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This is a fiddle composition from John, who played this on Irish television when he was a solo guest on the program ‘Bring Down the Lamp’. The appeal of this reel stems from its interplay between major and minor keys.
A2 EA ceed | BG{/c} GG eGdG | EA ^ce ag ed | ce dB cE ^GB |
A2{/G} EA Beed | BG{/c} GG eGdG | EA ^ce ag ed | ce dB c A2 G ||
aa ea ae ba | ^gb ef =ge ae | aa ea aeba | ^ge d/^c/B eA AG |
a2 ea aa ba | ^gb ef =gf ga | bc' ba ^ga ba | ^ge dB ee B^G ||
A2 EA Beed | BG{/c} GG eGdG | EA ^ce ag ed | ce dB cE ^GB |
A2{/G} EA Beed | BG{/c} GG eGdG | EA ^ce ag ed | ce dB c A2 G ||
a2 ea aeba | ^gb ef =ge be | aaea aeba | ^ge dB e A2 G |
a2 ea ae ba | ^gb ef =gf ga | bc' ba ^ga ba | ^ge dB ee B^G ||
A2{/G} EA Beed | BG{/c} GG eGdG | EA ^ce ag ed | ce dB cE ^GB |
A2 EA Beed | BG{/c} GG eGdG | EA ^ce aged | ce dB cA{/B} AG ||
a2 ea ae ba | ^gb ef =ge be | aa ea ae ba | ^ge dB e A2 G |
a2 ea ae ba | ^gb ef =ge ga | bc' bb/a/ ^gaba | ^ge dB ed B^G |
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