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Flute maestro Matt Molloy composed this reel in keeping with the traditional approach to old dance melodies. The reel has all the qualities of an old flute tune and qualifies as a salute to its composer.
A3 G AG ED | CC DE CD EG | AD{/F} DD AGEG | A/B/c df ed cB |
A/B/A AG AG ED | CCDE CDEG | AD DD AGEG | A/B/c df ed dB ||
cd ec dded | cd ec dcAG | cd ec dd ed |{/e} cAGC ED D2 |
cd ec dded |{/e} cdec dcBG | A/B/A AG AG EG | cA GE EDDG ||
A/B/A AG AG ED | C2 DE CD EG | AD{/F} DD AGEG | A/B/c df edcB |
A/B/A AG AGED | C2 DE CD EG | AD DD AG EG | A/B/c df eddB ||
cd ec dd ed |{/e} cdec dcAG | cd ec dd ed |{/e} cAGC ED D2 |
cdec dd ed | cd ec dcBG | A/B/A AG AGEG | cA GE ED-DG ||
A/B/A AG AGED | CC DE CD EG | AD{/F} DD AGEG | A/B/c df ed cB |
A/B/A AG AG ED | CCDE CDEG | AD DD AGEG | A/B/c df ed dB ||
cd ec d2 ed | cd ec dcAG | cd ec dd ed |{/e} cAGC ED D2 |
g3 e dded |{/e} cdec dcBG | A/B/A AG AG EG | cA GE EDDG ||
A/B/A AG AG ED | CCDE CDEG | ADDD AGEG | A/B/c df edcB |
A/B/A AG AGED | CCDE CDEG | AD DD AG EG | A/B/c df eddB ||
cd ec dd ed |{/e} cdec dcAG | cd ec dd ed |{/e} cAGC ED D2 |
g3 e d2 ed | cd ec dcBG | A/B/A AG AGEG | cA GE ED D2- |
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