ABC Format for The Banks of Kellswater

Traditional Scots Irish, Ulster Scots music for the fife

This tune is in D Major so all C's and F's are sharp (I've written this out below, so just play it as written and it should be fine).

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Low Half (played twice) [i.e. play the intro, then bars 1 to 8 twice]
(intro) A G 
(1) F# D F# A F# A
(2) D' C# B A F# A
(3) B G E E F# G 
(4) A F# D D A G
(5) F# D F# A F# A
(6) D' C# B A F# A
(7) B C# D' E' D' E' C#
(8) D' F#' D' D'
(note - in bar 7 although the C# is written as the last note it sounds fine with this left out) 

High Half (played twice)
(17) F#' D' F#' F#' D' F#'
(18) E' D' E' E' D' E'
(19) F#' D' F#' F#' D' F#'
(20) E' C# A A A G
(21) F# D F# A F# A
(22) D' C# B A F# A
(23) B C# D' E' D' E' C#
(24) D' F#' D' D'

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