Key signature: Dmixolydian
Submitted on November 23rd 2001 by Jdharv.
This tune has been added to 139 tunebooks.
Also known as Famous Ballymote.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Famous Ballymote, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
FDAD FAAB|cABG EFGE|FDAD FAAB|cAGE ED D2:||
FDFA d2 ed|cABG EFGE|FDFA d2 ed|cAGE ED D2:||
Guitarists beware
This tune is listed as G major, but it's actually D mixolydian. New guitarists should be aware that if you try to resolve it to a G chord, it's not going to work.
Now you know.
-jon
# Posted on December 2nd 2001 by Jon Kiparsky
Another recording
Icame to this tune from an album called
Journey - The Best Of Donal Lunny (Disc 1)
same set as bothy band i.e Kesh/ Give us a drink of Water/ Famous Bellymote... but live... v.good
# Posted on November 16th 2006 by paulflute