GUITAR CHORDS
Ocarinas and guitars are a natural combination! The guitarist needs chords on the same sheet with the ocarina lead. Guitar chords are entered by enclosing the chord name in quotation marks. The chord goes just before the note of the melody where the chord will be played. Here is a little Burl Ives tune that illustrates guitar chords (and if you are observant, you might observe the P: field, which means "Part." Parts can be verse and chorus, A part, B part, bridge, or however you want a part labeled):
X: 1
T: Mockin' Bird Hill
R: waltz
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: G
DC|:"G"B,2D2G2|B2G2D2|"C"C2E2A2|c4FE|
"D"D2F2A2|c2d2c2|"G"B2G2E2|"D"D4DC|
"G"B,2D2G2|B2G2D2|"C"C2E2A2|c4FE|
"D"D2F2A2|c2d2c2|"G"B2G2G2|G4Bc:|
|:"G"d2d2dd|e2d2BA|"C"G2C2E2|"G"D4AB|
"D"c2B2AG|F2G2A2|"G"B2G2E2|D4Bc|
d2d2dd|e2d2BA|"C"G2C2E2|"G"D4AB|
"D"c2B2AG|F2G2A2|"G"B2G2G2|G4Bc:|
LYRICS
Tunes are wonderful for instrumentalists, but singers need words! Lyrics (called "words" in ABC) are inserted into ABC code by beginning the line with either w: or W:. You can put words under the line of the melody with w: (lowecase), and then additional verses at the end with W: (uppercase). This example shows words lined up with the melody, the use of the dash to break words into syllables, and additional verses at the end. The bars break across lines so the words will line up.
X:1
T:Old Mountain Dew
C:Traditional
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:1/4=200
K:G
P:Verse
"G"D D2 E | G2 A G | d d2 B | G2
w:1.~I know a place 'bout a mile down the road
B B | "C"A G2 E | A G E2 | "G"D4- | D2
w:where you lay down a dol-lar or two._
D D| D D2 E | G2
w:If you hush up your mug,
A G | d d2 B | G2
w:they will slip you a jug
A G | B B3 | A2 "D7"A2 | "G"G4- | G3
w:of that good old moun-tain dew._
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G | D D2 D | E G A G| (B3 A | "G7" G3)
w:Ch:~They call it that old moun-tain dew,__
B | "C"AG2 E | A G E2 | "G"D4- | D2
w:and them that re-fuse it are few._
B, C | D D2 E | G2
w:You may go 'round the bend,
A G | d d2 B | G2
w:but you'll come back a-gain
G G | B B3 | A2 "D7"A2 | "G"G4- | G4 |]
w:for that good old moun-tain dew._
W:
W:2. When its fragrance so rare starts to fill up the air,
W:You know that they're just about through.
W:So, you pucker up your lips, and you take a few sips
W:Of that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:3. Up on the hill, there's an old whiskey still,
W:Run by a hard working crew.
W:You can tell by the wiffle, when a smell you sniffle,
W:That they're makin' that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:4. My uncle Nort, he is sawed off and short.
W:He measures just about four foot two,
W:But he thinks he's a gi'nt, when they give him a pint
W:Of that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:5. The preacher came by with a tear in his eye.
W:He said that his wife had the flu.
W:We told him that he ought to give her a quart,
W:Of that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:6. My uncle Bill's got a still on the hill,
W:Where he runs off a gallon or two,
W:And the birds in the sky get so drunk they can't fly
W:On that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:7. My Aunty June tried a brand new perfume.
W:It had such a sweet smelling pu.
W:She was surprised when she had it analyzed.
W:It was good old mountain dew.X: 1
W:
W:8. My brother Paul, he is tiny and small.
W:He measures just about four foot two,
W:But he thinks he's a gi'nt, when they give him a pint
W:Of that good old mountain dew.
W:
Ocarinas and guitars are a natural combination! The guitarist needs chords on the same sheet with the ocarina lead. Guitar chords are entered by enclosing the chord name in quotation marks. The chord goes just before the note of the melody where the chord will be played. Here is a little Burl Ives tune that illustrates guitar chords (and if you are observant, you might observe the P: field, which means "Part." Parts can be verse and chorus, A part, B part, bridge, or however you want a part labeled):
X: 1
T: Mockin' Bird Hill
R: waltz
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: G
DC|:"G"B,2D2G2|B2G2D2|"C"C2E2A2|c4FE|
"D"D2F2A2|c2d2c2|"G"B2G2E2|"D"D4DC|
"G"B,2D2G2|B2G2D2|"C"C2E2A2|c4FE|
"D"D2F2A2|c2d2c2|"G"B2G2G2|G4Bc:|
|:"G"d2d2dd|e2d2BA|"C"G2C2E2|"G"D4AB|
"D"c2B2AG|F2G2A2|"G"B2G2E2|D4Bc|
d2d2dd|e2d2BA|"C"G2C2E2|"G"D4AB|
"D"c2B2AG|F2G2A2|"G"B2G2G2|G4Bc:|
LYRICS
Tunes are wonderful for instrumentalists, but singers need words! Lyrics (called "words" in ABC) are inserted into ABC code by beginning the line with either w: or W:. You can put words under the line of the melody with w: (lowecase), and then additional verses at the end with W: (uppercase). This example shows words lined up with the melody, the use of the dash to break words into syllables, and additional verses at the end. The bars break across lines so the words will line up.
X:1
T:Old Mountain Dew
C:Traditional
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:1/4=200
K:G
P:Verse
"G"D D2 E | G2 A G | d d2 B | G2
w:1.~I know a place 'bout a mile down the road
B B | "C"A G2 E | A G E2 | "G"D4- | D2
w:where you lay down a dol-lar or two._
D D| D D2 E | G2
w:If you hush up your mug,
A G | d d2 B | G2
w:they will slip you a jug
A G | B B3 | A2 "D7"A2 | "G"G4- | G3
w:of that good old moun-tain dew._
%
G | D D2 D | E G A G| (B3 A | "G7" G3)
w:Ch:~They call it that old moun-tain dew,__
B | "C"AG2 E | A G E2 | "G"D4- | D2
w:and them that re-fuse it are few._
B, C | D D2 E | G2
w:You may go 'round the bend,
A G | d d2 B | G2
w:but you'll come back a-gain
G G | B B3 | A2 "D7"A2 | "G"G4- | G4 |]
w:for that good old moun-tain dew._
W:
W:2. When its fragrance so rare starts to fill up the air,
W:You know that they're just about through.
W:So, you pucker up your lips, and you take a few sips
W:Of that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:3. Up on the hill, there's an old whiskey still,
W:Run by a hard working crew.
W:You can tell by the wiffle, when a smell you sniffle,
W:That they're makin' that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:4. My uncle Nort, he is sawed off and short.
W:He measures just about four foot two,
W:But he thinks he's a gi'nt, when they give him a pint
W:Of that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:5. The preacher came by with a tear in his eye.
W:He said that his wife had the flu.
W:We told him that he ought to give her a quart,
W:Of that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:6. My uncle Bill's got a still on the hill,
W:Where he runs off a gallon or two,
W:And the birds in the sky get so drunk they can't fly
W:On that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:7. My Aunty June tried a brand new perfume.
W:It had such a sweet smelling pu.
W:She was surprised when she had it analyzed.
W:It was good old mountain dew.X: 1
W:
W:8. My brother Paul, he is tiny and small.
W:He measures just about four foot two,
W:But he thinks he's a gi'nt, when they give him a pint
W:Of that good old mountain dew.
W:
