BB's IRISH TRADITIONAL TUNE LIBRARY
"FIRST COLLECTION OF TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC" 
ed. Martin Mulvihill (1986)

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HORNPIPES
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X:37002 
T:ACROBAT HORNPIPE, The 
S:S: MFC.099b
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
N:N: 1: |e| in mm 3 and 7 is marked natural, which doesn't sound right.
N:N: 2: In mm 11, 12 and 15, |e| should be natural.
L:1/8
N:N:  Suggested alternate key: G
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:Bb
%swing .25
F/E/|DFBc (3dcB gf|(3ecA (3ecA a3g|fedc Aagf|=efgf dBFE|
DFBc (3dcB gf|(3ecA (3ecA a3g|fedc AFGA|cBBA B3:|
c/B/|Acdc af=ef|dcdg bgfg|=ecBc cdde|(3gag (3f=ed (3cdc (3BcB|
Acdc af=ef|dcdg bgfg|=ecBc cdde|f2a2f3:|

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X:37003 
T:ACROSS THE FENCE  
S:S: MFC.102B
C:B.McGlinchey
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:G
%swing .25
%%text "simplified version"
%%vskip 20
F|G2 BG ABcA|dg G2 dBGB|cBcd BGDG|cABG AF F2|
GDB,D G,B,DG|BGBc dBGB|dgBd edcF|AGAF G2 :|
AG|FDA,D FAcA|BGDG Bcdg|ecc2 dBB2|caag fdcA|
DGBG DcBc|d2ec dBGB|dgBd edcF|AGGF G2 :|
Bc|dggf g2 bg|dg G2 agfg|eabg agfe|edce d2 dc|
BdBG AcAF|GDB,D GABc|dgBd edcF|AGAF G2 :|

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X:37007 
T:ATHLONE BRIDGE , The 
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: MFC.088B 
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:G
%swing .25
%%text "simplified version"; source key = Eb
%%vskip 20
EF|G2G2 dGBG|AGAB cBAG|FGAB AGFE|DAde dcBA|
GBdG B,GBG|ceAE DAcA|GAGE D2EF|GDBA G2:|
FG|Adfe dedA|Bdgf e3d|cAfd cAGE|DAde dcBA|
GBDG B,GBG|ceAF DAcA|GAGE D2AF|GDBA G2:|

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X:37019 
T:BRENDAN'S FANCY  
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: MFC102a
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:G
%swing .25
D/F/|GABc defa|g2 dc BG G2|FGAB cedc|BGAG F2D2|
GABc defa|g2 dc BG G2|FGAB cAGF|DGGF G3 :|
B/c/|d2 dc dcBc|defa gedB|c2 cB cBAG|FGAB cAFA|
d2 dc dcBc|defa gedc|Bdgd cAGF|DGGF G3 :|

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X:37033 
T:CIRCUS HORNPIPE, The 
S:S: MFC.097C
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: Simplified version. No repeats in MFC.
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:G
%swing .25
A|G2 GF GABc|d2 fd gdBG|E2 cB AGFA|GFGE DEFA|
GAGF GABc|d2 fd gdBG|EG G2 AGFE|DGGF G3 ||
A|Bdgd cBcd|ecc2 AGAB|ceaf gdBd|cAFA DAFA|
Bdgd cBcd|egfa gecG|EGG2 AGFE|DGGF G4 |]

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X:37040 
T:CUCKOO'S NEST "#2"  
S:S: MFC.096C
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: 1: Measure 12 in source is |dBAF EDEF|, which I take to be a "scribal 
N: error".
N:N: 2: Handwritten at the end of the tune: "Sounds like another setting of 
N:McGibney's Hornpipe"
N:N: 3: There's no "#1" in MFC.
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:Em
%swing .25
Bd|e2ef efge|dBBA B2dB|ABde fgfe|dBBd A2 (3Bcd|
e3f g2fe|dBBA Bcdc|BAGB AcBA|GEED E2:|
EG|BGEG BGEG|BAGF E2GE|DFAB A2FA|dBAF D2EF|
GFGA Bdgd|ABBA BcdB|ABB2 AcBA|GEED E2:|

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X:37076 
T:IF THERE WEREN'T ANY MEN (barn dance) 
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: MFC.129B 
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:G
%swing .25
Bc|d2G2 G2A>B|c2E2 E2A>G|FGAB cBcd|e2d2 d2B>c|
d2G2 G2A>B|c2E2 E2A>G|FGAB cAFG|A2G2G2 :|
Bd|g2g2 f2f2|e>fec A2A>G|FGAB cBcd|e2d2 d2B>d|
g2g2 f2f2|e>fec A2A>G|FGAB cAGF|A2G2G2 :|

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X:37100 
T:LAWSON'S  
S:S: MFC.094A
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:G
%swing .25
EF|G2 dB GBdg|ecAF G2 AB|cAdB cdfg|afdc d2 ef|
G2 dB GBdg|ecAF G2 AB|cAdB cAGF|DGGF G2 :|
zA|BGDG BGAB|cAEA cAEA|BGG2 DGBG|FDAD BDAD|
BGDG BGAB|(3cBA EA cAEA|Bgfe d2cA|GBAF G2 :|

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X:37107 
T:LORD LYNDOCH  
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: MFC.120C ("schottische") < Liam Donnelly
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8 % 
N:N: dotted rhythm, no repeats in source
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:D
%swing .25
A|dedB AFDF|GABA GABc|dedB AFDF|EDEF D2D||
e|fdad fdad|cAeA cAeg|fdad fdad|gbag fdde|
fded fdad|cAeA cAeA|Bdce dfeg|fbag fdd2|]

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X:37108
T:LOW LEVEL HORNPIPE, The
S:S: MFC.089A
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: This may be an A-B-A tune but it's not shown that way in source.
Q:1/4=140
N:N: Suggested alternate key = G
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:Bb 
%swing .25
E/D/C|B,FDB FdBf|dbag fgec|AcFc Acgf|efec AFE/2D/2C|
B,FDB FdBf|dbag fgec|B2FB GecA|B2 BA B2 :|
K:F
Ac|dc (3cBc ac (3cBc|dc (3cBc ac (3cBc|bgaf gfef|
g2fd cBAc|dc (3cBc ac (3cBc|dc (3cBc ac (3cBc|
%%stretchlast 0
bgec BGEG|FEFG F2:|

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X:37116 
T:McCORMACK'S 
S:S: MFC.092B
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
N:N: Suggested alternate key = A
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
%swing .25
K:A % source key = Bb
%%text "simplified version"
%%vskip 20
B|A2[A,2A2] cAFE|D2f2 f2ed|ceAc BdGB|Aeaf e2dB|
A2[A,2A2]cAFE|D2 f2 f2 ed|ceAc BdGB|AGAB A3 :|
F|[AA,]CEA ceag|fefg f2BA|FAeg Begf|egfd e2AG|
A2EA ceag|fefg f3 a|gfec dBGB|AGAB A3 :|

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X:37122 
T:MORRISON'S  
S:S: MFC.094C
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:G
%swing .25
zF|GFGA BAGF|Eeed e2 dc|Bdgd c3A|GABc d2cA|
DGGA BAGF|Eeed e2 dc|Bdgd cAFA|G2 GF G2 :|
ba|g2 fg e2 ba|g2 fg e2 ag|f2ef dfag|f2ef dfba|
g2 fg e2 ba|g2 fg e3 f|eBef gfga|bafg e2 :|

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X:37125 
T:MULVIHILL'S HIGHLAND FLING 
C:M.Mulvihill
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: MFC.120B
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:Amix
%swing .25
%%text "simplified version"
%%vskip 20
(3EFG|A2cA eAfa|A2cA dBGB|A2cA eace|fdBc dBGB|
A2cA eAcA|cAce dBGB|A2cA eace|fdBd cA:|
%%text A major
K:A
ze|a2ge faec|dBcA BAFA|agae fecA|dcBd cAA2|
abga fgec|dBcA BAFA|E2df e2cA|1 dcBd cA:|
[2"^coda"dcBd cAA2|]

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X:37146 
T:POPPY LEAF , The 
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: MFC.092a
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:G
%swing .25
zA,|G,B,DG B,DGB|DGBd GBdg|edcB cBAG|FdAF D3A,|
G,B,DG B,DGB|DGBd GBdg|edcB cAFA|G2GFG2:|
Bc|dBGB d2ga|bagf edcB|cAFA cefg|a2ge d2cA|
B2GB c2Ac|d2Bd e2dc|BdGB AGFA|GBAF G2:|

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X:37149 
T:RED LION INN , The 
S:S: MFC.099a
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
N:N: Suggested alternate key = A
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:Bb 
%swing .25
A|BFdB fdbf|dBAc BAGF|GEDE CEcd|ecAc BAGF|
BFdB fdbf|dBAc BAGF|GEDE CEcd|ecAc B3 :|
E|DB,FD BFdB|fbfd BAGF|GBAc Bdfa|bgfe f2fa|
bfdB gecA|BGdc BAGF|GEDE CEcd|ecAc B3 :|

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X:37154 
T:ROVER THROUGH THE BOGS  
T:Taylor's
S:S: MFC.101c
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:G
%swing .25
EF|G2 BG ABcA|defd gfdc|BGBd c2 AF|G2AF DEFD|
G2 BG ABcA|defd gfdc|BGBd c2AF|G2AF G2 :|
Bd|gfga gfdf|gabg afde|fdeg afge|fd (3edc dcAF|
G2 BG ABcA|defd gfdc|BGBd c2AF|G2AF G2 :|

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X:37155 
T:RYAN'S  
S:S: MFC.100c ("first setting")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:D
%swing .25
dB|A2GB AGFE|D2CE DA,CE|DFAF GABd|gfed cAGB|
A2GB AGFE|D2CE DA,CE|DFAF GABd|gece d2 :|
fg|afdB AGFE|D2FA dega|bagf edcd|e2dB A2GE|
DFAd fafd|gfga baga|fdAF GECE|D2FA d2 :|

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X:37175 
T:TOMMY HILL'S HORNPIPE
S:S: MFC.093b
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:D
%swing .25
A|dcdf ecAF|GFGB AFDf|g2fg edBd|e2dB AGFA|
defd ceAF|GFGB AGFE|DdcB AGFE|D2CE D3:|
B/d/|eBB2 gfga|bgaf gfef|g2fg edcd|e2dB AGFA|
defd ceAF|GFGB AGFE|DdcB AGFE|D2CE D3:|

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X:37180 
T:WESTERN HORNPIPE, The
N:N: aka "Athlone", "Paddy O'Brien's"
S:S: MFC.094B
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
N:N: Suggested alternate key = D
L:1/8
M:C
%R:hornpipe
K:D % source key = C
%swing .25
ag|fdd2 AdFd|fdd2 AdFd|BGG2 DGB,G|Bdce dfag|
fdd2 AdFd|fdd2 AdFd|BGG2 DGB,G|Bdced2:|
ag|f2df abaf|g2eg b2ag|f2df bagf|(3efe (3dcB Afag|
f2df abaf|g2eg b2ag|f2df e2ce|d2dcd2:|

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X:37184 
T:WOODS' LAMENTATION (set dance 4/4) 
C:? Carolan
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: MFC.110A
Q:1/4=120
%R:hornpipe
L:1/8
M:C
K:G
%swing .25
GA|BdBA B2g2|dcBc B2AG|dedc d2gf|edeg A2gf|
edcB dcBA|cBAG A2D2|GFGA BGdB|AGAB G2:|
d2|edef g2G2|gabg e2dc|Bdcd efgf|edce d2Bd|
efga gfef|gabg e2dc|BABc dcde|fdef g2ef|
g2eg edeg|dBde dcBA|G2ge dgdB|AGAB HG4|]

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