John McNeil's Reel

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Theme code Index	1L3L6L3L 13L6L3L
Also known as	Betty's Fancy (2), Big John McNeil, Big John McNeill, Big John McNeal, John McNeilis
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland, Ireland, Canada
Genre/Style	Cape Breton/PEI, Irish, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double), Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	Canada/Maritimes (English)"Canada/Maritimes (English)" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	AB, ABB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Allen Feldman & Eamonn O'Doherty
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Northern Fiddler (The)
Tune and/or Page number	p. 187
Year of publication/Date of MS	1978
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Score ()

X:1
T:John McNeil's Reel
B:Feldman & O'Doherty, The Northern Fiddler
S:Danny O'Donnell
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A
A,2 CE FECE|AECE FECE|A,2 CE FECE|FCEC B,DCB,|
A,2 CE FECE|A/A/ECE FECE|B,DCE DFE=G|FA=GB cAAf||
eAfA eAcf|eAfA e2 (3agf|eAfA eAce|dfca B2 cd|
eAfA eAcd|eAfA e2 fg|1 agag fedc|BAGF EDCB,:|
2 agag fece|fagb a2 [ac]2||

X:2
T:John MacNeill's Reel
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:A
C|A,2 CE FECE|AECE FECE|A,2 CE FECE|FAGF EDCB,|
A,2 CE FECE|AECE FEDC|B,DCE DFEG|FAGB cA A||f|
eAfA eAca|eAfA e2 f/g/a|eAfA eAce|dfca B2 d/e/f|
eAfA eAca|eAfA e/f/g|agag fedc|BAGF EDCB,||

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