The Traditional Jig

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Ed took one of his favorite reels (McKenna's) and changed it into his extraordinary little jig. Any musician who has tried this feat knows how frustrating it can be. I'm reminded of a story once of one who tried to change a tune and failed. All too quick to take credit for his own latest "improvement" of an old tune, our would-be composer waited anxiously for the praise he so confidently expected. A crafty old judge of tunes himself was only too happy to deliver the final judgment: Son, if you left out what you put in and put back in what you left out, it'd be a good tune.

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X:7421
T:The Traditional Jig
O:england
R:jig
C:Ed Reavy
M:6/8
L:1/8
N:Ed took one of his favorite reels (McKenna's)
N:and changed it into his extraordinary little jig.
N:Any musician who has tried this feat knows how
N:frustrating it can be. I'm reminded of a story
N:once of one who tried to change a tune and failed.
N:All too quick to take credit for his own
N:latest "improvement" of an old tune, our would-be
N:composer waited anxiously for the praise he
N:so confidently expected. A crafty old judge of
N:tunes himself was only too happy to deliver the
N:final judgment:
N:Son, if you left out what you put in
N:and put back in what you left out,
N:it'd be a good tune.
K:G
B/2c/2|dBG GFG|Bcd =fdB|cA=F FEF|CFA cBc|dBG GFG|
Bcd ^fga|gfd cAF|GAG G2:||B/2c/2|dgg gfg|bag agf|
cde fef|agf agf|dgg gfg|Bcd ^fga|gfd cAF|GAG G2:||

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