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    Murphy’s hornpipe

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    Source Paddy O'Brien Tune Collection
    Key Signature C Major
    Time Signature 4/4
    Number of Parts 4
    Tonic c

    Another four-part tune, it is also part of the old repertoire of James ‘Lad’ O’Beirne of Sligo / New York. It could also be cited as an exhibition-style hornpipe preferred by advanced fiddlers of note, such as Michael Coleman, who recorded it on one of his 78 rpm recordings. I play it here in the key of C instead of the usual key of D.

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    Murphy’s hornpipe

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     A2 B | c2 GE ccGE | cBce dBGc | eece fedc |
 (3BdB G2 G2 AB | ccGE ccGE | cBce dBGc | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cB cGAB || c2 GE ccGE | cBce dBGc | eece fedc |
 (3BdB G2 G2 AB | c2 GE ccGE | cBce dBGc | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cB cdef || gecd eg{/c'} gg | afdc Bdgf | egce fedc |
 (3BdB G2 G2 ef | gecd eg{/c'} gg | afdc Bdgf | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cB cdef || gecd eg{/c'} gg | afdc Bdgf | ecde fedc |
 (3BdB G2 GGAB | ccGE ccGE | cBce dBGc | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cd cGFD || EGCG cedB | cBce dBGF | (3EGE Cf ecdB |
 c/d/c/B/ cd cAGF | (3EGE Cc ecdB | cBce dBGc | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cd cAGF || (3EGE Cf ecdB | cB ce dB (3cGF | E2 Cc ecdB |
 cBcd cAGF | (3EGE Cf ecdB | cBce dBGc | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cB cegf || (3ege ec f2 fd | egec dBGc | ecde fedc |
 (3BdB G2 GGAB | ccGE ccGE | cBce dBGc | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cB cegf || (3ege ec f2 fd | egec dBGc | eece fedc |
 (3BdB G2 GGAB | ccGE ccGE | cBce dBGc | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cd cGAB || ccGE c-cGE | cBce dBGc | ecde fedc |
 (3BdB G2 G2 AB | c-cGE ccGE | cBce dBGc | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cd cGAB || ccGE c-cGE | cBce dBGc | e-ece fedc |
 (3BdB G2 G2 AB | c2 GE ccGE | cBce dBGc | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cB cdef || gecd eggg | afdc Bdgf | e2 ce fedc |
 (3BdB G2 G2 ef | gecd eg{/c'} gg | afdc Bdgf | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cB cdef || gecd eg{/c'} gg | afdc Bdgd | eede fedc |
 (3BdB G2 GGAB | ccGE ccGE | cBce dBGc | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cd c2 GF || (3EGE Cc ecdB | cBce dBGF | (3EGE Cc ecdB |
 cBcd cAGF | (3EGE Cc ecdB | cBce dBGc | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cd cAGF || (3EGE Cc ecdB | cB ce dBGF | (3EGE Cc ecdB |
 cBcd cAGF | (3EGE Cc ecdB | cBce dBGc | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cB cegf || (3ege ec f2 fd | egec dBGc | (3ege ce fedc |
 (3BdB G2 GG-GF | ECGC ACGC | cBce dBGc | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 (3cec cB cegf || (3ege ec f2 fd | egec dBGc | (3ege ce fedc |
 (3BdB G2 GGAB | ccGE ccGE | cBce dBGc | eg{/c'} gg afdB |
 c z cB c4 |

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