Key: G
Form: Jig
ABC:
X: 1 T:Sweets of May M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G Major dc|B2G AGF|GAG Gdc|B2G GAB|c3d2c|! B2G AGF|GAG Gdc|B2G AGF|G3-G:|! K:A Dorian cB|ABA A2G|E2F G3|ABA c2d|e2d c2B|! ABA A2G|E2F G3|ABA BAG|G3-G:|! K:G Major Bc|d3 d3|D3 D3|c3 c3|D3 D3|! G2D G2A|B2A B2c|d2D DEF|G3-G:|!
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Sheet Music in PDF: The Sweets Of May
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Source: Trad.
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Region: Ireland
Notes: From the Traditional Tune Archive, “Irish, Set Dance (6/8 time). D Major (Keegan, Sullivan): G Major (Mulvihill, Tubridy). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC (Mulvihill): AA’BB’CC’ (Sullivan, Tubridy). The song “Follow Me Up to Carlow,” uses the first two parts of the tune. The Sweets of May set-dance is danced primarily in northern Ireland; some say it is traditional to County Armagh.”