RICHARD MUIR COMPOSITIONS
batch 37
1.05.25
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X:603707
T:FINGER ON THE SCALE (polka)
C:RM 7/18/23
N:Seller pushes down, buyer pushes up.
L:1/4
Q:1/4=200
P:A-B-A
M:C
K:D
A/|"D" D E/F/ "A" G/A/B/c/ | "D" d d/A/ d/f/e/d/ | "A" c/d/e/c/ A/c/e/c/ | "D" d/e/f/d/ "A7" A/G/F/E/ |
"D" D E/F/ "A" G/A/B/c/ | "D" d d/A/ d/f/e/d/ | "A7" e/d/c/B/ A/G/F/E/ |"D" D/F/A/F/ D> :|
|:F|"A7" E E/F/ G/B/A/G/ | "D" F/E/F/G/ A d | "E" B e e/f/e/d/ |  "A" c/d/e/c/ A/G/F/E/ |
"D" D E/F/ "A" G/A/B/c/ | "D" d d/e/ f/d/A/d/ | "G" B/c/d/B/ "A7" c/d/e/c/ |1  "D" d f d/A/G/ :|2 "D" d f d> ||
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[K:A] |:d|"A" e c/A/ e c/A/ | "E" G/A/B/A/ G/E/F/G/ |  "A" A c f/e/c/A/ | "B" B/c/^d/f/ "E7" e/=d/c/d/ |
"A" e c/A/ e c/A/ | "Bm" F B/c/ d c/d/ |  "A" e f e/c/B/A/ |1 "E7" B/d/B/G/ "A" A/B/c/ :|2 "E7" B/d/B/G/ "A" A||
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|:G/F/|"E7" E/F/G/A/ B A/G/ |  "A" A/c/f/c/ e d/c/ | "B" B B/c/ ^d/f/e/d/ | "E" e f g/e/f/g/ |
"A" a/g/a/e/ c e |  "Bm" f/^e/f/d/ B B/A/ |1 "E7" G/A/B/A/ G/E/F/G/ | "A" A c A :|
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[2 "E7" G/A/B/c/ d/e/f/g/ |[I:MIDI gchordoff]"A"a a/g/ [Acea]2 |]

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X:603708
T:FETCHING BELLA ROSA (waltz, with chords)
C:RM 6/23/16
N:A waltz duet for twins! Dedicated To Bella & Rosa Spence,both pretty roses.
%%score [ 1 | 2 ]
L:1/4
Q:1/4=150
M:3/4
P:A-B-A
K:D
V:1
D/E/^E/ |: S"D"F A3/2 D/ | "G"G/A/ B A/G/ | "D"A/d/ F G |  "D"A3 |
"A"E3/2 ^D/E/F/ | "A7"G/E/ C2 | "D"F3/2 ^E/F/G/ |  "D"A/F/ D/F/ G/^G/ |
"D"A d3/2 A/ | "G"B d3/2 B/ | "F#"c F f/e/ |  "Bm"d/c/ B A/G/ |
"D"F/A/ d F | "A7"A/G/ E/C/ D/E/ | "D"D C/D/ F/A/ |1  "D"d3/2 D/ E/^E/ :|2 "D"d3 ||
[K:G] 
|:"G"B/A/ G3/2 D/ | "Am"E/A/ c2 |  "D7"D/F/ A/c/ B/A/ | "G"G/B/ d2 |
"C"E/F/ A/G/ F/E/ | "G"D/G/ B/c/ d |  "A7"A/^c/ e/g/ f/e/ | "D7"d c A |
"G"B/A/ G3/2 A/ | "G7"B/c/ d =f |  "C"e/_e/ =e/g/ a/g/ | "B"f3 |
"C"g/f/ e d/c/ | "G"B/A/ G F/E/ |  "D7"D/F/ A/c/ B/A/ |1 "G"G3 :|2 "G"G3/2 D/ E/^E/ ||
V:2
[K:D]
F/ G/^G/ |: A/F/ D/E/ F | B/c/ d/e/ d/B/ | A D E |  F/E/ D/E/ F |
A e c | A G E | D2 D/E/ |  F/A/ d A |
F/E/ D/E/ F | G/A/ B/A/ G | ^A f c |  B/c/ d c/B/ |
A F/A/ d | c A c | d c/d/ A/F/ |1  D3/2 F/ G/^G/ :|2 D3 ||
[K:G] 
|:G d/c/ B/G/ | A/c/ e/c/ A/G/ |  F3/2 A/ G/F/ | G/D/ G/A/ B |
c E c | B3/2 A/ G/B/ |  ^c/e/ c/e/ d/c/ | d e f |
g/d/ B3/2 A/ | G/A/ B/c/ d |  c2 e | ^d3 |
e/d/ c B/A/ | G B A/G/ |  F/A/ c/D/ E/F/ |1 G3 :|2 G3/2 F/ "_DS"G/^G/ ||

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X:603708
T:FETCHING BELLA ROSA (waltz, no chords)
C:RM
%%score [ 1 | 2 ]
L:1/4
Q:1/4=150
M:3/4
P:A-B-A
K:D
V:1
D/E/^E/ |: sSF A3/2 D/ | G/A/ B A/G/ | A/d/ F G |  A3 |
E3/2 ^D/E/F/ | G/E/ C2 | F3/2 ^E/F/G/ |  A/F/ D/F/ G/^G/ |
A d3/2 A/ | B d3/2 B/ | c F f/e/ |  d/c/ B A/G/ |
F/A/ d F | A/G/ E/C/ D/E/ | D C/D/ F/A/ |1  d3/2 D/ E/^E/ :|2 d3 ||
[K:G] 
|:B/A/ G3/2 D/ | E/A/ c2 |  D/F/ A/c/ B/A/ | G/B/ d2 |
E/F/ A/G/ F/E/ | D/G/ B/c/ d |  A/^c/ e/g/ f/e/ | d c A |
B/A/ G3/2 A/ | B/c/ d =f |  e/_e/ =e/g/ a/g/ | f3 |
g/f/ e d/c/ | B/A/ G F/E/ |  D/F/ A/c/ B/A/ |1 G3 :|2 G3/2 D/ E/^E/ ||
V:2
[K:D]
F/ G/^G/ |: A/F/ D/E/ F | B/c/ d/e/ d/B/ | A D E |  F/E/ D/E/ F |
A e c | A G E | D2 D/E/ |  F/A/ d A |
F/E/ D/E/ F | G/A/ B/A/ G | ^A f c |  B/c/ d c/B/ |
A F/A/ d | c A c | d c/d/ A/F/ |1  D3/2 F/ G/^G/ :|2 D3 ||
[K:G] 
|:G d/c/ B/G/ | A/c/ e/c/ A/G/ |  F3/2 A/ G/F/ | G/D/ G/A/ B |
c E c | B3/2 A/ G/B/ |  ^c/e/ c/e/ d/c/ | d e f |
g/d/ B3/2 A/ | G/A/ B/c/ d |  c2 e | ^d3 |
e/d/ c B/A/ | G B A/G/ |  F/A/ c/D/ E/F/ |1 G3 :|2 G3/2 F/ "_DS"G/^G/ ||

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X:603706
T:FIRST BLUSH (waltz)
C:RM 2/15/05
N:Dedicated to the memory of my mother, Ethel (Patterson) Muir.
L:1/4
P:A-B-A
Q:1/4=150
M:3/4
K:G
"G" d2 B/c/ | "G" d B G | "C" g3/2 f/ e | "D" d A F |\
"D" D2 F/G/ | "D" A F D | 
"D7" e d3/2 c/ | "G" B2 A |"G" G2 B/c/ | "G7" d B G |\
 "C" E3/2 G/ c | "C" e2 f/e/ |  
"D" d A B | "D7" c E F | "G" A G3/2 F/ | "G" G3 ||\
[K:D] "D" A3/2 B/ A | "D" A d d | 
"A" e3/2 f/ g | "D" g f f/g/ |  "D" a f d | "G" B G B |\ "A" A g3/2 f/ | "A7" e2 f/g/ |
"D" a f d | "G" B G B | "A" A3/2 B/ G | "D" F A d |\  "Em" e3/2 f/ g | "A" c3/2 d/ e | 
"A7" A f3/2 e/ |[I:MIDI gchordoff] "D" [DFAd]3|]

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X:603705
T:FIRST ENCOUNTER (waltz)
N:Dedicated to Kyndall and Natalie, meeting at age two.
C:RM 10/21/03
L:1/4
Q:1/4=160
M:3/4
P:A-B-A
K:D
A | "A7" G A/B/ A | "A7" c A/B/ A | "D" F A/B/ A |  "D" d A d |\
 "A7" c3/2 B/ A | "A7" G F E | 
"D" F B ^G |  "D" A2 A |"A7" G A/B/ A | "A7" c A/B/ A |\
 "D" F A/B/ A |  "D" d2 A | 
"G" B/c/ d2 | "Em" G/A/ B2 | "A7" A f3/2 e/ |  "D" d2 d ||\
[K:G]|: "G" B D/E/ D | "G" B D/E/ D | 
"G" (3B/c/B/ A G |  "G" D3 |1 "G" D E F | "G" G A3/2 B/ |\
 "D7" d3 |  "D7" F3 |
"D7" f3/2 e/ c | "D7" A3 | "G" e3/2 d/ B |  "G" d3 |\
 "A7" A B ^c | "A7" e f3/2 A/ | 
"D7" (d3 |  d2) D :|2 "G" G B c || "G7" d e =f |\
 "G7" =f3 |  "C" e3 | 
"Am" g e3/2 c/ | "Am" A3 | "G" f d3/2 B/ |  "E7" ^G3 |\
"Am" A B c | "D7" d b3/2 a/ |[I:MIDI gchordoff] "G" [GBdg]3|]

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X:603704
T:FROM RAGS TO RICHES (rag)
C:Rick Muir 7/10/08 
N:His 71st birthday!
L:1/4
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
K:D
c/B/A/|"D" F/^E/F/d/ "G" B/d/A/G/ | "D" F/G/ A/ "D" B A/ F/D/ | "G" G/F/ G/ "G" d e/ d/B/ | "D" A4 |
"A7" A/^G/ A/ "A7" e d/ c/B/ | "D" A/B/ c/ "D" d e/ f/d/ | "E7" e/^d/e/f/ ^g/e/f/g/ | "A7" a g f e |
"D" f/d/c/d/ A/d/F/B/ | "D" A/^G/ A/ "D" B A/ F/D/ | "G" G/F/ G/ "G" d e/ d | "F#7" c3- c/=c/ |
"G" B/^A/ B/ "G" d c/ d/e/ | "D" f/^e/ f/ "D" b a/ f/d/ | "E7" B f/B/ "A7" e/c/A/ "D"d/- |d2 "A7" d/ :|
[K:G] 
e/d/=c/|:"G" B/D/E/D/ "C" E/F/E/D/ | "G" G/D/G/B/ e/d/B/G/ | "C" E/F/ G/ "C" A G/ E |  "G" D4 |
"D7" D/ A G/ F/D/E/F/ | "G" G/F/G/A/ B/d/B/G/ | "A7" A/B/^c/e/ g/f/ e |  "D7" d e f/d/e/f/ |
"G" g/f/g/d/ e/g/d/B/ | "G" G/B/e/B/ "G7" d/G/A/B/ | "C" c/B/ c/ "C" g a/ g |  "B7" (f2 f3/2) ^d/ |
"C" e/^d/ e/ "C" a g/ f/e/ | "G" d/B/e/B/ d/g/e/d/ | "A7" ^c/B/A/e/ "D7" d/A/B/ "G"G/- |\
[1  G2-G/F/G/A/ :|2 [I:MIDI gchordoff] [GBdg]4 |]

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X:603709
T:FETCH the FIDDLE (polka)
C:RM 1/6/22 
N:For Joe Dady
L:1/4
Q:1/4=110
M:C
K:G
D/|"G" G/>A/B/G/ "C" E/G/ "G"D/G/ |\
"C" E/G/ "G"D/G/4A/4 "Em" B/4d/4c/4B/4 "D"A/B/4A/4 |
"G" G/>A/B/G/ "Am" E/A/c/d/4c/4 |\
"G" B/d/G/A/4B/4 "D7" c/F/ "G"G/:|
d/|"G" g/>f/g/B/ "C" c/e/ "D"d/e/4f/4 |\
"Em" g/e/ "A7"a/>g/ "D" f/4g/4a/d/=f/ |  
"Am" e/c/A/B/4c/4 "G" d/B/ "C"G/E/ |\
"D7" F/4G/4A/D/E/4F/4 "G" G/B/G/:|
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[K:D] 
D//F//|"D" A/F/4D/4A/F/4D/4 "G" B/B/ "A"A/B/4c/4 |\
"Bm" d/B/ "E7"e/>d/ "A" c/4d/4e/A/B/4c/4 | 
"D" d/A/=c/d/4c/4 "G" B/d/G/>B/ |\
"D" A/F/d/F/ "A7" ED/:|
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[K:G] 
D/|"G" G/B/4A/4G/d/ "C" e/4d/4c/ "D"d/B/4A/4 | \
"Em" G/E/ "Am"c/B/ "G" B "D" A/B/4c/4 | 
"G" d/G/g/B/ "Am" c/e/a/4g/4f/4e/4 |\
[1 "D" d/e/4f/4 "G"g/B/ "D7" A "G" G/ :|
[2  "D" d/e/4f/4 "G"g/B/ "D7" A "G" G |] 

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X:603701
T:BLACKTHORN CEILI BAND (reel)
C:RM 0/16/24 
N:Dedicated to the memory of Ted McGraw (1937-2024), the band's founder 
N:& accordionist.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=200
M:C
K:G
D |"G" G2 G2 GFGA | "G" B2 BA BdBG | "D7" AcAG FDEF |  "G" GFGA "D7" BcBA |
"G" G2 G2 GFGA | "G" B2 Bd BAGB | "D7" cBAG FDEF |"G" G2 GF G3:|
d|"C" e2 c2 g2fe | "G" dedc BAGB |  "D7" A2 D2 E2 F2 | "G" GABc dBcd |
"C" e2 c2 g2fe | "G" dedc BGBd |  "C" ecag "D7" fdef |"G" g2 gf g3:|

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X:603702
C:RM 10/13/24
N:Dedicated to the memory of Ted McGraw (1937-2024), tireless promoter and 
N:preserver of Traditional Irish music and culture. 
T:KEEPER OF THE FLAME (waltz)
L:1/4
Q:1/4=120
M:3/4
K:G
"G" B3/2 A/ G/A/ | "Em" B3/2 G/ A/B/ | "Am" A3/2 B/ c/A/ | "Am" E3/2 G/ F/E/ |
"D7" D F3/2 G/ | "D7" A3/2 e/ d/c/ | "G" B/A/ G "C" e | "D7" d/e/ d/c/ B/A/ |
"G" B3/2 A/ B/c/ | "G7" d/B/ G =F | "Am" E3/2 ^D/ E/A/ | "Am" c3/2 A/ B/c/ |
"G" d/B/ G3/2 F/ | "Am" E/A/ c/A/ B/c/ | "D7" d/c/ A/D/ B/A/ | "G" G A B |
"C" c/E/ G/e/ d/c/ | "G" B/A/ G F/E/ | "D7" D/F/ A/e/ d/c/ | "G" B3/2 A/ B/c/ |
"G7" d/B/ G B/d/ | "C" e/c/ a/g/ e/c/ | "G" B/d/ ^c/d/ "D7" =c/A/ | "G" G2 F/G/ |
"D7" A/F/ D G/A/ | "G" B/D/ G3/2 B/ | "Am" c/E/ A/B/ A/G/ | "D7" F/A/ d c |
"G" B/A/ G B/d/ | "C" e/c/ a/g/ e/g/ | "Am" f/A/ c/d/ "D7" f/d/ |[I:MIDI gchordoff] "G" [GBdg]3 |]

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X:603703
T:GAP OF DUNLOE (waltz)
C:RM 2/12/08
N:The Gap is a deep cleft in Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Ireland's highest mountains, 
N:in Co. Kerry. Dedicated to Helen Doherty, great friend and singer, who could fill that 
N:gap with song.
L:1/4
Q:1/4=150
M:3/4
K:G
d/e/ | "G" d G B | "G" d2 e/f/ | "C" g3/2 e/ c/B/ |  "Am" A3/2 B/ A/G/ |\ \"D" F A d | "D" f3/2 g/ f/e/ | 
"D7" d A ^A |  "G" B2 d/e/ |"G" d2 d/c/ | "G7" B/A/ G A/B/ |\
"C" c3/2 B/ c/e/ |  "Am7" a3/2 g/ f/e/ | 
"D" f/e/ d e | "D7" f/g/ a f | "C" a g3/2 f/ |  "G" g3/2 a/ g/=f/ ||\
"C" e/d/ c e | "C" a/g/ f/a/ g/e/ | 
"G" d G3/2 A/ |  "G" B3/2 d/ e/d/ | "D7" c D3/2 F/ | "D7" A3/2 d/ ^c/d/ |\ "G" e/d/ G A |  "G7" B3/2 g/ f/g/ |
"C" a/g/ e c | "C" G/c/ e/g/ f/e/ | "G" e/d/ G A |  "G" B3/2 d/ e/d/ |\
 "Am" c/e/ A/B/ A/G/ | "D7" F/A/ D E/F/ | 
"C" A G3/2 F/ |[I:MIDI gchordoff] [G,B,DG]3 |]