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Haunted House (The)

“The Haunted House” is a composition of flute player Vincent Broderick. I learned this jig through various sessions but I associate it with Mark Burke in particular, a great accordion player from Lahinch. The tune was written in G, but you also hear it in A from time to time.

X:1
T:Haunted House, The
C:Vincent Broderick
R:jig
M:6/8
K:G
|:G2G AGA|BGE EDE|GBd egd|ege edB|
GFG AGA|BGE EDE|GBd ege|dBA G2D:||
|GBd egd|ege edB|GBd ded|ded dBA|
GBd egd|ege dBA|GBd ege|dBA G2D|
GBd e2d|ege edB|GBd d2B|ded dBA|
G2G AGA|BGE EDE|GBd g2e|dBA G2D||

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