COMPOSITIONS of RICHARD MUIR
batch 30
folder 6030
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X:603001
T:ADRIFT AMONG THE KEELY KNOWS
C: RM 2/8/08
N: = rough, hilly land. Dedicated to Jim Finucane,
fine button accordionist and a founder
of Irish trad music in Rochester, NY.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
M:3/4
R:waltz
K:G
GA|"G" B3 c BA |"G7" GA G2 =F2 |"C" EF G2 E2 |"D7" E2 D2 GA |
"G" Bc d2 G2 |"C" e4 dc |"Em" B3 d cB |"D7" B2 A2 GA |
"G" B3 G dc |"G7" BA G2 =F2 |"C" EG c2 e2 |"A" g4 fe |
"G" dg B2 fe |"D7" d_d cA EF |"_m.15""G" AG FG Bd |"G"g4 ||
[K:C]
|:G2|"C" ec G2 c2 |"Dm" B2 A4 |"G" fd BG AG |"C" F2 E3 G |
"C" ed cG A_B |"F" _BA f3 d |"G7" BA Gd AB |"C" c4:|\
"FINAL" [K:G]"G"Hg6 |]

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X:603002
T:BATTERIN' THE FLOOR (polka)
N:Dedicated to Arlene Miller, superb Irish set dance teacher, CCE Hall 
of Fame.
C:RM 2/18/08
L:1/8
Q:1/4=200
M:2/2
R:polka
K:G
P:A-B-A
Bc|"G" d2 dB"C" e2 ec |"D" dedc"G" BA G2 |\
"Am" A2 E2 A3 B |"Am" cBAG"D7" FE D2 |
"C" E2 GE"G" D2 G2 |"C" EFGE"G" D2 G2 |\
"A7" A^GAB ^cABc |"D7" d2 e2 fedc |
"G" B3 G"D7" A3 F |"G" GFGA BG D2 |\
"Am" E2 AB cBAG |"D7" FAd^c d2 ef |
"G" g2 gf gdBd |"Am" e^dec A2 AG |\
"D7" FGAB cdef |"G" g2 gf g2||"FINAL"g2gf Hg4 ||
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[K:D]
|:fg|"D" a2 fa"A7" g2 eg |"D" f2 d2 Adfa |\
"A7" g2 ec Aceg |"D" b2 a^g"A7" a2 f=g |
"D" a2 fa"A7" g2 eg |"D" f2 d2 Adfa |\
"A7" g2 ed cAce |"D" d2 dc d2:|

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X:603003
T:BEEN THERE, DONE THAT (reel)
C:RM 9/6/22
N:Dedicated to Ben Hockenberry, amazing musician of many skills.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
R:reel
K:D
P:Part A
(3EFG|"D" ADFD ADFD |"D" Adcd"G" edcB |\
"D" ADFD Adcd |"Em" efgf"A7" eABc |
"D" dDFD ADFD |"D" ADdD"G" cD B2 |\
"D" ABAF AdAF |"A7" AFEF"D" D2 :|
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[K:G]
P:Part B
GF|"Em" E2 EG BEGB |"D" AFDF ADEF |\
"Em" GFEF GEGB |"Em" e^def gf e2 |
"G" gfge dB G2 |"F" =F2 FG AcBA |\
"Em" B2 ef gf e2 |"D" gfe^d"Em" e2 :|
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P:Part C
|:(3ABc|"G" d3 e dBAG |"C" cgfg agec |\ %20
"G" dBde dBAG |"Am" EAAG"D" ABce |
"G" d2 ef gGAB |"C" cgfg agec |\
"G" Bgfg edBG |"D7" AcAF"G" G2:|

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X:603004
T:DEXSTARITY DOES IT! (reel)
C:RM 3/24/24
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
R:reel
K:D
de|"D" fdAF DFAd |"Em" BGEG B,2 ED |\
"A7" CEA,B, CA^GA |"D" BAFD A,DFA |
"D" df=f^f"D7" afd=c |"Em" B^ABe gBcB |\
"D" Adfa bafd |"A7" egec"D" d2 :|
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BA|"G" GDB,D GdcB |"D" AA,DF BAFD |\
"E7" EF^GA BdcB |"A7" ceBe A2 Bc |
"D" dAFA"D7" ded=c |"G" BGdB g2 fe |\ 
"D" fafd bafd |"A7" egec"D" d2 :|

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X:603005
T:POP GOES THE BELLOWS! (polka)
C:RM 2/12/19
N:Dedicated to Tony Scalise, versatile accordionist.
L:1/4
Q:1/4=220
M:2/2
R:polka
K:G
B/c/|"G" d z/ B/ e B |"D7" d c A2 |"D7" A B c d |"G" e d B2 |
"G" g z/ B/ d B |"D" A d d ^c/d/ |"Em" e B"A7" ^c A |"D7" d e f2 |
"G" g z/ B/ d B |"Am" e c A2 |"B7" B ^c ^d f |"Em" g f e2 |$ %12
"C" c z/ d/ e c |"G" B d g2 |"_m.15""D7" f/e/d/c/ B A |"G" G B G :|
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[K:D]
c/B/|"D" A F/A/ d A/d/ |"D" f d/f/ a2 |"A7" g e/d/ c/d/ e |"D" f/g/f/e/ d c/B/ |$
"D" A F/A/ d A/d/ |"D" f d/f/ a2 |"Em" g/f/e/d/"A7" c/A/B/c/ |1"D" d f d :|\
[2 "D" d A"D7" B =c|]"FINAL" [K:G]GB [G2B2d2g2]|]

After part 2, repeat part 1 mm 1 - 15, then "FINAL" above.

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X:603006
T:SABER SHAKE (reel)
C:RM 5/22/08
N:Dedicated to young David McGraw, budding swordsman.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=200
M:4/4
R:reel
K:G
A|"G" B2 D2 E2 D2 |"G" B2 DE FE D2 |\
"Am" c2 E2 A2 AB |"Am" cBAG"D7" FGAc |
"G" B2 D2 EFED |"G" B2 GF GABd |\
"Am" e2 cA"G" d2 BG |"D7" BAGF"G" G3:|
F|"Em" EFGA B2 B2 |"Am" cBAc"Em" B4 |\
"Am" cBAc"Em" BAGB |"B7" AGFG"Em" E2 GF |
"Em" EFGA B2 BA |"G" GABc d4 |\
"Am" e2 cA"G" d2 BG |"D7" BAGF"G" G3:|

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X:603007
T:SCARLET WELLIES (polka), The
C:RM 10/20/16
N:Dedicated to twins Rosa & Bella Spence, pride of Northfield Farm,
Orkney Isles, Scotland.(Wellies are high rubber farm boots named 
after the Duke of Wellington.)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=220
M:2/2
R:polka
K:D
A2|"D" D2 DE F2 DF |"A7" ABAG"D" FE D2 |\
"C" =C2 CD E2 CE |"G7" GAG=F"C" ED =C2 |
"D" D2 DE F2 DF |"D" A2 FA d2 fd |\
"A7" c2 A2 GF E2 |"D" D2 F2 D2 :|
FA |"D" d2 fe d2 fg |"D" adgd fe d2 |\
"A7" A2 AB cBcd |"A7" eAdA cABc |
"D" d2 fe d2 fg |"A7" abag"D" fedf |\
"Em" gfed"A7" cABc |"D" d2 f2 d2:|

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X:603008
T:SÉAMUS SHINES (reel)
C:RM 11/27/22
N:Dedicated to the memory of Séamus Mac Mathúna, Captain of the 
Comhaltas crew.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=190
M:4/4
R:reel
K:D
P:A-B-A
(3EFG|"D" A2 AB AFED |"G" BABc edcB |\
"D" A2 AF AdAF |"Em" FEED"A7" EFGB |
"D" A2 AB ADEF |"G" Gdcd edBG |\
"D" Adcd BAFD |"A7" EGFE"D" D2 :|
CD|"A7" E2 ED EGFE |"D" FAde fedA |\
"G" B2 dB"D" ABcd |"E7" edef"A7" e2 A2 |
"D" fedc"G" edcB |"D" Adcd BAFD |\
"G" Gdcd"D" BAFD |"A7" EGFE"D" D2:|

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X:603009
T:SEAN NÓS CANTER (reel)
C:RM 3/9/18
N:Dedicated to Emma O'Sullivan, champion sean nós Dancer.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=190
M:4/4
R:reel
K:G
(3ABc|"G" dGBG"G" dG"C"eG |"G" dGde dBAG |\
"Am" EAAB cBAG |"D7" AGAB cBAe |
"G" dGBG"G" dG"C"eG |"G" dGde dGAB |\
"D7" cAdc"G" BGcB |"D7" ADEF"G" G2 :|
(3def|"G" g2 gf"C" edef |"G" gfge dBGd |\
"Am" edce"G" dBGB |"A7" A^ceg"D7" fd=cA |
"G" dGBG"G" dG"C"eG |"G" dGBG dGAB |\
"D7" cAdc"G" BGcB |"D7" ADEF"G" G2:|

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X:603010
T:SERVE IT UP! (reel)
C:RM 2/17/19
L:1/8
Q:1/4=190
M:4/4
R:reel
K:G
(3ABc|"G" dBed"D7" cAdc |"G" BcBA"Em" BGEF |\
"G" GDGA BAGA |"G" BdcB"D7" A2 Bc |
"G" dBed"D7" cAdc |"G" BcBA"Em" BGEF |\
"G" GDGA BdcB |"D7" AGFA"G" G2 :|
F2|"Em" EFGA BEGB |"Am" cBAc"B7" BAGF |\
"Em" EFGA Bedc |"G" BdcB"D7" A2 Bc |
"G" dBed"D7" cAdc |"G" BcBA"Em" BGEF |\
"G" GDGA BdcB |"D7" AGFA"G" G2:|

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X:603011
T:TOP SHELF
C:RM 5/17/24
N:Dedicated to Jack and Sandy Maniloff, for their dedication to the 
Navaho Nation.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
M:6/8
R:jig
K:G
D|"G" DGG"Em" GFG |"Am" ABG"D7" FED |\
"G" dBd"C" edc |"G" Bcd"D7" A2 D |
"G" DBB dBG |"Am" EAc ecA |\
"G" def gdB |"D7" AGF"G" G2:|
F/G/|"D7" ABA DFA |"D7" cBA"G" BAG |\
"A7" A^ce gfe |"A7" AB^c"D7" d2 =c |
"G" Bcd"Em" GBd |"Am" ece ABc |\
"G" dgf gdB |"D7" cAF"G" G2:|

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