X:1
T:Deserter, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
N:"As sung in the county of Carlow"
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 691
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Eb
B>A | GB ef/g/ | ag fe/f/ | gB B/>A/G/>A/ | B3 B/>A/ | GB ef/g/ |
ag fe/f/ | gB B/>A/G/>A/ | B3 g/>f/ | eB cB/G/ | B/c/ e/f/ ge/c/ |
B/G/ F/>G/ EE | E3 g/f/ | eB cB/G/ | B/c/e/f/ ge/c/ | B/G/ F/G/ EE | E3 ||
DESERTER, THE. AKA and see "Bold Deserter (The)." Irish, Air (2/4 time). Ireland, County Carlow. E Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. Petrie's tune is the essentially the same as O'Neill's Bold Deserter (The)." It is a different tune than "I'm Sadly Thinking," which is sometimes called "The Deserter" or "The Deserter's Meditation."
Additional notes Source for notated version : - "From Mr. Watson. As sung in the county of Carlow" [Stanford/Petrie].
