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Famous Last Words slip jig

There are 2 recordings of a tune by this name.

Famous Last Words has been added to 1 tune set.

Famous Last Words has been added to 49 tunebooks.

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Two settings

X: 1
T: Famous Last Words
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
M:7/8
|: dcBF AFE | Fz~F2 EFA | Fz~F2 EFA | BcdB edc |
dcBF AFE | Fz~F2 EFA | BcdB edc | Bcd ez~e2 :|
|: fgfd ABd | edB d2d2 | BcdB cBA |1 FAc Bcde :|2 BAF Az~a2 ||
|: fefg afd | edB d2d2 | BcdB cBA |1 FAc Bcde :|2 BAF Az~a2 ||
X: 2
T: Famous Last Words
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Emin
||: EFGA BAG FG~F2 GF | EFGA BAG FG~F2 GA |
BdeB AGA Bc~B2 AG |1 BdeB AGA Bc~B2 AG :|2 BdeB ABd eg~e2 dB ||

Three comments

Adding to the canon of 7/8 tunes

Here’s a slightly edited version of a 7/8 tune on Michael McGoldrick’s new CD "Wired". I’ve left out of the transcription the 13/8 bridge between Bm and Em versions of the first three parts, after which the last two parts follow, in Bm again.

My take on the bridge is:
K:Em
M:13/8
||: EFGA BAG FG~F2 GF | EFGA BAG FG~F2 GA |
BdeB AGA Bc~B2 AG |1 BdeB AGA Bc~B2 AG :|2 BdeB ABd eg~e2 dB ||

Oops …

I just realized that what I thought was a single, but extended, tune is actually listed as two separate tunes. I’ll post the other one later under its own heading.