The Snowy Path

Irish slip jig (9/8 time) -- Key of D major (2 sharps)

(Time through) Daniel Linda Val Brett Tony
1 Bass pizz. (tacit) (tacit) Sparse chords Vibes melody
2 Bass pizz. (roots) (tacit) Melody Slightly less sparse chords Vibes melody
3 Bass pizz. (lead into roots) (tacit) Melody Busier chords Vibes melody
4 Bass pizz. (walk) (tacit) Melody Strum 6-rhythm chords Vibes melody

Tempo is dotted-quarter-note = 104 bpm (three beats per measure).

Everyone ends on a "D" note!

Background: this is a modern composition by guitarist Mark Kelly of the band Altan. It first appeared on the band's album Harvest Storm released in 1992. The meter of this tune is 9/8 which makes it a "slip jig" in Irish parlance. Like most traditional-style Irish tunes intended as "functional" music to propel specific types of dance forms, the slip jig is associated with a form of folk dance featuring hopping, skipping, and sliding motions traditionally danced only by women.