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Paddy Kenny’s polka

There are 2 recordings of this tune.

Paddy Kenny’s has been added to 1 tune set.

Paddy Kenny’s has been added to 23 tunebooks.

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Four settings

1
X: 1
T: Paddy Kenny's
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
|:AB/A/ FE|Ac e2|fc ec|B/c/B/A/ FE|
AB/A/ FE|Ac e2|fe cB|1 Ac cB:|2 A2 cd||
|:e2 e^d/e/|fe cA|Ad de|fe cd|
e2 e^d/e/|fe cA|Bc/d/ cB|1 Ag af:|2 Ac cB||
2
X: 2
T: Paddy Kenny's
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:D|GA/G/ ED|GB d^c/d/|ed BG|A/B/A/G/ ED|
G2 ED|GB d>d|e/f/e/d/ BA|G2- G:|
|:B|d2- d^c/d/|ed BG|Gc- cB/c/|ed Bc|
de/d/ d^c/d/|e/f/e/d/ BG|FA D/E/F|G2- G:|
3
X: 3
T: Paddy Kenny's
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
|:c/B/|A>F EF|AB/c/ de|fc/e/ c/B/A|BA FE|
A2 E>F|AB ce|ec/e/ c>B|BA A:|
|:c|e2 ec/e/|fe ce|Be Bc|BA FA|
[1 e2 ec/e/|fe cA|Be B>c|BA A:|
[2 A>F EF|AB/c/ df|ec cB|BA A2||
4
X: 4
T: Paddy Kenny's
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
|:AB/A/ FE|FA B/c/d|ec/e/ dB|BA FE|
A2 FE|FA Bc|e2 d/c/B|BA A2:|
|:e2 ec/e/|fe cA|Be Bc|BA F/G/A|
ec/e/ ec/e/|fe cA|Be Bc|BA A2:|

Five comments

Source: …And They Danced All Night by North Cregg
Transcription: gian marco pietrasanta

“Paddy Kenny’s”

K: G Major
|: D |
GA/G/ ED | GB d^c/d/ | ed BG | A/B/A/G/ ED |
G2 ED | GB d>d | e/f/e/d/ BA | G3 :|
|: B |
d2- d^c/d/ | ed BG | Gc- cB/c/ | ed Bc |
de/d/ d^c/d/ | e/f/e/d/ BG | FA D/E/F | G3 :|

Oops! ~ I’ve lost the comments in the cut and paste. Basically, I see this as a happy evolution of the polka known as “Paddy Kenny’s”, with some joyful borrowing in the process, but it has become distinct in its own right, a lovely tune to play and dance to…

“Paddy Kenny’s” ~ other members of the family

The following two verstions are given in the same key as the original submission to aid comparison but can also be played in ‘G’…

K: A Major
|: c/B/ |
A>F EF | AB/c/ de | fc/e/ c/B/A | BA FE |
A2 E>F | AB ce | ec/e/ c>B | BA A :|
|: c |
e2 ec/e/ | fe ce | Be Bc | BA FA |
[1 e2 ec/e/ | fe cA | Be B>c | BA A :|
[2 A>F EF | AB/c/ df | ec cB | BA A2 ||

K: A Major
|: AB/A/ FE | FA B/c/d | ec/e/ dB | BA FE |
A2 FE | FA Bc | e2 d/c/B | BA A2 :|
|: e2 ec/e/ | fe cA | Be Bc | BA F/G/A |
ec/e/ ec/e/ | fe cA | Be Bc | BA A2 :|