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The Glass Of Beer

reel

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on July 10th 2001 by Will Harmon.

This tune has been added to 607 tunebooks.

Also known as Flight Of The Earls, Glass Of Beer, Johnny Maguire's, Listowel Lasses, MacFadden's, McFadden's, Sean Ryan's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Glass Of Beer, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Bmin
|:fB (3BBB fBaB|fB (3BBB edce|fB (3BBB ~f3 e|1 dfaf e2 de:|2 dfaf e3 c||
|:dcde ~f3 e|defd edBA|dcde ~f3 e|1dfaf e3 c:|2 dfaf edba||
"Part A variation, sometimes played as a Part C"
|fB (3BBB fBaB|fb (3BBB e2 de|fB (3BBB ~f3 e|dfaf e2 de|
|fB (3BBB bBaB|fBeB fede|fB (3BBB ~f3 e|dfaf e4|

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The Glass Of Beer sheetmusic
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The Glass of Beer

I've heard this played as a two-part tune and as a three-part tune (see the "variation")--not sure which version would be considered "standard."

# Posted on July 10th 2001 by Will Harmon

Glass of Beer

I play the 2 part variant, but find the the 3rd part interesting. It seems to me the 3rd part could also be tagged on at the end to end the tune with: i.e. play aabbaabba'a' where a' is the variant of part a.

# Posted on July 16th 2001 by Jo_Hindriks

Third part

I think the third part is just the variation on the first part. Could be wrong, but thats what it looks like to me.

Zina

# Posted on July 17th 2001 by Zina Lee

Third part

Yes, that third part is a variation on the first part. That's why it says "Part A variation, sometimes played as a Part C" in the ABC notation.

# Posted on July 17th 2001 by Jeremy

Possible part C

Huh...I've been learning this one, and I haven't heard any recordings of it with that variation played as a part C -- I suppose you could end with it and not go back to the A part to keep it from sounding like you've just done four A parts. Does anyone know of a recording of it done with the variation played as a C part?

# Posted on July 17th 2001 by Zina Lee

Tune's in Bm, No?

Not Edor-- The A part admits of endless variations that resemble your "C part"--doesn't look different enough to really be a separate part (to me).

# Posted on April 29th 2003 by pchaffee

Yea...

It's in Bm.

(Can these things be changed?)

# Posted on July 17th 2004 by Schy

A free recording

This tune is one of the one's at the Whistle Shop's Slow Session page. They have sheetmusic, and both full speed and slowed down mp3s of the tune being played on whistle. http://www.thewhistleshop.com/slow/session.htm

# Posted on September 30th 2004 by JesseW

Glasses and glasses of beer

I think Will might have had too many glasses of beer when he posted this. ;-)

# Posted on September 30th 2004 by Phantom Button

I think the whistler at 'TheWhistleShop' was pissed when he made that recording...

# Posted on September 30th 2004 by ceolachan

Glass of beer

this sounds good in a set with Fermoy lasses (before or after it both sounds good)

# Posted on December 3rd 2004 by bmcclat

Composer?

Heyy has anyone got an idea of who composed this tune? would love to find out

# Posted on October 1st 2007 by ~Demon-fiddler~

Set

What could you play after this tune any suggestions?

# Posted on September 14th 2008 by jb14

You could try following this with the Humours of Tulla.

# Posted on September 14th 2008 by jakep

As of today, when I'm not playing it with others, I going to play it with all the d's sharpened... Most of the time at least. It gives it an interesting feel...

# Posted on October 1st 2008 by JosephC

Glass of Beer - Composer?

Hi!
Does anybody knows who composed this tune?

# Posted on December 18th 2009 by Louise

"Traditional"

Not that I'm aware of. Listed as "Traditional" on any recordings I have.

# Posted on December 18th 2009 by Kenny

Glass of Beer - Composer?

Thanks, Kenny.

# Posted on December 19th 2009 by Louise

Glass of Beer

Trying playing this one after Ale is Dear

# Posted on December 20th 2009 by Earl Cameron

Emin

X: 1
T: Glass Of Beer, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Emin
GA|BE E2 BEdE|BE E2 A2 GA|BE E2 B3A|GBdB A2 GA|
BE E2 BEdE|BE E2 A2 GA|BE E2 B3A|GBdB A2 BA||
G3A B3A|GABG AGED|G3A B3A|GBdB A2 BA|
G3A B3A|GABG AGED|G3A B3A|GBdB A2 GA||

# Posted on June 16th 2010 by JACKB

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