Paddy Will You Now?

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 Theme code Index    1H332 7L223
 Also known as    It is Day, Johnny will you now?, Nancy Cusac, Nancy Cusack, Paddy Will Ye Now, Paddy, Will You Love Me, Royal Irish Quadrille No. 5, Ta na la, Tow row row (2), Thaunalaw
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Francis O'Neill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 51
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1922
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Paddy, Will You Now M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Thomas Kiernan MS (c.1844-80, ref LK.050), Co Longford, Ireland B:https://eprints.dkit.ie/id/eprint/734/ N:Thomas Kiernan (c1807-87) was a fiddle player and teacher from N:Drumlish, Co Longford. N: Likely this tune was transcribed from a printed source Z:Conor Ward K:F ((3c/d/e/)|fA !mordent!(AG)/F/|Dd dc/B/|Ee !mordent!ef/g/|af f (3c/d/e/| fA (AG)/F/|!mordent!Dd dc/B/|!mordent!Ee ef/g/|af/f/ f2|| cA cd/e/|fe dc|cA cd/e/|fe dc| d/d/d/d/ dc|fA AG|F/F/F/F/ FG|AG FD| F/F/F/F/ F2|G/G/G/G/ G2|Ff ed|cB AG| F/F/F/F/ Fz|G/G/G/G/ Gz|ed fe|c2 !fermata! c2||


X:1 T:Paddy! Will you now? M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Allegro" B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 3 (1859, No. 284, p. 142) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D AFAB|dcBA|AFA (B/c/)|dcB>A|BBBA dFF>E| DDD>E|FEDB,|[A,D][A,D][A,D]z|[A,/E/][A,/E/][A,/E/][A,/E/] [A,2E2]|DdcB|AGFE|.D[A,D][A,D]z||


X:1 T:Paddy, Will You Love Me M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Howe – Musician’s Omnibus, Vol. 2 (1865, p. 99) Z:Conor Ward K:G (3d/e/f/|gB BA/G/|Ee ed/c/|Ff fg/a/|bg g (3d/e/f/| gB BA/G/|Ee ed/c/|Ff fg/a/|bg g2|| dB de/f/|gf ed|dB de/f/|gf ed| ee/e/ ed|gB BA|GG/G/ GA|BA GE| GG/G/ G2|AA/A/ A2|Gg fe|dc BA| GG/G/ G(f/g/)|GG/G/ Ge/g/|fg/f/ ef/e/|d2 f2||


X:1 T:Paddy Will You Now? M:2/4 L:1/16 S:Capt. F. O'Neill Z:Paul Kinder R:Air K:G (3def|g2B2 B2AG|F2A2 A2BA|G2g2 gfga|b2g2 g2(3def| g2B2 B2AG|F2A2 A2BA|B2g2 gfga|b2g2 g2:| |:Bc|d2B2 d2ef|g2f2 e2d2|d2B2 d2ef|g2f2 e2d2| eeee e2d2|g2B2 B2A2|GGGF G2A2| B2G2 E2D2|GGGF G2B2|AAAB A2B2|B2g2 f2e2| d2c2 B2A2|GGGG G2B2|AAAA A2B2|B2g2 f2a2|g4 g2:||