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I have written a lot about Sean Ryan’s fiddle playing and his compositions because I knew him as a music partner. He gave me this hornpipe shortly after he composed it. At that time (1967), he didn’t have a name for it. He said he’d baptize the tune when the time was right.
G3 A | BA Bc BA GF | EB, EF GF GA | BA GB eB dB |
AB GE D2 GA | B/d/B/A/ Bc BAGF | EB, EF Gg fe | de cd Bc AF |
G2 GF G2 GA || BA Bc BA GF | EB, EF GF GA | BA GB eB dB |
AB GE D2 GA | B/d/B/A/ Bc BAGF | EC EF Gg fe | de cd Bc AF |
G2 GA GE DC || B,G, B,D EC EG | FD AF GF GA | BA Bd (3efe (3d^cB |
AB GE DE CD | B,G, B,D EC EG | FD AF Gg fe | de cd Bc AF |
G2 GA GE DC || B,G, B,D EC EG | FD AF GF GA | BA Bd (3efe (3d^cB |
AB GE DE CD | B,G, B,D EC GE | (3GED EF Ggfe | de cd Bc AF |
G2 GF G3 A || B/d/B/A/ Bc BAGF | EE B,E GE{/C} B,E | GF GB eB dB |
AB GE DE GA | BA Bc BA GF | EB, EF Gg fe | de cd Bc AF |
G2 GF G3 A || B/d/B/A/ Bc BAGF | EB, EF GF GA | BA GB eB dB |
AB GE DE GA | B/d/B/A/ Bc BAGF | EB, EF Gg fe | de cd Bc AF |
G2 GA GE DC || B,G, B,D EC EG | FD AF GF GA | BA Bd (3efe (3d^cB |
AB GE DE CD | B,G, B,D EC GE | FD AF Gg fe | de cd Bc AF |
G2 GA GE DC || B,G, B,D EC EG | FD AF GFGA | BA Bd (3efe (3d^cB |
AB GE DE CD | B,G, B,D EC GE | FD AF Gg fe | de cd Bc AF |
G2 GA G4 |