Lieutenant Maguire’s jig

Source: Forgotten
Transcription: Gian Marco Pietreasanta

I usually play this tune before another scottish jig, "The Jig of Slurs".

Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant

A well-known Highland bagpipe tune, recorded by "Ossian" and the "Tannahill Weavers" among others. I’ve always thought it is derived from the Irish jig "Lannigan’s Ball". There are distinct similarities.

Pronounce after me:
"Left"enant "Left"enant "Left"enant "Left"enant … 🙂

THis is in fact a 6/8 pipe march, not a jig strictly speaking.

THis is the version I know from Ossian’s Seal Song album, which is on this site - www.thesession.org/recordings/display/951.

I have submitted it in its "correct" piper’s key of B minor, but Ossian play it initially in A minor before doing the key change up.

No, as far as I know, it is a jig, not a march. The 3rd part’s missing from your transcription.
Obvious similarities to "Lannigan’s Ball". I think this might be
an example of Scottish pipers taking an Irish jig, putting it into a key suitable for the pipes, and making a 4-part version of it.

Yeah, you’re doubtless right Kenny about it being a jig, not a march. There is a 3rd part, which is almost identical to the 1st part. Ossian left it out, I suspect because doing so improves the tune by giving it more urgency. This is the version I decided to transcribe.

X: 1
T: McGuire’s Jig
S: Scots Guards, Volume II
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: Jig
K: Bmin
|:e|BBB d2e|fBB fBB|AAA c2d|eAA eAA|
BBB d2e|fBB fBB|f2f e2c|dBB B2:|
|:c|d2e fdd|add fdd|dde fdd|ecA ABc|
d2e fdd|add fdd|f2f e2c|dBB B2:|
|:f|BBB d2e|f2e fga|AAA c2d|cee ecA|
BBB d2e|f2e fga|f2f e2c|dBB B2:|
|:f|BBB BfB|BaB fBB|AAA AeA|AaA eAA|
BBB BfB|BaB fBB|f2f e2c|dBB B2:|

Key signature: b minor
Submitted on February 19th 2003 by gian marco.
https://thesession.org/tunes/1452

Key signature: b minor
Submitted on November 7th 2008 by Fliúiteadóir.
~ /tunes/9064

X: 2
T: Lieutenant MacGuire
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Bmin
|: f |\
B>BB d2 e | f>BB f>BB | A>AA c2 d | e>AA e>AA |
B>BB d2 e | f>BB f>BB | f>ff edc | d>BB B2 :|
|: c |\
d2 e f>dd | a>dd f>dd | d2 e f>dd | e>cA ABc |
d2 e f>dd | a>dd f>dd | ~f3 edc | d>BB B2 :|
|: f |\
B>BB BfB | BaB BfB | A>AA AeA |AfA AeA |
B>BB BfB | BaB BfB | f>ff edc | d>BB B2 :|

Ossian’s version:
This is in fact a 6/8 pipe march, not a jig strictly speaking. This is the version I know from Ossian’s Seal Song album, which is on this site - www.thesession.org/recordings/display/951

I have submitted it in its "correct" piper’s key of B minor, but Ossian play it initially in A minor before doing the key change up.

# Posted on November 7th 2008 by Fliúiteadóir

Jig…:
No, as far as I know, it is a jig, not a march. The 3rd part’s missing from your transcription. Obvious similarities to "Lannigan’s Ball". I think this might be an example of Scottish pipers taking an Irish jig, putting it into a key suitable for the pipes, and making a 4-part version of it.

# Posted on November 7th 2008 by Kenny

No 3rd part from Ossian:
Yeah, you’re doubtless right Kenny about it being a jig, not a march. There is a 3rd part, which is almost identical to the 1st part. Ossian left it out, I suspect because doing so improves the tune by giving it more urgency. This is the version I decided to transcribe.

# Posted on November 9th 2008 by Fliúiteadóir

Pipe setting:

X: 3
T: McGuire’s Jig
S: Scots Guards, Volume II
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: Jig
K: Bmin
|: e |\
BBB d2 e | fBB fBB | AAA c2 d | eAA eAA |
BBB d2 e | fBB fBB | f2 f e2 c | dBB B2 :|
|: c |\
d2 e fdd | add fdd | dde fdd | ecA ABc |
d2 e fdd | add fdd | f2 f e2 c | dBB B2 :|
|: f |\
BBB d2 e | f2 e fga | AAA c2 d | cee ecA |
BBB d2 e | f2 e fga | f2 f e2 c | dBB B2 :|
|: f |\
BBB BfB | BaB fBB | AAA AeA | AaA eAA |
BBB BfB | BaB fBB | f2 f e2 c | dBB B2 :|

# Posted on November 11th 2008 by malcombpiper

I learned this tune years ago in E dorian from a highland bagpiper and play it after Banish Misfortune. Because the 1st and 3rd parts are so similar, I play the 1st slightly staccato, with double stops. I add rolls to the 3rd part and play it more fluidly. The syncopated fourth part sounds rather flashy when played briskly, but is actually quite easy to play.

X:4
T:Mrs. McGuire’s
T:Lieutenant McGuire’s
M:4/4
R:jig
K:E dor
B|EEE[B2G2]A|B2A B^cd|DDD [F2A2]G|FAA AFD|
EEE[B2G2]A|B2A B^cd|AAA B2A|GED E2:|
|:F|G2A BGG|dGG BGG|G2A BGG|AFD DEF|
G2A BGG|dGG BGG|AAA B2A|GED E2:|
|:B|~E3 G2A|B2A B^cd|~D3 F2G|FAA AFD|
~E3 G2A|B2A B^cd|AAA B2A|GED E2:|
|:B|EEE EBE|EdE BEE|DDD DAD|DdD ADD|
EEE EBE|EdE BEE|AAA B2A|GED E2:|

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k28XS69X_ck

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