(Time through) | Daniel | Linda | Val | Brett | Tony |
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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.