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from Transcriptions by Anton Zille of Denis Murphy recordings
Breandán Breathnach recording of Denis Murphy made at his home in Lisheen, Gneevgullia, Co Kerry (near Knocknagree, Co. Cork) in October 1966.
T: Pete Sullivan’s fancy, slide
T: [She didn’t dance and dance; The whistling thief]
S: Denis Murphy
S: Breandan Breathnach Collection, Reel-to-Reel 30, 1966
S: 642-ITMA-REEL, Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA)
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
Q: 3/8=150
K: Gmaj
ga/g/f|e2A {c}B2A G2E G2A|B2d {e}d2B d3 g2f|
e2A {c}B2A G2E G2A|efg fed e2f g2f|
e2A {c}B2A G2E G2A|B2d {e}d2B d3 g2f|
e2A {c}B2A G2E G3|efg fed e3 e2d||
B^cd e2f {a}g2f g2e|Bdd {e}d2B {B}d3 B2A|
B^cd e2f {a}g2f g2a|bag agf e3 e2d|
B^cd e2f {a}g2f g2e|B2d {e}d2B d3 g2a|
bag agf gfe fed|efg fed e2f g2f||
e2A {c}B2A G2E G2A|B2d {e}d2B d3 g2f|
e2A {c}B2A G2E G3|efg fed e2f g2f|
e2A {c}B2A G2E G2A|B2d {e}d2B d3 g2f|
e2A {c}B2A G2E G2A|efg fed e3 e2d||
B^cd e2f {a}g2f g2e|B2d {e}d2B {B}d3 B2A|
B^cd e2f {a}g2f g2a|bag agf e3 e2d|
B^cd e2f {a}g2f g2e|Bdd {e}d2B d3 g2a|
bag agf gfe fed|efg fed e2f g2f||
e2A {c}B2A G2E G2A|B2d {e}d2B d3 g2f|
e2A {c}B2A G2E G2A|efg fed e2f g2f|
e2A {c}B2A G2E G2A|B2d {e}d2B d3 g2f|
e2A {c}B2A G2E G2A|efg fed e3 e2d||
B^cd e2f {a}g2f g2e|Bdd {e}d2B {B}d3 Bc/B/A|
B^cd e2f {a}g2f g2a|bag agf e3 e2d|
B^cd e2f {a}g2f g2e|Bdd {e}d2B d3 g2a|
bag agf gfe fed|efg fed e2f {a}g3||
