The New Policeman (Reel)
A reel in the key of D
Foinn Seisiún Book 2 Page 29c
Sheet music, mandolin tabs, banjo tabs, fiddle and accordion score for The New Policeman (Reel)
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X:882067
T:NEW POLICEMAN (reel), The
T:Belles of Tipperary
C:Foinn Seisiún
N:I'm not sure when this tune became known as "New Policeman", since that name is used for another unrelated tune (cf CRE.1, O'Neill's DMI).
B:Book 2 Page 30a
M:C
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
K:D
z|dFF2 DEFA|d2fe dBBA|B2AF ABde|fede fee2|
dFF2 DEFA|d2fe dBBA|B2AF ABdB|AFEG FDD :|
e|faab afdf|gfed Bdef|g2gf gbag|f2af egfe|
dBB2 AFF2|DFF2 ABdf|afef dBB2|1 "thru"A2ag fdd :|
[2 "final"A2ag f2e2|d8|]
Foinn Seisiún is a collection of recordings and sheet music books produced by Comhaltas containing traditional Irish tunes arranged in sets.
There are 4 volumes available now, and each volume contains the notation to more than 100 tunes.
These tunes are some of the most popular Irish tunes in sessions all over the world. Comhaltas has made the recordings available on YouTube so you will find an accompanying video with each tune here, and thanks to LoopTube you can loop phrases in these videos so you can practice. Each tune has sheet music for fiddles, flutes, concertine etc. and also has tabs for banjo, mandolin etc.
The recordings were made by the Kilfenora Ceili Band and the Tulla Ceili Band and are great for playing along with by ear.Foinn Sessiun