The Priest

slide

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on June 20th 2003 by Kurt Franke.

This tune has been added to 44 tunebooks.

Also known as Is It The Priest You Want, Is It The Priest You Want?.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Afterhours by The Bothy Band
• Cherish The Ladies-Live by Cherish The Ladies
• Denis Doody Plays Kerry Music by Denis Doody
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Learning Irish Fiddle by Paul McNevin
• Out Of The Wind Into The Sun by The Bothy Band
• River Reel by Begley,Glackin And O'Brien
• Sweet Nyaa by Moving Cloud
• The Humours Of Lewisham, Volume Three by Aidan Crossey
• Tunes For Practice by Seamus Creagh

X: 1
T: Priest, The
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: Gmaj
g|edB d2 B d2 B B2 g| edB d2 B c2 A A2 g|
edB d2 B BAB g3|BAB g3 B2 G G2 :|
f|gag fgf g2 e e2 d|eaa aga b2 e e2 f|
gag fgf g2 e e2 d|BAB g3 B2 G G2:|

Another transcription here http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5212

# Posted on October 23rd 2007 by Dow

Finally, someone makes a comment on this lovely old slide. So Dow, are you focusing on slides now?

Damn, your polkas... Sorry, neglect! No, I haven't forgotten, just been waylaid repeatedly lately by other madness...

# Posted on October 23rd 2007 by ceolachan

I think this is a great tune I usually play it as follows:
1. The Priest
2. Mary Willies
3. This is my love, do you like her?
I may have taken to this set of tunes due to the potentially interesting storyline as indicated by the titles

# Posted on May 2nd 2009 by RoisinD

It took me a while to come to terms with this tune, my fingers always running ahead, wanting to play
|gedB ddBd|gedB cAAA| in 2/2 instead...

# Posted on July 16th 2009 by birlibirdie