BB's IRISH TRADITIONAL TUNE LIBRARY
"The ROCHE COLLECTION OF TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC" 
Dublin 1927; reprint Cork 1984

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POLKAS
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folder index

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X:532001
T:ALL THE WAY TO BARNA 
B:B: RC2.335
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Y:"Spri(n)ghtly" (?) 
N:N: Repeats added to original
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka 
K:D
D>F A2|Bc/B/ A2|DF AF|E2 E2|
D>F A2|Bc/B/ A2|d>B A>F|E2 D2:|
f>e d2|Bc/B/ A2|f>e d>f|e2 e2|
f>e d2|Bc/B/ A2|d>B A>F|E2 D2:|

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X:533003 
T:AMELIA GRACE'S POLKA* 
B:B: RC3.128 ("Old Set Tune 10")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: Repeats added.
Q:1/4=110
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:G
GB de/f/|gf f/e/d|DF AB|cB B/A/G|
GB de/f/|gf f/e/d|DF A>B|GGG2:|
bd bd|b2 b/a/g|ad ad|a2 a/g/f|
bd bd|b2 b/a/g|ad f>a|ggg2:|

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X:532005
T:BANTRY WAVES* , The   
B:B: RC2.292 (as "Waves of Torey")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
H:H: "Waves of Tor[e]y" (Roche's title) is the "long dance" this tune belongs 
to. It isn't the name of the tune itself (which is "gan ainm" in that case,
since Roche doesn't supply any other information).
Q:1/4=110
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka 
K:Edor
d/c/|BE Ed/c/|B>c d>B|AD FD/E/|FA Ad/c/|
BE Ed/c/|B>c d>B|AD FD/E/|FE E:|
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B/A/|Be ed/c/|B>c d>B|AD FD/E/|FA AB/A/|
Be ed/c/|Bd/e/ fd/B/|AD FD/E/|FE E:|

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X:532017
T:BREECHES FULL OF STITCHES, The 
B:B: RC2.240
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
H:H: Slightly different from today's session version.
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:G
G>A BG|A>G AB|G>A BG|AG ED|
G>A BA/G/|A>d dB/A/|GA GE/D/|ED D2:|
d>d dB|A>G AB|d>d dB|AG E2|
d>d dB|g>g ge|1 d>e dB|AG GE:|
[2 d>c dB/A/|GE ED||"^coda"G4|]

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X:533019 
T:CHAMPION POLKA*, The  
B:B: RC3.210 ("Mo Ceoil Sibh a Laochra")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: 1: Gaelic = "My Music to/for You, Champions" (or thereabouts)
N:N: 2: Use /a/ if the /c'/ in m.17 is a problem
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8 
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:Ador
A/G/|EA AB|c2 AG/A/|BA GB|d>B GA|
EA AB|cB/c/ d2|ef/g/ dB|BA A:|
d|ea ag|e>f ge|dB GB|A>G ED|
ea ag|e>f gg/a/|ba gb|a2 ab|
c'b ag|e^f ge|dB gd|BA AG|
EA AB|c2 d2|ef/g/ dB|BA HA2|]

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X:532025 
T:COCK YOUR PISTOL CHARLIE 
B:B: RC2.242
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:Ador
D|E>A AB|cd ec|d>B cA|GE ED|
E>A AB|cd ef|g>e dB|BA A:|
g|a>g eg|ag ef|g>e df|ga bg|
ag eg|ag ef|ge dB|BA Af/g/|
a>g eg|ag ef|g>e df|ga bf|
g>a bg|ag ef|g>e dB|BA HA2|]

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X:533027 
T:DOGS IN THE BARLEY , The  
B:B: RC3.106 ("Madrai san Eorna")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka 
K:Em
BE E/F/D|BE EE/D/|B>d A>G|FD DD|
BE E/F/D|BE EE/D/|B>d A>F|E2 E2:|
eg ag/e/|be ge|dg ag/e/|fg af|
[1 eg ag/e/|be ge|dB AF|E2 E2:|
[2 gf g>e|dB/c/ de|dB AF|E2 HE2|]

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X:532034
T:FAREWELL TO WHISKEY 
B:B: RC2.350
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
L:1/8
M:2/4
Q:1/4=110
%R:polka 
K:G
G/E/|DG GG|AE EG|DG G>B|dB Bd|
eg/f/ eB|cA/G/ AB|DG B>A|BGG:|
B/c/|dB gB|dB/A/ B>c|dB gd|eg g>d|
eg/f/ eB|cA/G/ AB|DG BG/A/|BGG:|

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X:532035 
T:FATHER BRENNAN'S POLKA* 
B:B: RC2.304 ("Old Set Tune" 6)
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: Repeats added.
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:D
Ad/e/ f2|gg/e/ f2|fe e/f/e|fd d/c/d|
Ad/e/ f2|gg/e/ f2|fe e/f/e|df d2:|
a/a/a AA|BA A/B/A|fe e/f/e|fd d/c/d|
a/a/a AA|BA A/B/A|fe e/f/e|df d2:|

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X:532045 
T:GREEN FLAG POLKA, The
B:B: RC2.348
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka 
K:G
GE|D2 DE|G2 GB|A2 GA|BA GE|
[1 D2 c2|Bc dB|G3 A|BA :|
[2 D2 c2|Bc dB|G4|G3||
A|B2 d2|ef ge|d2 B2|BA GA|
B2 d2|ef ge|de dB|A2 GA|
B2 d2|ef ge|de dB|BA GE|
D2 c2|Bc dB|G4|G4|]

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X:532049 
T:HERBERTSTOWN FANCY* , The
B:B: RC2.308 ("Old Set Tune" 10)
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
H:H: A-B-A 
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:D
FA GB|Af f/e/f|Ge e/d/e|Fd d/c/d|
FA GB|Af f/e/f|Ge e/d/e|dd dz:|
K:G
ge e/f/e|dB B/A/B|cA A/B/A|BG G/F/G|
ge e/f/e|dB B/A/B|cA A/B/A|GG "_DC"Gz:|

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X:533051
T:IKERRIN POLKA*
B:B: RC3.199 ("O Meagher of Ikerrin")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
H:H: Ikerrin is in Co.Tipperary.
N:N: Simplified; source version in ABC file
Q:1/4=110
L:1/8 
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:G
G>A Bc|dA/G/ FA|G>A BG|A>G FD|
G>A Bc|dA/G/ FA|GA/c/ B>G|AD G2:|
=f>g fc|d>e =fa|ga bg|a>g fd|
=f>g fc|dA/G/ FA|GA/B/ cB/G/|AF G2:|

source version: 
G>G Bd|d/c/A/G/ FA|GG/G/ BG|A>G FD|
G>G Bd|d/c/A/G/ FA|GG/G/ BG|AD G2:|
=f>gfd|d/c/A/G/ FA|g/g/g bg|a>g fd|
=f>gfd|d/c/A/G/ FA|G/G/G BG|AF G2:|

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X:533052 
T:JAMES McMAHON'S POLKA*  
B:B: RC3.126 ("Old Set Tune 24")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=110
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka 
N:N: A-B-A
K:G
d/c/|BD BD|BA/c/ ed|cA fa/f/|g2 -g/e/d/c/|
BD BD|BA/c/ ed|cA f>A|gd g:|
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K:D
e|fg/f/ ef/e/|dD FA|Bc/B/ Aa/g/|fg/f/ e2|
fg/f/ ef/e/|dD FA|Bc/B/ Af/e/|df"_DC"d :|

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X:533054
T:JOE HALPIN'S POLKA*
B:B: RC3.124 ("Old Set Tune 22" )
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=110
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:G
A|Bd gd/B/|dc AB/A/|cA a>f|gf/a/ b2|
Bd g>B|dc A>B|cA a>f|g2g :|
e|fA c>e|dG B>d|cD FG/A/|BD G>g|
fA c>e|dG B>d|cD FG/A/|G2 g:|

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X:532058
T:JOHN WITH THE LIGHT BROWN HAIR 
B:B: RC2.339
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
H:H:"moderato"
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka 
K:Am
A>B cd|ea ge|d>e dB|Bd/A/ G>E|
A>B cd|ea ge|ed g>B|BA A2:|
ea ag/a/|ba ge|ea ag/a/|ba g2|
ea ag/a/|ba ge|ed g>B|1 Bd/B/ A2:|\
[2 BA A>E||"^coda"A4|]

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X:532060 
T:KATE of GARNEVILLA 
B:B: RC2.344
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka 
K:D
G|AF FE/D/|F>E Fd|AF FE/D/|E>D EF|
AG/F/ ED|d>e fe|dB/c/ dF|EC D:|
G|AB/c/ df|e>d ef|AB/c/ dF|E>D EF|
AB/c/ df|e>f ed/e/|f>e dF|EC D:|

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X:532063 
T:KNOCKLONG POLKA*, The
B:B: RC2.300 ("Old Set Tune" 2)
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:D
B|AF AB/A/|BG Bc/B/|cA ce|dc/e/ f>B|
AF AF/A/|BG Bd/B/|ce/A/ cA|dfd:|
B|Af f>e|ed d/c/A|Bg g>f|fe e/f/e|
Af f>e|ed d/c/A|Bg gd/c/|dfd:|

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X:532071
T:MAN IN THE MOON, The 
B:B: RC2.245
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:D 
E|F>A dA|BA dA|Bc/d/ AG|E2 E2|
F>A dA|BA dA|Bc/d/ AF|D3 :|
d|eg fe/d/|ef df|g>a fd|fe e2|
eg fe/d/|ed ef|a>f dB|1 AF D :|2 AF HD2|]

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X:532072
T:MARCHING TO DROGHEDA 
B:B: RC2.347
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:G
A|B2 BA|B>d GA|Bd dB|A2 GA|
B2 BA|B>d ef|ge dB|A2 z:|
e|g>f ga|gf ed|g>f ga|gf e2|
g>f ga|gf ed|e>f ge|1 dB A:|2 dB/A/ HG2|]

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X:533065 
T:MERRY PEDLAR , The
B:B: RC3.111 ("Mangaire Sugach")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:C|
%R:polka
K:Edor
d/B/|AF FE| DF F>E|DF FA |BE Ed/B/|
AF FE| DF FG/A/|Bc/d/ AF |FE E:|
E/F/|AG AF/A/ | DF FE/D/|AG AF/A/| BE EF|
AB AF/A/ |DF F>A|Bc/d/ AF|FE E:|

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X:533066
T:MICHAEL DISETTE'S POLKA*  
B:B: RC3.129 ("Old Set Tune 27")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: Repeats added.
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:G
D|GA Bc/d/|ed B>c|dc A>d|cB G>D|
GA B>c|ed B>g|fd/B/ cA|G2G:|
A|BA/B/ cB/c/|ed B2|dc AB/c/|ed B2|
BA/B/ cB/c/|ef g>a|ba/g/ fd|g2g:

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X:533068 
T:MISS DONOVAN'S POLKA*  
B:B: RC3.128 ("Old Set Tune 16")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: Repeats added.
Q:1/4=110
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:G
GB de/f/|gf f/e/d|DF AB|cB B/A/G|
GB de/f/|gf f/e/d|DF A>B|GGG2:|
bd bd|b2 b/a/g|ad ad|a2 a/g/f|
bd bd|b2 b/a/g|ad f>a|ggg2:|

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X:532080 
T:MRS. HICKEY'S POLKA* 
B:B: RC2.310 ("Old Set Tune" 12)
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
H:H: Simplified version; original is ABC file
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:G
B|d2 A>D|E/F/D G2|dB BG|EA A>^c|
d2 A>D|E/F/D G2|dB AB|G2G:|
B|d2 d2|e2 e/f/e|dB BG|EA A>^c|
d2 d2|e2 e/f/e|dB AB|G2G :|

source version: 
(3A/B/^c/|d2 D>D|E/F/D G2|dB BG|EA A(3A/B/^c/|
d2 D>D|E/F/D G2|dB AB|G2G:|
(3A/B/^c/|d2 d2|e2 e/f/d|dB BG|EA A(3A/B/^c/|
d2 d2|e2 e/f/d|dB AB|G2G:|

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X:533075
T:OLD GAELIC POLKA*   
B:B: RC3.213 ("Toichim na Sean-Ghaodhal")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: Gaelic = something about the "old Gaels". The Scots Gaelic online diction-
N:ary says "toichim" means "go on", so Roche's title might mean something like 
N: "Up The Old Gaels" (?)
N:N: Single in source.
Q:1/4=120
%R:polka
L:1/8 
M:2/4
K:Am
g|a2 ag/a/|ba ge|dB gB|dB/A/ BA|
a2 ag/a/|ba ge|dB g>B|A2 A:|
B|c>d cA|BG/A/ Bd|ed gB|eA A>B|
c>dc A|BG/A/ Bd|ed gB|A2 A:|

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X:532091
T:PONY AND TRAP *, The 
B:B: RC2.306 ("Old Set Tune" 8)
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:D
Ad fd/c/|dF A>d|cE G>B|AD F>A|
Ad fd/c/|dF A>d|cB GE|ED D2:|
ad de/d/|cb b2|bc c>B|Af/g/ a2|
ad de/d/|cb b2|bc cB/c/|edd2:|

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X:532095 
T:PRETTY GIRL , The
B:B: RC2.247 (An Cailin Deas)
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
L:1/8
H:H: Simplified; source version in ABC file
M:2/4
Q:1/4=120
%R:polka
K:D 
B|AF Ad|ed Bd/B/|AB GF|A3d|
e2 dB|ed Bd/e/|fa ef|d2 d:|
e|fe dc/d/|ed Be|fd df|a3e|
fe dc/d/|ed Be|fa ef|d2 d:|

source version: 
B|A>F (3ABd|e>d Bd/B/|(3ABA (3GFG|A2-(3ABd|
(3ege (3dBd|e>d B>e|f>a e>f|d2 d:|
e|f>e dd|e>d Be|f>d df|a3e|
f>e dd|e>d Be|f>a ef|d2 d:|

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X:532097
T:RIDING ON A LOAD OF HAY 
B:B: RC2.343
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:Edor
B|E>F GA|Be e2|dB AG|FD DF|
E>F GA|Be ef|ge dB|e2 e:|
f|ge fd|eB Bc|dB AG|FD Df|
ge fd|eB Bc|d>B AF|E2 ef|
ge fd|eB Bc|d>B Ad|FD A>F|
EG FA|GB ef/g/|fd /f/ af|e4|]

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X:532105 
T:SATURDAY IN CORK* 
B:B: RC2.302 ("Old Set Tune" 4)
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: Repeats added
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:G
GA/B/ ce|dB B2|de/d/ cA|GB BA/G/|
FA/B/ ce|dB B2|de/d/ cA|AGG2:|
de/f/ ge|dB B2|de/d/ cA|GB B2|
de/f/ ge|dB B2|de/d/ cA|AGG2:|

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X:533102
T:TOM BERNARD'S POLKA*
B:B: RC3.122 ("Old Set Tune 20" )
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=110
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:D
Af f/g/f|eB B/c/B|e/f/e A/B/A|df a2|
Af f/g/f|eB B/c/B|e/f/e AB/c/|dfdz:|
B2 -B/c/d/e/|f2 -fA|fA fe|dc/d/ B2|
B2 -B/c/d/e/|f2 -fF/A/|Bc/B/ Ae/c/|d2dz:|
Af ce|dB A/B/A|fa gb|af d>B|
Af ce|dB A/B/A|fa/f/ gb|ac d2:|

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X:532114
T:TOM DOWNES' POLKA, The
B:B: RC2.349 (as "Bag Piper's Tune")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
N:N: Simplified version; source version in ABC file
Q:1/4=110
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka 
K:Bdor
a/g/|fB Ba/g/|fe/g/ a>f|eA cB|ce ea/g/|
fB Ba/g/|fe/g/ a>f|eA cB|cBB:|
f/e/|fb ba/g/|fe/g/ a>f|eA cB|ce ef/e/|
fb ba/g/|fe/g/ a>f|eA cB|cBB:|

source version: 
a/g/|fB Ba/g/|f/e/f/g/ a>f|eA c/B/A/B/|cee a/g/|
fB Ba/g/|f/e/f/g/ a>f|eA c/B/A/B/|cBB:|
f/e/|fb ba/g/|f/e/f/g/ a>f|eA c/B/A/B/|ce ef/e/|
fb ba/g/|f/e/f/g/ a>f|eA c/B/A/B/|cBB:|

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X:532117 
T:ULSTER BLOSSOM , The 
B:B: RC2.327
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
C:G.O Kane
Q:1/4=200
L:1/8
M:C|
%R:polka
K:A
fg|a2 A2c2 A2|f2 de c2 A2|\
f2 de c2 Ac|B2 ed efec|
a2 A2 c2 A2|f2 de c2 A2|\
f2 de c2 Ac|Bd cB A2:|
%
FG|A2 c2 e2fg|a2 d2 c2e2|\
f2d2 c2A2|dcBA B3c|
A2c2 e2fg|a2d2 c2e2|\
f2d2 c2Ac|B4 A2:|

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X:533080
T:VIVE LA! (Paddy in Paris) 
B:B: RC3.046
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
H:H: I'm not sure what this French-titled march is doing in a collection of Irish 
trad music - probably the marching song for some Irish regiment or another - 
but in any case it makes a fun polka!
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:D
FA AB/c/|d>c df|FA Af|ed B>A|
FA AB/c/|d>c de|f>A Bg|fe d2:|
fa ef|d>e fA|fa ef|g/f/e/d/ B>A|
fa ef|d>e fg|aA Bg|fe d2:|

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X:533108 
T:VOLUNTEERS POLKA*, The  
B:B: RC3.209 ("March of the Volunteers")
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8 
M:2/4
%R:polka
K:D
B|AD FD|FA d>B|AD FD|BE E>B|
AD FD|FD/E/ FA|AB de|fdd :|
%
B|AB de|fg/a/ bd|fa af|gf e>f|
ge be|fg/a/ bd|A>B de|fdd :|
%
B|AB/e/ fd|ba/g/ fd|fa a>f|gf e>f|
fg fe|dc/B/ AF|A>B de|1 fdd :|2 fd Hd2|]

X:532123 
T:YOU BROKE MY CUP AND SAUCER 
B:B: RC2.336
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
H:H: "Allegretto" 
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
%R:polka 
K:G
A|Bd e>f|g2 fe|fe d>e|fd B>A|
Bd ef|g2 fe|fa gf|e2 e:|
z|Bd BA|GA B>c|BA D>A|BA D2|
[1 Bd BA|GA Bd|eg fd|e2 e:|
[2 Bd BA|GA B>c|dA D>A|G2 G2|]

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