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Killavil Jig (The)

The Killavil Jig was one of the first tunes I learned on the tin whistle, before I even started playing the concertina. I believe I learned it from my friend Stéphane, who used to play it a good bit when he first started playing the accordion. It is a very common session tune.

X:1
T:Killavil Jig, The
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:Edor
|:BEE BEE|Bdf edB|BAF FEF|DFA BAF|
BEE BEE|Bdf edB|BAF dAF|1 FED E2A:|2 FED E2B||
|:e2f g2e|faf edB|BAF FEF|DFA BAF|
e2f g2e|faf edB|BAF dAF|1 FED E2B:|2 FED E2A||
Sheet Music for "The Killavil Jig"The Killavil JigJig1212

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