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One of the best known reels, this has been a choice tune for many beginners. It sounds equally good on both wind and stringed instruments. It was the second reel I tried to play when I was twelve years old.
F3 G | A3 B AF ED | FA AB A2 de | fB BA Bc de |
fd af ed Bd | A/B/A AB AFED | FA AB A2 de | fB BA Be dB |
AF EF DE FG || A3 B AF ED | FAAB A2 de | fB BA Bc de |
fd af ed Bd | A/B/A AB AFE{/=F} D | FA AB A2 de | fB BA Be dB |
AFEF D3 e || fa ag fd de | f/e/d ad fd{/=f} dd | ef ga be ef |
ge be ge eg | fa af bf af | de fd e/f/e de | fB BA Be dB |
AF EF D3 e ||{/g} faag fdde | f/e/d ad fddd | efga be ef |
ge be geeg | fa af bfaf | de fd e/f/e de | fBBA BedB |
A/G/F EF DEFG || A3 B AF ED | FAAB A2 de | fBBA Bcde |
fd af ed Bd | A/B/ A2 B AFED | FAAB A-Ade | fB BA Be dB |
AF EF D2 FG || A3 B AFED | FAAB A2 de | fBBA Bcde |
fd af ed Bd | A/B/A AB AFED | FA AB A2 de | fBBA BedB |
AFEF D3 e || fa ag fdde | f/e/d ad fddd | ef ga be ef |
ge be ge eg | faaf bfaf | de fd e/f/e de | fB BA B=c B2 |
A/G/F EF D3 e || faag fdde | f/e/d ad fddd | efga beef |
ge be ge ee | faaa baaf | de fd/e/ fe de | fB BA Be dB |
AF EF D4- | D4 |
![Mick O’Connor’s reel [comp. Mick O’Connor (banjo)]](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/port.itma.ie/paddy_obrien/paddy_obrien_svg/ITMA0290333_025.svg)
