Billy Caples' Reel

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Theme code Index	5144 5115L
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Bill Black
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music's the Very Best Thing
Tune and/or Page number	No. 50, p. 26
Year of publication/Date of MS	1996
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ()

X:1
T: Billy Caples' Reel
S: Mike Reynolds
Z: transcribed by B.Black
Q: 350
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
e | dG (3GFG cBce | dGGA GEDE | GFGA BABc | dega bage |
dG (3GFG cBce | dGGA GEDE | GFGA dcde | dggf g3 :|
e | (3gfg bg efge | dBGB AGED | (3gfg bg egdg | eaab agef |
(3ede ge cdec | dBGB AGED | GFGA BABc | dggf g3 :||

BILLY CAPLES' REEL. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is named after Boston accordion player Billy Caples, thought to be the source for the tune.

Source for notated version: New Jersey flute and Boston fiddle players Mike and Larry Reynolds, respectively [Black].

Printed source: Black (Music's the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 50, p. 26.