RICHARD MUIR COMPOSITIONS
batch 4
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X:600408
T:SHANKS MARE HORNPIPE
L:1/8
Q:1/4=150
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
K:D
F>E|:
"D" D>E F>G A2 d2 |"G" B2 d2"A7" A>G F>E |
"D" D>E F>G A2 c>d |"E7" e>d c>B "A7" A4 |
"G" B2 d>B "D" A2 d2 |"G" B>c d>B"D" A2 d2 |
"G" B>c d>B "D" A>B c>d |"E7" e>d c>B"A7" A>G|
"D" D>E F>G A2 d>A |"G" B2 d>B"A7" A>G F>E |
"D" D>E F>G A>d c>d |"E7" e>d c>B "A7" A4 |
"G" B2 d>B"D" A2 F2 |"G" G>A B>G"D" F>A d2 |
"G" B>c d>B"A7" c>d e>c |1"D" d2 A>B"A7" A>G:|\
[2"D" d2 f2 Hd4 |]

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X:600410
T:WATER HORSE, The
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:3/4
K:G
D2|"G"BA G2 B,D |"C" F2 E2 CB,|"Am" A,C EG FE |"D" E2 D2 D2 |
"G" BA G2 B2 |"Am" EA c2 BA |"D7" DF Ac BA |1"G" A2 G2:|2"G" G4||
AB|"C"cE AG FE |"G" DG Bc d2 |"D" DF AB ce |"G" e2 de dc |
"G7" BA G2 AB |"C" c2 E2 AG |"D7" FE Dc EF |"G"G4:|

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X:600409
T:SURE & STEADY (slide)
N:Dedicated to John McGraw, staunch supporter of Irish 
traditional music.
C:RM3/6/04
L:1/8
Q:1/4=165
M:12/8
K:D
"D"dfd AdA FAF D3 |"Em" E2 e e2 d "A7" cde ABc |
"D" dfd "Bm" Bcd"Em" ege"A7" cde |\
"D" d2 A"G" B2 G"A7" FGE"D" D3 :|
[K:A]
"A"E2 A AGA"Bm" BcA "E7" GFE |"A" e2 c"D" f2 d"B7" cBA"E7" Bcd |
[1"A" e2 c"A" cBA"Bm" f2 d"E7" Bcd |"A" c2 A"D" d2 c"E7" BAG"A" A3 :|
[2"A" efe cec"D" AdA FGA |"E7" G2 e"E7" efe"E7" dcB"A" HA3 |]

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X:600407
T:POP the BRALLY (jig)
C:RM 2/15/08
N:Dedicated to mandolinist Lou Hillman â€“ gone but by no means 
forgotten. "Brally" is another word for "umbrella".
L:1/8
Q:1/4=165
R:jig
M:6/8
K:G
D|"G"G2 G BAG |"D7" FAF DEF |\
"G" GAB dBG |"Am" ecB"D7" AGF |
"G" G2 G BAG |"C" EGc e2 e |\
"D7" d^cd fed |"D7" cAF"G" G2:|
A/B/|"C"cBc EGc |"G" BAG d3 |\
"A7" ^cBA gfe |"D7" de=f ^fed |
"G" gfg dBG |"C" EGc e2 e |\
"D7" d^cd fed |1"D7" cAF"G" G2 :|2 cAF HG3||

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X:600406
T:PAT the BAKER (reel)
N:Dedicated To Pat Briody, a man of many talents.
C:RM 11/17/1999
L:1/8
R:reel
Q:1/4=190
M:4/4
K:D
fg |"D" abaf"A" gfge |"D" ded=c A2 cA |\
"G" GFGB"D" Adcd |"E" ef^gb"A7" a=gfg |
"D" abaf"A" gfge |"D" ded=c A2 cA |\
"G" GABd"A7" cdec |"D" d2 f2 d2:|
[K:A]
cd |"A"efed c2 A2 |"G" =GABc d2 cd |\
"A" efed cBAc |"G" B2 =G2 G2 cd |
"A" efed cABc |"D" defg a2 gf |\
"A" eagf"E7" edcB |"A" A2 c2 A2:|

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X:600401
T:MANX CAT'S TAIL (reel), The
N:Dedicated to Bob Taylor, musician, archivist, computer wizard, CCE Hall of Fame. 
(Manx cats have no tails!)
C:RM 4/26/06
L:1/8
Q:1/4=190
M:4/4
K:G
zD|"G"GABG"D" AGED |"C" EG G2"G" G3 D |\
"G" GABd"F" =fddc |"G" dggf"G" g2 ga |
"G" bagb"D" af d2 |"C" efge"G" dB G2 |\
"C" EFGE"G" DGGD |"C" EG G2"G" G2:|
de|"F"=f2 fd"C" e2 ec |"G" dBGB"D" AF D2 |\
"F" =FGAF"G" DGGA |"G" BGcB"D" A2 Bc |
"G" de=fd"C" edce |"G" dBGB"D" AF D2 |\
"C" EFGE"G" DGGD |"C" EG G2"G" G2:| 

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X:600402
T:MEGA SEISIUN, The
N:Dedicated to the Walker family. Fiddling brothers George and 
Sean, who never ran out of tunes to play, nonstop!
C:RM 5/24/08
L:1/8
Q:1/4=165
M:6/8
K:D
 B |"D"ABA AFA |"G" BGB dcB |\
"D" ABA Ade |"D" fed "G" Bcd |
"D" ABA AFA | "G" BGB dcB |\
"D" Ade fed |"G" Bdc"D" d2 :| 
e|"D"fgf fed |"Em" efd"A7" cBA |\
"D" Adc def |"Em" gfg "A7" efg |
"D" afd"Em" bge |"D" fga"A7" gfg |\
"D" a^ga"Em" b=ge |"A7" edc"D" d2:|

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X:600403
T:NEVER BETTER (polka)
N:Dedicated to Bridget McGraw. We were born on the very same 
day, month, and year, she in Ireland, I in America.
C:RM 2/14/05 (Valentine's Day)
L:1/16
R:polka
Q:1/4=110
M:2/4
K:D
A2|"D"D2.d2 d2cB |"A" ABAG"D" FEDF |\
"E" E2e^d efe=d |"A7" cdec A2de |
"D" fedc dcBA |"G" GABc d2cB |\
"A7" "_measure 7"A2cB AGFE |"D" D2F2 D2 :|
[K:A]
F2|"A"E2AG"A" AcBA |"E" GABc"E" d2cd |\
"A" e2A2"A" cBAc |"G" B2=G2"G" G2>F2 |
"A" E2A2"A" cBA2 |"D" defg"D" a2gf |\
"E7" e2Bc"E7" dcB2 |1"A" AcBG A2:|2 %17
"A" AcBG"A7" A=GFE|] "FINAL" [K:D]"D" D2F2 HD4|]

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X:600404
T:OUT OF NOWHERE (polka)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=220
R:polka
M:4/4
K:D
A|"D"d2 d2"G" edcB |"D" A2 F2 F3 A |\
"Em" G2 E2"E7" efed |"A7" c2 A2 ABcA |
"D" d2 d2"G" edcB |"D" A2 F2 d3 F |\
"Em" G2 E2"A7" ABAG |"D" F2 D2 D3:|
G|"D"F2 D2 D2 AG |"D" F2 D2 BAGF |\
"Em" G2 E2 "E7" efed |"A7" c2 A2 A3 G |
"D" F2 D2 ABAG |"D" F2 A2 d3 A |\
"G" BcdB"A7" cdec |"D" d2 f2 d3 :|

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X:600405
T:PASS the STIRABUT (hornpipe)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=150
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
K:G
(3DEF |"G"G>F G>B e>d B>G |"C" E>F (3GFE"D7" D>c B>A |
"G" G>F G>B"D" (3def"G" g>b |"A7" a>g f>e"D7" (3ded (3cBA |
"G" G>F G>A "G7" B>G A>B |"C" c>e g>e a>g f>e |
"G" d>b a>g"D7" (3fed (3cBA |"G" G>g d>B G2:|
A>B|"C"c>g f>g a>g f>e |"G" d>g B>c d2 c>B |
"A7" A>B ^c>d e>f (3gfe |"D" (3fgf (3efe"D7" d>c B>A |
"G" G>F G>B e>d B>G |"C" c>e g>e a>g f>e |
"G" d>b a>g"D7" (3fed (3cBA |"G" G>g d>B G2:|

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