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The Minstrel Boy
Irish slow air · 4/4 · G major · Suggested tempo: 1/4 = 66 BPM
The old Irish melody associated with Thomas Moore's song.
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: F. O'Neill (ed.), O'Neill's Music of Ireland (1903), no. 203, The Minstrel Boy. IMSLP 1903 score
Source and playback
The public-domain melody is used without lyrics. The elaborate turn and pickup are simplified; accompaniment is new.