BB's IRISH TRADITIONAL TUNE LIBRARY
Selected Tunes from O'Neill's "Dance Music of Ireland" ("the 1001") (1907)
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HORNPIPES

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X:21006
%swing .25
T:AUTUMN WOODS , The 
S:S: DMI.0900
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
N:N: I changed the time signature from 2/4 to 4/4 to improve the playback.
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4 % 2/4 in source
L:1/8 % 1/16 in source
K:G
Bc|dedc BcBA|GFGD EDB,D|cBce dBgB|AGAB A2Bc|
dedc BcBA|GFGD EDB,D|Ggfe dcBA|G2G2G2:|
cB|ABAG FGAB|cBce defg|afge fdec|dcde dcBc|
dcBd cBAc|BAGF GABc|dgfe dcBA|G2G2G2:|

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X:21007
%swing .25
T:BANTRY HORNPIPE, The 
S:S: DMI.0937
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:C
L:1/8
K:G
%%text simplified version
%%vskip 20
dc|BAGB cBcA|dbge dedB|cecA (3Bcd BG|FGAG FDEG|
BABG cBcA|dbge dedB|cedc BGAF|G2B2G2:|
%
cB|AGAB cBce|dfge dcdB|cecA (3Bcd BG|FGAG FDEF|
GFGA BGFD|GABG ABcA|dgfe d2cA|G2B2G2:|
%
Bc|dgBg dgBg|g2bg fdef|gage dedc|BGAF GDB,D|
Ggge dBGB|cBcd efge|dgfe d2cA|G2B2G2:|
%
dc|BGGF GDB,D|(3GFG BG ABcA|dcde fdcA|d2cA d2cA|
BGGF GDB,D|G2BG ABcA|dgfe d2cA|G2B2G2:|

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X:21012
%swing .25
T:BESIDE A RATH 
S:S: DMI.0943
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
BA|GEDE G2GA|Bdde dcBA|BGED EFGA|BGcB AGEF|
GEDE G3A|Bdef gage|fdce dBGB|A2G2G2:|
ef|gfef dfag|fdeB d3e|dBAF GABd|cBAG EGFA|
GEDE G3A|Bdef gage|fdce dBGB|A2G2G2:|

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X:21013
%swing .25
T:BIDDY EARLY  
S:S: DMI.0946
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:C
L:1/8
K:A dorian
B|c2cB cdeg|dedB GABd|cAA2 ecAc|dcBA GABd|
c2cA cdeg|dedB GABd|cBAg edcB|c2A2A2:|
ef|gfga gedc|BcdB GABd|agab agea|gede cdef|
geaf gedB|cBAB cdea|gfge dfed|c2A2A2:|

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X:21030
%swing .25
T:CLOVER BLOSSOM , The  
S:S: DMI.0869
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A
g|aece Acea|fdBG A2Bc|defe dcBA|GBAF E2eg|
aece Acea|fdBG A2Bc|dfed cABG|E2A2A2:|
ed|ceAe ceAe|dfBf dfBf|ceAe ceAc|BAGF E2ed|
ceAe ceAc|dcde fgaf|eaed cABG|E2A2A2:|

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X:21040 
%swing .25
T:DANCING THE BABY 
S:S: DMI.0990
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
N:N: I changed the time signature from 2/4 to 4/4 to improve the playback.
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:C % 2/4 in source
L:1/8 % 1/16 in source
K:D
F2AA G2AA|F2AA GFE2|F2AA G2AA|D2DE FED2|
F2AA G2AA|F2AA GFE2|D2DF EEE2|DDD2 DDD2||
%
d2FF A2FF|d2FF GFE2|d2FF A2FF|D2DE FED2|
d2FF A2FF|d2FF GFE2|D2DF EEE2|DDD2 DDD2||
%
f2aa g2aa|f2aa gfe2|f2aa gbag|fed2 cAA2|
f2aa g2aa|f2aa gfe2|d2fd ecA2|ddd2 ddHd2|]

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X:21048
%swing .25
T:DRUNKEN SAILOR , The 
S:S: DMI.0948
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
N:N: If the /aeac'/ in mm 33 and 35 pose problems, play /aea2/ instead. 
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A dorian
(3EF^G|A3B ABcd|edcB AGEF|G3A GABc|dBGB edcB|
A2A^G ABcd|edcB AGEF|G2g2 edcB|c2A2A2:|
%
AB|c3d cdef|gdBc dBGc|BGdG eGdG|BGdB edcB|
c2cB cdef|gdBc dBGB|A2ag edcB|c2A2A2:|
%
ce|a3b a2^ga|bagf e3f|gdad bdad|gdad bagf|
e2a2 a2^ga|bagf e2d2|egfa gedB|c2A2A2:|
%
EG|Acec Acec|GBdB GBdB|Acec Acec|dcBA GABG|
Acec Acec|GBdB GABd|egfa gedB|c2A2A2:|
%
ce|aeac' aeac'|gdgb gdgb|aeac' aeac'|gedB ecdB|
cAce BGBd|cBce dcdf|egfa gedB|c2A2A2:|

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X:21055 
%swing .25
T:FIDDLERS' CONTEST , The 
S:S: DMI.0901
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A
cd|edef ecAc|defg agaf|eagf ecAc|BABc B2cd|
edef ecAc|defg agaf|eagf edcB|A2a2A2:|
AF|EAAB cAea|FBBc dBfB|defg agaf|edcB AEFG|
EAAB cAec|BABc defg|agaf edcB|A2a2A2:|

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X:21066 
%swing .25
T:GALTEE MOUNTAIN , The 
S:S: DMI.0950
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:Em
%%text simplified version
%%vskip 20
DF|GFGA BAGB|AEEF EGFE|DEFG ABAG|FDdF DFAF|
EDEF GFGA|BABd gefd|edBc dBAF|G2E2E2:|
GA|BGBd edef|gbaf gedB|cBAB cdef|geaf g2Bd|
gdBd ecAG|FDFA BGBd|edBc dBAF|G2E2E2:|

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X:21067 
%swing .25
T:GLENGARIFF HORNPIPE, The  
S:S: DMI.0851
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
N:N: I changed the time signature from 2/4 to 4/4 to improve the playback.
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8 % 1/16 in source
K:G
DF|G2D2 G2D2|GABG AGFD|BGBd cBAG|E2A2 AcBA|
G2D2 G2D2|GABG AFDc|BABc dBAB|G2GF G2:|
dc|BGBd gfga|bagf gfed|efgf edcB|cBAG FAdF|
G2D2 G2D2|GABG AFDc|BABc dBAB|G2GF G2:|

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X:21069 
%swing .25
T:GREEN BANNER , The 
S:S: DMI.0872
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
N:N: Dotted rhythm in source
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
FE|DGBG dGBG|efge dBAB|GFGA BABG|ABAF GFEF|
DGBG dGBG|efge dBAB|GBdg ecAF|G2G2G2:|
ef|gbeg dgBe|dBge dBAB|GBdB edcB|AGAB A2DC|
B,DGB d2cB|ABcd e2ge|dBGB AGFA|G2G2G2:|

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X:21074 
%swing .25
T:HUMORS OF BALLINLASS , The 
S:S: DMI.0942
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
GE|D2EF G2G2|c3A BAGB|cBcd e2dB|cABG EAGE|
D2EF G2B2|c2cA Bdgd|B2GB cAFA|G2GF G2:|
ef|gfed e2ef|gede d3B|cBcd e2dB|1 cABG E2 ef|
gfed eddf|gede d2c2|B2GB cAFA|G2GF G2:|
[2 cABG EAGE|D2EF G2B2|c2cA Bdgd|B2GB A2FA|\
G2GFG4|]

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X:21077 
%swing .25
T:HEATHER GLEN , The 
S:S: DMI.0819
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
AG|FEFG A2GA|BABc dcde|fdec dBAF|B2E2 E2AG|
FEFG A2GA|BABc dcde|fdec dBAG|F2D2 D2:|
g2|fefg afdf|ecA2 A2dc|BABc dfed|c2A2 ABAG|
FGAB A2GA|BABc dcde|fdec dBAG|F2D2 D2:|

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X:21078 
%swing .25
T:HENNESSY'S HORNPIPE  
S:S: DMI.0813
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
D2|GABc dBGB|g2fg edBA|GABc dedc|BGAF GFED|
GABc dBGB|g2fg edBA|dedc BGAF|G2GF G2:|
Bc|d^cde gBB2|g2ag fdef|gfed eBB2|e2d^c d2ef|
gedc BAGB|ABAG FGAB|dedc BGAF|G2GF G2:|

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X:21081 
%swing .25
T:HILLSIDE COTTAGE , The 
S:S: DMI.0818
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=75
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:G
D|G3B AGED|GBdg e3f|gfge dBAc|BGAF GFED|
G3B AGED|GBdg e3f|gfge dBge|dBAB G3:|
z|g2dg edgd|eaab agef|g2dg edgd|egfa g2ga|
bagb agfa|gage d2ef|gfge dBge|dBAB G3:|

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X:21084 
%swing .25
T:HORSE AND JOCKEY , The 
S:S: DMI.0941
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Amix
ed|cABG A2ed|cBcA g2fe|dega egdc|B2G2 G2ed|
cABG EFGB|cBcA a2ag|edce gedB|c2A2A2:|
fg|agab aged|cdeg bage|dBGB cedc|B2G2 G2eg|
aged gedc|dedB GABd|cBcd edcB|c2A2A2:|

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X:21102 
%swing .25
T:KILKENNY HORNPIPE, The 
S:S: DMI.0835
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
N:N: Dotted rhythm in source
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
dc|B2AB GAGE|D2G2 G2Bc|dBge dBGB|dcBc A2dc|
B2AB GAGE|D2G2 G2Bc|d2ge dcBA|G4-G2:|
de|fefg f2de|fefg f2AB|cBcd c2AB|cBcd cedc|
B2AB GAGE|D2G2 G2Bc|d2ge dcBA|G4-G2:|

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X:21114 
%swing .25
T:MADAM BONAPARTE (set dance - 4/4) 
S:S: DMI.0962
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
N:N: In the "Set Dance" section of DMI.
%R:hornpipe 
Q:1/4=140
M:C
L:1/8
K:A 
ed|c2cB cecA|d2dc dfdB|Aceg agaf|e2ef edcB|
c2cB cecA|dcde fgaf|ecAc dBGB|A2A2A2:|
cB|Aceg agaf|e2ef edcB|Aceg agaf|e2ef edcB|
ceAe ceAe|dfBf dfBf|ceAe ceAe|GBEB GBEB|
ceAe ceAe|dcde fgaf|ecAc dBGB|A2A2A2:|

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X:21115 
%swing .25
T:MADAM IF YOU PLEASE  
S:S: DMI.0944
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
GF|DGBD G2FD|GAcd fdge|fdcA dcBG|FDBA GFDC|
DGGF DGBA|GAcd f2ge|fd cA BGAF|D2G2G2:|
Bc|dcde fABg|fdcA d2de|fedc Ac AG|FDBA GFDC|
DGGF GBAG|FGAB cd (3efg|fdce dcBA|G2GFG2:|

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X:21128 
%swing .25
T:McCARTHY'S  
S:S: DMI.0831
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A
E2|A2Ac ecAc|d2fd ecAc|d2fd c2ec|BAGA BdcB|
A2Ac ecAc|dcdf edcB|Aagf edcB|A2A2 A2:|
fg|aece fece|Aece fece|defd cdec|BAGA BdcB|
A2Ac ecAc|dcdf edcB|Aagf edcB|A2A2 A2:|

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X:21144 
%swing .25
T:NEW CENTURY , The 
S:S: DMI.0939
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
Bc|dBGA GBdB|cAFE FG Ac|BAGF GBdf|gbaf gage|
dgdB G2AB|cfcA F2GA|BGgd ecdF|AGGF G2:|
GA|Bcde fdcA|dDEF GFGA|Bcde fdge|afdc d2df|
gdBG ecAF|GFGA BGEF|GDBG cedF|AGGF G2:|

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X:21148 
%swing .25
T:O'DONOVAN'S HORNPIPE 
S:S: DMI.0893
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:C
L:1/8
K:D
%%text simplified version
%%vskip 20
DF|GFGB AFDc|dcdf ecAf|gfeg f2df|e2dB A2GE|
GFGB AFDc|dcdf ecAg|f2df g2ec|dfec d2:|
Ac|dcdf afdf|afbf afdf|g2eg f2df|e2dB A2GE|
GFGB AFDc|dcdf ecAg|f2df g2ec|dfec d2:|

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X:21158 
%swing .25
T:PADDY MACK  
S:S: DMI.0951
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
DF|G3F GBdB|cdef gfge|dBGB dBGB|cAFA cAFA|
G3F GBdB|cdef gfge|dged BGAF|G2GFG2:|
Bc|dBdB GBdg|ecec ABcA|dBdB GBdB|AGFE D2Bc|
dBdB GBdB|cdef gfge|dged BGAF|G2GFG2:|

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X:21162
%swing .25
T:PLANXTY DAVIS (set dance - 4/4) 
S:S: DMI.0973
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe 
N:N: In the "Set Dance" section of DMI.
Q:1/4=75
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:D
FG|A2AB A2FG|AFAB A3B|AGFE DEFG|A2AB A2dc|
B2Bd B2Ac|BcBd B2dB|AGFE DEFA|B2Bd B2b2|
bagb afeg|fedf e2de|fedB BAdF|A2AB A2dc|
B2AB d2Bd|e2de f2ed|BABc d2F2|E4D2 ||
fg|a2ab a2fg|agab a2fg|agfe defg|a2ab a2fa|
b3b b2fa|bafa b2bg|agfe defa|b2ba b2fa|
bafb afeg|fedf e2de|fedB BAdF|A2AB A2dc|
B2AB d2cd|e2de f2ed|BABc d2F2|E4D4 |]

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X:21172 
%swing .25
T:RICK'S RAMBLES  
S:S: DMI.0940
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
EF|GFGA BDEF|GBAG FGAc|dgfe dcBc|d2ed cAFA|
GFGA GBdB|cBAG FGAc|dgfe dcEF|A2G2G2:|
Bc|dcBc edBG|A2EF AGFE|DddB cAEF|GBAF GDB,D|
GDEF GBdB|cBAG FGAc|dgfe dcEF|A2G2G2:|

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X:21173 
%swing .25
T:RIGHTS OF MAN , The 
S:S: DMI.0811
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Em
GA|BdAB GAGF|EFGA B2ef|gfed edBd|cBAG A2GA|
BdAB GAGF|EFGA B2ef|gfed Bgfg|e2E2E2|]
ga|babg efga|babg egfe|d2d^c defg|afbf afdf|
edef gfga|bgaf gfef|gfed Bgfg|e2E2HE2|]

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X:21180 
%swing .25
T:SLIEVENAMON  
S:S: DMI.0812
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
N:N: Dotted rhythm in source
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8 
K:G
B2|GDB,D G,DB,D|GBAG 2DF|GBdf gdBd|cBAG Fedc|
BGFG EDB,D|GABG EGDF|GBdg egdc|B2G2G2:|
Bc|dgg2 bgg2|dgbg agfg|agab [c']bag|fgfe dgB^c|
dgg2 bgg2|d2 bg egdc|Bdgd AdcA|B2G2G2:|

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X:21182 
%swing .25
T:SPALPEEN FANACH , The 
S:S: DMI.0972
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
N:N: In the Set Dance section of DMI.
%R:hornpipe 
Q:1/4=140
M:C
L:1/8
K:G
gf|efed B2A2|GABG E2EF|G2GF GABc|dedc B2gf|
efed B2A2|GABG E2G2|FGAF DEFA|G4G2:|
GA|Bdef g2fg|agfe d2Bd|edef gfed|e2f2 g2fg|
efed BcBA|GABG EDEG|FGAF DEFA|G4G2:|

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X:21188 
%swing .25
T:SUNSHINE HORNPIPE, The  
S:S: DMI.0952
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:C
L:1/8
K:A
cd|e2c2 A2ED|CEAc ecAc|d2c2 B2A2|GBFB E2cd|
eace AcED|CEAc ecAc|d2c2 B2G2|Aaec A2:|
Bc|dBGB EGBc|dBGB d2cd|ecA2 EAcd|ecAe a2ga|
fdBd fdcA|GBAF E2cd|eafd cABG|Aaec A2:|

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X:21189 
%swing .25
T:SWINGING AROUND THE CIRCLE  
S:S: DMI.0947
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
FG|ABAG FDFA|BABc dcdB|AFdB AFDF|EDEF E2FG|
ABAG FDFA|BABc dcdB|AdcB AGFE|D2DE D2:|
FG|AddB Add2|Adfd edcd|efgf edcf|edcB AGFG|
AddB Add2|Adfd edcd|efgf edce|d2dcd2:|

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X:21194 
%swing .25
T:TOMGRANEY CASTLE 
T:Tuamgraney Castle 
S:S: DMI.0949
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Am
cB|A2AB AGEG|AGAB cBcd|e^fga gedc|B2G2 G2cB|
A2AB AGEG|AGAB cBcd|egfa gede|c2A2A2:|
eg|a2ab ageg|agab a2ge|dega gedc|B2G2 G2cB|
A2AB AGEG|AGAB cBcd|egfa gede|c2A2A2:|

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X:21197 
%swing .25
T:WE'LL DRINK GOOD HEALTH  
S:S: DMI.0955
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
Ac|dcec dBAF|DEGE DEFG|Adcd BGED|CDEF E2Ac|
d2ec dBAF|DCEC DEFG|Adcd BGEC|D2DC D2:|
FG|ABcd edeg|fdec dcde|fdec dBAF|E2ED E2 Ac|
d2ec dBAF|DCEC DEFG|Adcd BGEC|D2DC D2:|

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X:21204 
%swing .25
T:WREN HORNPIPE, The 
S:S: DMI.0945
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
N:N: If the high |c'| in m.9 is a problem, you can replace 
/ ac'/ with / a2 / or / ab /.
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Am
ed|cBAG AcBA|GEDE G3B|cBAG ABcd|eaag e2de|
cBAG AcBA|GEDE GABd|c2BA GABG|A2AB A2:|
g2|"9"a2a2 ac'ba|gede g3^f|g^fga b2a2|gede d3B|
cBAG AcBA|GEDE GABd|c2BA GABG|A2ABA2:|

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X:21104 
%swing .25
T:KING OF THE FAIRIES (set dance), The 
S:S: DMI.0979
Z:Z: Nordberg/Black
N:N: I changed the time signature from 2/4 to 4/4 to improve the playback.
%R:hornpipe 
Q:1/4=150
M:C % source 2/4
L:1/8 % source 1/16
K:E dorian
B,2|EDEF GFGA|B2B2 G3A|B2E2 EFGE|FGFE D2B,2|
EDEF GFGA|BAGB d3c|B2E2 GFED|E4E2:|
d2|e2e2 Bdef|gagf e2f2|e2B2 BABc|dedc BcdB|
e2B2 Bdef|gagf efed|Bdeg fedf|e6ef|
g3e f2d2|edBc d3e|dBAF GABc|dBAF GFED|
B,2E2 EFGA|B2e2 edef|e2B2 BAGF|E4z4|]