Traditional reel · B minor
The Glass Of Beer
Also known as Chase Her Through The Garden, Flight Of The Earls, Johnny Maguire's, The Jug Of Beer, Listowel Lasses, MacFadden's.
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X:1 T:The Glass Of Beer R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Bm |:fB (3BBB fBaB|fB (3BBB edce|fB (3BBB ~f3 e|1 dfaf e2 de:|2 dfaf e3 c|| |:dcde ~f3 e|defd edBA|dcde ~f3 e|1 dfaf e3 c:|2 dfaf edba|| fB (3BBB fBaB|fb (3BBB e2 de|fB (3BBB ~f3 e|dfaf e2 de| fB (3BBB bBaB|fBeB fede|fB (3BBB ~f3 e|dfaf e4||
Copy this into any ABC tool, or open the setting on The Session (transcribed by Will Harmon). The Session lists 12 settings of this tune and 3 recordings.
Playing it on a wind instrument
Traditional reels are dance music — lift and rhythm matter more than speed. Learn the tune slowly by ear first, then add ornaments (cuts, taps, rolls). Clarinet and sax players: use the transposition menu above so the part matches the fiddle and flute players.