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The Irish Session Tunebook The Irish Session Tunebook Edited by John Mortensen First Edition, January 2011 All Rights Reserved. Please do not duplicate. LEVEL ONE: JIG SET ONE THE OCEAN SET OUT ON THE OCEAN G D G C G D C G # 6 Œ. Œ j . œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ . & 8 œ . œ J œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J . Em C G/B C D G G/F Em C G 10 # # œ œ œ œ j œ j # . œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . # & . œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. THE SWALLOWTAIL JIG Em D Em D Em 18 ## . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . & . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. Em D Em D Em 26 ## . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . n# & . œ J J œ J œ J J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. THE PONY SET SADDLE THE PONY G G/F Em7 C maj7 D G G/F Em7 C D G G 34 # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ. Œ j . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j. œ œ & œ œ œ J œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J C maj9 D C maj9 G/B C D G G 44 # . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . & . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J . œ œ œ œ. THE LILTING BANSHEE A m G Em D G A m G Em D D 53 # j j j . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ & . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ A m G Em D G A m G Em D D 62 # œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ & . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ. LEVEL ONE: JIG SET TWO THE KESH SET THE KESH JIG G D G C D G D C D D G # 6 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & 8 . œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. G G/F Em C maj7 D sus G G/F Em G A m D G 9 # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. # . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . # & . J J œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . THE ROAD TO LISDOONVARNA Em Em7 D G maj7/B Em Em7 A Em Em 17 # j j j j # . œ œ œ œ œ. œ j œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ j j. œ j & . œ J œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ J œ œ œ œ . œ œ. Cadd9 G maj7/B A B m9 Cadd9 G maj7/B A Em 26 # œ œ œ j œ œ œ j # # . œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ j n & J J J œ œ. THE HUMOURS OF DONNYBROOK G C G/B C D E m C D G 34 # œ œ œ . j j œ j œ œ œ œ . & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J C maj7 D C maj7 D C maj7 E m D G 42 # j œ œ œ # . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . # & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J THE SLIGO SET TAR ROAD TO SLIGO G maj7 A D D/C B m B m/A G maj7 A D G maj7 A sus D A sus D 50 # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # Œ. Œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ & J œ œ œ œ œ œ J J B m9 Em7 D/F G A B m9 Em7 D/F G A sus D A sus D 60 # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # # . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ ‰ n & J MERRILY KISS THE QUAKER G C G D sus G C G D G G 69 # j j j j Œ. Œ j . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j j. œ & œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ. œ Em D/E Em D/E G D sus Em D/E Em D/E C D G G 79 # . œ œ œ j j œ œ œ j j. œ & . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ . œ. œ J G D G D sus Em Em/D C G/B C D G G 88 # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . J J œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ j œ . ‰ & . œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ J . œ. œ LEVEL ONE: JIG SET THREE THE SLEEP SET MY DARLING ASLEEP D A G D B m G A D A G D B m A D # 6 œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ. & # 8 . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . D G D Em A D A G D B m A D 9 # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ. # & # . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . n THE TENPENNY BIT An3 G An3 G An3 G A m7 17 # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. An3 G An3 G An3 C maj7 G An3 25 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # & . œ œ œ œ. # THE LONESOME JIG D A/C B m D/A D A/C B m B m/A D D/C B m B m/A G A G D 33 # # # # œ # . j j j œ œ œ œ œ j j œ œ œ. œ. & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ D/F G A sus B m D/F G A sus B m D/F G A sus B m G A G D 41 # # # ## .
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