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The Maids Of Selma jig

Also known as Maid Of Selma.

There are 11 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with Dancing Tables (a few times) and Lough Key (a few times).

The Maids Of Selma has been added to 1 tune set.

The Maids Of Selma has been added to 74 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: The Maids Of Selma
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
G2E EDE|~G3 dee|d2B BAG|AcB AGF|
G2E EDE|~G3 gBe|d2B BAG|1ABA G2F:|2ABA GBc||
|:dBd gdg|dee edB|d2e g2a|bee edB|
GBd gdg|dee edB|d2e g2a|b3 ~a3|
gBg efg|~f3 dBd|e2B BAB|G2E EDE|
G2E EDE|G2g gBe|dgB BAG|1ABA GBc:|2A2A AGF|
2
X: 2
T: The Maids Of Selma
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
{F}G2E E"roll"DE|"cut"GEG eg~e|d2B "cut"BAG|AcB ~AGF|
{F}G2E E"roll"DE|"cut"GEG eg~e|d2 {A}B "cut"BAG|1 (3ABc BAGF:|2AB~A GBc||
dBd {f}"cut"g2f|{d}e"roll"de "cut"edB|dBd {f}g2a|bge "cut"edB|
dBd {f}"cut"g2f|{d}e"roll"de "cut"edB|dBd {f}g2a|b3 ab~a|
{f}"cut" g2 f efg|{e}"cut"f2e d2 B |c2B "cut"BAG|"cut"A3 ABA|
{F}G2E E"roll"DE|"cut"GEG eg~e|d2B "cut"BAG|ABA G2 F |

Four comments

The Maids Of Selma (jig)

Source: "Merry Bits Of Timber" by Emer Mayock
Transcriptoin: g.m.p.

This is the last in the "Baile na bPoc" set on Michelle O’Brien/Aogan Lynch/Gavin Ralston, track 7.

Selma Jig

Great with Kit O’ Mahoney’s

The Maids Of Selma, X:2

Such a sweet little tune !
This is how I learned it in our local session class… I really like that tune played slow too.