X: 1
T: Downfall of Paris (G major)
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: 4/4-March
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from the Dubliners' album
N: Third and fourth part can also played double
D: 1975: The Dubliners: Now
D: 1976: Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
D: 1976: The Chieftains: Chieftains 6 - Bonaparte's Retreat (in 'Bonaparte's Retreat' set)
D: 1977: John Bowe & Mary Conroy: John Bowe & Mary Conroy
D: 1978: Eugene O'Donnell & Mick Moloney: Slow Airs and Set Dances
D: 1980: The Dubliners: Jigs, Reels & Hornpipes
D: 1995: The Dubliners: The Dubliners Instrumental - 40 Traditional Irish Tunes
D: 1995: Eliza Carthy & Nancy Kerr: Shape of Scrape
D: 1997: Jim Butke & Merv Bell: A Feisin' Statement
D: 1999: The Gallowglass Céilí Band: Irish Dancing Time
D: 2003: Marina Meyler: Champions of Ireland - Banjo
D: 2006: Laurel Martin: The Groves
D: 2007: The Dubliners: The Dubliners
D: 2007: Mark Arrington: Kick it Up a Notch!
D: 2008: Christopher McGrory: One Step Closer
D: 2012: Gavin Whelan: Homelands
D: 2012: Billy Furlong: Strings for the Sets
D: 2013: Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: Cry of the Mountain
D: 2015: Ellery Klein & Ryan Lacey: Step Into the Beat
D: 2016: Sean Softley: Irish Set Dances, Vol. 3
D: 2017: Chris McMullan: Uilleann Tales
D: 2018: Mick O'Brien: Live Recordings from the William Kennedy Piping Festival, Vol. 2
D: 2018: Camerata Kilkenny: The Piper and the Fairy Queen
D: 2020: Sean Joseph Kennedy & The Rolling Buzzards Brigade: The Downfall of Paris
D: Waltons: Ireland's Best Session Tunes, Vol. 2
N: Chords: | G  -  | Em -  | Am -  | D  -  |
N:         | G  -  | G  -  | Am -  | D  -  |
N:         | G  -  | Em -  | Am -  | D  -  |
N:         | G  -  | G  -  | Em D  | G  G  |]
N:         | G  -  | Em -  | Am -  | D  -  |
N:         | G  -  | G  -  | Am -  | D  -  |
N:         | G  -  | Em -  | Am -  | D  -  |
N:         | G  -  | G  -  | Em D  | G  G  |]
N:         | G  -  | Em D  | G  D  | G  D  |
N:         | G  -  | Em D  | G  D  | G  G  |]
N:         | D  -  | D7 -  | D  -  | D7 D  |
N:         | G  -  | Em D  | G  D  | G  G  |]
N:         The third and fourth part can also played double:
N:         | G  -  | Em D  | G  D  | G  D   |
N:         | G  -  | Em D  | G  D  | G  G  :|
N:         | D  -  | D7 -  | D  -  | D7 D   |
N:         | G  -  | Em D  | G  D  | G  G  :|
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=170
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: D/E/F | G2GA G2GA | G2AB cBAG | A2    AB    A2 AB | A2AB cBAG  |
N:         B2BA B2BA | Bdgf edcB | A2    AB    A2 AB | ABcB AGFD  |
N:         G2GA G2GA | G2AB cBAG | A2    AB    A2 AB | A2AB cBAG  |
N:         BABc dedc | BABc dedc | B/c/d BG A/B/c AF | G2GF G2    |]
N: Bc    | d2dB d2dB | e2d2 c2B2 | c2    cA    c2 cA | d2c2 B2A2  |
N:         B2BA B2BA | Bdgf edcB | A2    AB    A2 AB | ABcB AGFD  |
N:         G2GA G2GA | G2AB cBAG | A2    AB    A2 AB | A2AB cBAG  |
N:         BABc dedc | BABc dedc | B/c/d BG A/B/c AF | G2GF G2    |]
N: Bc    | d2ef gfed | Bdge dcBA | GD    GD    AD AD | BDBD A2Bc  |
N:         d2ef gfed | Bdge dcBA | G2 A/B/c    BG AF | G2GF G2    |]
N: B/A/G | FDGD ADBD | cDBD ADGD | FD GD       AD BD | c2Bc A2Bc  |
N:         d2ef gfed | Bdge dcBA | G2 A/B/c    BG AF | G2GF G2    |]
N:
N: P: The third and fourth part can also played double:
N: Bc    | d2ef gfed | Bdge dcBA | GD    GD    AD AD | BDBD A2Bc  |
N:         d2ef gfed | Bdge dcBA | G2 A/B/c    BG AF | G2GF G2   :|
N: B/A/G | FDGD ADBD | cDBD ADGD | FD GD       AD BD | c2Bc A2Bc  |
N:         d2ef gfed | Bdge dcBA | G2 A/B/c    BG AF | G2GF G2   :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
D/E/F | "G" G2GA G2GA | "Em" G2AB     cBAG | "Am" A2    AB        A2 AB | "D"  A2AB     cBAG  |
        "G" B2BA B2BA | "G"  Bdgf     edcB | "Am" A2    AB        A2 AB | "D"  ABcB     AGFD  |
        "G" G2GA G2GA | "Em" G2AB     cBAG | "Am" A2    AB        A2 AB | "D"  A2AB     cBAG  |
        "G" BABc dedc | "G"  BABc     dedc | "Em" B/c/d BG "D" A/B/c AF | "G"  G2GF "G" G2    |]
Bc    | "G" d2dB d2dB | "Em" e2d2     c2B2 | "Am" c2    cA        c2 cA | "D"  d2c2     B2A2  |
        "G" B2BA B2BA | "G"  Bdgf     edcB | "Am" A2    AB        A2 AB | "D"  ABcB     AGFD  |
        "G" G2GA G2GA | "Em" G2AB     cBAG | "Am" A2    AB        A2 AB | "D"  A2AB     cBAG  |
        "G" BABc dedc | "G"  BABc     dedc | "Em" B/c/d BG "D" A/B/c AF | "G"  G2GF "G" G2    |]
Bc    | "G" d2ef gfed | "Em" Bdge "D" dcBA | "G"  GD    GD "D"    AD AD | "G"  BDBD "D" A2Bc  |
        "G" d2ef gfed | "Em" Bdge "D" dcBA | "G"  G2 A/B/c "D"    BG AF | "G"  G2GF "G" G2    |]
B/A/G | "G" FDGD ADBD | "D7" cDBD     ADGD | "D"  FD GD           AD BD | "D7" c2Bc "D" A2Bc  |
        "G" d2ef gfed | "Em" Bdge "D" dcBA | "G"  G2 A/B/c "D"    BG AF | "G"  G2GF "G" G2    |]
N:
P: The third and fourth part can also played double:
Bc    | "G" d2ef gfed | "Em" Bdge "D" dcBA | "G"  GD    GD "D"    AD AD | "G"  BDBD "D" A2Bc  |
        "G" d2ef gfed | "Em" Bdge "D" dcBA | "G"  G2 A/B/c "D"    BG AF | "G"  G2GF "G" G2   :|
B/A/G | "G" FDGD ADBD | "D7" cDBD     ADGD | "D"  FD GD           AD BD | "D7" c2Bc "D" A2Bc  |
        "G" d2ef gfed | "Em" Bdge "D" dcBA | "G"  G2 A/B/c "D"    BG AF | "G"  G2GF "G" G2   :|