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T:Twelve Days of Christmas
Z:Dave Barnert <DavBarnert:aol.com> abcusers 2001-12-20
N:A Christmas challenge: find the shortest abc for the music to
N:the Twelve Days of Christmas. (all verses, & all extensions
N:suggested in this thread are welcome, of course.)
M:none
P:AEBFECGFECGGFECKECHKEBIHKECHIHKECHHIHKECHHHIHKEDIHHHIHKECJIHHHIHKE
K:G
P:A % First day
DD|D2GGG2FG|ABcAB3c|
P:B % 2nd, 7th days
DD|DDGGG2FG|ABcAB4|
P:C % days 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12
DD|D2GGG2FG|ABcAB4|
P:D % 11th day
(3DDD|DDGGG2FG|ABcAB2>>d2|
P:E % Partridge in a pear tree
d2ec BGA2|G6|
P:F % 2 Turtle doves and a
d2ABc2Bc|
P:G % Calling birds, French hens
d2ABc2|
P:H % 6, 8, 9, 10 Xers Xing (or X a-Y-ing)
d2AB cA|
P:I % Seven and (e)-leven Xers Xing (or X a-Y-ing)
dd AB cA|
P:J % 12 Lords a-leaping, e-(leven)
d2AB cA/d/|
P:K % 5 Gold rings, ... and a
d4e2^c2|d8|dcBAG2|c2E2G2|AGFED2Bc|