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The Galtee

reel

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on October 19th 2002 by SPeak.

This tune has been added to 30 tunebooks.

Also known as Dangerous, The Dangerous, O'Meara's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Galtee, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ador
aged cAAG|EA~A2 EA~A2|aged cAAc|BGGF GABd|
aged cAAG|EA~A2 a2ga|bgag eaaf|1 gedB BA~A2:|2 gedB BAAB||
|:~c3B cded|c2Bc dBGB|~c3B cded|cBAG EAAB|
~c3B cded|cA~A2 a2ga|bgag eaaf|1 gedB cAAB:|2 gedB cA~A2||
"version 2"
|:aged cAAG|EA~A2 G2EG|aged cAAG|EG~G2 EGD2|
aged cAAG|EA~A2 a2ga|bgaf gedB|1 dBAG EA~A2:|2 dBAG EAAB||
|:c2AB cded|cAAG EAAB|c2AB cded|EGGF GED2|
cBAB cded|cA~A2 a2ga|bgaf gedB|1 dBAG EAAB:|2 dBAG EA~A2||

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The Galtee sheetmusic
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This reel has a lot to say.

# Posted on October 19th 2002 by SPeak

Galtee

recorded by Donal Maguire - after "The Old Bush" - which ties in with a previous discussion, and also by "Silly Wizard".

# Posted on October 20th 2002 by Kenny

Wow, great cut & paste job.

# Posted on January 4th 2005 by Dow

The Dangerous Reel

Is what Mike Rafferty says his father called this tune. It appears on Mike and Mary Rafferty's cd of the same name.

# Posted on November 16th 2005 by Miss Lonelyhearts

Transcription from a session recording:

X: 1
T: The Galtee Reel
T: The Dangerous Reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ador
aged cAGA|EA~A2 cAAg|ageB cedc|~B3d dBGB|
aged cAGA|EA~A2 aAga|bgaf gbaf|1 gedB cAAg:|2 gedB cAAB||
|:c3A (3Bcd ed|~c3d dBGB|cAAB cded|cABG EAAB|
cAAB (3Bcd ed|cA~A2 aAga|bgaf ~g2af|1 gedB cAAB:|2 gedB cAAg||

# Posted on April 16th 2008 by Dow

Pat Mitchell also plays a version of this on his record Uilleann Pipes.

# Posted on August 19th 2009 by Jigfoot

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