Bonny Black Irish Maid (The)

 BONNY BLACK IRISH MAID, THE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Mixolydian/Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. The melody appears in Cooke's Selection of Favourite Original Irish Airs arranged for Pianoforte, Violin or Flute (Dublin, 1793). The second half of the tune is shared with "The Munster Cloak." Publisher Elias Howe (c. 1867) attributes to tune to (Turlough O)'Carolan'. Printed source: Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels'), c. 1867; p. 94.

X:1 T:Bonny Black Irish Maid M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air S:Howe - 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G (GA)(Bc)(de) | =fedcBA | GABcde | (=fe)d2(ef) | g2e2g2 | =f2d2B2 | c2A2f2 | dcBAG^F |: G2 (GABG) | A2 (ABcA) | G2 (GABG) | {d}c2 {B}A2 F2 | G2 GABG | A2g2e2 | f2 {f}e2{c}B2 | c2A2G2 :||

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