X: 1
T: Frances John McGovern (G major)
T: Francis John McGovern
T: Joe Bane's Reel
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Reel
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from the Cian album
N: The title of the tune honors the late fiddle player Francis John McGovern, who also played the whistle, flute and uilleann pipes.
N: McGovern was born in north Leitrim, but lived and played later in the area of Bundoran, Co. Donegal
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N: Chords: | G  -  | G  C  | G  -  | Am -  |
N:         | G  -  | G  C  | G  -  | Am Am |]
N:         | G  G  | G  -  | G  G  | Am -  |
N:         | G  G  | G  -  | G  -  | Am Am |]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: GA | Bc    BA GEED | G2BG cG BG | Bc    BA GAFG | EAAG A2GA  |
N:      Bc    BA GEED | G3 B cG BG | Bc    BA GAFG | EAAG A2   :|
N: GA | B/c/d ed g2ed | g2ed BG~G2 | B/c/d ed g2ed | eaag aged  |
N:      B/c/d ed g2ed | g2ed BG~G2 | Bc    BA GAFG | EAAG A2   :|
N:
N: P: Variations:
N: GA | Bc    BA GEDE | G2BG cGBG | Bc    BA GAFG | EAAG A2GA  |
N:      Bc    BA GEDE | G3 B cGBG | Bc    BA GAFG | EAAG A2   :|
N: GA | B/c/d ed g2ed | g2ed BGGA | B/c/d ed g2ed | eaag aged  |
N:      B/c/d ed g2ed | g2ed BGGA | Bc    BA GAFG | EAAG A2   :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
GA | "G" Bc    BA     GEED | "G" G2BG "C" cG BG | "G" Bc    BA     GAFG | "Am" EAAG      A2GA  |
     "G" Bc    BA     GEED | "G" G3 B "C" cG BG | "G" Bc    BA     GAFG | "Am" EAAG "Am" A2   :|
GA | "G" B/c/d ed "G" g2ed | "G" g2ed     BG~G2 | "G" B/c/d ed "G" g2ed | "Am" eaag      aged  |
     "G" B/c/d ed "G" g2ed | "G" g2ed     BG~G2 | "G" Bc    BA     GAFG | "Am" EAAG "Am" A2   :|
N:
P: Variations:
GA | "G" Bc    BA     GEDE | "G" G2BG "C" cGBG | "G" Bc    BA     GAFG | "Am" EAAG      A2GA  |
     "G" Bc    BA     GEDE | "G" G3 B "C" cGBG | "G" Bc    BA     GAFG | "Am" EAAG "Am" A2   :|
GA | "G" B/c/d ed "G" g2ed | "G" g2ed     BGGA | "G" B/c/d ed "G" g2ed | "Am" eaag      aged  |
     "G" B/c/d ed "G" g2ed | "G" g2ed     BGGA | "G" Bc    BA     GAFG | "Am" EAAG "Am" A2   :|