Jenny's Chickens
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X:989
T:Jenny's Chickens
R:reel
H:Related to the Scottish tune "Sleepy Maggie", #650.
H:Also related to Sean sa Cheo, #313.
H:See also "The Gravel Walks", #70.
H:Some people play it in Bdor (g#), others in Bm (g natural)
H:This tune is also played in Ador.
D:Matt Molloy: Heathery Breeze.
D:Paddy Glackin: In Full Spate.
Z:id:hn-reel-75
M:C|
K:Bdor
~f3e fece|~f3a eAce|~f3e fece|f2af eAce:|
fBBA B2de|fB~B2 eAce|fBBA Bcde|f2af eAce|
fB~B2 bBaB|fB~B2 ABce|fBBA Bcde|f2af edcA||
|:B2bB aBgB|~B2fB edcA|B2bB aBgB|1 f2af edcA:|2 f2af eAce||
P:Variations:
|:f2~f2 fece|f2af e2ce|~f3a fece|f2af eAce:|
fBBA ~B3A|FB~B2 ABce|fBBA ~B3e|fgaf eAce|
fB~B2 aB~B2|fB~B2 eAce|fBBA ~B3e|fgaf eAcA||
|:B2bB aBgB|~f2Bf eAcA|B2bB aBgB|1 f2af eAcA:|2 f2af eAce||
P:More variations:
|:~f3a fece|fefa eAce|~f3a fece|feaf eAce:|
fBBA ~B3e|fB~B2 eAce|fBBA ~B3e|feaf eAce|
fB~B2 FB~B2|fB~B2 eAce|fBBA ~B3e|feaf eAcA||
|:B2bB aBgB|~B2fB eAcA|B2bB aBgB|1 feaf eAcA:|2 feaf eAce||
About this tune
Jenny's Chickens is a nine-part reel in B Dorian, written in C| time. The tune contains about 51 bars and spans from F3 to B4. Related to the Scottish tune "Sleepy Maggie", #650. Also related to Sean sa Cheo, #313. See also "The Gravel Walks", #70. Some people play it in Bdor (g#), others in Bm (g natural) This tune is also played in Ador.
ABC notation for Jenny's Chickens
~f3e fece | ~f3a eAce | ~f3e fece | f2af eAce :| fBBA B2de | fB~B2 eAce | fBBA Bcde | f2af eAce | fB~B2 bBaB | fB~B2 ABce | fBBA Bcde | f2af edcA || |: B2bB aBgB | ~B2fB edcA | B2bB aBgB |1 f2af edcA :| 2 f2af eAce || P:Variations: |: f2~f2 fece | f2af e2ce | ~f3a fece | f2af eAce :| fBBA ~B3A | FB~B2 ABce | fBBA ~B3e | fgaf eAce | fB~B2 aB~B2 | fB~B2 eAce | fBBA ~B3e | fgaf eAcA || |: B2bB aBgB | ~f2Bf eAcA | B2bB aBgB |1 f2af eAcA :| 2 f2af eAce || P:More variations: |: ~f3a fece | fefa eAce | ~f3a fece | feaf eAce :| fBBA ~B3e | fB~B2 eAce | fBBA ~B3e | feaf eAce | fB~B2 FB~B2 | fB~B2 eAce | fBBA ~B3e | feaf eAcA || |: B2bB aBgB | ~B2fB eAcA | B2bB aBgB |1 feaf eAcA :| 2 feaf eAce ||