Gold Ring, The

X:5044
T:Gold Ring, The
M:6/8
Z:Boston.  This is one of the "big" jigs for the uilleann pipes.
Z:(Not so bad on a fiddle either, it's just that it goes so well
Z:on the pipes with all those D crans.) If it's a standard in a session, there
Z:are probably pipers around. Seamus Ennis used to tell the story of
Z:its origin: it was originally learned from the fairies.
R:jig
K:G
d|BAG A2d|cAG ~G3|BAG A2d|cDE ~F3|BAG A2d|cAG ~G3|gbg afd|cAF G2:|
A|~B3 Bdc|~A3 dcA|~G3 GFG|AdB BAG|~B3 Bdc|~A3 A2G|FDE F2d|cAF G2:|
g|fdd edd|fdd edd|fdd edd|cAF G2g|fdd edd|fdd edd|(4.f.gag fed|cAF G2:|
d|~g3 f2d|cAG GBd|~g3 f2 d|cDE ~F3|~g3 fad|~g3 fad|gbg afd|cAF G2:|
E|DBB DBB|DAA DAA|~G3 GBd|cAG FGA|DBB DBB|DAA DAA|~G3 GBd|cAF G2:|
A|~B3 ~D3|~A3 ~D3 |~G3 GBd|cAG FGA|~B3 ~D3|~A3 ~D3|~G3 GBd|cAF G2:|
A|B2G A2G|d2 G G2A|B2G A2G|cAG FGA|BAG AGF|GFE FGA|(4.f.gag fed|cAF G2:|

Alternative sources for this tune:

• www.ceolas.org/pub/tunes/abc.tunes/sessionTunes/0023
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/OTIS_Irish_Session/melnets_big_abc_file/05044
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/atrilcoral.com/g/0818
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/ceolas.org/sessionTunes/0023
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/konzertina.org/Gold_Ring_The/0000