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Paddy Fahey's

reel

Key signature: Ddorian

Submitted on December 28th 2001 by Caoimghgin.

This tune has been added to 171 tunebooks.

Also known as Fahey's, Fahy's, Paddy Fahy's, Paddy Fahy's Reel No.1.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Paddy Fahey's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ddor
|:D2A,D FEFG|Addc d2de|fedf edcA|dcAG FDCD|
D2A,D FEFG|Addc d2de|f2gf edcA|dcAG FDD2:|
|:d2 e daded|c2Gc EcGc|d2 e daded|cBcd edcA|
a2^ga ABcA|dcAG FDCE|D2DE FEFG|Addc d2de:|

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Paddy Fahey's sheetmusic
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Paddy Fahey's Reel

Seems to be about a half dozen Paddy Fahey tunes floating about, but in Dallas, this one is the king of them all. Pick up the Tir Na Nog CD titled Black Rose if you want to hear it properly. This tune lends itself to being played as a slow reel.

# Posted on December 28th 2001 by Caoimghgin

I'm glad that this one has been posted as it's a favourite of mine and it's good to hear you like it played slow as that's my feeling too.

It's often done a bit too quick for my liking at our local session but it still works and it usually goes into Julia Delaney.
dave

# Posted on December 30th 2001 by biggus dave

I've heard this chameleon of a tune played with some c sharps, and also in Dm with the B notes flatted.

# Posted on March 1st 2002 by Will CPT

Wild Asparagus

This is the Fahey's on Call of the Wild....

# Posted on April 8th 2004 by emily_bmore

Here's how I play this tune...

...with _lots_ of accidentals!

D2A,D FEFG|Add^c d2de|fedf edcA|dcAG FDEC|
DAAG FEFG|Add^c d2de|fedf edcA|dcAG FDD2:|
|:Ad ~d2 ^fded|c2 Gc EcGc|Ad ~d2 ^fded|cBcd ed ~d2|
a2 ^ga ABcA|dcAG FD ~D2|D2 A,D FEFG|Ad^ce d4:|

# Posted on September 8th 2004 by rfdarsie

P. Fahey: Reel, Opus 40?

I've read that Maestro Fahey numbered his tunes, yet I rarely see them referred to by number. Why is this? Wouldn't it be a lot easier to talk about them if we didn't have to say, "you know, the one that goes ta da diddley diddley do"? I put in a request here for one of the reels and the only way I could refer to it was by its track position on a specific recording.

Is there a list somewhere that ties tune to number?

# Posted on September 5th 2005 by Bob himself

VI chord with a major seventh

In the book Ceol Rince na hÉireann, the second part starts:

|:Ad ~d2 ad_Bd|~c3G EDG_B|Ad ~d2 ad_Bd|~c3d edcA ...

I think the ad_Bd thing is really beautiful

# Posted on October 24th 2006 by BaSaSa

Paddy Fahey's Reel

The G# in the B-part can be played a little flat, but not as flat as a true G-nat.

# Posted on June 21st 2008 by lazyhound

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