Annotation:Bar Fast the Door O
X:1 T:Bar Fast the Door O M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. III (c. 1808) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D>E|G2G2B2 | d4d2 | d3e dB | d4e2 | d2B2d2 | d2e2f2 | "tr"g6 | B4B2 | g2f2g2 | a2g2f2 | e2d2B2 | d4e2 | d2B2G2 | G2e2B2 | "tr"A6 | G4 def | g2f2g2 | a2 (ba)gf | e2d2B2 | d4e2 | dB3 GA | G2e2B2 | "tr"A6 | G6 ||
BAR FAST THE DOOR O. AKA - "Open the door to me, oh!." Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. O'Farrell gives an Irish provenance for the melody. Variants of O'Farrell's "Bar fast the door O" can be found in several sources, often as untitled airs.