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.
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 :|]