Annotation:George the IV
Tune properties and standard notation
GEORGE THE IV (Fourth). See "King George the IV." Scottish, Strathspey; Irish, Highland. Ireland, County Donegal. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle) AA'B (Honeyman): AABC (Kerr). A popular highland in County Donegal. Donegal fiddler Mickey Doherty (d. 1970) played an influential version on the recording "The Donegal Fiddle."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; p. 16. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; Set 8, No. 1, p. 7.
Recorded sources: