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The First of May
Hornpipe · 2/4 · A Dorian · Suggested tempo: 1/4 = 92 BPM
A two-part hornpipe, with its pickups folded into full bars.
The source melody is shown with a simple left-hand bass and chord accompaniment created for this site, for piano or chromatic button accordion.
Transpose Chord symbols are suggested by fisarmonica.org and are not part of the source score.
Source: Francis O'Neill (ed.), The Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), no. 899, The First of May. IMSLP historical score
Source and playback
The historical melody is public domain. Pickups and endings are regularized; chords and bass were written for this site.