Back / Nôl

Yn Gymraeg - cael y dudalen yn Gymraeg

Click to hear a midi version of the tune
Crwtyn Llwyd

(Grey-haired lad)

This is an old pipe and pibgorn tune which has a Breton feel to it. The chords add considerably to the interest of the tune which on its own is fairly repetitive.

Crwtyn Llwyd is a good tune to follow Beth yw'r Haf i Mi in a set, and Dic Siôn Dafydd is a good one to follow after.

It has the typical old Welsh tune structure - AABA.
Part A is played twice: note the two dots at the end of the stave showing this; then part B is played once, then D.C. (dal capo - from the top) means that part A is played again until reaching Fine - the end.

Click for a .pdf set file including this tune

Player's guide

This is quite an easy tune to play.

Right hand guidance

Part A, Bars 1 and 2, the thumb (1) and three fingers (2,3,4) locate on C',B',A',G respectively and don't change.

Part A, Bars 3 and 4, the whole hand moves up one string to span up from A' to D', so that the thumb (1) and three fingers (2,3,4) locate on D',C',B',A' and don't change.

Part B, bars 5 to 8 is even easier than part A: the whole hand moves up one string to span from B' to E', so that the thumb (1) and three fingers (2,3,4) locate on E',D',C',B' and don't change until the hand moves back down 2 strings to start part A again.