BB'S IRISH TRADITIONAL TUNE LIBRARY
BB's MOSTLY GEMS OLD & NEW
POLKAS & SLIDES

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folder 12 index

"liner notes"

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X:12014
T:BAWNARD SLIDE, The 
C:© BB 2007
L:1/8
M:12/8
%R:slide
Q:1/4=170
K:D
D|"Bm" F2B BAB d2B BAB|"G"g2A "D"f2A "A"efe cBA|
"Bm" F2B BAB d2B BAG|"D" F2A "A"G2E "D"D3-D2 :|
D|"D" FEF d2F "G"GFG d2D|"D" FEF d2f "A" efe cBA|
"D" FEF d2F "G"GFG d2e|"D"fed "A7"c2e "D"d3-d2 :|

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X:12017
T:BEANS in the POT (polka) 
C:© BB
%R:polka
M:2/4
Q:1/4=140
L:1/8
K:D
"D"dA A>c|"Bm"d>e fe|"D"dA dA|"A"FE E2|"D"dA A>c|"G"d>e fg|\
"D"a>f "G"dB|"Bm"BA "A"A2|
"D"dA A>c|"Bm"d>e fe|"D"dA dA|"A"FE Ec|"G"dG AG|"D"Fd "G"BG|\
"D"F>G AF|"A"EC "D"D2||
"Bm"f>d fb|"A"a>e ac'|"Bm"bc' ba|"A"fe a2|"Em"b>g eg|"Bm"a>f dB|\
"F#m"cd ef|"Bm"dc B2 :|

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X:12023
T:BIG * DEAL POLKA, The
C:© BB
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
%R:polka
K:G
"G"B>A GA|"Em"Be "D"dA|"G"B>A GD|"C"EG "D"A2|
"G"B>A GA|"Em"Bg ed|"G" Bc/d/ "Am"cA|"G"BG G2 :|
"G"g>e de|"Em"gb "D"af|"G"g>e dg|"C"eg "D"a2|
"G"g>e de|"Em"gb "D"af|"G"gd "Am"cA|"G"BG GB|
"G"g>e de|"Em"gb "D"af|"G"g>e dg|"C"eg "D"a2|
"G"bg "D"af|"Em"ef/g/ dB|"Am"Ac BA|"G"BG G2|]

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X:12336
T:BIG WHITE BOAT (slide), The
C:© B.Black 6/20
M:12/8
%R:slide
K:D
A|"D"dcB AFE "Bm"F2B B2A|"Bm"FBB dBB "D"def "A"ecA|
"D"dcB AFE "Bm"F2B Bcd|"D"ABA "A7"GFE "D"D3-D2 :|   
A|"Bm"dBd "A"cAc "G"BGB "D"A3|"G"BAG "A"A3 "G"BAG "A"A3|
"Bm"dBd "A"cAc "G"BGB "A"A2E|"Bm"FAB "A"AGE "D"D3-D2 :|
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X:12039
T:BUCKET o' NAILS (polka), The
C:© BB 
M:2/4
Q:1/4=140
L:1/8
%R:polka
K:D
"D"A>B AF|"Em"ED EF|"Bm"A/F/A/B/ dB|"A"AF E2|
"D"A>B AF|"A" EA ce|"G"dB A/B/A/G/|"D"FD D2 :|
"D"f>a fd|"C"ge =ce|"D"f>a fd|"A"cd e2|
"D"f>a fd|"C"ge =ce|"D"f/g/a/f/ "A"g/e/c/e/|\
"D"fd d2 :|

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X:12042
T:CAROLINE'S FANCY (polka) 
C:© BB
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
Q:1/4=120
K:A
E|"A"A>B cB|"F#m"Aa fe|"A"cA "E"dB|"A"c>A "E"FE|
"A"A>B cB|"F#m"Aa fe|"A"cB/A/ "D"FA/d/|"E"BG "A"A :|
e|"A"a>e ce|"Bm"d>B FB|"A"A>B cA|"D"fd/c/ "E"Be/g/|
"A"a>e ce|"Bm"d>B FB|"A"Ac ed|"E"BG "A"A :|

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X:12054
T:CLARA MOUNTAIN (slide) 
C:© BB
L:1/8
M:12/8
Q:1/4=170
%R:slide
K:D
E|"D"DEF AFA "Em"B2E EFE|"D"DFA def "Em"e2B BAB|
"D"d2f "A"c2e "Bm"BAB dAF|1 "G"GFG B2A "A"F2A G2 :|\
[2 "G"GFG B2d "A"AFE "D"D2||
|:e|"Bm"f2B Bcd "A"e2A Ace|"Bm"f2d "Em"g2e "A"age cBA|
"Bm"f2B Bcd "A"e2A Ace|"D"def "Em"g2b "A"edc "D"d2 :|

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X:12061
T:COW BEHIND the FENCE (polka), The
C:© BB 
M:2/4
Q:1/4=140
L:1/8
%R:polka
K:D
"D"A>d cd|"Bm"BA FA|"D"DA FA|"Bm"DA B2|
"D"A>d cd|"Bm"BA FD|"Em"E>G "D"FD|"A"A,C "D"D2 :|
"A"E>A ce|"A"ae cA|"A"E>A ce|"G"gf "E"e2|
"A"E>A ce|"A"ae ce|"D"f>e dA|"G"Bc "D"d2 :|
"D"dA FA|"D"dA FD|"A"A,>C EF|"G"GF "A"E2|
"D"dA FA|"D"dA FD|"A"A,>C EG|"D" FE "D"D2 :|

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X:12074
T:DONNCHA'S SLIDE 
C:© BB
%R:slide
Q:1/4=170
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:D
B|:"D"A2 F "Bm"B2 F "G"dcd "Em"efg|"D"f2 d a2 f "Em"e3-edB|
"D"A2 F "Bm"B2 F "G"dcd "Em"efg|1 "D"a2 f "A7"gfe "D"d3 dcB :|
|2 "D"a2 f "A7"gfe "D"d3-d2|: e|"D"def def "A"cde cde|
"D"def "Em"edB "A"ABA AFG|"D"A2 B def "Em"e2 f gfe|\
"D"f2 a "A7"gfe "D"d3-d2 :|

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X:12081
T:EAST of KILLARNEY (slide) 
C:© BB 2006
L:1/8
M:12/8
Q:1/4=170
%R:jig
K:G
D| "Am"EcB "D"AFA "C"c2B "G"B2G|"Em"EFG "Am7"AGA "D7"dcA "G"B2D|
"Am"EcB "D"AFA "C"c2B "G"B2c|"D7"ded cAF "G"G3 G2 :|
e|"Em"edB "D"def "G"g2d d^cd|"Am"=cBc a2a "G"BAB g3|
"Em"edB "D"def "G"g2a b2g|"D"fef def "G"g3 g2 :|

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X:12100
T:FLYING SQUIRREL (polka), The 
C:© BB
%R:polka
Q:1/4=120
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:G
"G"D>E GA|"Em"Bd "D"A2|"G"Bd "Am"Ac|"G"BA "Em"GE|
"G"D>E GA|"Em"Bd "Am"A>B|"D7"cA FA|"G"G2 G2 :|
"G"gd gd|b>a ge|"D"fd fd|a>g fd|
"C"ec ec|"G"dB dB|"D7"cA FA|"G"G2 G2 :|

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X:12115
T:HALFWAY to KERRY (slide)
C:© BB
%R:slide
Q:1/4=180
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:G
A|"G"B2 A "C"c2 A "G"B2 G "G"G2 d|"G"g2 d "Am"A2 B "C"c3 "G"B2 A|
"G"B2 A "C"c2 A "G"B2 G "G"G2 d|"D"ABA DEF "G"G3-G2 :|
A|"G"d^cd g2 d "D"a2 d "Em"b3|"G"g2 d "Am"A2 B "C"c3 "G"B2 A|
"G"d^cd g2 d "D"a2 d "Em"b3|"D"agf def "G"g3-g2 :|

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X:12120
T:HIGH IN THE REEKS (polka)
C:© BB 
%R:polka
M:2/4
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
K:Em
"Em"E>F GA|"Bm"B>c BA|"G"GE FE|"D"DE "Bm"B,2|
"Em"E>F GA|"Bm"B>c BA|"G"GB "D"FA|"Em"GF E2 :|
"Bm"B>^c dB|"C"e>f gf|"Em"eB "G"dB|"D"Ad "Bm"B2|
"Em"eB GB|"D"d>^c BA|"G"GB "D"FA|"Em"GF E2 :|

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X:12346
T:JACK & ALFIE'S POLKA
C:© BB 2/21
M:C|
%Q:1/4=120
%R:polka
K:G
D|"G"GBB2 "Am"cAA2|"G"d>^cde "D7"fd=cA|\
"G"GBB2 "Am"cAA2|"G"d>B"Am"cA "G"G3D|
"G"GBB2 "Am"cAA2|"D"d>efd "C"cBcA|\
"G"GBB2 "Am"A>Bce|"G"d>B"Am"cA "G"G3||
B|"G"dgg2 "D7"fcc2 |"Em"B>cde "G"dB"Am"cA|\
"G"dgg2 "D7"fcc2 |"G"d>B"Am"cA "G"G3B|
"G"dgg2 "D7"fcc2 |"Em"B>cde "G"dgbg|\
"G"dgg2 "D7"f>dcA|"G"d>B"Am"cA "G"G4|]

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X:12165
T:KINVARA SHORE (slide), The
C:© BB
%R:slide
M:12/8
Q:1/4=180
L:1/8
K:D
A|"D"ABA F2 D E2 D F2 D|"D"ABA DFA "G"B2 B dcB|
"D"ABA F2 D E2 D F2 D|"D"d2 F "A"EFE "D"D3-D2 :|
A|"Bm"B2 d dcd "A"c2 e ece|"Bm"f2 b a2 f "Em"e3-edB|
"D"ABA F2 D E2 D F2 D|"D"d2 F "A"EFE "D"D3-D2 :|

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X:12355
T:LOUISE'S POLKA
C:BB 8/22
M:2/4
Q:1/4=240
%R:polka
K:D
de|"D"f2ed | "Bm"BA A>A |"D"BAFA |"G"dc"A"BA|
"D"f2ed | "Bm"BA A>G|"D"FA "A"Bc|"D" d2 :|%
de|"D"faa>a|"Bm"bfaf|"Em"egfe |"G"dc "A"BA|
"D"faa>f | "G"gefg | "D"fd "A"A/B/c| "D" d2 :|%

X:12185
T:MARY O'CONNOR'S (polka)  
C:© BB
%R:polka
L:1/8
M:2/4
Q:1/4=140
L:1/8
K:D
"D"dD Dd|"G"B>c "D"dA|"D"dD Dd|"Bm"A/B/A/F/ "D"ED|
"D"dD Dd|"G"B>c "Em"de|"D"fd "A"ec|"D"ed d2 :|
K:Dm
"Dm"F>A dA|"Am7"G>A eA|"Dm"fe dc|"Am"cd "Dm"A2|
"F"a>g fe|"Bb"fe dc|"Am7"(3ABc GE|"Dm"D2 D2 :|

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X:12194
T:MICHAEL ROGERS' (slide)
C:© BB
L:1/8
M:12/8
%R:slide
Q:1/4=180
K:Em
"Em"E2F G2A B2e "D"dBA|"G"BcB "D"ABA "G"GBA "D"FED|
"Em"E2F G2A "Bm"B2A Bcd|"Em"edB "D"AFD "C"EGF "Em"E3 :|
"Em"B2e e2B "G"d^cd d=cB|"D"ABA AFD ABA AFD|
"Em"B2e e2B "D"d^cd def|"Em"edB "D"AFD "C"EGF "Em"E3 :|

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X:12204
T:MONSIGNOR'S POLKA
C:© BB
L:1/8
Q:1/4=220
For Johnny Cronin RIP
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:G
"G"G>B "D"AF|"G"GA/B/ "C"ce|"G"dB/A/ "Em"Ge| "G"dc/B/ "D"A2|
"G"G>B "D"AF|"G"GA/B/ "C"ce|"G"dB/G/ "Em"EF/G/|"D"AF "G"G2 :|
"G"B>G "Am"cA|"D"de/f/ "G"gd|"Em"Bc/d/ ef|"G"gB "D"A2|
"G"B>G "Am"cA|"D"de/f/ "G"gb|"Am7"ag/e/ "G"dc/B/|"D"AF "G"G2 :|

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X:12206
T:MOUNTAIN FIDDLER (slide), The
C:© BB 2006
L:1/8
M:12/8
Q:1/4=180
%R:slide
K:G
D|"G"DEG BAG "D"FAF "G"G2G|"G"BdB "C"c2c "Am"AcA "G"B2B|
"G"DEG "Em"BGE "D"DFA "G"G2B| "C"cGE "D"DFA "G"G3 G2 :|
B|"G"dcB g2d "Am"ece a2a|"G"bag "Em"efg "D7"dcB ABc|
"G"BGB d^cd "Am"e=ce a2f|"G"gdB "D"AFA "G"G3 G2 :|

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X:12250
T:RED HAND (polka), The
C:© BB
%R:polka
Q:1/4=150
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:G
"G"G>A Bd|"D"cA FA|"G"GB "Am"Ac|"G"Bg "D"d2|
"G"g>d BG|"C"cG EC|"D"D>E FD|"G"G2 "G"G2 :|
"G"dg fg|"Am"a>g fe|"G"dg Bd|"D7"cB A2|
"G"G>A Bd|"C"ce ge|"D"d>B cA|"G"G2 "G"G2 :|

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X:12259
T:ROXBURY RACES (polka), The
C:© BB
%R:polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:G
"Em"Be ed|"G"B>d BG|"Em"Be ed|"C"e>f "G"g2|"Em"Be ed|
"G"B>d BA|"C"GE "D"DF|[1"G"G2 GA :|2 "G"G2 G2||
"Em"B>G EG|"D"A>F DF|"Em"B>G EG|"D"FA d2|1 "Em"B>G EG|"D"A>F DF|
"C"GE "D"DF|"G"G2 GA :|2 "Em"B>G EG|"D7"A>F DC|"G"B,D "D"EF|"G"G2 G2|]

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X:12275
T:SNOWY ROAD to MICK'S (slide) 
C:© BB 
%R:slide
Q:1/4=180
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:D
A|"D"d2 d Bcd "F#m7"A2 F E2 F|"A7"A2 G E2 B "D"A2 F D2 A|
"D"d2 d Bcd "F#m7"A2 F E2 F|"G"GBA "A7"GFE "D"D3 D2 :|
A|"Em"Bcd e2e "D"f2 g "D"a3|"G"b2g "D"a2f "A"e2 c A2 A|
"Em"Bcd e2e "D"f2 g a2f|"Em"gfe "A"ABc "D"d3 d2 :|

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X:12351
T:SWANS of GLEN LOUGH (slide), The
N:N: Tune 2 of "Tracy's Trilogy"
C:© BB 10/21
M:12/8
Q:1/4=180
%R:slide
K:G
F|"G"G2A BcB "Am"A2B cde| "D"d2e fef "G" gab gfe |
"G"G2A BcB "Am"A2B c2e|"G"dBG "D"FEF "G"G3G2:|%
"Am"A2B cBA "G"B2c d3| "A"^c2d efe "D7"dfe d=cA|
"G"G2A BcB "Am"A2B c2e |"G"dBG "D"FEF "G"G3G2:|

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X:12332
T:TEN DOLLAR BILL (polka), The 
T:(Aubrey Everett's Polka)
C:© BB 3/19
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:D
A|"D"df "A"eA|"D"df "A"eA|"D"df a>g|"A"fe eA|
"D"df eA|"Bm"dc Bc|"D"dA F>A|"A"GE "D"D:|
e|"D"fd df|"A7"g>f ec|"Bm"dc Bc|"D"df "A"e2|
"D"fd df|"A7"g>f ec|"D"dA F>A|"A"GE "D"D:|

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X:12304
T:TRIPPING at the TRUCK STOP (polka) 
C:© BB 
%R:polka
Q:1/4=150
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:D
A|"D"dA FA|"Bm"BA FA|"D"dA FD|"G"GF "A"E2|
"D"dA FA|"G"B>c de|"D"(3fga "G"gf|"A"ec "D"d :|
e|"D"fa fa|"Em"b>a ge|"D"fa af|"G"gf "A"e2|
"D"fa fa|"Em"b>a ge|"D"(3fga "G"gf|"A"ec "D"d :|

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X:12314
T:WHITE BULL (polka), The
C:© BB
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:D
"D"A>B AF|"G"d>c dB|"D"Ad "Bm"BF|"A7"GF E2|
"D"A>B AF|"G"d>c BG|"D"FA "A"A/B/A/G/|"D"FD D2 :|
"D"fd "Em"ge|"D"a^g/a/ "G"b>a|"Bm"fd d/e/f|"A7"ge e2|
"D"fd "Em"ge|"D"af/d/ "G"Bd/B/|"D"Ad "A7"e/f/g/e/|"D"fd d2 :|

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