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Green Gowned Lass (The)

“The Green Gowned Lass” is a reel I learned from Mary MacNamara and her brother Andrew MacNamara. Their album “Open Hearth” is one of my favourite albums ever. This particular tune is the second of a set I have enjoyed playing with my friend Stéphane for many years. The first reel in that set is “Joe Bane’s”. 

X:1
T:Green Gowned Lass, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel
K:Gmaj
|d2BG AGBG|AGBd B~E3|d2BG A2GE|DEGA BGGB|
d2BG AGBG|AGBd B~E3|d2BG A2GE|DEGA BGGB||
|gabg ageg|~a3b a2ge|g2bg a2ge|dega bgge|
gabg ageg|a2ab a2ge|g2bg a2ge|dega bgge||

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