Cuban (The)

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 Theme code Index    5651H 2424
 Also known as    Bill the Weaver's (2), Old One (The), Seancheann (An)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Polka
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    2/4
 History    IRELAND(Munster)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Terry Moylan
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 7, pp. 5-6
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1994
 Artist    Biography:Julia and Billy Clifford
 Title of recording    Ceol as Sliabh Luachra
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Gael Linn CEF 092
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:The Old One T:The Cuban D:Jackie Daly, "Many's a Wild Night", track 12(b) M:2/4 N:"The Old One/Cuban" is one case where the chord sequence N:might be misleading. The A chords shown in the first part N:are much better as "A no-3rds", and the Gs as some G-chord N:notes against an A bass, as described previously. L:1/8 R:polka Z:Paul de Grae K:Amix "A" e>e fe | e/f/g/e/ a2 | "G" BB/B/ d/B/A | BA/B/ d/B/A | "A" e>e fe | e/f/g/e/ a2 | "G" BA/B/ dB | "A" A2 A2 :|| ||: "D" fA fA | ff "G" g>f | "A" ed ef/e/ | "D" d/c/d/f/ "A" a>g | "D" fA fA | ff "G" g>f | "A" e/f/e/d/ c/A/B/c/ | "D" d2 d2 :||