Dennis Murphy’s polka

This is a tune that is played very often & most people know it.

I`ve changed it to read `hornpipe` because I have it written in 4/4 time but putting it as a polka it comes out in2/4 time.

I’ve changed it to read ‘polka’ because it is in 2/4 time.

Use |fgfededB| instead of |fgfe d3B|, makes it more lively.

I’ve come across the odd musician who played the second part of this tune as the first part.

The Elders use this tune in their song "Story of a Fish." I love it.

X: 1
T: Dennis Murphy’s
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
fgfe d3B|A2D2F2A2|G2E2e3f|e2d2BA|
fgfed3B|A2D2F2A2|G2E2e3f|e2d2d4:|
|:A2f2fef2|B2g2gfg2|A2f2fef2|efedB2A2|
A2f2fef2|B2g2g2a2|b2a2g2c2| e2d2d2:|

Beats 3, 4 and 5 of this tune are the same as Beats 3, 4 and 5 of
The £4 cheque: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/786
(Planxty recorded them as a set)

another way with it ~

X: 3
T: Dennis Murphy’s
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
|: e/ |\
f/g/f/e/ d/c/d/B/ | AD F>A | GE ed | cB c/B/A |
f/g/f/e/ d/c/d/B/ | AD FA | GE e>f | ed d3/ :|
|: B/ |\
Af f/^e/f | Ag g/f/g | Af f/^e/f/d/ | e/f/e/d/ Bd/B/ |
Af f/^e/f | Ag g/f/g/a/ | ba f/g/a/f/ | ed d3/ :|

"Music From Ireland: Volume Two"
Dave Bulmer & Neil Sharpley, 1974
ISBN: 0-9503784-10
Page 19, tune #70 ~ "Sweeney’s"

with adjustments to original first and second endings, for example, from ~
[1 ed d>e :|[2 ed d>B || ~ to as given below ~

X: 4
T: Sweeney’s
B: "Music From Ireland: Volume Two", Bulmer & Sharpley, 1974, Page 19, tune #70
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: DMaj
|: e/ |\
f/g/f/e/ d/c/d/B/ | AD FA | GE e>d | cB BA |
f/g/f/e/ d/c/d/B/ | AD FA | GE e>f | ed d3/ :|
|: B/ |\
Af f/^e/f | Ag g/f/g | Af f/^e/f | e/f/e/d/ BA |
Af f/^e/f | Ag g/f/g/a/ | ba f/a/a/f/ | ed d3/ :|