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Madra Mor Madra Beag hornpipe

Also known as How Much Is That Doggie In The Window.

Madra Mor Madra Beag has been added to 1 tune set.

Madra Mor Madra Beag has been added to 15 tunebooks.

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One setting

X: 1
T: Madra Mor Madra Beag
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|: (3ABc |d>AF>E D>BA>F | A>FE>^D E>cB>A | c>BA>F G>cB>G | A>B (3AGF E>AB>c |
d2 A>F D>BA>F | A>FE>^D E2 (3cBA | c>BA>F G>FE>c | (3ded D2 D2 :|
|: A>G |F>Ad>A F>Ad>A | (3GAB e>d c>BA>G | F>Ad>A F>Ad>A | (3EFG c>B (3ABA (3GFE |
F>Ad>A (3FGA d>A | G>B (3fed c>B (3BAG | F>Ad>f e>AB>c | d>AF>E D2 :|
|: (3GFE |F>Df>F e>Ed>D |G4- G2 (3GFE | F>Df>F e>Ed>D | E4- E2 (3GFE |
F>Df>F e>Ed>D |G4- G2 F>E | F>Ad>A B>ge>c | d>f (3edc d2 :|

Two comments

A similar madness to Sean Ryan’s, alias ‘The Swan’

Yes, some hard core folk will find this beneath them. I still get a bit of a chuckle from remembering one lofty personality and respected ‘egg-spurt’ that responded after hearing this, with a nod, "It must be very old"… Hmmmmmm? Hey, it was for the craic… And yes, for the sin, I guess I have to admit ordering it this way if not being able to fully claim authorship…

~ | A>FE>^D E>cB>A | ~

Bars 2 & 6 of the transcription, I’d forgotten the ^D…