“John Dwyer’s” is a popular session tune composed by John Dwyer of the famously musical family of west Cork (John is a brother of Finbar, Richard and Micheal). I learned this tune from Christy Barry, Terry Bingham and James Devitt, and I now particularly enjoy playing this reel with Adrian McMahon, a great young flute player from Kilfenora.
X:1
T:John Dwyer’s
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:G
|:d~B3 GEDE|G~B3 dBGB|A2AG AGED|EGAB c2Bc|
d~B3 GEDE|G~B3 dBGA|B2BA BddB|1 AGAB G2ge:|2 dBAB G2ga||
|:b~g3 b~g3|a~f3 afdf|b~g3 bgag|eaag a2ga|
bgg2 agef|g2ge dBGA|B2BA BddB|AGAB G2ga:||
T:John Dwyer’s
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:G
|:d~B3 GEDE|G~B3 dBGB|A2AG AGED|EGAB c2Bc|
d~B3 GEDE|G~B3 dBGA|B2BA BddB|1 AGAB G2ge:|2 dBAB G2ga||
|:b~g3 b~g3|a~f3 afdf|b~g3 bgag|eaag a2ga|
bgg2 agef|g2ge dBGA|B2BA BddB|AGAB G2ga:||
2 thoughts on “John Dwyer’s”
Hi could you tell me what the numbers mean between the letters. I am learning the banjo my self. Thank you if you can help.
Hi John! The numbers refer to the length of the note. This is standard digital ABC notation, you can find more information here : http://abcnotation.com/blog/2010/01/31/how-to-understand-abc-the-basics/#lengths
I hope that helps
Best regards from Doolin!