Don Messer's Breakdown

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Theme code Index	331H3H 5H3H5H1H
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	C
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Don Messer
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Anthology of Fiddle Styles
Tune and/or Page number	No. 4, p. 5
Year of publication/Date of MS	1980
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X:1
T:Don Messer's Breakdown
L:1/8
M:C|
S:From a transcription by Carmelle Begin of the playing of fiddler Dawson Girdwood.
K:C
G3 (F||E>C)E>G c2 (e>a)|(3gag e>a g>ec>A|(d^c)de f>dB>d|
(c>B)((3cB)A G2 (G>F)|E>CE>G c2 (e>a)|(3gag e>a g>ec>A|
d^cd>e f>dB>d|1 (c>e) (3dcB c2 G>F:|2 c2 (3dcB c2 (GF)||
|:E2G2c2e2|(g3 g/2)g/4a/4 g2) ((3efg)|a2g2 ({f/g/}f2)e2|d>ed>c B2 (cBA|
G2 (FG)B2 GB|1 (g3 g/2)g/4a/4 g2) (3efg|a2g2 f>dB>d|c>Bc>d c2 (G>F):|2 
g3 a g2 (3e/f/g/|a2 g2 f>dB>d|c2 z2 [E4c4]||

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