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The Southern Breeze
Irish air · 6/8 · A major · Suggested tempo: 3/8 = 60 BPM
Also known as The South Wind, this Irish air appears as no. 510 in O'Neill's 1903 collection. Its two melodic sections fit concertina or accordion.
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.), O'Neill's Music of Ireland (1903), no. 510, p. 89. Public-domain scan on IMSLP. 1903 source score on IMSLP
Source and playback
The melody follows the public-domain 1903 collection. The opening pickups are omitted and final notes held to complete each section; the chord symbols and left-hand accompaniment were created for this site.