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The Sporting Boys

Reel · 2/2 · G major · Suggested tempo: 1/2 = 98 BPM

A two-part reel with a compact G-major motif.

The source melody is shown with a simple left-hand bass and chord accompaniment created for this site, for piano or chromatic button accordion.

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Chord symbols are suggested by fisarmonica.org and are not part of the source score.

Suggested tempo: 1/2 = 98 BPM

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Source: F. O'Neill (ed.), O'Neill's Music of Ireland (1903), no. 1350, The Sporting Boys. IMSLP 1903 source score

Source and playback

The 1903 melody is public domain. Pickups and final bars are adjusted for playback; chords and bass are new.