Sheehan's Reel

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 Also known as    Seisd Uí Seadacain, Cor Uí Seadacain, Sheahan's Reel, Black-Eyed Sailor, Broom Reel, Joe O'Connell's, Lord Wellington (2), Wellington's Reel (1)
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 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4, 2/2
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 Structure    AB, AAB
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X:1 T:Sheehan’s Reel M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Jerry O'Brien's Accordion Instructor (Boston, 1949) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|G2 BG DGBG|AB (3cBA BGGB|A^GAB cBcD|EAAG FDEF| G2 BG DGBd|cBAB cdef|gedB c2 (3Bc^c|dB (3cBA BGG:| |:d|g2 bg dgbg|gbag fdde|fdaf dfaf|gbag fdef| g2 bg dgbg|gbag fdef|gedB c2 (3Bc^c|dB (3cBA BGG:|]


X:1 T:Sheehan’s M:4/4 L:1/8 S:learned from David Kidd R:reel Z:Lorna LaVerne K:G |: G2BG DGBG | AGAB cBAG | EAAG ABAG | FGAG FDEF | G2BG DGBG | cBAB cdef | gedB c2Bc | dBcA BGG2 :| (3ggg bg dgbg | gbag fdde | (3fff af dfaf | gbag fdef | (3ggg bg dgbg | gbag fdef | gedB c2Bc | dBcA BG G2 | (3ggg bg dgbg | gbag fdde | (3fff af dfaf | gbag fdef | g3b a3f | gbag fdef | gedB c2Bc | dBcA BG G2 | N:The first phrase is also played G2BG DGBG | ABcA BGGB | A3 B cABG | EAAG FDEF |...


X:2 T:Sheehan’s Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:G G2BG DG BG|AB cA BG GB|AE AB cB cA|EA AG FD EF| G2BG DG Bd|cB AB cd ef|ge dB c2Bc|dB cA BG G2:| |:g2bg dg bg|gb ag fd de|=f2af df af|gb ag =fd d^f| g2bg dg bg|gb ag fd de|(3gfe dB c2Bc|dB cA BG G2:|


X:3 T:Sheehan’s S:Paul O'Shaughnessy Z:Juergen.Gier@post.rwth-aachen.de M:C| L:1/8 K:G G2BG DGBG|ABcd BGGF|EAAB cBcA|EcAG FDEF|\ G2BG DGBd|ceAB cdef|gedB c2Bc|1dBcA BGAF:|2dBcA BGBd|:\ g2bg dgbd|gbag fddg|f2af cfaf|gbag fdef|\ g2bg dgbd|gbag fdef|gedB c2Bc|1dBcA BGBd:|2dBcA BdAF|] "Var. 2nd part"g2bg gabg|gfga fddg|fgaf dfaf|ge^ce fdef|\ gfgb agba|gbag fdef|gedB ~c2Bc|dBcA BdAF|]


X:4 T:Sheehan's Reel T:Wellington's Reel A:Irish (Cape Breton Setting) S:David Greenberg/John Erdman D:Natalie MacMaster - Fit as a Fiddle M:C| L:1/8 E:7 R:reel K:G "G"G2 BG DGBG | "D"ABcA "G"BGGB | "Am"A^GAB cAB=G | EAAG "D"FDEF| "G"G2 BG DGBd | "C"cBAB "D"cdef | "G"gedB "C"c/c/c Bc | "D"dBcA "G"BG G2 :| "G"g2 bg dgbg | gbag fdde | "D"f2 af dfaf | gbag fdef| "G"g/g/g bg dgbg | gbag "D"fdef |"G"gedB "C"c/c/c Bc | "D"dBcA "G"BGG2 :|