Mark Iliff’s tune book

This is Mark’s collection: rock, pop and folk for rhythm guitar & lead guitar or mandolin, with a taste for the quirky + some fine harmonies

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set	tune(s)	key	tasting notes	lead	MP3	score	tab	lyrics	XML	date
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As time goes by 04/2026 new	As time goes by Herman Hupfeld 1931	E [E♭]	The classic “Play it, Sam” song from the film Casablanca. In E (original was E♭, which is a pain on guitar). Includes chords and rhythm tab as well as the usual lead tab on account of there are loads of unusual chords	Guitar						17/04/2026
Auntie's jigs	Lillibulero \| Barwick green trad. England/Ireland \| Arthur Wood	G \| D	Two jigs from Auntie BBC: the World Service theme tune Lillibulero and the Archers theme tune Barwick Green. They go together like cheese and chutney. Includes 2ⁿᵈ part	Mandolin						17/01/2025
Austin set	Four up \| Durham Rangers \| Double lead through	Em\|D\|G	Three jaunty morrissy tunes (one modern, two trad) to get your bells tinkling. Includes 2ⁿᵈ part	Violin			—			17/01/2025
Cymru set	Cadair Idris \| Pant corlan yr ŵyn \| Rhyfelgyrch Gwŷr Harlech aka Sweet Jenny Jones \| Lamb’s fold vale \| Men of Harlech	D\|G\|G	Three lovely, contrasting Welsh tunes: one fairly well known and one absolute classic, sandwiching a lively rural tune. Includes 2ⁿᵈ part	Violin			—			11/01/2025
Dubya's defense set	Bottom of the punchbowl \| East Neuk o’Fife trad. Scotland	D\|G	Jolly Scottish tunes. (”Dubya’s” because Neuk is a bit like the way Pres. George Dubya Bush would say nuculer)	Violin			—			24/01/2025
Entertainer	The Entertainer Scott Joplin 1902	C <> F ○	Made famous by the 1973 film The Sting. Lovely syncopated piece. Tricky but rewarding. Mandolin & guitar tabs included	Mandolin						11/01/2025
Flatback caper	Miss Susan Cooper \| The friar's britches \| The sport of the chase \| Carolan’s concerto tune 2 aka Frieze breeches	G\|D\|G\|D	Four trad tunes brought together by Dave Swarbrick and Dave Pegg on two mandolins for the 1970 Fairport Convention album Full House	Mandolin						11/01/2025
Fun, fun, fun 04/2026 new	Fun, fun, fun Beach Boys 1964	D [E♭]	The classic ode to teenage disobedience and reckless driving, with an intro that owes a lot to Chuck Berry. In D (original was E♭, which is a pain on guitar). Includes chords & lead tab	Guitar						26/04/2026
Gas cat 3	The gas almost works \| The cat on the mixer \| 3 left feet John Kirkpatrick \| Maartin Allcock x 2	Em\|Em\|Am	Gloriously bonkers set in 4/4, 5/4, 6/4 & 7/4… sometimes mixed in the same tune. Put together by Maart Allcock for Fairport Convention’s 1986 album Expletive Delighted!	Violin			—			24/01/2025
Myra's jig	Myra’s jig	A	Lively tune with a Scottish flavour. Bars 1 & 5 of the B music sort-of jump into 3/4 from 6/8, which is fun	Violin			—			17/01/2025
Nights in Madrid	Nights in Madrid Boccherini - Night music from the streets of Madrid	G	Will be recognised by followers of the Lubber’s Hole podcast on the Aubrey-Maturin novels of Patrick O’Brian, though it does admittedly sound more stately in their cello + strings version	Violin			—			12/01/2025
Pachelbel canon	Canon in D (excerpt) Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)	D ○	Bit of a classic. Even if you don’t know it by name you probably know it. For two violins with chords	Violin			—			24/01/2025
Pinball wizard 01/2025 work in progress	Pinball wizard Who	–		Guitar	—	—	—	—	—	05/09/2017
Thomas the Tank	Theme from Thomas the Tank Engine Mike O’Donnell & William Campbell 1984	C > A♭	A remarkably sophisticated 24 bars’ worth for a kids’ tune, with a key change (C to A♭) to keep rhythm guitarists on their toes. Includes tab & chords	Guitar						24/01/2025
Windy Jess	Jessica \| The wind that shakes the barley Betts \| Joyce	A\|A	The Allman Brothers’ Jessica – also known as the BBC Top Gear theme – and an Irish rebel balad played Irish-fast. An unlikely combination, made by Maartin Allcock for his 1999 album OX15. Includes lead guitar tab	Guitar						12/01/2025
You're wondering now	You're wondering now Dodd - theme from Death in Paradise (BBC)	G	Clement Dodd’s 1979 song as arranged for the theme to BBC’s crime series Death in Paradise – follows original (2011) version. Includes lead guitar tab	Guitar						12/01/2025
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