Annotation:Sweeney's Hornpipe (2)
X:1 T:Sweeney’s Hornpipe [2] M:C L:1/8 R:Hornpipe B:McDermott – Allan’s Irish Fiddler (c. 1920’s, No. 81, p. 21) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A c>B|(3AGA B>A F>A E2|(3FGA B>c d2 c>d|e>ag>a f>ed>c|(3BcB (3AGF E2 c>B| (3AGA B>A F>A E2|(3FGA B>c d2 (c>d)|e>ag>a f>dB>G|A2c2A2:| |:(c>d)|(3ede a>e f>ec>d|(3ece a>e f2 c>d|(3ede a>e f>ed>c|(3BcB (3AGF E2 c>B| (3AGA B>A F>A E2|(3FGA B>c d2 c>d|e>ag>a f>dB>G|A2c2A2:|]
SWEENEY’S HORNPIPE [2]. Irish, Hornpipe (whole time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was recorded by the Scottish melodeon playing Wyper Brothers in the early part of the 20th century.
