Earl's Chair (The)

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Theme code Index	1115L 13b15L
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	B
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Brendan Breathnach
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ceol Rinnce na h-Éirreann vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	No. 142, p. 57
Year of publication/Date of MS	1963
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Score ()

X:1
T:Earl's Chair
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed by Frank Claudy
S:Jack Coen (Co. Galway/Bronx, NY)
N:Jack's version is said to be the original. Note the long 'e' in bar 5 of the 'B' part.
R:reel
K:Bm
B3 B BAFA|B2dB BAFB|A2FA DAFA|AFdB ADFA|
~B3B BAFA|B2Bd BAFB|~A3B defd|1 edef d2 FA:||2 edef d2 Bd||
e3B d3B|e3B dBAB|~e3f d3e|(3gfe dB ADFA|e4{a}e4|{a}e2{a}e2 defg|
~a2 ba afeg|1 fedB ADFA:||2 fedB A3||c

X:2
T:Earl's Chair
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed by Paul de Grae
N:Paul says the quick chord changes in the 2nd part is an attempt at
N:showing some countermelody runs he employs (given the limitations of abc notation)
R:reel
K:D
"Bm" B3 d BAFA | B2dB BAFB | "D" AF ~F2 DF ~F2 |
AFdA "G"BA"D"FA | "Bm"B3 d BAFA | "G"B2dB BAFB |"D" AFAB defd | 
"A"edef "D"D2 FA||"Em"B3 d BAFA | "G"B2dB BAFB | "D"AF ~F2 DF ~F2 |
AFdA "G"BA"D"FA | "G"B3 d BA"D"FA | "G"B2dB "A9"BAFB |"D"AFAB "Bm"defd | "A"edef "D"D2 Bd||:
"A"e3 f "D"d2 Bd|"A"edef "Bm"dBAB|"A"e3 f "D"d2 "G"eg|"D"fe"Em"dB "D"A2 Bd|
"Em"e3 f eB ~B2|"G"gB ~B2 "D"defg| af"G"bf "D"af"A"eg|"D"fedB ADFA:||"G"B

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