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Kerryman’s Daughter (The)

“The Kerryman’s Daughter” is one of my favourite tunes. I associate this reel with Sean Vaughan (and learned it from a recording I made of a gig I played with Sean and Noel O’Donoghue). Anytime he plays this tune feels like it’s party time! Great tune, thanks Sean!

X:1
T:Kerryman’s Daughter, The
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:Cmaj
G2GE GAcd|egdB cAAc|G~E3 GAcd|egdB c2cA|
G~E3 GAcd|egdB cAAc|G~E3 GAcd|egdB c2cd||
|:e~g3 eaa2|gedB cAAc|e~g3 eaa2|gabg a2ag|
e~g3 eaa2|gedB cAAc|G~E3 GAcd|1 egdB c2cd:|2 egdB c2cA||
Sheet Music for "The Kerryman’s Daughter"The Kerryman’s DaughterReel12

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