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Annotation:Paddy Murphy's Wife (1)
X:1 T:Paddy Murphy's Wife [1] L:1/8 M:C| R:Reel S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 744 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D G|(3FED AF BGAF|EG=cG ECCE|(3FED AF BGAF|Dddc dDD:| g|fada fdaf|eg=cg ecgc|fada fdad|(3Bcd AG FDDg| fada fdad|eg=cg ecgc|afge fdec| dABG FDD||
PADDY MURPHY'S WIFE [1] ("Bean Paidin Uí Murcada" or "Bean Phádraig Uí Mhurchú"). AKA and see “Braes of Glendochart (The)," "Braes of Glendochert (The),” “Mr. Menzies of Culdares,” “Joe Tanzy's Reel,” “Pat Carney's Reel.” Irish, Reel. D Major (Mulvihill, O'Neill): D Mixolydian (Breathnach). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'B (Breathnach): AABB (Mulvihill): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). The reel is a version of Niel Gow's 18th century double-tonic reel "Mr. Menzies of Culdares."