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Key: D Mode: major Key: B Movement: Has lots of stepwise movement

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major : 10
minor : 8

Key

D : 10
B : 10
A : 6
F : 4
A-sharp : 3
C : 3
E : 3
G : 3
G-sharp : 2
D-sharp : 2
F-sharp : 2
C-sharp : 2

Time signature

4/4 : 7
7/4 : 1
-117/16 : 1
2/4 : 1

Text

Has notes text : 2

Has accompaniment chords

No chords : 7
Has chords : 3

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Folk tune finder is a search engine for folk tunes in ABC notation.
It is run by Joe Wass. You can contact joe@folktunefinder.com with any questions or comments. I love hearing from people who use the site and feedback is always welcome.
All tunes on this site were found somewhere on the web and transcribed by someone, somewhere.

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Has accompaniment chords

The 12 Diatonic Pitch Sets (as key signatures)

Tommy Peoples'

ABA C1 D C2 DE C3 FGHIJKLML

Boethius's system

Tommy Peoples'

Danec

Tommy Peoples'

TEST: All the major keys

Souter Creek, Hurley's Tune, Come on Wee Man

John Kimmel's Accordion Fantasy