X: 1
T: The Blackbird #1 (D major)
T: An Lon Dubh
T: An Londubh
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Hornpipe Set Dance
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from Mick O'Brien's and Nathan Gourley's albums
D: 1975: John Kelly (1921-1988): Irish Traditional Concertina and Fiddle Music
D: 1977: Bothy Band: Out of the Wind into the Sun (reel version)
D: 1995: Paddy Glackin & Robbie Hannan: The Whirlwind / Séideán Sí
D: 2001: Beginish: Stormy Weather
D: 2003: Mick O'Brien & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaig: Kitty Lie Over
D: 2003: Angelina Carberry & Martin Quinn: Angelina Carberry & Martin Quinn
D: 2014: Nathan Gourley & Laura Feddersen: Life is all checkered
D: 2016: Reidun Schlesinger & Paul de Grae: Amala / Resonance
N: Chords: Mick O'Brien's Version:
N:         | G  A  | D  Bm | D  G  | D  D  :|
N:         | D  -  | Bm A  | D  -  | Bm D   |
N:         | D  G  | D  Bm | D  G  | D  D  :|
N:         Nathan Gourley's Version:
N:         | G  A  | D  Bm | D  G  | D  D  :|
N:         | D  -  | A  -  | D  -  | A  Bm  |
N:         | D  G  | D  Bm | D  G  | D  D  :|
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=160
K: D major % 2 sharps
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: P: Mick O'Brien's version:
N: FGA | B3 d A2 Bc    | d2AG F2D2 | FGAF GBAG | F2D2 D       :|
N: EFG | Addc d2 e/f/g | fded cAGB | Addc dfag | f2d2 d2 g/f/e |
N:       dcAF G2 A/B/c | d2AG F2D2 | FGAF GBAG | F2D2 D        |]
N:
N: P: Nathan Gourley's version:
N: FGA | B3 d A2Bc | dcAG  F2FE | FGAF GB    AG | F2D2 D   :|
N: EFG | Addc d2ed | efed  c2cB | Addc d2    ed | efec defe |
N:       dcAF G2Bc | dcAG ~F2FE | FGAF G/A/B AG | F2D2 D    |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
P: Mick O'Brien's version:
FGA | "G" B3 d "A" A2 Bc    | "D"  d2AG "Bm" F2D2 | "D" FGAF "G" GBAG | "D"  F2D2 "D" D       :|
EFG | "D" Addc     d2 e/f/g | "Bm" fded "A"  cAGB | "D" Addc     dfag | "Bm" f2d2 "D" d2 g/f/e |
      "D" dcAF "G" G2 A/B/c | "D"  d2AG "Bm" F2D2 | "D" FGAF "G" GBAG | "D"  F2D2 "D" D        |]
N:
P: Nathan Gourley's version:
FGA | "G" B3 d "A" A2Bc | "D" dcAG "Bm"  F2FE | "D" FGAF "G" GB    AG | "D" F2D2 "D"  D   :|
EFG | "D" Addc     d2ed | "A" efed       c2cB | "D" Addc     d2    ed | "A" efec "Bm" defe |
      "D" dcAF "G" G2Bc | "D" dcAG "Bm" ~F2FE | "D" FGAF "G" G/A/B AG | "D" F2D2 "D"  D    |]