What about the "Blackberry Bush" reel? It would take longer to learn because it has 4 parts but it's also a pentatonic tune and sounds similar to this Irish polka.
Another option would be "Harris Dance" though, in all cases, these are tunes which jump the octave, if you want tunes with just five notes in the same octave, well, I cannot think of any, sorry!(apart from the first part of the Blackberry Bush). If I find any, I'll let you know. Manuel Waldesco Edinburgh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nigel Gatherer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Scots-L Posting" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 2:52 PM Subject: [scots-l] Few Notes > I came across the Irish polka below, and what drew me to it was how few > notes are used in the tune (five in all). I'm trying to find Scottish > tunes which use as few notes, for use in teaching complete beginners. > Any suggestions? > > X:1 > T:no name > R:polka > H:Also in A, #111 > D:Martin O'Connor: The Connachtman's Rambles > Z:id:hn-polka-113 > M:2/4 > L:1/8 > K:G > B2 B>A|GE ED|EA AB/A/|GE ED|B2 B>A|GE ED|EG AB/A/|G2 GA:| > BA AG|BA AG|A2 AB/A/|GE ED|BA AG|BA AG|A2 AB/A/|G2 GA:| > > -- > Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/ > > Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html > Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
