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Miss McLeod's Reel
Reel · 2/2 · G major · Suggested tempo: 1/2 = 100 BPM
A two-part reel with an even stream of eighth notes. The melody starts around G and B, then moves higher in the second part. This edition is written in cut time.
The source melody is shown with a simple left-hand bass and chord accompaniment created for this site, for piano or chromatic button accordion.
Chord symbols are suggested by fisarmonica.org and are not part of the source score.
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Source: Francis O'Neill (ed.) and James O'Neill (arr.), The Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), no. 655, p. 117. Digital copy provided by the Sibley Music Library, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester (UR Research). University of Rochester source record
Source and playback
The melodies are based on the public-domain 1907 edition made available by the University of Rochester's Sibley Music Library through UR Research. Opening pickups are regularized for playback. The accordion accompaniments were created for this site. No third-party modern recording, arrangement, or scan is used.