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Also known as
Limerick Lamentation , King James' March to Limerick
Composer/Core Source
Region
England, Ireland
Genre/Style
English, Irish
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Waltz/Valse/Vals
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 flat
Mode
Mixolydian
Time signature
3/4
History
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Score ( )
X: 1
T: Irish Lamentation
T: King James' March to Limerick
O: England c.1735
C:
Z: 1997 by John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
N: Compare O'Neill's 275 ("The Forlorn Lover")
N: Barnes (dates c.1735)
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
F:http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/abc/StPatsDay/waltz/IrishLamentation_G.abc
K: G
|: GA \
| "G"B2 B2 Bc | "(Em)"B3 A G2 | "Am"{g}a2 A2 AB | "D"A4 GA \
| "G"B2 cB AG | "C"E3 GFE | "D7"DE G2 {G}A2 | "G"G4 :|
|: GA \
| "G"B2 d2 d2 | de dB AB | "C"G2 g2 g2 | "D7"g3 fed \
| "G"B2 d2 d2 | de dB AB | "C"G2 g2 g2 | "D7"g4 de |
| "F"=f>e fg fg | "C"e>d eg eg | "G"d2 ed cB | "D7"A4 GA \
| "G"B2 cB AG | "C"E3 GFE | "D7"DE G2 {G}A2 | "G"G4 :|
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