Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on August 11th 2001 by Jdharv.
This tune has been added to 19 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Paddy O'Carroll
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
A/-G/|FDD FDD|F>GF FED|AFF dFF|E>FE DAG|!
|FDD FDD|FGF FED|AFF dFF|D>ED D2:|!
a/-g/|fdd ecc|BdB AGF|fda eca|dB^g a2 a/-=g/|!
|fdd ecc|BdB AGF|AFF dFF|D>ED D2:|
Paddy O'Carroll
This tune dates back before the time of the American Civil War. During that conflict, a song emerged among pro-Union Irishmen here in the States called "The Opinions of Paddy McGee." The song used this tune as its melody.
# Posted on January 14th 2002 by Munsondr
For an Ulster Fifer's Marching version of this tune, check out:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4986
# Posted on September 21st 2005 by Ptarmigan
"Paddy O'Carroll"
Here's a 4 part version that I found in Gmaj:
X: 1
T: Paddy O'Carroll
C: Trad.
S: The Fiddler's Tune-Book; Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours; p.35, No.145.
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
Q: 280
K: Gmaj
|: d || BGG BGG | BcB BAG | dBB gdB | ABA A2d |
BGG BGG | BcB BAG | dBB gdB | GAG G2 :|
|: g || bgg agf | ege dBG | GBd gfg | efg a3 |
bgg agf | age dcB | def gdB | GAG G2 :|
|: d || BGG dGG | BGG BAG | ece dBG | FAA A2d |
BGG dGG | BcB BAG | def gdB | GAG G2 :|
|: d || gbg faf | ege dcB | ceg dBG | FAA A2f |
bgg agf | ege dcB | def gdB | GAG G2 :|
# Posted on July 27th 2009 by mrkelahan
I play a slightly different 2d part to Jdharv submission :
-g/|fdd ecc|BdB AGF|fdA ecA|GBg f2a|
|ffd ecA|BdG AGF|AFF dFF|D>ED D2:|
# Posted on April 19th 2010 by birlibirdie