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The Maid’s Complaint slip jig

Also known as The Maid’s Request, Old Munster Slip Jig.

There is 1 recording of this tune.

The Maid’s Complaint appears in 1 other tune collection.

The Maid's Complaint has been added to 19 tunebooks.

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Five settings

1
X: 1
T: The Maid's Complaint
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:B|A2 F F2 d cBA|B2 c d2 e fdB|A2 F F2 d cBA|1 BB/c/d edc d2:|2 Bcd AG/F/E D2||
|:e|f2 d d2 f fed|e2 c c2 e edc|d2 B B2 d cBA|1 BB/c/d edc d2:|2 Bcd AG/F/E D2||
2
X: 2
T: The Maid's Complaint
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Fmaj
|:c2 A A2 f edc|d2 e f2 g afd|c2 A A2 f edc|1 def gfe f3:|2 def cAF F3||
|:a2 f f2 a agf|g2e e2g gfe|f2 d d2 f edc|1 def gfe f3:|2 def cAF F3||
3
X: 3
T: The Maid's Complaint
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:e|d2 B B2 g fed|e2 f g2 a bge|d2 B B2 g fed|1 e2 g agf g2:|2 e2 g dBG G2||
|:g|b2 g g2 b bag|a2 f f2 a agf|g2 e e2 g fed|1 e2 g agf g2:|2 e2 g dBG G2||
4
X: 4
T: The Maid's Complaint
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:E|D2 B, B,2 G FED|E2 F G2 A BGE|D2 B, B,2 G FED|1 E2 G AGF G2:|2 E2 G DB,G, G,2||
|:G|B2 G G2 B BAG|A2 F F2 A AGF|G2 E E2 G FED|1 E2 G AGF G2:|2 E2 G DB,G, G,2||
5
X: 5
T: The Maid's Complaint
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:A2 F F2 d cBA|B2 c d2 e fdB|A2 F F2 d cBA|1 BcB AFD D2A:|2 BcB AFD D2 d/e/||
|:f2 d d2 f agf|e2 BB2 f gfe|1 d2 B BcB Bcd|ecA ABc d2e:|2 fef def gfg|ecA ABc d2B||

Four comments

"The Maid’s Complaint" ~ also played in F & G

"Ryan’s Mammoth Collection", 1883
"Cole’s 1000 Fiddle Tunes", 1940

X: 2
T: The Maid’s Complaint
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: F Major
|: c2 A A2 f edc | d2 e f2 g afd | c2 A A2 f edc |[1 def gfe f3 :|[2 def cAF F3 ||
|: a2 f f2 a agf | g2e e2g gfe | f2 d d2 f edc |[1 def gfe f3 :|[2 def cAF F3 |]

"Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Slip Jigs & Waltzes"

The Fiddler’s Tune-Book Series
Compiled and edited by Peter Kennedy
Dave Mallinson Publications, 1999
ISBN: 10899512-51-9

Page 11, tune #44 ~ "The Maid’s Complaint" ~ in F Major

This transcription is identical to the one just given except that it has lead-in notes ~

K: F Major
|: d | ~ |[1 def gfe f2 :|[2 def cAF F2 ||
|: f | ~ |[1 def gfe f2 :|[2 def cAF F2 ||

"The Maid’s Complaint" ~ taken high or low or both ~ G

X: 3
T: The Maid’s Complaint
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K:G Major
|: e | d2 B B2 g fed | e2 f g2 a bge | d2 B B2 g fed |[1 e2 g agf g2 :|[2 e2 g dBG G2 ||
|: g | b2 g g2 b bag | a2 f f2 a agf | g2 e e2 g fed |[1 e2 g agf g2 :|[2 e2 g dBG G2 |]

|: E | D2 B, B,2 G FED | E2 F G2 A BGE | D2 B, B,2 G FED |[1 E2 G AGF G2 :|[2 E2 G DB,G, G,2 ||
|: G | B2 G G2 B BAG | A2 F F2 A AGF | G2 E E2 G FED |[1 E2 G AGF G2 :|[2 E2 G DB,G, G,2 |]

The Maid’s Complaint

X:5 from a recording of Belfast fiddler Leo Gimley. Years ago someone asked here for info on Leo, a relative I believe; they said he played with orchestras and the like. On my tape he played with the McPeakes and was backed up by a harp on this very interesting tune, which he simply termed "An Old Munster Jig." Finally bothering to play along with the recording I see he was playing in C, I’ve always played this in D and transcribed it in that key. For variety Leo played double stops on the first notes of the 1st bar of the 1st part - [d2A2] [dA] [A2F2] etc.