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Also known as
Breeches On (The) , Irish Lad (The) , Irish Lad's a Jolly Boy (The) , Leather Breeches , Lord MacDonald's Reel (4) , McDonald's Reel , Old Leather Britches (2) , Oh Those Britches Full of Stitches , Reel McDonnell , Slanty Gart
Composer/Core Source
Region
United States
Genre/Style
Bluegrass, Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm
Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
2/4, 2/2
History
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
1883
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
X:1
T:Leather Breeches
M:2/4
L:1/8
S: Viola "Mom" Ruth - Pioneer Western Folk Tunes (1948)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
|:D/G/B/G/ A/G/B/G/|D/G/B/G/ A/G/E/G/|D/G/B/G/ A/G/B/G/|
D/E/D/C/ B,/(A,/ G,)| D/G/B/G/ A/G/B/G/|D/G/B/G/ A/G/E/G/|
c/B/A/G/ FD/D/|D/G/G/A/ B/G/G||
K:D
d>ddd|A/d/d/e/ f/(d/d)|d>ddd|A/B/A/G/ (F/E/)D|d>ddd|
A/d/d/e/ f/(d/d)|g/f/e/d/ c>A|A/d/d/e/ (f/d/)d:|
K:G
|:d/g/b/g/ a/g/b/g/|d/g/b/g/ a/g/e/g/|d/g/b/g/ a/g/b/g/|d/e/d/c/ B/A/G:|
X:2
T:Leather Britches
C:Traditional
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/8=448
K:G
|:DEGB AGBG|DEGB AGEG|DEGB AGBG|DEDB, A,/B,/A,G,2|!
DEGB AGBG|DEGB AGEG|B/c/BAG FDEF|GBAF G4:|!
3 [gB][gd][gd][gB] [g2d2]ef|gfga gedc|BddB d2ef|gedB AGGA|!
BddB d2ef|gfga gfef|gedB AGEG|DB,DG EGGA|!
[gB][gd][gd][gB] [g2d2]ef|gfga gedc|BddB d2ef|gedB AGGG|!
BddB d2ef|gfga gfef|gedB AGFG|DB,DG EG3|!
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