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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: Kiss the maid behind the barrel, reel
S: Denis Murphy
S: Breandan Breathnach Collection, Reel-to-Reel 30, 1966
S: 642-ITMA-REEL, Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA)
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/2=110
K: Gmaj
DG~G2 AG~G2|DG~G2 cAGF|DG~G2 AG A/B/c|defd cAGF|
DG~G2 AGFD|DG~G2 cAFD|B4 c2 A/B/c|defd cAFA||
dgfg agfg|dgfg agfe|df~f2 af~f2|defd cAFA|
dg~g2 bgfg|abag {g}fefg|afge fgef|d2 eg fdcA|
G2 dG EGdG|G2 dG cAFD|G2 dG DGBc|defd cAFD|
G2 dG EGdG|G/G/G BB {d}cAFD|G2 dG DGBc|defd cAGB||
g2 bg agab|g2 bg defa|g2 bg agbg|defd cAGB|
g2 bg agab|g2 bg defg|abag ef{g}fe|d2 ed cAGA||
B/c/d BG A/B/c AF|G2~G2 cAFA|B/c/d BG A2 A/B/c|defd cAFA|
AB~B2 A2 A/A/A|G2 BB cAFA|AB~B2 c2 A/A/A|d2fd cAFA||
GdAG G2 DG|~G2 Bd cAFA|GdAG G2 Bd|~d2 fd cAFA|
GdAA G2 D/D/D|GABd cAFD|E/F/G AB c2 A/B/c|defd cAGF||
DG~G2 AG~G2|DG~G2 cAGF|DG~G2 AG A/B/c|defd cAGF|
DG~G2 AGFD|DG~G2 cAFD|G4B4 c2 A/B/c|defd cAFA||
dgfg agfg|dgfg agfe|df~f2 af~f2|defd cAFA|
dg~g2 bgfg|abag {g}fefg|afge fgef|d2 eg fdcA|
G2 dG EGdG|G2 dG cAFD|G2 dG DGBc|defd cAFD|
G2 dG EGdG|G2 d2 cAFD|G2 dG DGBc|defd cAGB||
g2 bg agab|g2 bg defa|g2 bg agbg|defd cAGB|
g2 bg agab|g2 bg defg|abag ef{g}fe|d2 ed cAGA||
B/c/d BG A/B/c AF|G2~G2 cAFA|B/c/d BG A2 A/B/c|defd cAFA|
AB~B2 A2 A/A/A|G2 BG cAFA|AB~B2 c2 A/A/A|d2fd cAFA||
GdAG G2 DG|~G2 Bd cAFA|GAAA G2 A/B/c|defd cAFD|
GAAA GAAA|GABd cAFD|E/F/G AB c2 A/B/c|defd cAFD|G8||
