Eddie’s Reel, aka Franco-American Reel


Key: G

Form: Reel

ABC

X: 66
T: Eddie's Reel
R: reel
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: G
"G"DGBd g2g2 | DGBd g2g2 | DGBd "G#"gfed | "Am"c2cc cdcB|
"D7"AFAd f2f2 | AFAd f2fe |1 "D7"[d2A2] [dA]d "D75"[e_B]g[eB]d | "G"B3B "D7"BcBA:|2"D7"d3de2f2|"G"g4"D7"g2d2||
"G"[b3d3][bd] [b2d2][a2c2] | [g4B4] [g2B2][a2d2] | "G"[b3d3][bd] [a2c2][g2B2]| "D7"[f4A4] [f2A2] [g2B2] |
 "Am"[a3c3][ac] [ac][bd][ac][gB] |"D7" [f2A2] [fA][fA] [fA][gB][fA][eG] | [d2A2] [dA]d "D75"[e_B]g[eB]d | "G"[G4B4] "D7"[G2B2]d2  |
"G"[b3d3][bd] [b2d2][a2c2] | [g4B4] [g2B2]z2 | "G"[b3d3][bd] "G7"[b2d2][b2d2] | "C"[c'4e4] [c'2e2]e2|
"Am"[a3c3][ac] [ac][bd][ac][gB]  | "D7"[f3A3] [fA] [f2A2][e2G2] | "Am"[d2F2][dF]B "D7"cAFA | "G"[G6D6] z2|]

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MP3: (Melody emphasis)

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Melody

Melody

Harmonies

Bass clef melody

Bass clef harmonies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheet Music in PDF:
Eddie’s Reel – melody
Eddie’s Reel – harmonies
Eddie’s Reel – bass clef melody
Eddie’s Reel – bass clef harmonies

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Source (if known): Eddie LaPlante* (arr. Peter Macfarlane)

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Region: Vermont/Quebec

*Notes: Taken from the playing of Louis Beaudoin, Franco-American fiddler, police officer and car mechanic in Burlington VT in the 20th Century. The name may indicate that Louis merely learned this from Eddie LaPlante, so the attribution of authorship is not definitive.

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