Earl's Chair (The)

X:1 T:Earl's Chair M:4/4 L:1/8 Z:Transcribed by Frank Claudy S:Jack Coen (Co. Galway/Bronx, NY) N:Jack's version is said to be the original. Note the long 'e' in bar 5 of the 'B' part. R:reel K:Bm B3 B BAFA|B2dB BAFB|A2FA DAFA|AFdB ADFA| ~B3B BAFA|B2Bd BAFB|~A3B defd|1 edef d2 FA:||2 edef d2 Bd|| e3B d3B|e3B dBAB|~e3f d3e|(3gfe dB ADFA|e4{a}e4|{a}e2{a}e2 defg| ~a2 ba afeg|1 fedB ADFA:||2 fedB A3||c

X:2 T:Earl's Chair M:4/4 L:1/8 Z:Transcribed by Paul de Grae N:Paul says the quick chord changes in the 2nd part is an attempt at N:showing some countermelody runs he employs (given the limitations of abc notation) R:reel K:D "Bm" B3 d BAFA | B2dB BAFB | "D" AF ~F2 DF ~F2 | AFdA "G"BA"D"FA | "Bm"B3 d BAFA | "G"B2dB BAFB |"D" AFAB defd | "A"edef "D"D2 FA||"Em"B3 d BAFA | "G"B2dB BAFB | "D"AF ~F2 DF ~F2 | AFdA "G"BA"D"FA | "G"B3 d BA"D"FA | "G"B2dB "A9"BAFB |"D"AFAB "Bm"defd | "A"edef "D"D2 Bd||: "A"e3 f "D"d2 Bd|"A"edef "Bm"dBAB|"A"e3 f "D"d2 "G"eg|"D"fe"Em"dB "D"A2 Bd| "Em"e3 f eB ~B2|"G"gB ~B2 "D"defg| af"G"bf "D"af"A"eg|"D"fedB ADFA:||"G"B

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