X:1
T:Skipping through the Daisies
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Playfully"
N:Written with no sharps or flats in key signature, however, the
N:tune makes more musical sense played with two sharps.
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 609
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Ddor
d|f2d e2c|{e}dcB A2G|FAd f2d|e<a z z2A|
f2d {f}e2c|{e}dcB A2G|FAd age|e<d z z2||
d|A2F A2d|B<G z z2e|c2A c2e|g<fz z2d|
A2F Adf|a<gz z3g|fed e2a|f<d z z2||
SKIPPING THROUGH THE DAISIES (Ag-foileacd tri na noininib). Irish, Air (6/8 time, "playfully"). D Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune makes more musical sense played with two sharps.
Additional notes
Source for notated version: -
Printed sources : - O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 609, p. 109.
