Boy of My Heart (The)

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Theme code Index	5L2 22 14 36L
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 261, p. 45.
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
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Year recorded
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BOY OF MY HEART, THE. Irish, Air (6/8 time, "gaily"). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB.

Source for notated version: Chicago Police Sergeant James O'Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down and Francis O'Neill's collaborator [O'Neill].

Printed source: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 261, p. 45.

X:1
T:Boy of My Heart, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air 
N:"Gaily"
S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 261
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
D | (DEG) A2A | (ABG) A2E | (GAB) (cBA) | (BGE) E2c | 
(c>dc) B2G | (A2E) (G2E) | .D(cB) (cBA) | GED D2 || (G/E/) | 
(DG).G (DA).A | (DB).B A2 (E/F/) | (GAB) (c>BA) | (B2G) (E2B) | 
(c>dc) B2B | A2E G2 E/E/ | .D(cB) (cBA) | GED D2 ||