Dwyer's Hornpipe on folk tune finder

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Listen to Dwyer's Hornpipe

History

from pipers and fiddlers.

This was a great favourite as a dance tune, and I learned it in boyhood

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Hornpipe One title Only 1 transcription Has some stepwise movement major G 4/4 Has history text No chords explore more...

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X:1729
T:Dwyer's Hornpipe
O:england
B:Joyce, P. W.; "Old Irish Folk Music and Songs"
R:hornpipe
H:This was a great favourite as a dance tune, and I learned it in boyhood
H:from pipers and fiddlers.
L:1/8
M:C
K:G
DE|G2 GA G2 Bd|e2 de gedB|e2 de gedB|A2 AA ABGE|
G2 GA G2 Bd|edef gfed|egde BdAB|G2 GG G2:|
|:(3def|g2 g2 a2 a2 bage e2 dB|e2 de gedB|A2 AA ABGE|
gfgb agac'|bage e2 dB|egde BdAB|G2 GG G2||"When turning on 1st part"\
G2 GA GEDE|

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