Fair-haired Child, The

by

Key: Em*

Form: Reel

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Sheet Music in PDF:

ABC: *

X: 1
T: Fair-haired child
F:http://www.rudemex.co.uk/library/ABC/Fair-haired%20child.abc	 2025-02-14 194725 UT
K:Em
M:4/4     %Meter
L:1/8     %
(3Bcd |:"Em"egfe "D"defd |"Em"gbag "D"f2 gf |"Em"efed BAGA |"G"Bd"A"cA "B"B2 (3Bcd |
"Em"egfe "D"defd |"G"gbag "D"f2 gf |"Em"efed "Bm7"BAFB ||1"Em"E2 ED E2 (3Bcd :|2"C"E2 ED "Em"E2 EF ||
|:"Em"GABc "G"dBBd |"A"cAAc "Bm7"dcBA |"Em"GABc "G"dBBA |"Em"Beed "C"e2 EF |
"G"GABc dBBA |"Em"Beef g2 gf |"C"efed "D"BAFB ||1"Em"E2 ED E2 EF :|2"C"E2 ED "Em"E2 |]

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Source: Trad.

Other Tunes in Set:

Region: Ireland

*Notes: There seems to be considerable confusion on the web as to this tune.  Versions which may be distantly related or entirely different tunes appear in Dm and in different time signatures. Also there appear to be at least two quite different tunes with similar names.  The ABC and sheet music above are in Em. 

The title is variously spelled “The Fairhaired Child” or “The Fair Haired Child”.