Traditional waltz · D major
Hector The Hero
Also known as Hector MacDonald The Hero.
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ABC notation
X:1
T:Hector The Hero
R:waltz
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:D
|:(DE|{E}F4) ((3E/F/E/ D)|(B2 (3cBA) F2|( A6|A4) (DE|
{E}F4) ((3E/F/E/ D)|B3 (D F)D|(E4 F2|E4) (DE|
{E}F4) ((3E/F/E/ D)|(B2 (3cBA) F2|A(D- D2 E2)|F(d- d2 (3BcB)|
"(4 Slide)" (AD- D2) ((3FGF|E4) {FE}D2|(D6|1 D4):|2 D3||
((3A/B/c/ d)c|~B3 G B2|(d3 (3c/d/c/) ~B2|(A6|A4) B2|
A4 (FG)|"(4 Slide)" (AD- D2) E-F|(E6|E3) ((3A/B/c/ d)c|
~B3 G B2|(d3 (3c/d/c/) ~B2|AD- D2- E2|F(d- d2 (3BcB)|
"(4 Slide)" (AD- D2) ((3FGF|E4) {FE}D2|(D6|D3) ((3A/B/c/ d)c|
~B3 G B2|(d3 (3c/d/c/) ~B2|(A6|A4) B2|
A4 (FG)|"(4 Slide)" (AD- D2) E-F|(E6|E4) (DE|
{E}F4) ((3E/F/E/ D)|(B2 (3cBA) F2|A(D- D2 E2)|F(d- d2 (3BcB)|
"(4 Slide)" (AD- D2) ((3FGF|E4) {FE}D2|(D6|D4)||
Copy this into any ABC tool, or open the setting on The Session (transcribed by ScottC). The Session lists 18 settings of this tune and 2 recordings.
Playing it on a wind instrument
Traditional waltzs are dance music — lift and rhythm matter more than speed. Learn the tune slowly by ear first, then add ornaments (cuts, taps, rolls). Clarinet and sax players: use the transposition menu above so the part matches the fiddle and flute players.