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This is one from Jerry’s recordings, and a reel that can be played on a single-row accordion, which leads me to believe that some of the Cape Breton tunes come from the repertoire of single-row box players.
G3 E | DB, B,D{/G} ECCG | cBAG FDDE | DB, B,D EC AG |
FDEF G3 E | DB, B,D EC CG | cB AG FEDC | B,C DB, CD EG |
FD EF G3 d || g2 fg ecce | ^ceag fdde | dB Bd ecag |
fd ef g3 d | gg fg ecce | ^ceag fed=c | Bc dB cd ec |
BG AB G3 E || DB, B,D{/G} ECCG | cBAG FDDE | DB, B,D EC AG |
FDEF G3 E | DB, B,D EC CG | cB AG FEDC | B,C DB, CD EG |
FD EF G3 d || ggfg ecce | ^ceag fdde | dB Bd ecag |
fd ef g3 g | gg fg ecce | ^ceag fed=c | Bc dB cd ec |
BG AB G3 E || DB, B,D{/G} ECCG | cBAG FDDE | DB, B,D EC AG |
FDEF G3 E | DB, B,D EC CG | cB AG FEDC | B,C DB, CD EG |
FD EF G3 d || ggfg ecce | ^ceag fdde | dB Bd ecag |
fd ef g3 d | gg fg ecce | ^ceag fed=c | Bc dB cd ec |
BG AB EG-GE || DB, B,D{/G} ECCG | cBAG FDDE | DB, B,D EC AG |
FDEF G3 E | DB, B,D EC CG | cB AG FEDC | B,C DB, CD EG |
FD EF G3 d || g2 fg ecce | B/^c/e ag fdde | dB Bd ecag |
fd ef g3 d | gg fg ecce | ^ceag fed=c | Bc dB cd ec |
BG AB G4- | G4 |