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	I love reels most of all - that's why I've arranged so many of them for solo guitar. Hint to regular visitors: This is the page that's most likely to change in the near future. Reels played at a reasonably fast pace are the main type of tune that my friends & I play here in Galway. You may have noticed that the tunings used in the Reel List here is presently coming out at an even match between DADGAD & Open G. I use DADGAD the most. My advice is to buy another guitar and have one tuned to DADGAD (the better one with heavy strings) and the other tuned to open G. That's what I do. My dobro is tuned to Open G - DGDGBD, Open G minor - DGDGBbD & sometimes GBDGBD, a dobro tuning which is high tension on the bass 2 strings. My main guitar usually wanders between standard tuning and DADGAD for performances. You can use the MIDIs in this archive for you listening pleasure or simply as a quick reference to remind yourself of how a particular reel sounds. The source TABs give much more information on the actual fingerings, as well as the ornaments, used. Ornaments or decorations, however, are always a matter of personal taste and style, and may be interpreted as you like. Listen to the tunes as played by some of the great musicians who have recorded them, in order to gain a sense of ornamental interpretation. My sincere thanks & respect go to all the many composers, both living and dead, whose melodies I have arranged for guitar.  I love to play these tunes on whistles, fiddle, mandolin, mandola, tenor banjo & Irish bouzouki, as well as solo guitar, and find that knowing the mechanics & intimacies of a tune, as a solo performer, makes you a much more skilled accompanist on guitar in an Irish traditional music session. I'd really appreciate it if some of you guitarists out there would please BUY a few of these TABs from me (It won't break yer bank). This archive represents over 7 years work on my part. I really could do with your support here! in order to continue tabbing. or you could make a small donation by clicking below Davy Rogers, Slieve Aughty, Co. Galway, Ireland, 15th December 2008

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	These reels are all arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar
	REELS COMPOSER capo on fret KEY TUNING TAB MIDI 1 Abbey, The 0 D DGDGBD 2 Alice's Frankie Gavin 4 Bm DGDGBbD 3 Amazing Adventures of Dr. Moriarty, The Tony Sullivan 0 D DADGAD 4 Ash Plant, The 2 Em DADGAD 5 Atlantic Roar, The 2 A DGDGBD 6 Austin Tierney's 0 D DADGAD 7 Ballina Lasses, The 0 G DGDGBD 8 Bank of Ireland, The 0 D DADGAD 9 Banshee, The James McMahon 0 G DGDGBD 10 Barrowburn, The Addie Harper 0 D DADGAD 11 Bean a Ti ar Lar Woman of the House on the floor 0 D DADGAD 12 Beauty Spot, The 0 D DADGAD 13 Ben Hill (Father Kelly's No. 2) Father P.J.Kelly 0 G DGDGBD 14 Big Reel of Ballynacally, The 0 G/F DGDGBD 15 Bird in the Bush, The 0 G DGDGBD 16 Blackberry Blossom, The 0 G DGDGBD 17 Blackthorn, The 0 D DADGAD 18 Blockers, The Sean Ryan 0 G DGDGBD 19 Bonnie Kate 0 D DADGAD 20 Boyne Hunt, The 0 D DADGAD 21 Boy on the Hill Top, The 0 G DGDGBD 22 Boys of 25, The 0 D DADGAD 23 Boys of Ballisodare, The 0 G DGDGBD 24 Boys of the Lough, The 0 D DADGAD 25 Brendan McCann's Visit Paddy O'Brien 0 G DGDGBD 26 Brendan McMahon's 2 Em DADGAD 27 Broken Pledge, The 0 D DADGAD 28 Buckley's Fancy 0 G DGDGBD 29 Bucks of Oranmore, The 0 D DADGAD 30 Bunch of Keys, The 0 G DGDGBD 31 Bunker Hill 0 D DADGAD 32 Bunny's Hat, The Dave Lim 4 Bm DGDGBbD 33 Cameronian, The 0 D DADGAD 34 Cap and Bells Josephine Keagan 0 D DADGAD 35 Carillon, The Sean Ryan 0 D DADGAD 36 Charleston, The Tommy Keane (accordion) 2 A DGDGBD 37 Charlie Harris' 0 D DADGAD 38 Charlie Lennon's No.2 Charlie Lennon 0 D DADGAD 39 Chicago Reel, The 0 Am DGDGBD 40 Clare Reel, The 0 G DGDGBD 41 Cloon, The 5 C DGDGBD 42 Coachman's Whip, The 0 G DGDGBD 43 Coast of Austria, The Sean (whistle) Ryan 7 Am DADGAD 44 College Groves 0 D DADGAD 45 Colliers, The 0 D DADGAD 46 Colonel Frazer 0 G DGDGBD 47 Commodore, The Billy McComiskey 0 D DADGAD 48 Concert, The 2 Am DGDGBbD 49 Concertina Reel, The 0 D DADGAD 50 Congress, The 7 Am DADGAD 51 Conlans Well Paddy o'Brien 0 D DADGAD 52 Contradiction, The 2 A DGDGBD 53 Controversial, The 0 G DGDGBD 54 Convenience Reel, The Olcan Masterson 0 D DADGAD 55 Cooley's Reel 2 Em DADGAD 56 Copper Beech, The Finbar Dwyer 0 G DGDGBD 57 Copperplate, The 2 Amo DGDGBD 58 Corner House, The 2 Amo DGDGBD 59 Cottage in the Grove, The 2 Em DADGAD 60 Crooked Road, The 0 G DGDGBD 61 Crossing the Shannon 0 D DADGAD 62 Crowley's 0 D DADGAD 63 Cuckoo's First Call, The 3 F DADGAD 64 Cup of Tea, The 0 D/Em DADGAD 65 Curlew, The Josephine Keagan 4 Bm DGDGBbD 66 Cutting the Hay Paddy o'Brien 0 D DADGAD 67 Da Grocer Tom Anderson 2 E DADGAD 68 Darby's Farewell to London 0 G DGDGBD 69 Davey's 2 Em DADGAD 70 David Adams J. Scott Skinner 2 A DGDGBD 71 Destitution Reel, The 2 Em DADGAD 72 Devanny's Goat 0 D DADGAD 73 Dick Gossip's 0 D DADGAD 74 Dillon's Fancy 0 G DGDGBD 75 Dinky's Francie Byrne 7 A DADGAD 76 Dinny O'Brien's Paddy O'Brien 0 D DADGAD 77 Dismissal, The Sandy MacLean 0 G DGDGBD 78 Doctor Gilbert 0 D DADGAD 79 Donal Blue 0 Gm DGDGBbD 80 Doon Reel, The 0 D DADGAD 81 Dowd's No.  9 0 D DADGAD 82 Drag her 'round the Road 0 Em/G DGDGBD 83 Drowsy Maggie 2 Em DADGAD 84 Drunken Landlady, The 2 Em DADGAD 85 Dublin Reel, The 0 D DADGAD 86 Duke of Leinster, The 0 G DGDGBD 87 Duke of Leinster's Wife, The 0 D DADGAD 88 Dunmore Lasses, The 2 Em DADGAD 89 Easy Club, The Jim Sutherland 2 G DGDGBD 90 Eddy Kelly's Eddy Kelly 0 Dm DADGAD 91 Eddy Moloney's Eddy Moloney 0 G DGDGBD 92 Eel in the Sink, The 0 G DGDGBD 93 Eileen Curran 2 Am DGDGBbD 94 Eileen O'Brien's Eileen O'Brien 0 C CGCGCE 95 Ewe Reel, The 0 G DGDGBD 96 Fairy Reel, The 0 D DADGAD 97 Far From Home 0 D DADGAD 98 Farrell O'Gara 0 D DADGAD 99 Father Grady's Trip to Brocagh Charlie Mulvihill 0 G DGDGBD 100 Father Newman's 0 D DADGAD 101 Fermoy Lasses, The 2 Em DADGAD 102 Finbar Dwyer's Finbar Dwyer 0 G DGDGBD 103 Finbar Dwyer's No. 3 Finbar Dwyer 5 Am DGDGBD 104 First Day of Spring, The 5 G DADGAD 105 First House in Connacht, The 0 G DGDGBD 106 Flogging Reel, The 0 G DGDGBD 107 Flowers of Redhill, The 7 Am DADGAD 108 Fly in the Porter, The Paddy O'Brien 0 D DADGAD 109 Four Leafed Shamrock, The Paddy O'Brien 0 D DADGAD 110 Foxhunters, The 0 G DGDGBD 111 Fred Finn's 0 D DADGAD 112 Galway Rambler, The 0 G DGDGBD 113 Gan Ainm 1 0 G DGDGBD 114 Garranmore Sean Ryan 2 Em DADGAD 115 Gatehouse Maid, The 2 Am DGDGBbD 116 George White's Fancy 0 G DGDGBD 117 Giant's Causeway, The Sean Ryan 0 G DGDGBD 118 Girl who Broke my Heart 1, The 0 Gm DGDGBbD 119 Girl who Broke my Heart 2, The 0 G DGDGBD 120 Glass of Beer, The 4 Bm DGDGBbD 121 Glen of Aherlow, The Sean Ryan 2 Em DADGAD 122 Golden Keyboard, The 2 Em DADGAD 123 Gooseberry Bush, The 0 D DADGAD 124 Gooseberry Fair Sean Ryan 0 D DADGAD 125 Graf Spee, The 0 D DADGAD 126 Green Banks of Rossbeigh, The 2 Em DADGAD 127 Green Fields of America, The 0 G DGDGBD 128 Green Fields of Glentown, The Tommy Peoples 7 A DADGAD 129 Green Gates, The 0 G DGDGBD 130 Green Groves of Erin, The 2 A DGDGBD 131 Green Mountain, The 0 D DADGAD 132 Hand me Down the Tackle 0 D DADGAD 133 Happy Man, The Paddy O'Brien 0 G DGDGBD 134 High Reel, The 2 A DGDGBD 135 Holly Bush, The 2 Am DGDGBbD 136 Honeymoon, The 0 G DGDGBD 137 Hughie Travers' 0 G DGDGBD 138 Humours of Castlefin, The 2 Emo DADGAD 139 Humours of Loughrea, The 0 G DGDGBD 140 Humours of Scarriff, The 0 Dm CADFAD 141 Humours of Toomagh, The 0 G DGDGBD 142 Humours of Tulla, The 0 D DADGAD 143 Humours of Westport, The 0 D DADGAD 144 Hunter's House, The Ed Reavey 0 G DGDGBD 145 Hunter's Purse, The 0 Am DGDGBD 146 Hurricane, The Scott Skinner 2 A DGDGBD 147 Imelda Roland's 0 D DADGAD 148 In the Back Door, Out the Front Sean Ryan 2 Em DADGAD 149 Inishcealtra Paddy O'Brien 0 D DADGAD 150 Into the Wood Paddy O'Brien 3 F DADGAD 151 Ivy Leaf, The 0 G DGDGBD 152 Jackie Coleman's 0 D DADGAD 153 Jackson's 0 Emo DADGAD 154 Jenny Picking Cockles 0 D DADGAD 155 John Stenson's No.1 0 D DADGAD 156 Jolly Seven, The 2 Am DGDGBbD 157 Kilfada 0 G DGDGBD 158 Kilfenora, The 0 D DADGAD 159 Killarney Boys of Pleasure 2 Em DADGAD 160 King of the Clans, The 0 G DGDGBD 161 Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel 0 G DGDGBD 162 Kitty's Gone a-Milking 0 G DGDGBD 163 Kylebrack Rambler, The 2 Am DGDGBD 164 La Cosa Mulligan (3parts) (a.k.a Jackson's) Tommy Peoples 0 D DADGAD 165 Lad O'Beirne's 0 G DGDGBD 166 Ladies' Pantalettes, The 0 G DGDGBD 167 Lads of Laoise, The 2 Em DADGAD 168 Lady Anne Montgomery 0 D DADGAD 169 Lady on the Island, The 0 D DADGAD 170 Lark on the Mountain, The 0 G DGDGBD 171 Larkin's Beehives Paddy O'Brien 0 G DGDGBD 172 Larry Redican's 0 D DADGAD 173 Larry's Favourite Paddy O'Brien 2 Am DGDGBD 174 Last Night's Fun 0 D DADGAD 175 Laughing Waters Sean Ryan 2 A DGDGBD 176 Leslie's Reel 2 A DGDGBD 177 Letter From America Sean Ryan 0 G DGDGBD 178 Lilies in the Field, The 0 D DADGAD 178 Limerick Lasses, The 0 D DADGAD 180 Limestone Rock, The 0 G DGDGBD 181 London Lasses, The 0 G DGDGBD 182 Longford Collector, The 0 G DGDGBD 183 Lord Gordon's 0 D DADGAD 184 Lord McDonald's 0 G DGDGBD 185 Lucy Campbell 0 D DADGAD 186 Maid Behind the Bar, The 0 D DADGAD 187 Maid of the House, The 0 G DGDGBD 188 Maids of Mitchellstown, The 0 Dm DADGAD 189 Maids of Mount Kisco, The 2 Am DGDGBbD 190 Maids of Tulla, The 0 G DGDGBD 191 Mama's Pet 0 G DGDGBD 192 Man of Aran Darach de Brun 4 Bm DGDGBbD 193 Man of the House, The 2 Em DADGAD 194 Marion Egan's 0 D DADGAD 195 Martin Wynne's No.1 Martin Wynne 0 D DADGAD 196 Master Crowley's 2 Em DADGAD 197 Maude Miller 0 D DADGAD 198 Mayfly, The Paddy O'Brien 0 G DGDGBD 199 Mayo Lasses, The 5 G DADGAD 200 McKenna's 0 G DGDGBD 201 Merry Blacksmith, The 0 D DADGAD 202 Merry Sisters, The 2 Em DADGAD 203 Michael Gorman's 2 Em DADGAD 204 Mike Hoban's 4 Bm DGDGBbD 205 Milliner's Daughter, The 0 G DGDGBD 206 Miss McLeod's 0 D DADGAD 207 Miss Monaghan 0 D DADGAD 208 Miss Sarah McManus Ian MacFarlane 2 Em DGDGBD 209 Miss Thompson 0 D DADGAD 210 Monaghan Twig, The 2 Am DGDGBD 211 Morning Dew, The 2 D DADGAD 212 Morning Star, The 0 G DGDGBD 213 Mossy Banks, The 0 G DGDGBD 214 Mother's Delight 0 Dm DADGAD 215 Mountain Road, The 0 D DADGAD 216 Moving Bog, The 0 G DGDGBD 217 Mulhaire's No. 9 Martin Mulhaire 0 D DADGAD 218 Mulhare's 0 G DGDGBD 219 Munster Hop, The 0 G DGDGBD 220 Musical Priest, The 4 Bm DGDGBbD 221 Music in the Glen 0 G DGDGBD 222 My Love is in America 0 D DADGAD 223 New Custom House, The 0 D DADGAD