Key: Dmix
Form: Double jig
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Sheet Music in PDF: king_of_the_pipers_1
ABC:*
X: 1 T: King of the Pipers #1 (D mixolydian) T: Franc A'Phoill C: traditional O: Ireland R: Double Jig Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber S: learned from Declan Masterson's album M: 6/8 L: 1/8 Q: 1/4=170 K: D mixolydian % 1 sharp N: N: Tune only: N: N: A2F B2F | A2G FED | A2F B2F | GFG AFD | N: A2F B2F | A2G FED | GAB cAF | GFG AFD :| N: dfa afd | ded cAG | FGA cAF | GFG AFD | N: dfa afa | geg fdf | e^cA DFA | GFG AFD :| N: d2e d2A | ded dcA | d2e dcA | GFG AFD | N: d2e d2A | ded dcA | GAB cAF | GFG AFD :| N: def def | def e^cA | def e^cA | ~G3 AFD | N: def def | def e^cA | GAB cAF | GFG AFD :| N: Ddd Dcc | DBB AFD | Ddd Dcc | GFG AFD | N: Ddd Dcc | DBB AFD | GAB cAF | GFG AFD :| N: N: Last line to finish: N: Ddd Dcc | DBB AFD | GAB cAF | GFG AFD | D6 |] N: N: Tune with Chords: N: "D" A2F "G" B2F | "D" A2G FED | "D" A2F "G" B2F | "C" GFG "D" AFD | "D" A2F "G" B2F | "D" A2G FED | "C" GAB cAF | "G" GFG "D" AFD :| "D" dfa afd | "D" ded "C" cAG | "D" FGA cAF | "C" GFG "D" AFD | "D" dfa afa | "C" geg "D" fdf | "A" e^cA "D" DFA | "G" GFG "D" AFD :| "D" d2e d2A | "D" ded dcA | "D" d2e dcA | "C" GFG "D" AFD | "D" d2e d2A | "D" ded dcA | "C" GAB cAF | "G" GFG "D" AFD :| "D" def def | "D" def "A" e^cA | "D" def "A" e^cA | "C" ~G3 "D" AFD | "D" def def | "D" def "A" e^cA | "C" GAB cAF | "G" GFG "D" AFD :| "D" Ddd "C" Dcc | "G" DBB "D" AFD | "D" Ddd "C" Dcc | "G" GFG "D" AFD | "D" Ddd "C" Dcc | "G" DBB "D" AFD | "C" GAB cAF | "G" GFG "D" AFD :| N: P: Last line to finish: "D" Ddd "C" Dcc | "G" DBB "D" AFD | "C" GAB cAF | "G" GFG "D" AFD | "D" D6 |]
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Source: Traditional
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Region: Ireland (Donegal?)
Notes: A wonderful 5-part jig. We play it AABBCCDDEE.
* This ABC is slightly different from our version but is as close as I could find.
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