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The Irishwoman
Double jig · 6/8 · G major · Suggested tempo: 3/8 = 112 BPM
A two-part double jig, also known as The Irish Washerwoman. Its six eighth notes per bar fall into two groups of three. The first part stays mainly in the lower register; the second reaches higher notes.
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. 317, p. 67. 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.