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'''JACK A (O) TAR'''. AKA and see "[[Jacky Tar]]," "[[Jack and His Trousers]]," "[[Jack and His Trousers On]]," "[[Cuckoo's Nest]]." Scottish, Hornpipe. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Athole, Skye): AABB (Honeyman). The tune is clearly "The Cuckoo's Nest." | '''JACK A (O) TAR'''. AKA and see "[[Jacky Tar]]," "[[Jack and His Trousers]]," "[[Jack and His Trousers On]]," "[[Cuckoo's Nest (4) (The)]]." Scottish, Hornpipe. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Athole, Skye): AABB (Honeyman). The tune is clearly "The Cuckoo's Nest." | ||
[[File:Jacktar.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jack Tar. Attributed to figurehead carver Jeremiah Dodge of New York (died c. 1860). ]] | [[File:Jacktar.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jack Tar. Attributed to figurehead carver Jeremiah Dodge of New York (died c. 1860). ]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:51, 16 January 2012
Tune properties and standard notation
JACK A (O) TAR. AKA and see "Jacky Tar," "Jack and His Trousers," "Jack and His Trousers On," "Cuckoo's Nest (4) (The)." Scottish, Hornpipe. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Athole, Skye): AABB (Honeyman). The tune is clearly "The Cuckoo's Nest."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; p. 48. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 173. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 296.
Recorded sources: