Annotation:Song of the Blackbird
X:1 T:Song of the Blackbird M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Ador E2|A3G A2B2|e3d e2f2|g3f g2d2|B3A GABc|A4 AB d2| e3f gedc|B3c A2A2|A6:|e2|a3g a2b2|a3g e3f|g3f g2a2| g3e d3d|e4 a2b2|c'3b aged|e4 a2 ab|a4 z2 e2 |{g/e/}b3a gabg| a3g e2d2|e3f gedc|B3A GABc|A4 AB d2|e3f gfed|B3c A2A2|A6|
SONG OF THE BLACKBIRD. Irish, Air (4/4 time). A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. In Irish folklore the melodious blackbird was the harbinger of good tidings, a good omen, unlike the crow, raven or rook which often portended misfortune. "Mr. MacGowan traced the history of this air for at least a hundred years" (Joyce).
