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Some musicians play this with three parts. I picked it up with four parts from a few people, including great playing of the tune by James Kelly. It’s named after Co. Monaghan, which is one of the nine counties of Ulster.
d2 | =cAG A/B/AD | DDD A2 d | =cAG A/B/AD | DDD GED | =cAG A/B/AD | DDD AGE | F/G/FF EFE | DED GED || =cAG A/B/AD | DDD A2 d | =cAG A/B/AD | DDD GED | =cAG A/B/AD | DDD AGE | FFF EFE | DED GED || d2 e fef | ecA AFA | d/e/dd efg | afa gfe | dcd efg | ecA AGE | F/G/FF EFE | DED GED || d2 e fef | ecA AFA | d/e/dd efg | afa gfe | d/e/dd efg | ecA AGE | F/G/FF EFE | DED GED || dBG A/B/AG | B2 E E2 =c | BAG ABA | GED D2 d | BBG A/B/AG | B2 E EBc | ded cAG | F/G/FD D2 d || BBG A/B/AG | B2 E E2 =c | BAG ABA | GED Dd=c | B/d/BG A2 G | B2 E EBc | ded cAG | GFD D2 d || =cAG A/B/AD | DDD A2 d | =cAG A/B/AD | DDD GED | =cAG A/B/AD | DDD GED | F/G/FF EFE | DED GED || =cAG A/B/AD | DDD A2 d | =cAG A/B/AD | DDD GED | =cAG A/B/AD | DDD AGE | FFF EFE | DED GED || d2 e fef | ecA AFA | ddd efg | afa gfe | d/e/dd efg | ecA AGE | F/G/FF EFE | DED GED || d2 e fef | ecA AFA | d/e/dd efg | afa gfe | dcd efg | ecA AGE | GFF EFE | D/E/DD GED || B2 G A/B/AG | B2 E E2 =c | BAG ABA | GED D2 d | B2 G A/B/AG | B2 E EBc | ded cAG | F/G/FD D2 d || B2 G A/B/AG | B2 E E2 d | BAG ABA | GED D2 d | BBG A2 G | B2 E EBc | ded cAG | F/G/FD D3- |
