Johnny Boyle's

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 42 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Blackwater by Altan
• Roaming by Jeremy Kittel
• The Boys From The Blue Hill by Vinnie Kilduff
• The Brass Fiddle: Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Johnny Boyle's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|:DEG BAG|B2d BAG|c2e dBG|cBc AGE|DEG BAG|BdB BAB|
def gdB|cAF G3:|b3 g3|dgb bag|a3 f3|dfa afa|
b2b g2g|dgb bag|a2a f2f|dfa g3:|e2e edB|edB gdB|
edc BAG|cBc AGE|DEG BAG|BdB BAB|def gdB|cAF G3|

This tune has an unusual structure. The short third part is actually more like the end of the second part.

The second part has a lot of high, long notes. These can be rolled or turned into triplets. For instance, you could start the second part with BAB GAG instead of just B and G.

# Posted on June 2nd 2001 by Jeremy