RICHARD MUIR COMPOSITIONS
batch 33
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X:603301
T:B & B, The
T:(Bed and Breakfast)
C:RM 3/19/19
N:Beats a hotel any day, especially the breakfasts!
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
M:6/8
R:jig
K:D
"A7" ABc |"D" d2 A F2 A |"G" dcB"D" A2 F |"Em" EFG"A7" F2 E |"D" F2 D F2 A |
"D" d2 c d2 e |"Bm" f2 d B2 d |"E7" efe dcB |"A7" A3-A2 A |
"Em" B2 G EFG |"D" A2 F DEF |"Em" G2 E"D" F2 D |"A7" E2 A ABc |
"D" d2 c d2 e |"D" f2 d A2 A |"Em" Bcd"A7" e2 c |"D" d3:|
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[K:G]
"D7"d2c |"G" B2 d"D7" A2 d |"G" G2 A BAG |"C" E2 A GFE |"D7" D3 DEF |
"G" G2 F G2 e |"G" d2 B A2 G |"D" A2 d"A7" ^cde |"D" d2 e"D7" fed |
"G" g2 d BAG |"D7" def"G" g2 e |"G" d2 B"Em" G2 B |"A7" A3-"D7" AGA |
"G" BAB"D7" cBc |"G" def"C" gfe |"G" d2 g"D7" agf |"G" g3:|

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X:603302
T:BEN'S BOX (rag)
C:RM 10/18/23
N:Dedicated to Ben Ford, on acquiring a piano accordion.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
M:4/4
R:reel
K:D
cBA|"D" D2 AF ABAF |"D" AdAF BAFD |"G" B,C D"G" E2 D B,2 |"A7" A,2 G2 F2 E2 |
"D" F2 AF AdAF |"D" Adcd edfd |"E7" Bc d e2 f e2 |"A" A6 ^A2 |
"G" BG B d2 c B^A |"D" AB A d2 A FD |"G" Gdcd e d2c- |"A7" c2 A2 B2 c2 |
"D" de f A2 f ed |"Em" Be f g2 f e2 |"D" ab a f2 d ed |\
"A7" f e2 "D" d2:|
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[K:G]
=cBA|:"G" G2 G2 d2 d2 |"C" cd e"D7" d2 c BA |"G" G2 GA BGAB |\
"A7" A^c e"D7" d2 =c BA |
"G" G2 dc"G7" BGAB |"C" cgfg agec |"D" de f"G" g2 d BG |"D7" AB A"G" G2 G AB |
"C" c2 gf agfe |"G" dG B d2 e dB |"D" AD F"D" A2 B cA |"G" B^ABc"G7" dG=AB |
"C" cgfg agfe |"D7" de f "G" g2 d BG |"C" E c2 E "G" DGBe |1"D7" dA B "G" G2 D EF :|
[2"D7" dAB"G"G-G4 |] 

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X:603303
T:BLUE-EYED BECKY
C:RM 5/23/23
N:Dedicated to Becky for her birthday, 6/9/23
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
P:A-B-A
M:3/4
R:waltz
K:G
FE |"G" D2 G3 A |"G" B3 d ef |"Am" g3 e cB |"Am" A3 G FE |
"D" D2 F3 G |"D" A3 d ^cd |"D7" fe d2 c2 |"G" B3 G FE |
"G" D2 G3 B |"G" d3 g fg |"G7" ba g2 =f2 |"C" e6 |
"C" ge c2 fe |"G" dB G3 E |"D7" D2 B3 A |"G" G3-G:|"fine""G"G6|| 
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[K:D]
FE|"D" AF A4 |"G" BG B4 |"A" cd eA Bc |"D" df A4 |
"G" Bd ed cB |"D" Ad f4 |"E7" ef ^ge fg |"A" ag ec A2 |
"D" de f2 A2 |"Em" GB e4 |"F#7" cF ^Ac fe |"Bm" dc B4 |
"G" Gd ed cB |"D" Ad F2 cB |"A7" AG FG B,C |"D" D3-D:|\

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X:603304
T:BONNIE JEAN BUCHANAN
C:RM 8/25/05
N:Dedicated to Jean Harper, long ago classmate, long time friend.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=176
M:3/4
R:waltz
K:G
"G" B3 A G2 |"G" d4 D2 |"D7" c3 B A2 |"D" d6 |\
"C" E c3 E2 |"G" D2 G2 B2 |"Em" d3 c B2 |"D7" B2 A2 GA |
"G" B3 A G2 |"G" d4 cd |"C" e3 d c2 |"C" g4 f2 |\
"C" e3 f g2 |"G" d2 B2 G2 |"D7" D B3 A2 |"G" G6 :|
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[K:D]
"D" A2 FG A2 |"D" A2 d2 d2 |"A" d2 c3 d |"A" e4 f2 |\
"A7" gf ed cB |"D" A2 F2 D2 |"D" B2 A2 GF |"A7" F2 E4 |
"D" FG A2 F2 |"Em" GA BA G2 |"A7" A2 B2 c2 |"Bm" d4 Bc |\
"G" d3 c B2 |"D" A d3 F2 |"A7" E3 D E2 |"D" D6 :|

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X:603305
T:BRIGADE (reel), The
C:RM 10/16/21
N:Dedicated to Colin Powell, my role model.
L:1/16
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
R:reel
K:G
GA|"G" B2G2 GBAG"Am" A2E2 A2AG |"D7" FDFG AcBA"G" GBeB"D7" dedc |
"G" B2G2 GBAG"Am" A2E2 c2dc |"G" BdBG"D7" AcAF"G" G2B2 G2:|
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Bc|"G" d2B2 g2>d2"Am" e2c2 a2ag |"D" f2d2e2f2"G" gabg"D7" d2Bc |
"G" d2B2 g2>d2"Am" e2c2 A2AG |"D7" FGAG FDEF"G" G2B2 G2 :|
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[K:D]
FG|"D" A2FD A2FD"G" BcdB"A" A2FG |"D" A2FD ABAG"D" F2A2"A"E2A2 |$ %13
"G" BcdB"D" A2d2"G" edcB"D" A2d2 |"G" BcdB"A7" cdec"D" d2f2 d2:|
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[K:G]
c2 |"G" B2d2 B2dB"Am" c2E2 A2>G2 |"D" F2A2 D2EF"G" GBeB"D7" dedc |
"G" B2d2 g2>d2"Am" e2c2 ABAG |"D7" F2de dcBA"G" G2B2 G2:|

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X:603306
T:BROUGH OF BIRSAY, The
C:RM 10/22/16
%An uninhabited little island off the west coast of Orkney Island [north 
%of Scotland] containing a light house, sheep and the remains of a Viking 
%settlement. Dedicated to Magnus & Shiona Spence & Christel Kirkpatrick, 
%lovers of the Brough.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:3/4
R:waltz
K:D
DE |"D" F4 A2 |"A" E4 FE |"G" D G,3 B,2 |"D" A,4 B,C |
"D" D3 E F2 |"D" B A3 F2 |"E" E3 F ^GB |"A" A4 Bc |
"G" d2 G2 B2 |"D" A4 c2 |"G" d2 ed cB |"D" A4 A2 |
"G" B d3 B2 |"D" A2 G2 F2 |"A7" E3 F E2 |"D" D4 A2 |
"G" B2 G2 d2 |"D" A4 c2 |"G" d2 ed cB |"D" A4 A2 |
"G" B d3 B2 |"D" A2 d2 e2 |"Bm" f3 a gf |"A" e4 dc |
"G" B2 G2 dB |"D" A4 A2 |"G" Bd ed cB |"D" A4 F2 |
"G" G3 A B2 |"D" A d3 F2 |"A7" E3 D C2 |"D" [D4F4A4d4] z2 |]

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X:603307
T:BUTCHER'S COAT of MAIL (march), The
C:RM 9/2/16
N:Dedicated To Charlie Sheridan, butcher, Co. Meath.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=200
M:4/4
R:march
K:D
FA|"D" d4"A7" c3 B |"D" A2 d2 F2 B2 |"A7" A2 EF GF E2 |"D" ABAG FG A2 |
"D" d4"A7" c3 B |"D" A2 d2 f2 d2 |"E7" e2 B2 e2 d2 |"A" cdBc A4 |
"G" B2 Bc dc B2 |"D" A2 d2 f2 d2 |"E7" e2 B2 c2 d2 |"A7" f2 e2 c2 A2 |
"D" f2 ag f2 d2 |"Em" B2 G2 edcB |"A7" A2 EF GF E2 |"D" D2 F2 D2:|
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D2|"A7" E2 EF GF E2 |"D" FEFG A2 d2 |"G" B2 d2"D" A2 de |"Bm" fagf"A" f2 e2 |
"Bm" f2 B2 dc B2 |"A" e2 AB cB A2 |"G" G2 B2"D" A2 de |"A7" f2 e2"D" d4 |
"A7" E2 EF GF E2 |"D" FEFG AG F2 |"E7" EF^GA B2 d2 |"A7" cdBc A2 Bc |
"D" d2 A2"A7" e2 de |"D" f2 f2"G" g2 fe |"D" d2 A2"A7" ed c2 |"D" d2 f2 d2 :|

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X:603308
T:IT'S ABOUT TIME!
C:RM 8/17/24
L:1/8
Q:1/4=150
M:6/8
R:jig
K:D
e |"D" fed "G" edB |"A7" ABA"D" AFG |"D" Ade fdf |"Bm" agf"A" e2 d |
"G" Bdd "D" Add |"A7" GAG"D" FAd |"E" BE^G"E7" Bcd |"A" ced"A7" cBA |
"D" fed "G" edB |"D" AFB AFD |"G" GAB ded |"F#" c3- c2 ^B |
"G" BGB de=f |"D" fag fed |"Em" Beg"D" fad |"A7" egc"D" d2:|
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[K:G]
c|"G" BdG"C" ceg |"D7" def"G" gdB |"C" cec"G" Bdg |"A7" eag"D7" fed | 
"Am" eAB cBA |"G" dGe dBG |"A7" A^ce geg |"D" faf"D7" d2 c |
"G" BdG "Am" ceA |"G" Bcd"G7" g2 =f |"C" e2 g gag |"B" f3"D7" def |
"G" gGG "G7" =fgf |"C" egB"D7" ABc |"G" dgf"G" gdB |"D7" AGF "G" G2:| 

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X:603309
T:LIFE'S  A GIFT!
C:RM 8/15/24 
N:Dedicated to Marcia Cupery, cancer survivor, for her 80th birthday!
L:1/8
Q:1/4=130
M:3/4
R:waltz
K:G
dc |"G"B3 ^A Bc |"G" ed ^cd BG |"D" F3 =F ^FG |"D" A4 D2 |
"D7" A3 B cd |"D7" fe ^de cA |"G" G3 F Ge |"D7" d3 e dc |
"G" B2 GA Bd |"G7" =fe f2 gf |"C" eg fg ag |"C" eg c2 fe |
"G" dg B2 fe |"D7" dc Bc EF |"G" AG FG Bd |"G" g6 ||
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[K:C]
"C"ed c2 G2 |"Dm" FA d4 |"G7" fd BG AG |"C" F2 E3 G |
"C7" ed cd c_B |"Dm" Ad f2 gf |"C" eg ce Gc |"G7" df Bd AG |
"C" ed c2 GE |"Dm" FA d3 c |"E" BE ed cB |"Am" ce A3 G |
"F" Fc dc BA |"C" Gc e2 g2 |"G7" ag fG ed |"C" c6 |]