ABC Format for Sweep's Hornpipe / Irishman's Hornpipe

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)
Note: play intro then bars 1 to 8, then bars 1 to 7, then 8* instead of bar 8, then into the high half
Intro A B C# (played as a triplet)
(1) D' A G F# A
(2) D' C#' D' E' F#' D' C#
(3) B A B C# D' E'
(4) F#' E' E' F#' G'
(5) A' A' G' F#' F#' E'
(6) D' E' F#' E' D' E' A
(7) B A B C# D' B A G
(8) F# D D A B C# (A B C# here is a triplet)
(8*) F# D D F#' G'

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

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