O Woman of the House



'''O WOMAN OF THE HOUSE (A Bhean-a-Tighe). ''' Irish, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. "I found this so incorrectly phrased and barred in the MS. as to be all but unintelligible. I have restored it to what I believe is the correct form" (Joyce). Source for notated version: "Copied from a Munster MS. lent me by the late John O'Daly, the Irish publisher of Anglesea St., Dublin" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 189, pgs. 93‑94.

X:1 T:O Woman of the House T:A Bhean-a-Tighe M:C L:1/8 R:Air N:”Moderate: time well marked” S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G E2|G2 GE GABG|A2G2G2 EG|A2 AB ABcd|edcB AGAB|cBcd efge|edcB cBAG| BAGE GABG|A2E2E2||(3def|g3a gede|gage d2 eg|a2 ab a2 ga|bage dega| b2bg a2 ae|gage degf|edBA GABG|A2E2E2||

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