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The Redhaired Boy

Sheet music and tabs for The Redhaired Boy

Sheet Music for "The Redhaired Boy"The Redhaired BoyhornpipeWords from USA:There was an old soldier and he had a wooden legNothing left on it but an old wooden pegHe'd tune up his fiddle, and he'd rosin up his bow,and he'd play on his fiddle till the cows came home.Transcription: id:hn-hornpipe-55History:See also reel#843, song#46
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About this tune

The Redhaired Boy is a two-part hornpipe in A Mixolydian, written in C| time. The tune contains about 18 bars and spans from E-8 to E16. See also reel#843, song#46

ABC notation for The Redhaired Boy

AG | EAAG ABcd | efec d2cd | eAAG ABcA | BGEF G2FG |
EAAG ABcd | efec d2cd | eaag aged | cABG A2 :|
|: ef | g2gf gfef | gfec d2cd | eAAG ABcA | BGEF G2FG |
EAAG ABcd | efec d2cd | eaag aged | cABG A2 :|
W:Words from USA:
W:There was an old soldier and he had a wooden leg
W:Nothing left on it but an old wooden peg
W:He'd tune up his fiddle, and he'd rosin up his bow,
W:and he'd play on his fiddle till the cows came home.