RICHARD MUIR COMPOSITIONS
Batch 23
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X:602301
T:BUSY BESOM (reel), The
C:RM 6/24/04
N:Dedicated to Jenifer Hopkins, so busy raising and inspiring her two 
musically talented children. (Note: a "besom" is a broom.)
L:1/8
R:reel
Q:1/4=176
M:4/4
K:G
|:"Em" B2 GB EBGB |"D" A2 FG ADFA |\
"Em" B2 GB EBGA |"Em" B2 ef gf e2 |
"C" gfge"G" dBAG |"F" =F2 AF cFAF |\
"Em" E2 GE BEGE |"D" DEFD"Em" E4 :|
|:"G" G3 A BGAB |"D" A2 DE FDEF |\
"G" GFGA BcdB |"F" A=FCF A2 BA |
"G" G3 A BAGD |"C" EDCD EFGE |\
"D" FEDE FGAB |"D7" cAFD"G" G4 :|

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X:602302
T:DEAN of the FLUTE (reel)
C:RM 12/4/21
N:Dedicated to Debbie Dean, Super Flutist!
L:1/8
Q:1/4=200
M:4/4
K:G
D2 |\
"G"G2 B2 BAGB |"G" d2 de dc B2 |"Am" A2 E2 A2 FG |"D7" ABAG FE D2 |
"G" G2 B2 BAGB |"G" d2 de dcBd |"D7" cBAG FDEF |"G" G2 G2 G2 D2 |
"G" G2 Bc BAGB |"G" d^cde dBGB |"Am" A2 AB cB A2 |"D7" ABAG FEDF |
"G" G2 Bc BAGB |"G" d^cde dBGB |"D7" cBAG FDEF |"G" G2 GF G2|| 
[K:D]
FG |"D"A2 F2 d2 A2 |"G" BdcB "D" A2 F2 |"A7" G2 E2 ABcA |\
"D" d2 cB "A7" AGFG |
"D" A2 F2 d2 A2 |"G" GFGA BdcB |"D" A2 d2 A2 F2 |"A7" EGFE"D" D2 FG | 
"D" AGFA fedA |"G" BdcB "D" AGFA |"A7" GFEG ABcA |"D" d2 cB "A7" AGFG|
"D" AGFA fedA |"G" GFGA BdcB |"D" A2 d2 fe d2 |"A7" cABc"D" d4 |]
 
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X:602303
T:FIX the FIDDLE (polka)
C:RM 6/30/08
N:Dedicated to Jon Rubins, a fine fiddler of Irish and almost Irish 
tunes.
L:1/16
Q:1/4=110
R:polka
M:2/4
K:G
D2 |"G" G2BA G2AB |"C" cde2 "D" d2ef |\
"G" g2d2"D" dedc |"G" BdcB "D7" AcBA |
"G" G2BA G2AB |"C" cde2 "D" d2ef |\
"C" g2fe "G" d2B2 |"D7" A4 "G" G2:|
%
d2 |"G" g2d2 "D" dedc |"G" BcBA G2AB |\
"Am" c2E2 ABAG |"D7" FGAB cdef |
"G" g2d2 "D" dedc |"G" BcBA G2FG |\
"Am" A2EG "D7" FED2 |"C" G4 "G" G2:|

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X:602304
T:FLITTIN' BEATS KNITTIN'! (rag)
C:RM 9/22/08
N:Dedicated to Marcia Meagher, colleague and friend.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
R:hornpipe
K:G
P:A-B-A
B c^c |"G" dBeB"G7" dGAB |"C" cgfg agec |"G" Bd g "G" e2 d BG |"A7" BG _B"D7" A2 e dc |$ %5
"G" Bd^cd"G7" edBG |"C" cege agfe |"D" d f2 e decA |"D7" AG F "G" G2:|
%
GAB |"C" c G2"C" e2 g fe |"G" d G2"G" B2 G FE |"D7" DEFG Aedc |\
"G" B2 c2"G7" dGAB |
"C" cgfg agec |"G" Bd g"G" e2 d BG |"C" E c2 E"G" DGBe |\
"D7" dA B"G" G2:|

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X:602305
T:FOX AMONG THE HENS (polka), The
C:RM 2/19/19
L:1/8
Q:1/4=220
M:2/2
R:polka
K:G
BA|"G" G2 g2 G2 Bc |"D" de_de"G" =dBAG |\
"Am" A2 a2 A2 ag |"D7" fgef dcBA |
"G" G2 g2 d2 cB |"C" cdef agfe |\
"G" d2 g2 G2 BG |"D7" AcBA"G" G2:|
F2 |"Em" E2 B2 BGFE |"D" D2 A2 ADEF |\
"Em" E2 B2 efge |"B7" ^defd BAGF |
"Em" E2 B2 B2 GE |"Am" ABcd e2 dc |\
"Em" B2 E2 GF E2 |"D" F2 D2"Em" E2:|

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X:602306
T:KAREN CARES
C:RM 12/28/18
N:Dedicated To Karen Fanara, caring mother.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:3/4
R:waltz
K:D
DE |"D" F2 FE DF |"D" A2 AG FA |"D" dc de fd |"D" A6 |
"A" AB c2 ed |"A" cB A2 Bc |"D" dc de fd |"A7" ed cB AG |
"D" F2 FE DF |"D" A2 AG FA |"G" B^A Bc dB |"F#" c^A F4 |
"G" BA G2 cB |"D" Ad F2 cB |"A7" AB ce Bc |"D" d4||
[K:G]
|:dc|"G" B2 DG Bd |"D7" cB c2 AG |"D7" F2 DF Ac |"G" e^c d2 d=c |
"E" BA ^GE ed |"Am" ce AB AG |"D7" FA cD EF |"G" G4 :|

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X:602307
T:LEMON ACE
L:1/8
C:RM 8/27/22
N:Dedicated to Mary KinCannon, pie-making champion
Q:1/4=150
M:6/8
R:JIG
K:D
A|"D" d2 A BAF |"A" ABc "D" dcd |\
"E" e2 B e2 d |"A" cde A2 =c |
"Em" B2 G EFG |"D" A2 F DEF |\
"G" GAG "D" FGA |"A7" EFE "D" D2 :|
%
[K:A]
|:F|"A" E2 A "F#m" AGA |"Bm" BcA "E" GFE |\
"A" ecA "Bm" fed |"B" cBA "E" Bcd |
"A" e2 c Ace |"Bm" f2 d Bdf |\
"A" e2 A "Bm" fdB |"E7" BAG "A" A2:| 
%
[K:D]
|:G|"D" F2 A ABA |"G" G2 B dcB |\
"D" A2 d "Bm" fed |"E" Bcd "A" ecB |
"D" Ade fed |"Em" Bef gag |\
"D" f2 d "Bm" Bcd |"A7" Adc "D" d2:|