Black Joke (1) (The)

Tune annotations

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X:1
T:Black Joak [1]
B:Walsh - Lancashire Jigs, Hornpipes, Joaks, etc (c. 1730).
M:6/8 
L:1/8 
K:G 
D| D2 G G2 G| A2 A AGA|BcB BAG| ABA AGF| 
G3 E2 D | DEF G2:||:B| B2 d ded|efg d2 B| 
B2 d ded| efg d2 B| cca BBg| ABA AGA |
BcB BAG |ABA AGF |G3 E2 D|DEF G2:||

X:2
T:Black Joak [1]
M:6/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B: Wright's Compleat Collection of celebrated country Dances (1740, p. 15)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
D3E F2 G4G2|A3B A2 A2G2A2|B3cB2 B2A2G2|A3BA2 A2G2F2|
G6 E6|D3EF2 G6::B4c2 d4d2|e3fe2 d4c2|
B3cd2 d3ed2|e3fg2 f3ed2|c4g2 b4g2|A3BA2 A2G2A2|
B3cB2 B2A2G2|A3BA2 A2G2F2|G6 E6|D3E F2 G6:||

X:1
T:Burlesque on Black Joak
M:3/4
L:1/8
N:"Slow"
B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 7 (1760, pp. 18-19)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
D2|(D2E2)G2|G3A G2|A4 (A/B/c)|{B}A4G2|c4 (c/d/e)|
{e}d2 (cB) g2|(ed)(cB)(AG)|{F}TE4 D2|(D2E2) (G>A)|G4:|
|:d2|{c}B4c2|d3e d2|(e>g)(f>a) {a}g(f/e/)|{e}d4c2|
{c}B4 c2|{e}d2 (cB) d2|e3f (e/f/g)|{e}d2 (cB)(AG)|
c2c3e|(d<B)B2 (3gdB|A3B (A/B/d)|{B}A2G2E2|G4 (B/A/G)|
TE4 (G/E/D)|D2E2 (G>A)|G6::D2|(DG) B2B2|TB4 (3dBG|
A2 (3gfe (3dcB|{B}A4G2|c3d (c/d/e)|(dB)(ge)(dB)|A3 g (e/d/B)|
{B}A2G2E2|(GB)(Ac)(Bd)|E4 (G/E/D)|(D2E2) (G>A)|G4:|
|:A2|B2 (GA)(Bc)|{e}d2 (cB) d2|e3f (e/f/g)|{e}d4 c2|
(BA)(GA)(Bc)|{e}d2{c}B2d2|(eg)(fa)(gb)|{e}d2 (cB) (AG)|
c2 (3agf (3edc|B2 (3gfe (3dcB|(Ac)(Bg)(dB)|A3G E2|
(GA)(Bc)(de)|TE4D2|D2E2 (G>A)|G4::GA|B2B2 (3dBG|c2c2 (3ecA|
Bg (3ceg (3Bdg|{B}A4G2|e2e2 (3ceg|d2d2 (3Bdg|(3ecA (3fdB (3gdB|
{B}A3G E2|G2G2 (3B/A/G/|E2E2 (3GED|D2E2 (G>A)|G4::Bc|d2d2 (3GBd|
e2e2 (3Gce|(3gbg (3faf (3ege|{e}d4 B>c|(3dBG (3GBd (3dBG|(3ecG (3Gce (3gec|
(3dgb (3agf (3efg|(3dBg (3ecg (3dBG|(3ceg (3ceg (3ceg|(3Bdg (3Bdg (Bdg|
A3B (A/B/d)|TA2G2E2|g2g2 (3bag|e2e2 (3ged|d2e2 (g>a)|g4:|
"Gig"
M:6/8
L:1/8
"Brisk"
D|D2G (GF)G|(AB)A (AG)A|BcB BAG|ABA AGE|
G3TE2D|DEG G2:|d|Bcd ded|efg d2c|Bcd ded|
efg dcB|c2a B2g|ABA AGA|BcB BAG|ABA AGE|
G3TE2D|DEF G2::D|DGB DGB|dBG A2G|
gec dBg|ABG AFD|GBd TE2G|DEF G2:|
|:A|B(G/A/B/c/) dBd|(e/f/g)e d2c|B(G/A/B/c/) dBd|ece d(B/c/d/B/)|
e(c/e/)g f(d/f/)a|(g/f/e/d/c/B/) A2G|e2g d(B/d/)g|A>BA AGE|
G(Bc)d TE2D|DEG G2::d|dgg daa|dbb dc'c'|dd'd' d'c'b|
abg afd|(g/a/b)g Te2d|deg g2::d|BGG dBB|gee Td2c|
B(G/A/B/c/) dBB|gee dBB|c(a/g/)a B(g/f/)g|ABG AFD|
b3 (a/g/f/e/d/c/)|BGB AFD|(G/A/B/c/)d TE2D|DE G G2:|]

X:3
T:Black Jock [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Aird, vol. II (1785)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
D | D2G GFG | ABA AGA | BcB AGF | ABA AGE | G3 E2D | DEF G2 :|
|| c | B2c ded | ece d2c | BGB def | gfe dcB | c2a B2g | 
ABA ABA | Bdg dBG | AGA BGE | G3 E2 D | DEF G2 || 

X:1
T:Black Jock [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Gow - 4th Repository  (1817)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
E|E2A AGA|BcB BAB|c>dc cBA|BcB BAF|A3 F2E|
EFA A2 E/D/|(CE)A AGA|(Bd)c BAG|(Ac)e edc|
Bdc {c}BAG|~A>Bc ~F>GA|EFG A2||
d|(c2d e2)e|fdf {f}e2d|c2d e>fe|f>ga edc|
d2b c2a|BcB {c}BAB|~c>dc cBA|B>cB BAF|
A3 ~F2E|EFA A2d|(cA)c (ec)e|(fd)f e2d|
(cA)c (ec)e|(fd)f {f}e2c|ddd ccc|Bdc B2A|
(Ac)e (ed)c|(Bd)c {c}BAG|~A>Bc ~F>GA|EFG A2||

X:3
T:Black Jock, with Variations
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Köhlers’ Violin Repository, Part Third (1881-1885, p. 207)
N:AEae tuning
N:notation to be played fingered as if in regular tuning
N:”Arranged by W.B. Laybourn”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
D|(D2=G) G>FG|.B2.B {B/c/}B>AB|.c2.c c>BA|.B2.B BAF|=G3 (E2{F/E/}D)|
D>EF =G2||d|(c2 {d/c/B/c/}d) .e2.e|fdf {e/f/}.e2.d|(c2 {d/c/B/c/}d) .e2.e|f>ga {e/f/}.e2.c|
.B2.b .c2.c|B>cB B>AB|c>dc c>BA|B>cB BAE|=G3 (E2{F/E/}D)|D>EF =G3||D|
=G,2 (G G)FG|BAB (B2{c/B/}A)|=G,>df edc|Bdc BAE|=G3 (E2{F/E/}D)|D>EF =G2||d|
cAc edc|d2e-fed|cAc edc|agf edc|dcd (d/e/)fe|edc (B2{c/B/}A)|
cea edc|Bdc BAE|=G3 (E2{F/E/}D)|DEF =G2||D|=G,2G-GFG|A,2B (B2{c/B/}A)|
=G,2e-edc|Bdc BAE|=G3 EdB|DEF =G2||e|=G,2c-edc|d2e-fed|
=G,2c-edc|agf edc|db-d ca-c|BcB {B/c/}B>AB|ced cBA|Bdc BAE|
AcA EAE|D=gf g2||cAc A/B/cA|BAB (B2{c/B/}A)|cde agf|edc BAE|=G3 (E2{F/E/}D)|
DEF =G2||d|(c2{d/c/B/c/}d) edc|fed edc|cde efe|(f/e/f/g/a) edc|
Dgb cea|BAB (B2{c/B/}A)|f2-a eca|Bdc BAF|=GBc EFG|DEF =G2||
=GGG GG,G|BBB (B2{c/B/}A)|ccc c=Gc|BBB BAE|A(c/B/)A (E2{F/E/}D)|DEF =G2||

X:183
T:Black Joke
M:6/4
L:1/8
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:G
D3EF2 G4G2|A3BA2 A2G2A2|B3cB2 B2A2G2|A3BA2 A2G2F2|G6 E6|D3E F2 G6||
B4c2 d4d2|e3fe2 d4c2|B3cd2 d3ed2|e3fg2 f3ed2|c4g2 B4g2|
A3BA2 A2G2A2|B3cB2 B2A2G2|A3BA2 A2G2F2|G6 E6|D3E F2 G6:||

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