Black-Eyed Sailor

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 Theme code Index    135L3 2431
 Also known as    Broom (The), Joe O'Connell's Dream, Lord Wellington (2), Sheehan's Reel, Wellington's Reel (1)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Francis O'Neill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 1475, p. 273
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1903
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X:1
T:Black-Eyed Sailor
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1475
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G2 BG DGBG|ABcA BGGB|AGAB cBcA|EAAG FDEF|
G2 BG DGBd|cBAB cdef|gedB dBce|dBcA BG G2||
g2 bg dgbg|f2 ag fdde|f2 af dfaf|gbag fdef|
g2 bg dgbg|f2 ag fddf|gedB cBce|dBcA BG G2||


BLACK-EYED SAILOR. AKA and see "Joe O'Connell's Dream," "Lord Wellington (2)," "Sheehan's Reel," "Wellington's Reel (1)." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB.

Source for notated version: "Tobin" [O'Neill], referring perhaps to Adam Tobin, an uilleann piper and fiddler in Chicago at the time O'Neill was collecting.

Printed source: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1475, p. 273.

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