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Sheet Music for "The Happy Mistake"The Happy MistakeJigSource: O’Farrell – Pocket Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes, vol. 1, 1806, p. 18.Transcription: François-Emmanuel de Wasseige



HAPPY MISTAKE, THE. AKA and see "Best in the Bag (The)," "Jim O'Connor's," "King (The)," "King's Jig (2)," "King of Jigs," "Lady Shire's Favourite," "Miss Monroe’s Jig," "Mrs. Monroe’s (1)," "Mrs. Spens Monroe," "Munster Jig (1) (The)." Irish, Jig. A Major (Allan's, Roche): G Major (O'Farrell). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.

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Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - McDermott (Allan's Irish Fiddler), c. 1920's; No. 23, p. 6. O'Farrell (Pocket Companion), c. 1805; p. 18. Roche (Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 1), 1912; No. 126, p. 52.

Recorded sources: -

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]



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