The Wily Old Batchelor

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on January 2nd 2010 by David Levine.

This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.

Also known as The Old Bachelor Willy, Wily Old Bachelor, The Wily Old Bachelor, Wily Old Batchelor.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Happy Hour by Donal Murphy
• Seoltai Seidte (Setting Sail) by Various Artists
• The Leitrim Cake by Joe 'Lacky' Gallagher
• The Mountain Road by Various Artists
• Two Miles To Tulla by Larry Gavin, Micheál O'Rourke And Charlie Lennon

X: 1
T: Wily Old Batchelor, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
(DC)|B,DGA BGDB,|CEAB cAFD|B,DGA BGc3/2B/2|(3ABG (3FGE (3DEC (3B,CA,|
B,DGA BGDB,|CEAB cAFD|B,DGB ADEF|G2B2G2:|
|:(ga)|bgeg dgBg|dgBg dgBg|bgeg dgBg|fgab a2(ga)|
bgeg dgBg|cBAB cdef|gdBG EcAF|G2B2G2:|

Reminds me of ....

This nice - reminds me of the reel Roly Poly.
Lots of arpeggios - makes it very easy to learn.

# Posted on January 4th 2010 by Peter O'Connor

Paddy Cronin does a wonderful version of this tune on his recording "Kerry's Own".

# Posted on January 5th 2010 by fiddlercjp