BB'S IRISH TRADITIONAL TUNE LIBRARY
Tunes from Sean O Driscoll
12.23.25
last number 43030
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X:43001
T:GYPSY QUEEN (hornpipe), The 
D:"So There You Go" (2011) (Seán O Driscoll) 
H:Also called "The Gypsy Princess"
M:4/4
R:hornpipe % "barn dance"
L:1/8
Q:1/4=150
K:A
%swing.25
AB|c3B A3B | cABA F2E2 | AFAc e2ce|f2ec B2AB|
c3B A3B | cABA F2E2 | AFAc efec|B2A2 A2:|
cd|ece/f/g a3f|efec BAcd |ece/f/g a3f|efec B2cd|
ece/f/g a3f|efec B3E |AFAc efec|B2A2 A2:|

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X:43002
T:MOSSIE'S JIG 
C:Seán O Driscoll
R:jig
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
K:Edor
B,|EDE GFG|BAB d3|B,EE EFG|FDD D2B,|
EDE GFG|BAB e2d|BGE DFA|BEEE2:|
%
A|dcd dcB|AFF F2A|BEE EFG|FDD D2B,|
EB,E GEG|BGB e2d|BGE DFA|BEEE2:|

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X:43003
T:LENDRUM'S WALTZ
D:"So There You Are" 2011
C:Seán O Driscoll
H:"In memory of my late father-in-law, Len MacEachron, who loved a good 
waltz."
M:3/4
Q:1/4=160
R:waltz
L:1/8
K:G
DE|G4 GB|d4 de|g4 ga|b4 ba|
g3ed2| e3g e2|d2B2G2|A4 DE|
G4 GB|d4 de|g4 ga|b4 ba|
g3ed2| e3g e2|d2B2A2 |G4:|
%
Bd|g4 ga|b4 ba|g3ed2|e4 de|
g4 ga|b4 ba|g3d B2|A4 DE|
G4 GB|d3 ef2|g3g a2|b4 ba|
g3ed2| e3g e2|d2B2A2 |G4:|

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X:43004
T:PADDY THE CAFFLER (polka)
C:Seán O Driscoll
Q:1/4=120
R:polka
M:C
K:Edor
B|ef/e/ dB|BA E>A|BA FB|AF D>B|
ef/e/ dB|BA E>A|BA FD|E2 E:|
%
A|Bc/d/ ef|a2 a>f|ed ef|ed BA|
[1 Bc/d/ ef|a2 a>f|ed ef|e2 e:|
[2 ef/e/ dB|BA E>A|BA FD|E2 E|]
H:A "caffler" is . . . a hustler, a ne'er-do-well, a troublemaker, nothing serious. 
We all know somebody who would be called a "caffler" in Cork!

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X:43005
T:SLEA HEAD TRAFFIC JAM (polka), The
C:Seán O Driscoll
Q:1/4=120
R:polka
M:C
K:Ador
AB|c>A BG|AG ED|E>G AB|cd ed|
c>A BG|AG ED|E>A AG|A2:|
%
Bd|e2ed|c>e ge|d2 dB|GB d>B|
%%stretchlast 
e2ed|c>e ge|dB G>B|A2 :|

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X:43006
T:KNOCKNAHEENEY POLKA, The
C:Seán O Driscoll
Q:1/4=120
R:polka
M:C
K:G
A|G>F GA| GA Bc|d2 GA |GF DA|
G>F GA| GA Bc|d2 FA|G3:|
%
a|g2 fd|ed BA|G>B AF| GE D|
[1 a|g2 fd|ed Bc|dg fa|g3:|
[2 A|G>F GA| G>A Bc|d2 FA|G4|]

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X:43007
T:COMICAL BARGAIN (reel), The
C:Seán O Driscoll
%irish_rolls_on
D:"So There You Are" 2011
M:C
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
L:1/8
K:Em
GA|BE~E2 DB,A,B,|G,A,B,D EFGA|B/c/dgd edge|dBAF D2GA|
BE~E2 DB,A,B,|G,A,B,D EFGA|B/c/dgd edge|BAGF E2 :|
%
EF|G2BG dGBG|D2FD ADFD|=F2cF dFcF|GddB BdAF|
G2BG dGBG|=F2AF dAFA|GABd gede|dBAB G2:|

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X:43008
T:BAREFACED LIES (reel)
%irish_rolls_on
C:Seán O Driscoll
D:"So There You Are" 2011
N:Original key Gm
M:C
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
L:1/8
K:Edor
GA|BE~E2 BAFE|DEFA AFDF|BE~E2 BAFE|DEFD E2GA|
BE~E2 BAFE|DEFG AFDF|GABG FDDF|EGFD E2:|
EF|G2GA Bcdc|Beed BeeF|G2GA Bcdc|Beef e3f|
gfeg fedf|efed edBA|GFGA BcdB|AFDF E2:|

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X:43009
T:DIAMOND JIM'S POLKA
%irish_rolls_on
C:Seán O Driscoll
D:"So There You Are" 2011
M:2/4
Q:1/4=120
R:polka
L:1/8
K:G
B|dB AG|EG GA|BG dB|A2-AB|
dB AG|EG GA|BG dB|G2-G:|
A|Bd ed | bd ed|Bd ed|GA A>A|
Bd ed | bd ed|Bd Ad| BG G:|

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X:43010
T:LONG SLEEVE (polka), The
%irish_rolls_on
C:Seán O Driscoll
D:"So There You Are" 2011
M:2/4
Q:1/4=120
R:polka
L:1/8
K:A
c/d/|ec BA|FA EA|AB cA|e2-ef|
ec BA|FA EA|AB cB|A3 :|
%
A/B/|ce df|ea a>f|ec Ac|B2 AB|
ce df|ea a>f|ec dB|A3 :|

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X:43011
T:WINNIE HAYES' JIG
S:Seán O Driscoll < Charlie Piggott
D:"So There You Are" 2011
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
L:1/8
K:Ddor
AGE D2D|EDD DEG|AGE D2D|EDC EGG|
AGE D2D|EDC D2d|dcA GAc|dcA GED:|
%
ABc d2d|edc d2c|A2d dAd|e2e cde|
f3 ege|dcA d2d|dcA GAc|dcA GEC:|
"^coda"D6|]

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X:43012
T:TWIN CITIES JIG, The
C:Seán O Driscoll
D:"So There You Are" 2011
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
L:1/8
K:Dmix
A|DEG ABc|BAG EDC|G,CC EDC|GEC EDC|
DEG ABc|BAG EDC|CDE GAG|EDD D2:|
%
A|Add fef|fed cBA|DGG BGG|dGG BGG|
Add fef|fed cBA|DEG cAG|EDD D2:|
%
z|DFG Add|Add Add|DFA c2c|dcA GEC|
DFG Add|Add Add|DFA cAG|EDD D2:|
%
z|Add faf|ged cAG|DGG Bdg|bge dBG|
Add faf|ged cAG|CEG cAG|EDD D2:|

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X:43013
T:ELLEN MURRAY'S POLKA #1 
C:Seán O Driscoll 
D:"Sticking Out a Mile" (1997)
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
R:polka
K:D
F>E|DF Af|ed B/c/d|A>F DF|E2 AF|
DF Af|ed B/c/d|A>F DE|D2 :|
d>e|fd B/c/d|Ad B/c/d|fd B/c/d|e2 d>e|
fd B/c/d|Ad B/c/d|A>F EF|D2 :|

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X:43014
T:ELLEN MURRAY'S POLKA #2 
C:Seán O Driscoll 
D:"Sticking Out a Mile" (1997)
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
R:polka
K:D
B2 FB|B2 FB|AF FE|D>E FA|
B2 FB|B2 FB|AF FA|B2 B2 :|
d2 df|e>c Ac|d2 de|fg a2|
d2 df|e>c Ac|dB c/B/A|B2 B2 :|

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X:43015
T:ELLEN MURRAY'S POLKA #3 
C:Seán O Driscoll
D:"Sticking Out a Mile" (1997)
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
R:polka
K:G
D|G2 GB|AG ED|G2 G>A|Bd ed|
G2 GB|AG ED|G>B AF|G2 G :|
d|e2 ed|e>f ge|d2 dc|Bc d>B|
e2 ed|e>f ge|dB AB|G2 G :|
H:The lady of the title is Seán's niece.

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X:43016 
T:SUMMERHILL POLKA #1, The 
C:Seán O Driscoll 
D:"Sticking Out A Mile" (1997)
Q:1/4=120
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:polka
K:D
d>c dA|BA FD|dc dA|Be ec|
d>c dA|BA FD|EG FE|D2 D2 :|
FA AF|Ge ec|dA FA|BG EG|
FA AF|Ge ec|d/2B/2A FE|D2 D2 :|

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X:43017 
T:SUMMERHILL POLKA #2, The 
C:Seán O Driscoll 
D:"Sticking Out A Mile" (1997)
Q:1/4=120
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:polka
K:G
DG GA|B2 AG|FA AB|c/B/A FD|
DG BA|B2 AG|Ad c/B/A|AG G2 :|
gG gG|g2 f/g/e|fd d/c/B|AB cA|
gG gG|g2 f/g/e|fd d/c/A|AG G2 :|

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X:43018
T:SUMMERHILL POLKA #3, The 
C:Seán O Driscoll 
D:"Sticking Out A Mile" (1997)
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
R:polka
K:D
A|df ed|c/B/A AF|GB AG|FD DE|
FD FG|Ad dA|BA Bc|d3 :|
e|fe/f/ gf|ec A>B|cA eA|e>d cB|
fe/f/ gf|ec A>B|cA eA|d3 :|

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X:43019
T:SMOKE AND MIRRORS (jig)
C:Seán O Driscoll
D:"So There You Are" 2011
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
L:1/8
K:G
z|G,B,D GBd|caf dcA|GBd FAd|EGB AFD|
G,B,D GBd|caf dcA|GBB cAF|AGF G2 :|
%
K:D
z|AFA dcd|ABA DED|AFA dfa|gec ABc|
AFA dcd|ABA DED|FAF GEC|EDD D2:|

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X:43020
T:CLOAK-AND-DAGGER (jig), The
C:Seán O Driscoll
D:"So There You Are" 2011
N:Alternate mm 3-4: < gec ABc|dcB AFD| >
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
L:1/8
K:D
A/B/|=cGE =CEG|Adf a2f|gdd Add|ecA A2B|
=cGE =CEG|Adf a2f|ecA ABc|d3 d2:|
f/g/|age dcA|GFG A2B|cde gfe|age dcd|
age dcA|GFG A2B|cde dBG|A3 A2:|

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X:43021
T:PADDY CRONIN'S (reel)
D:"So There You Are" 2011 (Seán O Driscoll)
S:Patrick Egan
M:4/4
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
L:1/8
K:G
Bc|dGGF GABc|dGGB c2Bc|dGGF GABc|dBcA G2Bc|
dGGF GABc|dGGB c2Bc|dGGF GABc|dBcA G2||
%
Bc|d3e fd^cd|eggf g2ag|fdd2 ecc2|dcdB GABc|
d3e fd^cd|eggf g2ag|fdd2 ecc2|dBcA G4|]

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X:43022
T:RITA KEANE'S (reel)
D:"So There You Are" 2011 (Seán O Driscoll)
S:Cathal McConnell
M:4/4
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
L:1/8
K:D
B|edef edBA|F2EG FDD2|D3F A3B|AFDE FEE:|
%
d|edef edBA|BABc d3c|defe d3f|edBc dBAd|
defe d3A|Beed e2dB|AFEG FDD2|AFDE FEE2|]

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X:43023
T:CLARE HORNPIPE, The
D:"So There You Are" 2011 (Seán O Driscoll)
N:A version of Junior Crehan's "Hills of Coore"
M:4/4
Q:1/4=160
R:hornpipe
L:1/8
K:Ador
%swing .25
AB|c3A BcdB|ABAG E2DF|G3B dBeB|dBAB G2AB|
c3A BcdB|ABAG Eeed|cAAc BAGB|A4 A2:|
%
cd|eaa^g a3e|aged e2df|g2fa g3e|gedB GBAB|
c2ec BcdB|ABAG Eeed|cAAc BAGB|A4 A2:|

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X:43024
T:WELL NOW (reel)
D:"So There You Are" 2011
C:Seán O Driscoll
M:4/4
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
L:1/8
K:Dm
E|DEFG ABcA|GEFE DCA,C|DEFG ABcA|dcA^F G2DE|
DEFG ABcA|GEFE DCA,C|D2dD cDAD|A,CDE D3:|
G|Addd fage|dfed cAGc|Addd ^fage|d^fe^c d3B|
Addd BdGd|g^fed cAGE|D2dD cDAD|A,CDE D3:|

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X:43025
T:YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT (reel)
D:"So There You Are" 2011
C:Seán O Driscoll
M:4/4
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
L:1/8
K:D
E|D2FD ADFE|FEDF GBAF|D2FD ADFD|E2BE cEBE|
D2FD ADFE|FEDF GBAc|d2ed cAAB|cAGE D3:|
A|cded cded|cAAG EFGB|cded cded|cAGE D3A|
cded cdeg|fage dAFA|cded cAAG|FAGE D3:|

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X:43026
T:CONTRARY TIMES (reel)
D:"So There You Are" 2011
C: Seán O Driscoll
M:4/4
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
L:1/8
K:Ador
cd|eaaf gedg|eAAc BGG2|eaaf gedg|edef g2ag|
eaaf gedg|eAAc BGGB|ABcd efge|dBGB A2:|
AB|c2ec gcec|^c2ec acec|d2fd adfd|gfga bged|
c2ec gcec|^c2ec acef|gfgd egdB|AGAB G2:|

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X:43027
T:FIFTY IN THE ASHTRAY (reel)
D:"So There You Are" 2011
C:Seán O Driscoll
H:"Named for the urban legend of how to pass the NCT motor test."
N:This is called a slide in the CD liner notes. I couldn't make it work
that way so I'm leaving it as a reel.
M:4/4
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
L:1/8
K:D
D|FA~A2 BcdA|FA~A2 FEED|FA~A2 Bcdf|afeg fdd:|
%
A|dfaf bfaf|dfgf ecA2|dfaf bfaf|afeg fddA|
dfaf bfaf|dfgf ecA2|dfeg fagb|f/g/a ge fdd2|]

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X:43028
T:CNOC na gCLARACH (reel)
D:"So There You Are" 2011 (Seán O Driscoll)
S:Paddy O'Brien (Offaly)
N:This is called a slide in the CD liner notes. I couldn't make it work
that way so I'm leaving it as a reel.
M:4/4
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
L:1/8
K:Ador
gf|eA~A2 edBd|edBd GABd|eA~A2 edBd|dBGB A2:|
%
gf|edeg afge|dBgB aBgB|edeg afge|dBGB A2:|

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X:43029
T:MUSKERRY SLIDE #1, The 
C:Seán O Driscoll
D:"Sticking Out a Mile" (1997)
Q:1/4=170
M:12/8
L:1/8
R:slide
K:G
D|E2 B BAB d2 B BAB|E2 B BAB A2 F D2 F|
E2 B BAB d2 B BAB|A2 F D2 F E3 E2 :|
F|G2 B BAB F2 A AFA|G2 B BAB d2 B A2 F|
E2 B BAB d2 B BAB|A2 F D2 F E3 E2 :|

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X:43030 
T:MUSKERRY SLIDE #2, The 
D:"Sticking Out a Mile" (1997)
C:Seán O Driscoll 
Q:1/4=170
M:12/8
L:1/8
R:slide
K:G
A|B2G GFG B2G GFG|A2D DED F2A A2d|
B2G GFG B2G GFG|A2D F2A G3 G2 :|
c|B2d d^cd =c2e efe|d2f fef g2d d2||
[1 c|B2d d^cd =c2e efe|d2f fef g3 d2 :|
[2 f|gag d3 efe c3|ded c2A A2G HG3|]

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