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Hugh Travers was a flute player and Dublin policeman. He was seen waving his timber flute one evening at on-coming traffic while doing point duty in the inner city. This reel is another piece that Dessie O’Connor passed along to more than one tune chaser in his day.
D6 C2 | B,GDB, G,A,B,D |{/E} C2 EC GCEG | FD AD BD AD |
GF GA BG DC | B,CDB, G,A,B,D |{/E} CE{/G} EF GE^CE | DDAD BDAD |
GBAF GEDC || B,GDB, G,A,B,D | CE,G,C EGFE | D2 AD BD AD |
GF GA BG DC | B,C DB, G,A, B,D | CEEF GE^CE | D2 AD BDAD |
GB AF G3 B || dd BG dG BG | dGBG AGEG | AE AB cB cd |
eA{/B} AG ABce | dd BG dG B/A/G | dG BG AGED | B,D{/=F} DD CEGE |
DB, A,D B, G,2 G || d2 BG dG BG | dG BG AG EG | AE AB cBcd |
eA{/B} AG ABce | dd BG dG B/A/G | dG BG AG ED | B,D{/=F} DD CE GE |
DB, A,D B, G,2 A, || B,B, DB, G,A,B,D | C3 E GC EG | FD AD BD AD |
GF GA BG DC | B,CDB, G,A, B,D | CE EF GE^CE | DDAD BDAD |
GB AF GE DC || B,ADB, G,B,DD | C C2 E GC EG | FD AD BD AD |
GF GA B/A/G{/A} DC | B,C DB, G,A,B,D | CE EF GE ^CE | DD AD BD AD |
GB AF G3 B || dd BG dG B/A/G | dGBG AG EG | AE AB cB cd |
eA{/B} AG ABce | dd BG dG B/A/G | dG BG AG ED | B,D{/=F} DD CEGE |
DB, A,D B, G,2 G || d2 BG dG BG | dG BG AG EG | AE AB cBcd |
eA{/B} AG ABce | dd BG dG B/A/G | dG BG AG ED |{/C} B,D{/=F} DD CEGE |
DB,A,B, G,4- | G,4 |