The Bunny’s Hat reel

By Dave Lim

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The Bunny’s Hat has been added to 31 tune sets.

The Bunny’s Hat has been added to 165 tunebooks.

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Nine settings

1
X: 1
T: The Bunny's Hat
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
FABA cBAF|Bcde fedB|FABF A3F|E~F3 A~B3|
FABA cBAF|Bcde fedB|FABd c~A3|faec dBBA:|
FA (3Bcd efaf|efaf edcA|FA (3Bcd efaf|edcd AB2A|
FA (3Bcd e~f3|aefa bafe|d~B3 cAce|faec dBcA:|
2
X: 2
T: The Bunny's Hat
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|:FABF cBAF|BcdB fedB|FABF ~A3 F|EF~F2 AB ~B2|
FABF cBAF|BcdB fedB|FABd cA ~A2|fdec B4:|
|:FBde f2 ~ff|f2 ~ff edBA|FBde f2 ~ff|edBA B4|
FBde f2 ~ff|afff bafe|dB~BB cA~AA|fdec B4:|
3
X: 3
T: The Bunny's Hat
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|:FABA cBAF|Bcde fedB|FABF A3F|E F3 A B3|
FABA cBAF|Bcde fedB|FABd c A3|faec dBBA:|
|:FA (3Bcd e f3|e f3 edcA|FA (3Bcd e f3|edcd A B3|
FA (3Bcd e f3|aefa bafe|d B3 cAce|faec dBBA:|
4
X: 4
T: The Bunny's Hat
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amin
|:EGAG BAGE|ABcd edcA|EGAE G3E|D E3 G A3|
EGAG BAGE|ABcd edcA|EGAc B G3|egdB cAAG:|
|:EG (3ABc d e3|d e3 dcBG|EG (3ABc d e3|dcBc G A3|
EG (3ABc d e3|gdeg aged|c A3 BGBd|egdB cAAG:|
5
X: 5
T: The Bunny's Hat
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
FABA cBAF|Bcde fedA|FABF AAAF|EFFF ABBB||
FABA cBAF|Bcde fedB|FABd cAAA|faec dBBA||
FABd efaf|efaf edcA|FABd efaf|edcB ABBB||
FABd efff|aefa bafe|dBBB cAce|faec dBcA||
6
X: 6
T: The Bunny's Hat
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:FABA cBAF|Bcde fedA|FABF AAAF|EFFF ABBB|
FABA cBAF|Bcde fedB|FABd cAAA|faec dBBA:|
|:FABd efaf|efaf edcA|FABd efaf|edcB ABBB|
FABd efff|aefa bafe|dBBB cAce|faec dBcA:|
7
X: 7
T: The Bunny's Hat
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmin
Acdc edcA|defg agfd|AcdA c3A|G~A3 c~d3|
Acdc edcA|defg agfd|Acdf e~c3|ac'ge fddc:|
Ac (3def gac'a|gac'a gfec|Ac (3def gac'a|gfef cd2c|
Ac (3def g~a3|c'gac' d'c'ag|f~d3 eceg|ac'ge fdec:|
8
X: 8
T: The Bunny's Hat
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|:FABF cBAF|BcdB fedB|FABF AAAF|EF F/F/F ABBB|
FABF cBAF|BcdB fedB|FABd cAAA|fdec BB B2:|
|:FBde ffff|efff edBA|FBde efff|edBA BBB2|
FBde ffff|afff bafe|dBBB cAAA|fdec BBB2:|
9
X: 9
T: The Bunny's Hat
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|:FABF cBAF|BcdB fedB|FABF ~A3 F|E ~F3 A ~B3|
FABF cBAF|BcdB fedB|FABd c ~A3|fdec B3 A:|
|:FAB/c/d e ~f3|e ~f3 edBA|FAB/c/d e ~f3|edBA B2 BA|
FAB/c/d e ~f3|a ~f3 bafe|d ~B3 c ~A3|fdec B3 A:|

Seventeen comments

The bunny’s hat

composed by dave lim, and on the Steve Finn, Andrew Dinan and John Joe Kelly album: Before the Flood, and also on Michael Mcgoldricks album

I was using the ABC search engine called “JC’s ABC Tune Match at trillian.mit.edu” (http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/tunefind) and I found this version here. It’s pretty much note for note on how McGoldrick plays it. Enjoy.

X: 1
T:The Bunny’s Hat
R:reel
C:David Lim
N: Not at all sure about the barring of the B part, may be a couple of
N: 2/4 bars in there somewhere 🙂
D:Michael McGoldrick : Fused
Z:Steve Mansfield July 2001
M:4/4
L:1/8
F:http://anamnese.online.fr/abc/favoris.abc 2007-08-14 22:56:15 UT
K:Bm
FABF cBAF | BcdB fedB | FABF ~A3 F | EF~F2 AB ~B2 |
FABF cBAF | BcdB fedB | FABd cA ~A2 | fdec B4 ::
FB de f2 ~ff | f2 ~ff edBA | FBde f2 ~ff | edBA B4 |
FB de f2 ~ff | afff bafe | dB~BB cA~AA | fdec B4 :|

I used to play in a band called ‘Reed Riot’ with David Lim, and another well-known piper Becky Taylor (early nineties) ‘Bunnie’s Hat’ had just been written at that time (originally called ‘Mending the Bunnies Hat’ - forgive me, Dave…) with another tune of David’s which was just as good - and in the unusual key of F sharp minor. I can’t remember the name of it, but next time I see him, I’ll remind him about it and post it up. David was (and probably still is) a great tune writer and ace piper - as well as a really nice bloke

Argh, I swear I’ve heard this tune on one of Lunasa’s albums… but what was it called there??

No, it was the Butter Dogs, that’s it!!!! Ahh, nevermind, my brain finally worked…

Hexatonic (not a minor or dorian 6th on sight)

Sunny Shat

This tune has a really strange melody: I heard it a few years ago in a session in Sligo (if I don’t remember bad) and immediately I wrote it.. and today, playing, I remembered it

Re: Sunny Shat

Sunny Shat, that’s is quite funny but not its name. It’s called The Bunny’s Hat. Written by David Lim and already here.

Re: Sunny Shat

…it is one of the best Chinese whispers I’ve heard for a while though.

Re: The Bunny’s Hat

There are a few too many notes in bar 1, fashioneer.

Re: The Bunny’s Hat

Ha-ha, Nigel: very subtle! There’s only one bar with 128 notes in it, if I’ve got my maths right!

Re: The Bunny’s Hat

x7- can be played on a D whistle 🙂