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!

Plooman Laddies

(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

Plooman Laddies

Doon yonder den, there's a plooman lad
an' some simmer's day he'll be a' my ain.

cho: An' sing laddie-aye, an' sing laddie-o
     The plooman laddies are a' the go.

I love his teeth an' I love his skin
I love the very cairt he hurls in...

Doon yonder den I coulda gotten a merchant,
Bit a' his stuff wisna worth a groat...

Doon yonder den I coulda gotten a miller,
Bit the smell o' dust widda deen me ill...

It's ilka time I gyang tae the stack,
I hear his wheep gie the ither crack...

I see him comin' fae (frae?) yonder toon,
Wi' a' his ribbons hingin' roon an' roon...

An' noo she's gotten her plooman lad,
As bare as ever he left the ploo...

WH
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Thanks to Mudcat for the Digital Tradition!