Paddy's Surprise

X: 1516
T: Paddy's Surprise
T: iongantas \.paidin.
R: reel
%S: s:2 b:16(8+8)
R: reel
B: O'Neill's 1850 "Music of Ireland" #1516
O: F.O'Neill
Z: transcribed by John B. Walsh, walsh@math.ubc.ca 8/23/96
Z: Compacted via repeats and multiple endings [JC]
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: G
"^A"[|] (3(DEF) \
| G2(BA) GABc | dBec dBAB | G2(BA) GABc | dcAB GFED |\
| G2(BA) GABc | dBec d2 (3(def) | gfge dBge | dBAB G2 |]
"^B"[| (3(def) \
| gfgd edBd | gabg agef | gfgd edBd | cABG AGEG |\
| gfgd edBd | gabg agef | gfge dBge | dBAB G2 |]

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/ONeills/_1850/X/1516_jw/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/ONeills/reel/Paddys_Surprise_1516-G-16-2/0000