F2 | D2 GB dB G2 | D2 FA dAFA | DdcB AGFE |
D2 FA dA F2 | D2 GB dBGB | edcB AGFE | D2 d2 d2 :|
|: A/B/c |dAFA dAFA | dBGB dBGA | dAFA dAFA | cAEA cAEA |
dAFA dAFA | dBGB dBGB | edcB AGFE | D2 d2 d2 :|
4
X: 4
T: The Boscastle Breakdown
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: d2 |G>AB>c d2 G2 | c>de>f g4 | G>AB>c d>GB>G | c2 A2 A2 B>A |
G>AB>c d2 G2 | c>de>f g2 f>e | d>gf>e d>cB>A | B2 G2 G2 :|
|: d2 |g>dB>d g>dB>d | g>ec>e g>ec>e | g>dB>d g>dB>d | (3cdc A2 A4 |
g>dB>d g>dB>d | g>ec>e g>ec>e | a>gf>e d>cB>A | G2 G2 G2 :|
5
X: 5
T: The Boscastle Breakdown
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: G2 GB d2 B2 | cdef g3A | G2 GB d2 B2 | A2 A2 A4 |
G2 GB d2 B2 | cdef g4 | dgfe dcBA | G2 B2 G4 :|
|:gdBd gdBd | gece gecg | gdBd gdBd | B2 A2 A4 |
gdBd gdBd | gece gece | dgfe dcBA | G2 B2 G4 :|
6
X: 6
T: The Boscastle Breakdown
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: G3B dGBd | cdef g3e | dGGd edcB | cAAG AcBA |
G3B dGBd | cdef g3e | dgfe dcBA |1 GBdB G4 :|2 GBdB G2 Bd||
|:gdBd gdBd | gece gecg | gdBd gdBd | cAAB cdef |
gdBd gdBd | gece gece | dgfe dcBA |1 GBdB G2 Bd :|2 GBdB G4||
|:BddB dBGB|ceec ecAc|BddB dBGB|cAAB cedc|
BddB dBGB|ceec ecAc|dgfe dcBA|GBdB G4:||
|:BD D2 BDGB|cE E2 Ecdc|BD D2 BDGB|ADBD cDAD|
BD D2 BDGB|cE E2 Ecdc|dgfe dcBA | GBdB G2 G2 :||
# Added by JACKB .

Twenty-one comments

"Pybcorn Boscastle" / "The Boscastle Breakdown"

I have only heard this swung, not straight, but I can imagine some would… Here is a simpler form without ‘>’:

K: G Major
|: D2 |
G2 Bc d2 B2 | cdef g4 | G2 Bc d2 B2 | A2 A2 A4 |
G2 Bc d2 B2 | cdef g4 | dgfe dcBA | G2 G2 G2 :|
|: d2 |
gdBd gdBd | geBe geBe | gdBd gdBd | A2 A2 A4 |
gdBd gdBd | geBe g4 | dgfe dcBA | G2 G2 G2 :|

Happy Tune

This one wins my prize for being the happiest tune here on the Session. I listened to the MIDI and couldn’t help but smile. Great arrangement.

!!!!!!!!

How could anyone not love this ending? (3ggg g2 :| Sort of a musical exclamation point.

haha…
its about time i learn some happy tunes.
ive been playing ‘The Rainy Day’ and ‘Swallows Tail’ a lot recently
so this will make a nice contrast.

more Cornish Pasties please!

P - A - S - T - I - E - S (equivalent to Homer Simpson’s ‘doughnuts’)

~ & Greek ones too… 🙂

Syncopation

Ican’t help but want to shorten the d and lenghen the following G in the first full measure, but I’m weird that way. 🙂

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? ~ Go on then, show us what exactly you mean, notate it?!

Something like this…

|G2 B>c d>(G G2)|

for the first full measure.

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Thanks ‘muspc’ ~ appreciated… 🙂

Other relative ways:
| G2 B>c d>G G2 | ~ or ~ | G2 B>c d>G- G2 |
~ or ~
| G2 B>c d4 | ~ or ~ | G2 B2 d2 G2 | | .Gz .Bz .dz .Gz |

These ways are fun too:
| G3 B d3 G | ~ or ~ | (3GGG B>c d>G (3GGG |

And even…

| G2 B>c >d(G G2 )|

or is that going too far?

If you go this route, you could start the second part this way:

|: (3Bcd | >gdB>d >gd d2 |

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Boscastle Breakdown

This tune is very similar to the Banjo Breakdown (also posted here), which in turn is remiscent of the (London)Derry Hornpipe. There’s another recording of this on the Topic CD "Hidden English" by or less the same band as that on "Rig a jig jig", with the addition of fiddler William Hocken, who uses the tunes as a ground and belts out the Swansea Hornpipe, Manchester Hornpipe, Navvy on the Line and who know’s what else over the top. A classic recording (from the 1940’s) of old boys giving their all after closing time. Essential listening.

Boscastle Breakdown - reprise

Sorry - that should read "more or less (the same band)" and "uses the tune (i.e. just the one) (as a ground)".