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The Chorus reel

There are 36 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

The Chorus appears in 5 other tune collections.

The Chorus has been added to 4 tune sets.

The Chorus has been added to 93 tunebooks.

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Five settings

1
X: 1
T: The Chorus
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
AD~D2 AGFG|AD~D2 A2dB|AD~D2 AGFG|~E2cA G2FG|
AD~D2 AGFG|AD~D2 D2dB|AD~D2 AGFG|~E2cA G2FG||
Addc AGFG|Addc ~A2AG|Fddc AGFG|~E2cA G2FG|
Addc AGFG|Addc A2Bc|dBcA BGAG|~E2cA G2eg||
|:~f2dg f2dg|~f2df ~a2ag|f2dg ~f2df|~e2ef g2ag:|
|:fde^c d2dB|AD~D2 A2Bc|dBcA BGAG|1 E2cA G2ag:|2 E2cA G2FG||
2
X: 2
T: The Chorus
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
AG|F2DF ABAG|FADF A2d2|D3F ABAF|GFEF G2:|
Bc|dBcA BGFG|Ad^cd A2B=c|dBcA BGFG|AcBA G2Bc|
dBcA BGFG|ABcd efge|dBcA BGFG|AcBA G2||
|:ag|fddd fddd|fdfg abag|fddd fddd|cdef g2:|
Bc|dBcA BGFG|Ad^cd A2B=c|dBcA BGFG|AcBA G2Bc|
d2 (3cdc BGFG|ABcd efge|dBcA BGFG|AcBA G2||
3
X: 3
T: The Chorus
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
fage d2 d2|ABAF D2 D2|g(fed) =c2 c2|EDEF G2 G2:|
EDEF G2 G2|(FG)Ac [G2B2] [G2B2]|AFAB d2 d2|FGAB GGG<G|
AFAF (G2 G2)|Gefg (af)de|(fd)fg a2 a2|defg afdf|
(e=c)ef g2 g2|defg afde|(fd)fg a2 ag|
fage d2 d2|ABAF D2 D2|g(fed) =c2 c2|EDEF G2 G2|
fage d2 d2|ABAF D2 D2|g(fed) =c2 c2|EDEF G2 G2:|
4
X: 4
T: The Chorus
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
AD D2 AGFG|AD D2 A2dB|AD D2 AGFG|E2cA G2FG|
AD D2 AGFG|AD D2 AD D2|AD D2 AGFG|E2cA G2FG||
Addc AGFG|Addc A3G|Fddc AGFG|E2cA G2FG|
Addc AGFG|Addc A2Bc|dBcA BGAG|E2cA G2eg||
f2dg f2dg|f2df a3g|f2dg f2df|e3f g2ag|
f2dg f2dg|f2df a3g|f2dg f2df|e3f g2ag||
fde^c d2dB|AD D2 A2Bc|dBcA BGAG|E2cA G2ag|
fde^c d2dB|AD D2 AD D2|dBcA BGAG|E2cA G2FG||
# Added by JACKB .
5
X: 5
T: The Chorus
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
AG|F2DF ABAG|FDFG ~A2dA|F2DF ABcG|ECEF ~G2AG|
F2DF ABAG|FDFG ~A2dA|F2DF ABcG|ECEF ~G2||
AB|c3A BG~G2|Add2 egfe|d2cA BG~G2|AdcA G2Bc|
dBcA BG~G2|Add2 egfe|d2cA BG~G2|AdcA G3||
g|fd~d2 fdgd|ad~d2 a2ag|fd~d2 fdad|cdef g2 ag|
fd~d2 fdgd|ad~d2 a2ef|g2 (3agf gfed|cdef g2||

Twelve comments

This tune goes nicely with Ashmolean House following it.

Variant in G

Here is a G major variant of this tune. It has a different feel to the Dmix version but I don’t think it is quite sufficiently different to merit a submission as a separate tune. This variant comes from an old New England collection of fiddle music.
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
AG|F2DF ABAG|FADF A2d2|D3F ABAF|GFEF G2:||
Bc|dBcA BGFG|Ad^cd A2B=c|dBcA BGFG|AcBA G2Bc|
dBcA BGFG|ABcd efge|dBcA BGFG|AcBA G2||
|:ag|fddd fddd|fdfg abag|fddd fddd|cdef g2:|
Bc|dBcA BGFG|Ad^cd A2B=c|dBcA BGFG|AcBA G2Bc|
d2 (3cdc BGFG|ABcd efge|dBcA BGFG|AcBA G2||

-trevor macsheoinin

The Cross Reel

A close variant of this tune is played in Shetland as The Cross Reel - I’m sure it’s on one of the “Da Silver Bow” albums played by Aly Bain and others. Also in Tom Anderson’s collection Ringing Strings.

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The Cross Reel

The cross reel mentioned above is on The Boys of the Lough - The Day Dawn CD, where it’s played after Da Day Dawn and the C part of the Papa Stour Sworddance. This is the ABC for the Cross Reel
X:1
T:Da Cross Reel
M:4/4
R:reel
L:1/8
K:D
fage d2 d2|ABAF D2 D2|g(fed) =c2 c2|EDEF G2 G2:|
|:[G2B2]-[GB]G [F2A2] [F/2A/2]\
L:1/16
[F3A3]|\
L:1/8
[G2B2]-[GB]G [F2A2] [F2A2]|\
[G2B2]-[GB]G [F2A2] [F/2A/2]\
L:1/16
[F3A3]|
L:1/8
EDEF G2 G2|(FG)Ac [G2B2] [G2B2]|AFAB d2 d2| FGAB GGG<G|
AFAF (G2 G2)|Gefg (af)de|(fd)fg a2 a2|defg afdf|
(e=c)ef g2 g2|defg afde|(fd)fg a2 ag|
fage d2 d2|ABAF D2 D2|g(fed) =c2 c2|EDEF G2 G2|
fage d2 d2|ABAF D2 D2|g(fed) =c2 c2|EDEF G2 G2:|

relationships?

heard this on this very nice “forgotten gems” and The Glen Road To Carrick played by Tiarnan O Duinnchinn on Ceol is Piob comes to my mind…

Re: The Chorus

This tune and the Glen Road strike me as different variations of the same tune.

The Chorus “jig” and The Glen Road to Carrick

Cathal McConnell also referred to them as variations of the same tune (Cruinniu na bhFliuit 2013, Interview with Cathal McConnell, found in ITMA videos)