Come Back Paddy Reilly waltz

Also known as Come Back Paddy Reilly To Ballyjamesduff, Come Back, Paddy Reilly, To Ballyjamesduff.

There are 9 recordings of this tune.

Come Back Paddy Reilly has been added to 1 tune set.

Come Back Paddy Reilly has been added to 10 tunebooks.

Two settings

X: 1
T: Come Back Paddy Reilly
R: waltz

M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:d2|d3ed2|B2A2G2|E2G2E2|D4D2|G4GG|A2G2A2|B6-|B4d2|
d2e2d2|B2A2G2|E2G2E2|D4D2|B3BB2|A2G2A2|G6-|G4:|
G2|e3ee2|c2d2e2|e2d3^c|d4B2|A2A2A2|e2d2^c2|d6-|d4d2|
d3ed2|B2A2G2|E2G2E2|D4D2|B4BB|A2G2A2|G6-|G4||

X: 2
T: Come Back Paddy Reilly
R: waltz

M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
d2|d2e2(3dfd|B2A2(3GBG|E2G2E2|D4D2|G2F2G2|e2d2B2|A6-|A4d2|
d2e2(3dfd|B2A2(3GBG|E2G2E2|D4GA|B2d2B2|A2G3A|G6-|G4||
G2|e4e2|e2c3e|e2d3^c|d4B=c|d2B2(3AdA|G2F2G2|A6-|A4d2|
d2e2(3dfd|B2A2(3GBG|E2G2E2|D4GA|B2d2B2|A2G3A|G6-|G4||

Two comments

Come Back Paddy Reilly

A Percy French song sometimes played as a waltz. I transcribed a more idiosyncratic version from Ted McGraw that will go in setting #2.

Come Back Paddy Reilly, X:2

Here’s Ted’s version.

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