This is a tune I wrote to play at trad folk sessions. Please help yourself to a free download of the mp3 or to a copy of the score which is in the photos section. The ABC notation is in the lyrics section below.
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Story behind the song
Mandolin in the key of D, accompanied by guitar which is being played with a capo on the 2nd fret, standard tuning.
Lyrics
X: 1
T: The Swinging Banker
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
C: Nick Molyneux
N: Written December 2011. Parts are played AA BB AA BB CC AA BB.
K: D
:F>G |"D"A>D (3DDD F>D F>A | "Em" G>E E>E E>3 D | "A" C>D E>F G>F G>B | "A" A>B G>A "D"F2 F>G |
"D" A>D (3DDD "Bm"F>D F>A | "Em"G>E E>E E>3 D2 | "A" C>D E>F G>E C>D | "D"E>D D>C Dz :||
|: (3DFA | "D".d "A".c "D"d>3 A | (3ABA F>A D2 (3DFA | "D".d "A".c "D"d>3 A | (3ABA F>A "A"E>2 (3EFE |
"D" >DC D>E D>E F>G A>d f>a "Em" g2 f>g | "D"a>f d>f "A"g>e c>e | "D"e>d d>c dz :|]
d>c |: "Bm"B>F D>B, ^A,>B, D>F | B>d c>B "F#7"^A>F ^E>F | "Bm" B>F D>B, ^A,>B, D>F |
"A"E>D ^C>D "F#7"E>F A^B | "Bm"B>F D>B, ^A,>B, D>F | "Bm"B>d c>B "F#7"c>f ^a>f|
"Bm"b>f d>B "G"G>B d>g | [1"F#7"f>d c>d "Bm"Bz Fz :| [2"F#7"f>d c>d "Bm"B2z F>G :|]
