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The Tongs By The Fire

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on April 4th 2003 by Gra5ity.

This tune has been added to 56 tunebooks.

Also known as Tongs By The Fire.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Tongs By The Fire, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|:GBd cAF|Gge dBG|cec BdB|ABG FED|
GBd cAF|Gge dBG|cec Bag|1fef gdB:|2fef g2d||
|:gdB gdB|gfa gdB|gfg eag|fef def|
gag fgf|efe def|gdB AGA|1BGF GBd:|2BGF G2D||

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The Tongs By The Fire sheetmusic
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A ripping jig which folows Shandon Bells & Tar Road to Sligo in a set presented at a local session by our flute player. I like the liberal use of arpeggios throughout. The lively 8ve, 6th & 7th leaps seem to make this tune almost fly.

# Posted on April 4th 2003 by Gra5ity

A great tune Gra5ity! I got an almost identical setting some years ago from concertina player, Dymphna O'Sullivan. At our sessions we usually follow it with Strike the gay Harp and Willie Colemans.

# Posted on April 4th 2003 by Bannerman

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