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The Appropriate Dipstick reel

By Phil Cunningham

There are 9 recordings of this tune.

The Appropriate Dipstick has been added to 3 tune sets.

The Appropriate Dipstick has been added to 102 tunebooks.

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Four settings

1
X: 1
T: The Appropriate Dipstick
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmix
GF|:DG, (3G,G,G, G2 DE|FG DF CF A,C|DG, (3G,G,G, GF DE|
FC A,C DG, GF|DG, (3G,G,G, G2 DE|FG DF CF A,C|
DG, (3G,G,G, GF DE|1 FC A,C DG, GF:|2 FC A,C DG, dc||
|:Bd AB G2 c_B|Ac Gc F2 dc|Bd AB G2 BG|(3:2:1G(3:2:1B(3:2:1g Bc dc (3ccc:|
|:e2 ec A2 Bc|d2 dB G2 AB|cA Fc AF cA|1 Gg Bc dG cd:|2 BG GF G3 F||
2
X: 2
T: The Appropriate Dipstick
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmix
DG, (3G,G,G, G2 DE|FGDF CFA,C|DG, (3G,G,G, GFDE|FCA,C DG,GF|
DG, (3G,G,G, G2 DE|FGDF CFA,C|DG, (3G,G,G, GFDE|1 FCA,C DG,:|2 FCA,C DG,dc||
|:BdAB G2 c_B|AcGc F2 dc|BdAB G2 BG|(3GBg Bc dc (3ccc:|
|:e2 ec A2 Bc|d2 dB G2 AB|cAFc AFcA|1 GgBc dGcd:|2 BGGF G2||
3
X: 3
T: The Appropriate Dipstick
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
e~A3 agef|gaeg deBd|e~A3 agef|gdBd eAAd:|
|:ceBe A2dc|BdAd G2ed|ceBe A2eA|Aecd edde:|
|:~f3d B2cd|~e3c A2Bc|dBGd BGdB|Aecd edde:|
4
X: 4
T: The Appropriate Dipstick
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
ag|:eA (3AAA a2 ef|ga eg dg Bd|eA (3AAA ag ef|
gd Bd eA ag|eA (3AAA a2 ef|ga eg dg Bd|
eA (3AAA ag ef|1 gd Bd eA ag:|2 gd Bd eA ed||
|:ce Bc A2 d =c|Bd Ad G2 ed|ce Bc A2 cA|(3:2:1A(3:2:1c(3:2:1a cd ed (3ddd:|
|:f2 fd B2 cd|e2 ec A2 Bc|dB Gd BG dB|1 Aa cd eA de:|2 cA AG A3 G||

Eleven comments

thanks for that link, thats a great video, thanks again!

oh, and the abc seems ok tom me, except its a three part reel isn’t it? the start of the third part should on the next line down from the end of the second part, but i could be wrong…

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“Appropriate Dipstick” by Phil Cunningham

K: G Mixolydian
|: GF |
DG, (3G,G,G, G2 DE | FGDF CFA,C | DG, (3G,G,G, GFDE | FCA,C DG,GF |
DG, (3G,G,G, G2 DE | FGDF CFA,C | DG, (3G,G,G, GFDE |[1 FCA,C DG, :|[2 FCA,C DG,dc ||
|: BdAB G2 c_B |AcGc F2 dc | BdAB G2 BG | (3GBg Bc dc (3ccc :|
|: e2 ec A2 Bc | d2 dB G2 AB | cAFc AFcA |[1 GgBc dGcd :|[2 BGGF G2 |]

Yepee!!!!!

Oh My Gosh!! I’ve been wanting to learn this tune for literally FOREVER and now I can. To bad it’s not traditional and i can’t put it on my next cd. I don’t quite know how to get permission from the composer :(
THANK YOU!! for me your first is your best.

Hey, ifn anyone is available and amenable it will be Phil. Just ask him if you really want to record it in your own accent… Asking never hurt, you only get a yes, maybe or a no…

Slightly different version

Here’s a slightly different version I learned from somewhere…not sure where but I think it might have been from a Battlefield Band album:

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amix
e~A3 agef|gaeg deBd|e~A3 agef|gdBd eAAd :|
|: ceBe A2dc|BdAd G2ed|ceBe A2eA|Aecd edde :|
|: ~f3d B2cd|~e3c A2Bc|dBGd BGdB|Aecd edde :|

For d whistle..

X: 1
T: Appropriate Dipstick, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K:D
ag |:eA (3AAA a2 ef |ga eg dg Bd |eA (3AAA ag ef |
gd Bd eA ag |eA (3AAA a2 ef |ga eg dg Bd |
eA (3AAA ag ef |[1gd Bd eA ag :|[2gd Bd eA ed ||
|:ce Bc A2 d =c |Bd Ad G2 ed |ce Bc A2 cA |(3:2:1A(3:2:1c(3:2:1a cd ed (3ddd :|
|:f2 fd B2 cd |e2 ec A2 Bc |dB Gd BG dB |[1Aa cd eA de :|[2cA AG A3 G |]

Re: The Appropriate Dipstick

‘The Appropriate Dipstick’ was written by Iain MacDonald and Phil Cunningham in 1990 as part of the music for an epic theatre production called ‘The Ship’ written by playwright and theatre director Bill Bryden. It was staged in one of Harland & Wolff’s massive shipbuilding sheds in Govan on the Clyde.