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It's a sort of polka. Richard Thompson (of Guitar,Vocal fame) has recorded it as a guitar instrumental that he calls The Job of Journeywork. (on a CD that comes with a book about the guitar maker Dan Ferrington). However it's not _THE_ job of journeywork at all, which he admits. At first I assumed he'd made it up, but he says he got it in Ireland or at a festival from an Irish musician. It's an odd tune too, modulating to Bminor for the final chord of the A section. There's a triplet in the 3rd bar of the B section that I haven't noted correctly as I'm a novice user of abc2mtex/musictex.

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David Thomas <David.Thomas@BRUNEL.AC.UK>,irtrad-l, 4/94

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Polka One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement major D 2/4 Has source text Has notes text No chords explore more...

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T:Job of Journeywork, The (Richard Thompson)
O:england
S:David Thomas <David.Thomas@BRUNEL.AC.UK>,irtrad-l, 4/94
M:2/4
R:polka
N:It's a sort of polka.
N:Richard Thompson (of Guitar,Vocal fame) has recorded it as a guitar
N:instrumental that he calls The Job of Journeywork.
N:(on a CD that comes with a book about the guitar maker Dan Ferrington).
N:However it's not _THE_ job of journeywork at all, which he admits.  At
N:first I assumed he'd made it up, but he says he got it in Ireland or
N:at a festival from an Irish musician.
N:It's an odd tune too, modulating to Bminor for the final chord of the
N:A section. There's a triplet in the 3rd bar of the B section that I
N:haven't noted correctly as I'm a novice user of abc2mtex/musictex.
D:Richard Thompson
K:D
|: A2F2D2F2 | A8 | A2F2 GFED | E6 DE | FEDE FEDC | B,2C2D2E2 |
F2 B2 B2 ^A2 | B4  d3B :|
| d2 dd edcB | A2A2A2F2 | d2 d2 edc de | c6 d2 | d2 dd edcB |
A2A2A2F2 | A2F2  GFED | E6 DE |

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