Annotation:Tipsy Sailor (2) (The)
X: 1 T: Tipsy Sailor [2], The C: Trad. arr. Jerry Holland R: jig Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> B: Christine Martin "Ho-Ro-Gheallaidh" "Session Tunes for Scottish Fiddlers" v.3 2008 M: 6/8 L: 1/8 F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/session/HRG/jig/Tipsy_Sailor_Em_JH_3.abc K: Edor D |\ "Em"E2B BAB | E2B BAB | "Em"ded "A7"dcB | "D"AFD "Bm"DEF | "Em"E2B BAB | E2B BAB | "D"AdB AFA | "Em"BGE E2 :| f |\ "Em"eBe gfe | Bef "A7"gfe | "D"fdA FAd | fdf agf | "Em"eBe gfe | Bef "A7"gfe | "D"fdf "G"gfg | "Em"bge e2 |] f |\ "Em"eBe gfe | Bef "A7"gfe | "D"fdA FAd | fdf agf | "G"gba gfe | "D"fag fed | "G"B/c/dB "D"AFA | "Em"BGE E2 |]
TIPSY SAILOR [2], THE. AKA and see “Merry Harriers (4) (The).” Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). E Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BB’. The jig is credited to biography:William Morrison in Scottish fiddler-composer biography:Joseph Lowe’s collection (1840) where it is called “Merry Harriers (4) (The).” "The Tipsy Sailor" title was used by fiddler Jerry Holland on his Rounder album, and may reflect his or another's misremembering of the original title.
