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Mrs McGhee

jig

Key signature: Gmixolydian

Submitted on March 9th 2004 by errik.

This tune has been added to 75 tunebooks.

Also known as Mrs McGee, Mrs McGhie's Reel, Mrs. McGee, Mrs. McGhee.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Mrs McGhee
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmix
~G3 ~B3|dBG Gef|cAF FEF|c2d cBA|
~G3 ~B3|dBG Gef|cBc edc|dBG G2D:|
GBd gab|ag^f g2B|cAF FEF|c2d cBA|
GBd gab|ag^f g2B|cBc edc|dBG G2D|
GBd gab|ag^f g2B|cAF FEF|c2d cga|
bgb a^fa|g^fe dcB|cBc edc|dBG G2D|

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Mrs McGhee sheetmusic
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a very old Scottish tune, first published as early as 1765 and also in the Glen Collection of 1891; often mistakenly thought to be Cape Breton or Irish

# Posted on August 21st 2005 by prouse

Mrs McGhie's Reel

Composed by John Riddell (1718 or 23-1795).

# Posted on December 19th 2005 by nigelg

great tune! everyone should check out the Altan version- they put it with Andy de Jarlis and one other . . . which is it? anyway, it works fabulously!

# Posted on April 19th 2009 by Leah W

I'm sure they stole the jig set from Jerry Holland.

# Posted on April 19th 2009 by slainte

Ms.McGhee's

Doesn't seem that this is the same tune that's on the Traditional Cape Breton CD. It sounds fastly different. Any suggestions on the tune by the same name?

# Posted on July 9th 2010 by Rickyboy

...of course I meant VASTLY not fastly different.

# Posted on July 9th 2010 by Rickyboy

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