The Farley Bridge (reel) on The Session

Four settings

X: 1
T: The Farley Bridge
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emaj
Beeg fefg|aggg eBBA|BeeB ggBf-|feeg accB|
BeeB effg|aggg eAAB|fecf- fgfe|1 cB B6:|2 cB B4fg||
|:agge eeca-|agge eeBA|BeeB ggBf|feef- fgga|
agge eeca-|agge eecB|fecf- fgfe|cB B4fg:|

X: 2
T: The Farley Bridge
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emaj
Beeg fefg|ag g/g/g eBBA|BeeB ggBf|feeg accB|
BeeB effg|ag g/g/g eAAB|fecf- fgfe|cBB2- B3B|
Beeg fefg|ag g/g/g eBBA|BeeB ggBf|feeg agfe|
BeeB effg|ag g/g/g eAAB|fecf- fgfe|cBB4fg|
|:agge eeca-|agge eeBA|BeeB ggBf|feef fgga|
agge eeca-|agge eecB|fecf- fgfe|1 cBB4fg:|2 cBB6||

X: 3
T: The Farley Bridge
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:Addf edef|gf f2 dAAG|FddA ffAe-|eddf gBBA|
FddA deef|gf f2 dGGA|edBe- efed|1 BA A6:|2 BA A4ef||
|:gffd ddBg-|gffd ddAG|FddA ffAe|edde- effg|
gffd ddBg-|gffd ddBA|edBe- efed|BA A4ef:|

X: 4
T: The Farley Bridge
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
EAAc BABc|dccc AEED|EAAE ccEB-|BAAc dFFE|
EAAE ABBc|dccc ADDE|BAFB- BcBA|1 FE E6:|2 FE E4Bc||
|:dccA AAFd-|dccA AAED|EAAE ccEB|BAAB- Bccd|
dccA AAFd-|dccA AAFE|BAFB- BcBA|FE E4Bc:|

Nine comments

C: Duncan Chisholm

And of course not a fast tune at all! Nice and slow, a la http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlGyq6Zp3PA

play video

Turns out there’s dots here too http://www.nigelgatherer.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=884

Transcribed from the original recording

The version I’ve added is almost identical except that I’ve added in the birls, put in slightly less syncopation and included the 4th bar variation in the A part. I’ve also put the key as E major. I know there isn’t a D note anywhere in the tune so it could theoretically be E mix but it doesn’t sound like that on the recording and it certainly doesn’t sound like it’s in A major (it sounds like it’s in Eb major, but that’s another story).