Gold Ring, The

M:6/8

X:14
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:

• domren.free.fr/ABC.htm.no-ext/0014
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/LesterBailey/melnets_big_abc_file/05044
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/kirby98.fsnet.co.uk/go/Gold_Ring_The_5/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/melodeon.net/melnets_big_abc_file/05044
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/redhawk.org/JohnWalsh/sessionTunes/0023

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