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Old Joe's

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 5th 2003 by grymater.

This tune has been added to 88 tunebooks.

Also known as Footing The Turf, The Gullane, John Joe's, Old John's, Port Shean Tseain, Tom Billy's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Old Joe's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
e|:fAA AFA | BAF A2A | B3 AFA |Bcd efg |
fAA AFA | BAF A2A | B3 AFA | Bdc d3 :|
|: f3 efe | dBA d2e | faa afe |faa b2a |
f3 efe | dBA d2e | fAA AFA | Bdc d3 :|

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Old Joe's sheetmusic
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I usually play itr more like this
X: 1
T: Old Joe's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:fAA AFA | BAF ABA | BdB AFA |Bcd efg |
fAA AFA | BAF ABA | BdB AFA | Bdc d3 :|
|: f3 efe | dBA d2e | faa a^ga |baf e2d |
f3 efe | dBA d2e | fAA AFA | Bdc d3 :|

It's basically the same except I don't hang on to the high B in the 4th bar of the B part. That changes the chord structure (more Gish than D), which is pretty much the only difference between the settings.

Bye for now

# Posted on June 6th 2003 by Brad Maloney

Uilleann piping version

X:1
T:Old Joe's
S:Liam O'Flynn Wash.Sq Methodist Church,NYC Oct 1971
Z:Eric Smith 10/3/2004
N:Pop the F cut in bar 4 (and repeats of this phrase)
N:Fnat grace on bar 5 is a slide
N:Swell the dotted crotchet F in bar 29
N:To play in ABCMus, leave Rhythm blank, use concertina MIDI
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=110
K:Dmaj
|:{g}fAA {B}AFA | {c}BAF A{B}A{G}A | ((3Bcd)B {B}AFA |Bcd {f}ede |
{=f}fAA {B}AFA | {d}BAF A{B}A{G}A |1 ((3Bcd)B {B}AFA | Bdc d2 e :|2 B{c}B{A}B {B}AFA | Bdc d2 e ||
|: f{a}f{e}f efe | dBA d2e | {afe}f2a {b}afe |fa{b}a ((3bc'b) a |
|1((3.f.g.a)f efe | dBA d2e | fAA {B}AFA | {c}Bdc d3 :|
|2 f{a}f{e}f efe | dBA d2e | fAA {B}AFA | {c}Bdc d2 e ||
{g}fAA {B}AFA | {c}BAF A{B}A{G}A | B{c}B{A}B {B}AFA |Bcd {f}ede |
{=f}fAA {B}AFA | {d}BAF A{B}A{G}A | ((3Bcd)B {B}AFA | Bdc d2 e |
{g}fAA {B}AFA | {c}BAF A{B}A{G}A | B{c}B{A}B A{B}A{G}A |B2d {f}ede |
{=f}f3 A{B}A{G}A | {d}BAF A{B}A{G}A | B{c}B{A}B {B}AFA | Bdc d2 e |
|: f{a}f{e}f efe | dBA d2e | {afe}f2a {b}afe |fa{b}a ((3bc'b) a |
|1((3.f.g.a)f efe | dBA d2e | fAA {B}AFA | {c}Bdc d3 :|
|2 f{a}f{e}f efe | dBA d2e | fAA {B}AFA | {c}Bdc d3 ||

# Posted on October 4th 2004 by rikki_tikki_tavi

Version posted by SIM: August 4th 2006

X: 1
T: Old Joe's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
e|:"D"fAA AFA |"G" BAF "D"A2A | "G"B3 "D"AFA |"E7"Bcd "A7"efg |
"D"fAA AFA | "G"BAF "D"A2A |"G" B3 "D"AFA | "A7"Bdc "D"d3 :|
|: "D"f3 "A"efe |"D" dBA d2e |"D" faa "G" afe |"D"faa "A7"b2a |
"D"f3 "A"efe | "D"dBA d2e |"D" fAA AFA |"A7" Bdc "D"d3 :|

# Posted on August 5th 2006 by 52Paddy

John Joe's Jig ~ also here

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on February 11th 2005 by drone.
Also here http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4216

# Posted on August 5th 2006 by ceolachan

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