BB'S IRISH TRADITIONAL TUNE LIBRARY
O'Farrell's "Pocket Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes"
4 volumes, 1804-1811

Slip Jigs	

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tunefolder 48 index (4 volumes)

OFPC home page

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X:48201 
T:ANDREW CAR[E]Y 
B:B: OFPC2.72
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
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M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:D
A|d2B AFA AFA|d3 ede fdB|d2B AFA AFA|
B2d DFD E2 :|D|F2A AFA AFA|G2A BGB BAG|
FGA AFd AFd|B2d DFD E2 :|"^coda"D6z3||

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X:48202 
T:BALLYVOILE HOUSE  
B:B: OFPC2.87
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
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M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:D
d|AGF DED D2d|AGF E2F G2E|AGF DED D2d|
e2E E2F G2:|E|ded dcB A2A|BcB d2e f2e|
ded dcB AGF|e2E E2F G2:|"^coda"D6z3||

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X:48401 
T:BALTIORUM 
B:B: OFPC4.152 (as "Baulthy Oura")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: Meaning of the names (or rather lack thereof) is discussed in O'Neill's 
N:"Irish Folk Music", pages 198-199. 
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
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M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:Dmix
E|FAd FAd AFD|FAD FAD c2E|FAd FAd AFD|
BGG AGF c2E :|FGA AFd AFD|FGA AFd c2E|
FGA AFd AFD|BGG AGF c2E :|ded dcB AFD|
ded def g2e|ded fdB AFD|GFG EcB c2e :|
FFF GGG AFD|FFF GGG c2E|FFF GGG AFD|
BGG AGF c2e :|"^coda"d6z3||

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X:48409
T:CAPT. MacDONALD'S FAVORITE 
B:B: OFPC4.166
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=150
M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:Em
g|dBB BAB GEE|dBG ABd e2g|dBB B2A GAB|
BAG ABd e2 :|f|gfg ege dBB|gfg agf e2f|
gfg agf efg|dBG ABd e2 :|

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X:48210 
T:COCK IN THE HEATH, The 
B:B: OFPC2.83
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
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M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:Dmix
A2d FDD F2E|FDD G2B AFD|A2d FDD F2E|
FDD FAF GEC :|G2c BdB c2A|BAG GAG cAF|
G2c BdB c2A|BAG FAF GEC :|"^coda"D6z3|]

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X:48109 
T:COSA BUÍ AIRDE
B:B: OFPC1.37 (as "Cusabue Ord")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
D:D: "O'Sullivan Meets O'Farrell 1" track 5a
N:N: "Irish". Gaelic = "Up [Little] Yellow Legs", as in bouncing a baby!
Q:1/4=160
M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:Dmix
FEF DED FED|FEF DED GEC|FEF DED FED|
EFE cBA GEC:|FDF A2d A2d|FDF A2d GEC|
FDF A2d AGF|EGE cBA GEC:|fef dfd g2e|
fef dfa gec|faf ged c2A|BAG FAF GEC|
AFF dFF AFF|AFF dFF GEC|AFF dFF AFF|
%%stretchlast 0
GEE cBA GEC|"^coda"D6z3||

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X:48310
T:DARBY CAREY   
B:B: OFPC3.110
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=160
M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:Bm
d2B d2B AFD|d2B d2e f3|d2B d2B AFD|
EFE EFA B3 :|d2e fdB BAF|d2e fdB f3|
d2e fdB BAF|AFE EFA B3 :|d2e fdB BAF|
d2e fdB f3|g2e fdB BAF|AFE EFA B3 :|

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X:48312
T:DROUGHT, The 
B:B: OFPC3.130
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: Source measure 15: < dfg abc' d'c'b >
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
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M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:jig
K:D
A|FAF dAG F2D|FAF GEE E2A|
FAF dAG F2D|FAE FDD D2 :|
A|dfg afb afd|c2A cee e2f|
[1 d3 dfg afd|g2e fdd d2:|
[2 dfg aba bag|abg fge Hd3|]

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X:48122 
T:GOOD FELLOW, The  
B:B: OFPC1.41
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=160
M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:Dm
A|:DED D2d F3|DED D2d GEC|DED D2d F3|
EFE cBA GEC:|AcA GBG F3|AcA GBG AFD|
AcA GBG F3|EFE cBA GEC:|D2a ged c3|
d2e f2a gec|faf ged c3|BAG FAF GEC:|
DED dAG F3|DED dAF GEC|DED dAG F3|
EFE cBA GEC:|"^coda"D6z3||

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X:48130 
T:HUMOURS OF BALLYMANUS, The  
B:B: OFPC1.30 
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
N:N: I added second ending.
Q:1/4=160
M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:D
D|: A3 AGF AGF|A2A AGF Bcd|A3 AGF AGF|
EFE cBA Bcd :|d2e fed cBA|d2d fed fga|
d2e fed cBA|BcB BAF Bcd :|D2d dAF dAF|
D2d dAF Bcd|D2d dfd AGF|EFE BAF Bcd :|
A2B AFd AFd|AFd AFd Bcd|A2d AFd AGF|
EFE cBA Bcd|dfd ded cBA|d2d fed fga|
gfg afd cBA|BcB BAF Bcd||AFD DFD DED|
DFD DED Bcd|AFD DED AGF|1EFE cBA Bcd:|
%%stretchlast 0
[2"^coda" EFE BAF cBA|D6z3|]

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X:48325 
T:I'LL TAKE A GAY GLASS   
B:B: OFPC3.107 (as ". . . With A Friend")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: 1: The original is in 3 sharps but I think A dorian sounds better! To hear 
N:what the A major version sounds like, just remove "dor" in the K: field of 
N:the ABC.
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
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M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:Ador
G|EAA ABG Acd|efe cAG G2G|EAA ABG Acd|
efe dcA A2 :|d|efe edc d>cA|cdA GEE G2G|
efe edc dcA|efe dcA A2 :|

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X:48326 
T:JACK IN THE GREEN  
B:B: OFPC3.132
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=150
M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:G
d|:g2g gfg efg|a2a abg fed|g2g gfg e3|
def gdB BAG :|F2A G2B A2d|d^cd AB=c BAG|
F2A G2B A2d|1 "thru"def gdB BAG :|\
[2 "^coda"def afd Hg3|] 

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X:48222 
%%historyfont 15
T:MERRY OLD WOMAN, The 
B:B: OFPC2.71
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: Note five measures in second part ... ? I thought it might be a misprinted 
N:first and second ending but it isn't. Anyway I left it out (it's < D2D F2F GFE > 
N:and goes between mm 5 and 6).
Q:1/4=160
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
M:9/8
%R:slipjig
L:1/8
K:Dmix
E|Add ded c2A|f2f fga gfe|aba gfe f2d|
A2B c2A GF :|E|D2D F2F E2E |D2D F2F E2g|
aba gfe f2d |1 "thru"A2B c2A GF :|2 "^coda" A2B c2A GFE|\
HD6z3|]

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X:48440 
T:MOLL ROE 
B:B: OFPC4.148
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
N:N: Suggested alternate key = Ador
M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:Gm
G|DGG GAG FGA|BGG GAF c2A|DGG GAG FGA|
fdf cAF G2 :|z|d=ed cAA/G/ FGA|d2d cAF c2A|
d=ed cAA/G/ FGA|fdf cAF G2 :|

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X:48444 
T:MUNSTER RAKE, The 
B:B: OFPC4.164
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=150
M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:G
D|GBG AGE EDE|BGB AGE c2e|dBG AGE EDE|
BGB AGE G2 :|e|dBG GAG ege|dBG GBG A2e|
[1 dBG GAG ege|dBG AGE G2:|2 dBB gBB AGE|
BGB AGE HG3 |]

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X:48450 
%%HISTORYFONT 15
T:PHILIP McCUE 
B:B: OFPC4.141
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: There's a song called "Rince Pilib a Cheoil" (Dance of Musical Philip) that 
N:has the same melody as part 1 of this tune. This tune appears in other collections 
N:with different spellings (e.g. "Philip McHugh", "Philip Mackeough") - ? all mis-
N:spellings for "P[h]ilib a Cheoil".
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
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M:9/8
%R:slipjig
L:1/8
K:G
D|GAG B2G c2A|G2G cAG F2A|G2G B2G c2A|
ded cAF G2 :|B|A2A ABG FEF|D2A A2G F3|
A2A ABG FGA|B2G cAF G2 :|
;;;
P:variation 1
GBd gfg dBG|fed cAG F2A|GBd gfg dBG|
fed cAF G3 :|AFd BGd AFD|EFE AFD F3|
AFd BGd AFD|EFE AFD G3 :|
P:variation 2
GAB/c/ dBB cAA|BGG cAG F2A|GAB/c/ dBB cAA| 
BGG cAF G3:|A2D AFD FED|EGE AFD F3|
A2D AFD FED|EGE AFD G3 :|

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X:48230 
T:PIPERS' MAGGOT, The 
B:B: OFPC2.70 (as "Maggott")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
D:D: OSMOF1 track 5b
N:N: Maggot = servant, handyman, jack-of-all-trades
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
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M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:D
A|FEF DED FED|FAF dAF B2d|FEF DED FED|
EFE BGE G2 :|B|FAF dAF dAF|FAF dAF B2d|
%%STRETCHLAST 0
FAF dAF dAF|EFE BGE G2 :|

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X:48455 
T:RAKES OF KILKENNY, The 
B:B: OFPC4.137
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=160
M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:Amix
ABA dfd cec|AGA dfd fga|ABA dfd cec|
BGG gfe dBG :|aga faf g2e|aga faf ecA|
aga faf g2d|BGG gfe dBG :|"^coda"A6z3|]

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X:48456
T:RAKES OF WESTMEATH, The
B:B: OFPC4.139
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
M:9/8
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
N:N: Source notation is a little confusing, so I have made this a three-part standard slip jig.
Q:1/4=150
%R:jig
L:1/8
K:D
E|A2d FDF EGE|A2d FDF G2E|A2d FDF EGE|
=c3 EFE G2 :|e|d2d fed ecA|d2d fed g2e| 
d2d fed ecA|=c3 EFE G2 :|E|ABc dAG FDF|
ABc dAF G2E|ABc dAG FDF|1 "thru"=c3 EFE G2 :|
%%STRETCHLAST 0
[2 "^coda"=c3 EFE GFE|D6z3|]

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X:48233 
T:RIDE A MILE  
B:B: OFPC2.70
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: Distantly related to today's version (aka "Riding A Mile").
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
N:N: Second ending is mine.
Q:1/4=160
M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:D
B|ABc ded cBA|dAF FAF A2B|ABc ded Bcd|
e2E EGE G2 :|B|AFD DED AFD|AFD DED Bcd|
AFD DED AFD|BGE EFE G2 :|B|d3 Bcd AFD|
d2d BdB c2e|d3 Bcd AFA|BGE EFE G2 :|
B|ABc dAF dAF|ABc dAF B2d|ABc dAF dAF|
[1 "thru"BGE EFE G2 :|2 "^coda"BGE EFE GFE|
HD6z3|]

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X:48347 
T:ROGUE, The 
B:B: OFPC3.130
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=160
M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:D
FEF A2B AFD|E2e efd cBA|FEF A2B AFD|
e2d dAG FED :|dfd cec B3|Bcd efd cBA|
dfd cec B3|ABc dAG FED|dfd cec B3|
Bcd efd cBA|fdB ecA B3|ABc dAG FED:|

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X:48152
T:ROUDLUM 
B:B: OFPC1.48
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=150
%R:slipjig
M:9/8
L:1/8
K:D
A|d2d ded cBA|d2d fdd fga|fdd edc B2d|
AGF EFE EF :|A|Bcd ABG FED|B2d AGF EFA|
Bcd ABG FEF|DED AGF EF:|"^coda" D6z3|]

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X:48240 
T:SPATTER THE DEW  
B:B: OFPC2.78
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: Suggested alternate key = D
Q:1/4=160
M:9/8
%R:slipjig
L:1/8
K:A 
CEC CB,C A3|CEC CB,C ECB,|CEC CB,C Ace|
BAG FEC ECB, :|E2A GBG A2F|E2A GBe cAF|
E2A BGB Ace|BAG FEC ECB, :|AEC CEC A3|
AEC CEC ECB,|AEC CB,C Ace|BGE FEC ECB, :|
EGB EGB A3|EGB EGB cAF|EGB EGB Ace|
%%STRETCHLAST 0
BAG FEC ECB, :|"^coda"HA,6z3|]

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X:48242 
T:TREALOCK LAUDER 
B:B: OFPC2.80
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
N:N: Name maybe = 'Turloch Láidir' (Turloch the Strong)
Q:1/4=160
M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:D
A|FAF G2B AFD|FAF G2A B2E|FAF G2B AFD|
EFE EFA B2 :|d|gag fdB BAF|gfe fdB B2A|
gag fdB AFd|EFE EFA B2 :|c|dFd FdB AFD|
ded def g2e|ded fdB AFD|EFE EFA B2 :|

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X:48464 
T:WELLINGTON'S COMING 
B:B: OFPC4.142
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=150
M:9/8
%R:slipjig
L:1/8
K:Em
c|BAG GDE G2c|BAG GBd efg|BAG GDG dBG|
AEA ABd e2 :|f|g2e dBB dBB|g2e dBB e2f|
[1 g2e dBB dBG|ABA ABd e2 :|2 gbg ege dcB|
ABA ABd He3|]

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X:48465 
T:WHY SHOULD WE QUARREL FOR RICHES? 
B:B: OFPC4.161 (as "Quarrell")
N:N: No repeats in OFPC. I have supplied them here.
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=150
M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:Em 
g|dBB BAG AGA|BcB AGF E2e|dBB BAG AGA|
B2B AGF E2 :|F|GAG GBd dBA|B2A Bgf ege|
%%stretchlast 0
dBB BAG AGA|BAG AGF E2 :|

X:48246 
T:WIFE OF MY OWN, A 
B:B: OFPC2.55
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%%text "Irish"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=160
M:9/8
L:1/8
%R:slipjig
K:Em
EFE G2A B3|EFE G2A BGE|EFE G2A B3|
DED FGA AFD:|gfg agf e3|E2E G2A BGE|
gbg faf d3|DED FAd AFD:|BdG AcF G2D|
E2E G2A BGE|BdG AdF G2E|DED FGA AFD:|
"^coda"E6z3|]

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