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 Also known as    Sheamus O'Brien, Seamus McManus., Seamus O'Brien, Shamus O'Brien's Waltz, James O'Brien
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Willy S. Hays
 Region    Ireland, United States
 Genre/Style    Irish, Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Waltz/Valse/Vals
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4
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 Structure    ABB'
 Editor/Compiler    Francis O'Neill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:O'Neill's Irish Music
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 92, p. 52
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1915
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T: Shamus O'Brien M: 6/8 L: 1/8 C: Willy S. Hays / Published in New York in 1870 by John L. Peters K: F "A"c|dc>A F>GA | D<FD C2F/G/ | AFd cAF | (G3 G) zc/c/ | ! dc>A F>GA | DF>D C2F/G/ | AFd cGA | (F3 F)z||! "B"A|d^cd fed | eAA A2A/A/ | d^cd fed | e3 e2d | ! dcA FGA | DFB d2d | cAF GDE | (F3 F)z||


X:1 T:Chamois O’Brien M:3/4 L:1/8 S:Viola “Mom” Ruth, 1948 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G (dd)||(e2d2B2)|(G2A2B2)|(E2G2E2)|D4 (DD)|G3 (FGB)|(e2d2B2)| (A6|A4) (dd)|(e2d2B2)|(G2A2B2)|(E2F2G2)|e3 (fge)|(d2B2G2)| (A2E2F2)|(G6|G4) (dd)||:e3 (def)|(g2f2e2)|f3 (efd)|B4 (dd)|e3 (def)| (g2f2e2)|(f6|f4) (ge)|(d2B2A2)|(G2A2B2)|(E2F2G2)|e3 (fge)| (d2B2G2)|(A2E2F2)|1 (G6|G4) (dd):|2 (G6|G2) B2d2|(g6|g4)||


X:1 T:Shamus O'Brien N:From the playing of fiddler Art Galbraith (1909-1993, Springfield, Mo., though N:originally from Greene County, Mo., Ozarks region). M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Waltz Q:"Slow" D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/shamus-obrien-0 D:Rounder 0133, Art Galbraith - "Dixie Blossoms" (1981) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G dg-|e2d2BA|G2A2B2|E2G2E2|[CD]-[D3D3]D2|G3 F- GB| e2d2B2|+slide+[A4A4]AB|[A4A4]dg-|e2d2BA|G2A2B2| E2G2cd|e3 g ec-|d2B2G2|A2E2 F2|G4 GA|G4:|| B2|+slide+[e4e4]-[ee]f|g2f2e2|+slide+[E6B6]|[E6B6]|.[ee]z z2 ef| g2f2e2|f4-fg|f3z gf|e2d2BA|G2A2 BG| E2G2 cd|e3g ec-|d2B2 GB|A2E2F2| G4- GA|G4|]