Digital Tradition Mirror

This notation is pretty simple; dark circles mean covered holes; empty circles mean uncovered holes; a '+' below means to blow harder to get the upper octave; a '#' below means this note is too low for the whistle chosen and you'll have to fake it :) The author of this program always plays accidentals by closing holes, so you'll never see half-covered holes.

When I was starting, I found notation like this to be very helpful, and I know plenty of people who have trouble reading music who find this notation easier. Good luck!

Jovial Hunter or Sir Lionel

(C whistle)

(This score available as ABC, SongWright, PostScript, PNG, or PMW, or a MIDI file)
(Choose a whistle key: A B C D E F G Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb A# B# C# D# E# F# G#)
Dulcimer tab for this song is also available

Jovial Hunter or Sir Lionel

He looked to the east; he looked to the west
  Blow your horn, Hunter
He blowed his horn both east and west
  Just like a jovial hunter

He met the witch wife on the bridge
  Blow your horn, Hunter
They fit three hours by the day
  Just like a jovial hunter

He split the witch wife to the chin
  Blow your horn, Hunter
And on his way he went again
  Just like a jovial hunter

He went till he came to the wild boar's den
  Blow your horn, Hunter
There laid the bones of a thousand men
  Just like a jovial hunter

The wild boar heared him in his den
  Blow your horn, Hunter
He made the oak and ash to bend
  Just like a jovial hunter

The wild boar he did slay
  Blow your horn, Hunter
And on his way he went again
  Just like a jovial hunter

Child #18
recorded on Folk Legacy Beech Mountain Vol. 1
from Rena Hicks
SOF

Thanks to Mudcat for the Digital Tradition!