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Some tunes written by Matthew Richards (Mbo)

Here's a few words about each tune:

1.) Sixers Reel--named after my hometown NBA team, I was watching them on TV when I wrote this.

2.) Skyehigh--a jig with a punnish title, part of my set of tunes with names that are puns on Scottish geography.

3.) Israeli Reel--a fiddle tune influenced by that classic Israeli and Jewish folk music.

4.) Andrea's Waltz--a rather wistful waltz dedicated to someone I would have like to have known...

5.) Grandfather's Sporran--a short set dance, part of a set that includes the next two tunes.

6.) Boo's Reel--a Celtic, yet rather old timey-sounding reel. Some have called it annoying! It's named after my cat.

7.) The First Thing--the first Celtic tune I ever wrote, first it was originally a jig, then a reel, then a hornpipe, and now is just a tune. I composed it on a bet that Scottish pipe music isn't hard to compose.

8.) The Slow Drag Rag Reel--a sort of Scott Joplin-esque slow reel.

Sixers Reel

Skyehigh

Israeli Reel

X: 5
T:Israeli Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:120
C:Matthew Richards
K:Bmin
(3BBB cdBA FA|(3BBB cded c_B|(3BBB cdBA Bd|
|f/2/e/2/f/2/d/2 f/2/e/2/f/2/d/2 f/2/g/2/f/2/e/2 f_B:|
|:(3ggg ggfd Bf|(3eee dcdB Bf|1(3ggg agf=f ^fd|eedc B2 B2:|
|2 (3ggg _bgfd Bf|ee f/2/e/2/d/2/c/2 dBBA|:BBBc ddde|fffg f2 fg|
|_b2 g2 f2 e2|cccd B2 F2|BBBc AAAA|BBde fgfd|f2 fg e2 ef|
|d2 c2 B2 A2|BBBc ddee fagf|e2 e2 dddd|eeee dcB_B|
|B2 B2 :|: ecec dBdB| cdcA B2 Bd|ecgc fdBF||cde_B=Bd =B2|A2 BB BB B2|
|d2 BB BB B2|f2 BB B2 c2|_B2 G2 FF c2|d2 dd e2 ee|ffff g2 gg|
|_b2 g2 f2 e2|c2 cd c2 A2|B2 BB c2 cc|d2 e2 f2 b2|afge fdec|
|def_b =b2 b2:|

Andrea's Waltz

Grandfather's Sporran

Boo's Reel

The First Thing

X: 9
T:The First Thing
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:80
C:Matthew Richards
K:G
|:"G"de/2/d/2/ "Bm" BG/2/B/2/ "G" de/2/d/2/ "Em7" B2|
|"G" de/2/d/2/ "Em7"B2 "G" de/2/d/2/ "D" A2|
|"G" de/2/d/2 "Bm" BG/2/B/2/ "G" de/2/d/2/ "Em7" g2|
|"G" de/2/d/2/ "Bm" B2 "D" Ad/2/A/2/ "G" G2 :|
|"G" dB/2/A/2/ "Em7"G/2/A/2/B "G" d2 "G" d2|
|"G" ge/2/d/2/ "Bm" Bd/2/e/2/ "Em7" g2 "Em7" g2|
|"G" dB/2/A/2/ "Em7" G/2/A/2/B "Bm" e2 "D" d2|
|"G" dB/2/G/2/ "D" AB/2/A/2 "G" G2 "G" G2|
|:"G" BA/2/G/2/ "Em7" EG/2/A/2/ "G" Bd/2/e/2/ "D" d>d|
|"G" BA/2/G/2/ "Em7" EG/2/A/2/ "G" Bd/2/B/2/ "D" A>A|
|"Em7" e>g "Am7" e>d "D" B>A "G" G>G|
|"Am7" A>A "Am7" BA/2/G/2/ "D" AB/2/A/2/ "G" G>G:|
|:"Am7" a/2/a/2/g "Em7" e/2/e/2/d "Am7" ee/2/d/2 "G" e<g|
|"Am7" a>g "Em7" e>d "G" B/2/A/2/B "D" A>A|
|"G" G>E "C" D>C "G" D>E "D" G<A|
|"Bm" B>A "G" G>A "Bm" Bd/2/B/2 "D" A>B|
|1 "D" d>B "D" AG/2/E/2/ "G" G2 "G" g2:|
|2 "D" d>B "D" AG/2/E/2/ "G" G2 "G" g2|"C" g2 "G" g2 "G" G4|

The Slow Drag Reel