“Behind the Haystack” is a jig I learned from Noel O’Donoghue and Hugh Healy, on the second Riches of Clare CD. It is sometimes called “Munster Buttermilk” as well.
I recorded a video of that tune back in 2015 for my 30 Tune-a-day challenge, have a look below!
X:1
T:Behind the Haystack
T:Munster Buttermilk
R:Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
|:d2e fdB|d2e fdB|AFE EFE|AFE EFA|
d2e fdB|d2e fdB|AFD DED|AFD D2A:|
|:B2B BAF|ABc dcB|AFE EFE|AFE EFA|
B2B BAF|ABc dcB|AFD ~D3|1 AFD DFA:|2 AFD D2f||
|:g2g f2f|ede fdB|AFE EFE|AFE E2f|
g2g faf|ede fdB|AFD DED|1 AFD D2f:|2 AFD DFA||
T:Behind the Haystack
T:Munster Buttermilk
R:Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
|:d2e fdB|d2e fdB|AFE EFE|AFE EFA|
d2e fdB|d2e fdB|AFD DED|AFD D2A:|
|:B2B BAF|ABc dcB|AFE EFE|AFE EFA|
B2B BAF|ABc dcB|AFD ~D3|1 AFD DFA:|2 AFD D2f||
|:g2g f2f|ede fdB|AFE EFE|AFE E2f|
g2g faf|ede fdB|AFD DED|1 AFD D2f:|2 AFD DFA||
2 thoughts on “Behind the Haystack”
I am just getting into this kind of music and culture, it’s nice to see that it still holds up somehow, thanks dude
You are so very welcome, glad you are enjoying the tunes!