Balfolk tunes

This page collects tunes I've written for my F/C melodeon, intended for balfolk dancing. The music is notated in the wonderful ABC notation format. All of the tunes are in a single ABC file. I also provide a PDF file with all of the tunes in standard notation. Once I get a good recording setup for my melodeon, I want to upload recordings of me playing here.

All of the files on this page and their contents are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA).

Last updated on 19 April 2024:

Instead of downloading these files, you can alternative look at the ABC tunes here:

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X: 1
T: Fieberwalzer
C: Keno Goertz
H: 29/02/2024
R: waltz
M: 3/4
L: 1/4
Q: 3/4=65
K: Dm
|: "Dm"d3/2 f/a/f/ | "C"e3/2 f/a/f/ | "F"c3/2 f/a/f/ | "G"=B3 |
"Bb"B d e | f e d | "Gm7"g3/2 f/e/d/ | "Am7"e3 |
"Bb"B3/2 d/e/f/ | "Bb/C"c3/2 d/e/f/ | "Am7"e3/2 f/g/a/ | "Dm"f3 |
"Gm7"g f e | "Am7"e g f | ( "Dm"d3 | d3 ) :|
K: F
|: "F"f2 c | A c f | "Gm7"e d3/2 c/ | B3 |
"C"e2 c | "Bb/C"G c e | "Bb"d c3/2 B/ | "F"A3 |
"Bb"B2 c | d e f | "G"=B2 c | d e f |
"C"e2 c | "Bb/C"e f g | ( "F"f3 | f3 ) :|

X: 2
T: Weg zur Prüfung (Bourrée)
C: Keno Goertz
H: 15/04/2024
R: bourree
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=130
K: Gdorian
|: "Gm7"G>D zF | "C"E D/C/ "Bb"D2 | "Bb/C"C>D EC | "Dm"DEFD |
"Gm7"G>D zF | "C"E D/C/ "Bb"D2 | "Am7"C>D EC | "Dm"D4 :|
|: "Bb"B A/G/ FA | "Bb/C"G F/G/ D2 | "Gm7"B>c df | "Am7"e d/c/ BA |
"Bb"B A/G/ FA | "Bb/C"G F/G/ D2 | "Gm7"B>c dB | "C"c4 :|

X: 3
T: Gegenwärtig remittiert (Mazurka)
C: Keno Goertz
H: 16/04/2024
R: mazurka
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
Q: "Swing" 1/4=110
K: F
fef |: "F"c3 AGF | "F/A"EFB AGA | "Bb"F3 EDC | DEF EFG |
"Gm7"B3 GAB | "F/A"A3 GFE |1 "Bb"DEF EFG | "Bb/C"C2 f2 ef :|2 "Bb/C"G2 GF EG | "F"F6 ||
"Bb"d3 Bef | "F"cBA cef | "Am7"e2 ef ge | "Dm"f4 e2 |
"Bb"d3 Bef | "F"c3 BAG | "Bb/C"AGF EFG | "F"F6 |
"Bb"d3 Bef | "C"e3 cef | "Am7"agf efg | "Dm"f4 e2 |
"Gm7"B3 AGF | "F/A"A3 GFE | "Bb/C"G2 GF EG | "F"F6 ||

X: 4
T: Polka
C: Keno Goertz
H: 17/04/2024
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=160
K: Dm
|: d>A de | fe dc | B2 d2 | A2 ^c2 |
d>A de | fe d2 | g>f ef |1 e4 :|2 d4 ||
|: g>f ga | ba g2 | a>f ef | d4 |
e>d ef | gf e2 | g>f ef |1 e2 d2 :|2 d4 ||

X: 5
T: Polska
C: Keno Goertz
H: 17/04/2024
R: polska
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
Q: "Swing" 1/4=130
K: F
CFG |: A3 G F2 | c2 G4 | B3 AFD | C3 CFG |
A3 G F2 | c2 G4 |1 F2 D2 (3FGA | G3 CFG :|2 F6 | z3 fef ||
|: c3 B A2 | c2 G4 | B3 cdB | c2 f2 ef |
c3 B A2 | c2 G4 |1 F2 D2 (3FGA | G3 fef :|2 F6 | z6 ||