The Butterfly
A hop jig in the key of Em
Sheet music, mandolin tabs, banjo tabs, fiddle and accordion score for The Butterfly
Fiddle player Tommy Potts made this tune from two older slip jigs, one of which is called "Skin the Peelers" in Roche's collection (255).
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Abc notation for The Butterfly
X:1939
T:Butterfly, The
R:hop jig
C:Tommy Potts (1912-1988)
H:Fiddle player Tommy Potts made this tune from two older slip jigs,
H:one of which is called "Skin the Peelers" in Roche's collection (255).
D:Bothy Band: 1975.
Z:id:hn-slipjig-3
M:9/8
K:Em
B2E G2E F3|B2E G2E FED|B2E G2E FGA|B2d d2B AFA:|
|:B2c e2f g3|B2d g2e dBA|B2c e2f g2a|b2a g2e dBA:|
|:B3 B2A G2A|B3 BAB dBA|B3 B2A G2A|B2d g2e dBA:|