%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%% %%% The heading: %%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% X:1 %% -- The number, within a single .abc file, of this tune. %% The software will selectively print particular entries, %% using for example 'yaps 1-3, 6, ....' T:Morpeth Lasses %% -- Title. Multiple lines are ok. C:Trad. %% -- Author. Appears on the right-hand side. M:C| %% -- Time signature. I think this is for display only. L:1/8 %% -- The length of the shortest note. Longer notes are denoted %% by "A2", "b3", etc. Q:1/2=116 %% -- A tempo marking, used only to tell the MIDI converter %% how fast to play K:Am %% -- A key signature. For modal tunes, you may want to fake this: %% "G", say, for two sharps, even when you really mean A-dorian. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%% %%% The tune body: %%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% P:A %% -- Part A. (This is a YAPS extension.) E2 |: "Am"A3B c2 B2 | E2 A2 A4 | "G"B3A G2 A2 | B2 A2 A2 E2 | "Am"A3B c2 B2 | E2 A2 A2 e2 | "G"d2 B2 G2 B2 | "Am"c2 A2 A4 :|| P:B %% -- Part B. (This is a YAPS extension.) "Am" a2 g2 e2 a2 | g2 e2 a4 | "G"g3e d2 e2 | B2 G2 d4 | "Am"a2 g2 e2 a2 | g2 e2 a4 | "G"g3e d2 e2 | "Am"A2 E2 A4 | "Am" a2 g2 e2 a2 | g2 e2 a4 | "G"g3e d2 e2 | B2 G2 d4 | "Am"A2 c2 "G"B2 d2 | "C"c2 e2 "Dm"d2 a2 | "Em"g2 e2 g2 B2 | "Am"A4 z4 || %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%% Additional notes on construction: %%%% Each line in this file is a line on the staff. %%%% For eighth notes, spacing between note letters corresponds to bars. %%%% Accidentals are denoted by ^, =, _ %%%% - is a tie or slur %%%% Single lines and double lines sometimes seem to have meaning %%%% (eg repeats or key signature changes) as well as just display. %%%% No extra line spaces! Each line should begin with something. %%%% Getting a key signature switch right is a pain. %%%% (See Chorus Jig for an example.) %%%% The new key signature must be on a line by itself, %%%% the next measure must start with a bar, %%%% and the preceding line cannot close with a double bar. %%%% Or, embed the key signature with backslashes. %%%% X == number within the file %%%% T == title %%%% C == copyright or author %%%% M == meter %%%% L == length of shortest note (count of one) %%%% Q == tempo %%%% -- yaps wants M,L,Q in that precise order %%%% K == key %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%% Transcription by Eric Anderson, me@ericdancepiano.com %%%% See %%%% http://www.ericdancepiano.com/Piano.html %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%