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Arthur Darley was well known as a fiddler, adjudicator and composer among an older generation of Donegal musicians. This reel is one of his best pieces and sounds equally as good in both the keys of D minor and E minor. Here I play it in D minor.
G2 E | D-DAD{/F} DDAD | DD cA GF ED | CC EC GC ED |
CE{/G} EE GECE | DDAD DA de | fd ec dA de | f/e/f ef df ed |
{/e} cAGE F D2 C || DD AD{/F} DDAD | DDcA GF ED | CC EC GC ED |
CE{/G} EE GE CE | DD AD D2 ce | fd ec dA de | f/e/f ef dfed |
{/e} cAGE A D3 A || Ad fd ad fd | Dc BA GFED | CC EC GC EG |
gg eg cA GE | DA- AG AB ce | dc AG A/B/c de | f/e/f ef dfed |
{/e} cAGE ADDB || Ad fd ad fd | Dc BA GF ED | CC EC GCED |
CE{/G} EE GECE | DAAG ABce | dcAG A/B/c de | ff ef df ed |
{/e} cAGE FDEC || D-DAD{/F} DDAD | DD cA GF ED | CC EC GC ED |
CE{/G} EE GECE | DD AD DAde | fd ec dA de | ff ef df ed |
{/e} cAGE FDEC || DDAD{/F} DDAD | DD cA GF ED | CC EC GC ED |
CE{/G} EE GE CE | DDAD DA de | fd ec dA de | ff ef df ed |
{/e} cAGE FDDd ||{/B} Adfd adfd | Dc BA GF ED | CC EC GC ED |
CE{/G} EE GECE | DAAG ABce | dc AG A/B/c de | ff ef dfed |
cA GE F D2 d || Ad fd ad fd | DcBA GFED | CCEC GCEC |
CE{/G} EE CE GE | DA AG AB ce | dc AG A/B/c de | ff ef dfed |
{/e} cAGE AD D2- | D4 |