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I was given this reel by flute and whistle player Frank Claudy, who got it from O’Neill’s 1001 tune collection. However, Frank reinterpreted or readjusted a few F and C sharps to naturals, to get a more lonesome sound from the tune.
A | Adde cBAG | A/B/A GF EFGB | Ad de cB AG |
AF GE ED D2 | Ad dB cB AG | A/B/A GF EFGB | Ad dB cB AG |
A/B/A GE EDDE || =F/A/F FG ABcA | de dc AG FD | E=FFG ABcA |
dBcA GGGE | =F/A/F FG ABcA | dedc ABcA | dBcA G2 FG |
A/B/c Bd{/e} cAGc || AddB cBAG | AFGF EFGB | Ad dB cB AG |
A/B/A GE ED D2 | Ad dB cB AG | A/B/A GF EFGB | Ad dB cB AG |
A/B/A GE EDDE || =F/A/F FG ABcA | de dc AG FD | E=FFG ABcA |
dBcA G/A/G EG | =F3 G ABcA | dddc ABcA | dBcA G2 FG |
A/B/c Bd cAGc || AddB cBAG | A/B/A GF EFGB | Ad dB cB AG |
AB GE ED D2 | Ad dB cB AG | A/B/A GF EFGB | Ad dB cB AG |
A/B/A GE EDDE || =F/A/F FG ABcA | de dc AG FD | E=FFG ABcA |
dBcA G/A/G GE | =F/A/F FG ABcA | dedc ABcA | dBcA G2 FG |
A/B/c Bd{/e} cAGc || AddB cBAG | AFGF EFGB | Ad dB cB AG |
A/B/A GE ED D2 | Ad dB cB AG | AFGF EFGB | Ad dB cB AG |
A/B/A GE EDDE || =F/A/F FG ABcA | de dc AG FD | E=FFG ABcA |
dBcA G3 E | =F/A/F FG ABcA | dedc ABcA | dBcA G2 FG |
A/B/c Bd cAGE | D6 |