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    Helvic Head, jig

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    Source Paddy O'Brien Tune Collection
    Key Signature G Major
    Time Signature 6/8
    Number of Parts 2
    Tonic g

    I learned this from a tape given to me when I was playing in The Plough and the Stars, San Francisco, during the 1990s. It was a recording of local musician Jack Gilder, who played the jig with wonderful gusto and purpose.

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    Helvic Head, jig

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     G/c/GG AGE | A2- A AGE | G/c/GG G2 A | GAG GED |
 G/c/GG AGE | A2- A ABc | BAG AGE | GBA GED ||
 GGG AGE | A2- A AGE | GGG G2 A | GAG G{/D} ED |
{/F} GGG AGE | A2- A ABc | BAG AGE | GBA GED ||
 BGG AGG | BGG AGE | BGG AGE | GAG{/F} GED |
 BGG cAA | dBB ecc | dBB AGE | GBA GED ||
 BGG AGG | BGG AGE | BGG AGE | G{/G} AG GED |
 BGG cAA | dBB ecc | dBB AGE | GBA G{/D} ED ||
 g2 e dBG | ABA ABd | gfg dBG | agf g2 a |
 bag agf | gfe dBA | BBG AGE | GBA GED ||
 ggg dBG | ABA ABd | gfg dBG | agf g2 a |
 bag agf | gfe dBA | B2 G AGE | GBA GED ||
 G2 c BGB | AFD GED | GGc BGB | AFD GED |
 G2 c BGB | ABc BAG | AGE GBA | GED GED ||
 G2 c BGB | AFD GED | GGc BGB | AFD GED |
 G2 c BGB | ABc BAG | AGE GBA | G{/D} ED GED ||
 DDD DED | A2- A AGE | D/=F/DD DED | GGG G2 E |
 D/=F/DD DED | A2- A A{/A} Bc | BAG AGE | GBA GED ||
{/=F} DDD DED | AAA AGE | DDD DED | GGG G2 E |
 D/=F/DD DED | AAA- ABc | BAG AGE | GBA GED ||
 GGG AGE | A2- A AGE | GGG G2 E | GAG GE{/E} D |
 GGG AGE | A2- A ABc | BAG AGE | GBA GED ||
 G/c/GG AGE | A2- A AGE | GGG G2 E | GAG GED |
 GGG AGE | A/B/AA ABc | BAG AGE | GBA GED ||
 BGG AGG | BGG AGE | BGG AGE | GAG GED |
 BGG cAA | dBB ecc | dBB AGE | GBA GED ||
 BGG AGG | BGG AGE | BGG AGE | GBA GED |
 BGG cAA | dBB ecc | dBB AGE | GBA GED ||
 g2- g dBG | ABA ABd | gfg dBG | agf g2 a |
 bag agf | gfe dBA | B2 G AGE | GBA GED ||
 ggg dBG | ABA ABd | gfg dBG | agf g2 a |
 bag agf | gfe dBA | B/d/BG AGE | GBA GED ||
 G2 c BGB | AFD GED | GGc BGB | ADD GED |
 G2 c BGB | ABc BAG | AGE GBA | GED GED ||
 G2 c BGB | AFD GED | GGc BGB | AFD GDD |
 G2 c BGB | ABc BAG | AGE GBA |[M:3/8] G E D ||
[M:6/8] DDD DED | AAA AGE | D/=F/DD DED | GGG G2 E |
 D/=F/DD DED | AAA ABc | BAG AGE | GBA BGD |
{/=F} DDD DED || AAA AGE | D/=F/DD DED | G2- G G2 E |
 D/=F/DD DED | AAA ABc | BAG AGE | GBA GED |
 G3- G3 |

    This ABC was generated by computer