Áille’s Arabesque slip jig

By John McSherry

Also known as Allie’s Arabesque.

There are 3 recordings of this tune.

Áille’s Arabesque has been added to 32 tunebooks.

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Two settings

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Sheet MusicGmaj7Cmaj7DaddGGmaj7Cmaj7DaddG
Sheet MusicGmaj7C/GDGmaj7Cmaj7
Sheet MusicCGAm7G/B
Sheet MusicCGAm7G/BCD
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Five comments

Written by John McSherry for his daughter. On his CD “Tripswitch”. If you ignore the apparent locations of the downbeats, the tune can be written exclusively in 9/8, but I’ve chosen to show where the major pulses occur by messing with the meter in places.

Great tune thanks

Great!

Many thanks for add this sheet!!! Is a lovely melody! And very interesting playing.

I’ve written the version with 9/8ths throughout and all John’s ornamentation that I can discern that isn’t already in jdicarlo’s version. But can someone tell me how to show a slide to a note? I’ve included them as !slide! in the notation but they don’t come out.

In the second bar of the first two lines, John plays an ornament on the bottom D. I’m not sure whether it is a short crann or a cut splitting the note. I’m happy to be corrected but have shown it as the latter for now.