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This rousing slide was introduced on Raidió Éireann during the early 1960s by Sean Ó Riada and Ceoltóirí Chualann. It was my first introduction to the lively sound of Kerry slides.
dBd e2 d BAB d2 B | A2 A AGA B2 A GAB | ddd e2 d BAB d2 B | AGA B2 A G3 G3 | dBd e2 d BAB d2 B | A2 A AGA B2 A GAB | d2 d e2 d BAB d2 B | AGA (3BdB A G3 G3 || d3 def g2 g gfg | a2 a aga b2 a gfe | d3 def g2 f gab | a2 g f2 e def g2 e | d3 def g2 g gfg | a2 a aga b2 a gfe | d2 d def g2 f gab | a2 g f2 e def g2 d || g3 ded BdB G3 | FGA DEF G2 B def | g3 ded BdB G3 | FGA DEF G3 GBd || g2 g ded BdB G3 | FGA DEF G2 B def | g2 g ded BdB G3 | FGA DEF G3 G2 B || dBd e2 d BAB d2 B | A2 A AGA B2 A GAB | ddd e2 d BAB d2 B | AGA (3BdB A G3 G3 || dBd e2 d BAB d2 B | A2 A AGA (3BdB A GAB | ddd e2 d BAB d2 B | AGA (3BdB A G3 G3 || d3 def g2 g gfg | a2 a aga b2 a gfe | d3 def g2 f gab | a2 g f2 e def gfe | d3 def g2 f g2 b | a2 a aga b2 a gfe | d2 d def g2 f gab | a2 g f2 e def g2 d || ggg ded BdB G3 | FGA DEF G2 B def | g3 ded BdB G3 | FGA DEF G3 GBd | g2 g ded BdB G3 | FGA DEF G2 B def | g3 ded BdB G3 | FGA DEF G3 G3 |