Key: Ador
Form: March or air*
MP3: (Played by Randy Hough*)
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Melody and chords
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Sheet Music in PDF:
Bayne Water
Bayne Water guitar
ABC:
X: 1
T: the Boyne Water #2
R: air, march
%S: s:3 b:16(8+8)
B: O'Neill's 1850 #260
O: F.O'Neill
Z: 1997 by John Chambers <email hidden; JavaScript is required>
Q: "Moderate"
M: C
L: 1/8
F:http://roaringjelly.org/~jc/music/book/ONeills/march/Boyne_Water_2-Am-16-3.abc 2025-07-13 004015 UT
K: Ador
"^A"[|] AG |: E2e2 efge | dcBA G2AB | c2BA edcB |1 ABAG E3D :|2 A4 A2 |]
"^B"[| ^cd | e2a2 a2b2 | a^ge^c d2cd | e2a2 ^gabg | a3^g e2 |]
"^A3"|| f2 | =gfga g2fe | dcBA G2AB | c2BA edcB | A4 A2 |]
YouTube:
Bluegrass:
Irish “snappy”:
Slow air:
Source: Trad.
Genre/Style: See Note below
Other Tunes in Set:
Region: Originally Ireland, probably Northern Ireland
*Notes:
Alternate titles: Boyne Water, Bine Water, The Bine Waters, Boyan Water, etc., etc.
Randy writes, “[This tune] has an interesting history. The version I learned is from Jeff Troxel, an excellent musician from Montana/Wyoming. He calls it Bayne Water and plays it Bluegrass style.Turns out it is an old Northern Irish Protestant song that is an important part of their culture and heritage. Sometimes it’s a slow lament, other times it’s pretty snappy.”