Highway to Kilkenny (G major) / High Road to Kilkenny / Humours of Kilkenny

X: 1
T: Highway to Kilkenny (G major) / High Road to Kilkenny / Humours of Kilkenny
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Slip Jig
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from John & Caherine McEvoy's album
D: 1977: Jack & Charlie Coen: The Branch Line
D: 1995: James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien & Daithi Sproule: Traditional Music of Ireland
D: 1996: Cherish the Ladies: New Day Dawning
D: 1998: Cherish the Ladies: One and All - The Best of Cherish the Ladies
D: 1998: Keith Lockhart, Cherish the Ladies & The Boston Pops Orchestra: The Celtic Album
D: 2000: Geraldine Cotter: Traditional Irish Tunes played on the Tin Whistle
D: 2004: John & Catherine McEvoy, with Felix Dolan: The Kilmore Fancy
D: 2006: Sheila Maguire: Sheila Maguire
D: 2010: Nicole Rabata: Armorica
D: 2011: Peter McAlinden: Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part
D: 2016: Francois Lazarevitch, Robert Getchell & Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien: The High Road to Kilkenny
D: 2018: Gerry 'Fiddle' O'Connor: Last Night's Joy
D: 2018: Seán Heely: Edge of the Bow (in 'Nights in Kerry' set)
N: Chords: | G  -  -  | Am -  -  | G  -  -  | C  D  G  |
N:         | G  -  -  | Am -  -  | G  -  -  | Am G  Em |]
N:         | Em -  D  | Em -  G  | G  D  C  | G  -  -  |
N:         | Em -  D  | Em -  G  | G  D  C  | G  -  Em |]
N:         Variation:
N:         | G  -  -  | Am -  -  | G  -  -  | Am G  Em |
N:         | G  -  -  | Am -  -  | G  -  -  | Am G  Em |]
N:         | Em -  D  | Em -  G  | G  D  C  | Am G  Em |
N:         | Em -  D  | Em -  G  | G  D  C  | Am G  Em |]
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=170
F: http://www.piper-frank.de/tunebook/trad/abc/highway_to_kilkenny.txt
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: F | G2g gfg dBG | A2B c2d ecA | G2g gfg    dBG | e/f/ge faf gdB |
N:     G2g gfg dBG | A2B c2d ecA | G2g gfg    dBG | A/B/cA BGE E2  |]
N: B | e2f ~g3 fdB | e2f g2a bge | ~g3 ~f3 e/f/ge |    dBA BGE Bcd |
N:     e2f ~g3 fdB | e2f g2a bge | gbg faf e/f/ge |    dBA BGE E2  |]
N:
N: P: Variations:
N: F | G2g gfg dBG | A2B c2d ecA |    G2g    gfg dBG | A/B/cA BGE E2 :|
N: B | e2f g2e fdB | e2f g2a bge | g/a/bg f/g/af edB | A/B/cA BGE E2 :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
F | "G"  G2g gfg     dBG | "Am" A2B c2d     ecA | "G" G2g     gfg        dBG | "C"  e/f/ge "D" faf "G"  gdB |
"G"  G2g gfg     dBG | "Am" A2B c2d     ecA | "G" G2g     gfg        dBG | "Am" A/B/cA "G" BGE "Em" E2  |]
B | "Em" e2f ~g3 "D" fdB | "Em" e2f g2a "G" bge | "G" ~g3 "D" ~f3 "C" e/f/ge | "G"     dBA     BGE      Bcd |
"Em" e2f ~g3 "D" fdB | "Em" e2f g2a "G" bge | "G" gbg "D" faf "C" e/f/ge | "G"     dBA     BGE "Em" E2  |]
N:
P: Variations:
F | "G"  G2g gfg     dBG | "Am" A2B c2d     ecA | "G"    G2g        gfg     dBG | "Am" A/B/cA "G" BGE "Em" E2 :|
B | "Em" e2f g2e "D" fdB | "Em" e2f g2a "G" bge | "G" g/a/bg "D" f/g/af "C" edB | "Am" A/B/cA "G" BGE "Em" E2 :|

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