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This reel is also referred to by some musicians as ‘The Piper’s Despair’. I learned it soon after I first heard it from the Castle Céilí Band.
F4 E2 | DEFG AGEG | A/B/c Ge cA GE | CCEC GCEG |
Ac Gc cA GE | DEAG AGEG | A/B/c Gc cAGE | CD EG ce ge |
fe dc Ad dD || DE FG AGEG | A/B/c Ge cA GE | CC EC GCEG |
A/B/c Gc cAGE | DE FG AG EG | A/B/c Gc cA GE | CD EG ce ge |
fe dc AB ce || d2 fd adfd | de fg ad ge | ce{/g} ee ge{/g} ee |
ce{/g} e-e ABce | d2 fd ad fe | defg aege | c/e/c cd{/e} ggeg |
fe dc Ad dc || dd fd ad fe | de fg aege | ce{/g} ee ce{/g} ee |
ce{/g} ee ABce | ddfd adfe | de fg aege | c/e/c ce gceg |
fe dc A d2 D || DE FG AGEG | A/B/c Gd eA GE | CC EC GCEG |
Ac Gc cA GE | DE AG AGEG | A/B/c Gc cAGE | CD EG ce ge |
fe dc Ad dD || DE FG AG EG | A/B/c Ge cAGE | C2 EC GCEG |
A/B/c Gc cA GE | D2 FG AGEG | A/B/c Gc cAGE | CD EG ce ge |
fe dc ABce || d2 fd adfd | de fg aege | ce{/g} ee ge{/g} ee |
ce{/g} ee ABce | dd fd ad fe | de fg aege | c/e/c ce gceg |
fedc Addc || ddfd adfe | de fg aege | ce{/g} ee ge{/g} ee |
ce{/g} ee ABce | ddfd adfe | de fg aege | c/e/c ce gceg |
fe dc Ad d2- | d2 d6 |
