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Bancroft’s Descent jig

There are 2 recordings of this tune.

Bancroft's Descent has been added to 29 tunebooks.

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Three settings

1
X: 1
T: Bancroft's Descent
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
e|:fdd ~a2g|fag fdd|eAA ~g2f|efd eAA|dAA ~d2e|
[1 fag fgf|egf efd|eAA d2e:|2 fag faf|egf efd|eAA dcB||
|:Add ceg|fda fdd|EFG Bcd|
[1 efd cde|dAA eAg|fag fgf|egf efd|eAA dcB:|
[2 ecA GFE|DFA Bcd|cde deg|fag fgf|ecA d2e||
2
X: 2
T: Bancroft's Descent
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
B|:cAA ~e2d|ced cAA|BEE ~d2c|BcA BEE|AEE ~A2B|
[1 ced cdc|Bdc BcA|BEE A2B:|2 ced cec|Bdc BcA|BEE AGF||
|:EAA GBd|cAe cAA|B,CD FGA|
[1 BcA GAB|AEE BEd|ced cdc|Bdc BcA|BEE AGF:|
[2 BGE DCB,|A,CE FGA|GAB ABd|ced cdc|BGE A2B||
3
X: 3
T: Bancroft's Descent
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Emaj
f||gee ~b2a|gba gee|fBB ~a2g|fge fBB|
eBB ~e2f|gba gag|fag fge|fBB e2f||
gee ~b2a|gba gee|fBB ~a2g|fge fBB|
eBB ~e2f|gba gbg|fag fge|fBB edc||
Bee dfa|geb gee|FGA cde|fge def|
eBB dBa|gba gag|fag fge|fBB edc||
Bee dfa|geb gee|FGA cde|fdB AGF|
EGB cde|def efa|gba gag|fdB e3||

Five comments

Source

I got this recently from a Shooglenifty album. I realize the 1st and 2nd endings are unusually long but I just wanted to include as many of the melodic variations as I could that I heard them play.

Key Signature

Shooglenifty play in A Major. Could please transpose and repost

X: 1
T: Bancroft’s Descent
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K:A
B|:cAA ~e2d|ced cAA|BEE ~d2c|BcA BEE|AEE ~A2B|
[1 ced cdc| Bdc BcA| BEE A2B:|2 ced cec|Bdc BcA|BEE AGF||
|:EAA GBd|cAe cAA|B,CD FGA|
[1 BcA GAB|AEE BEd|ced cdc|Bdc BcA |BEE AGF:|
[2 BGE DCB,|A,CE FGA|GAB ABd|ced cdc|BGE A2B|]

Re: Bancroft’s Descent

On ‘A Whisky Kiss’ the tune is actually played in E. But if you take Dr. Tøm ‘s setting in A and shift it over one string it’ll be fine. Well, that’s if you’re a strings player…