X: 1
T: Ger the Rigger (A mixolydian or A major)
T: Jer the Rigger
R: Fling
C: traditional
O: Ireland
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from fiddle player Janna Kirchhof in 2008
N: in the Sliabh Luachra region played as a polka
N: A rigger is a person who maintains the sails of a sailing ship
D: 1977: Jackie Daly: Music from Sliabh Luchra
D: 1978: Kevin Burke: If the Cap Fits
D: 1992: Jackie Daly: Music from Sliabh Luchra, Vol. 6
D: 1999: Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill: Live in Seattle
D: 2004: Fiddlehead: Over the Straits
D: 2007: Čamonn Coyne: Honk Toot Suite
D: 2010: Ewan McLennan: Rags and Robes
D: 2013: Kierah: Stonemason's Daughter
D: 2015: Ellery Klein & Ryan Lacey: Step Into the Beat
D: 2017: Fergal Scahill & Brittany Haas: A Fiddle Tune a Day 2017 (Day #175)
D: 2018: Lorenzo Guadagni: Easy Irish Fingerstyle Guitar, Vol. 2
D: Music for the Sets 4 - Call the Tune
D: Waltons: Polkas and Slides
N: Chords: | A  -  | A   -  | D  -  | D  E   |
N:         | A  -  | F#m -  | D  A  | E  A  :|
N:         | A  -  | A   -  | D  -  | D  E   |
N:         | A  -  | A   -  | D  A  | E  A  :|
L: 1/8
M: 4/4
Q: 1/4=160
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: P: in A mixolydian (G naturals instead of G sharps):
N: K: A mixolydian % 2 sharps
N: cd | e2 A2    e2A2 | ef ed    c2A2 | d2dc defg | a2ae fece |
N:      e2 A2    e2Ae | ef ed    cABc | defd cdec | BABc A2  :|
N: ce | ae e/e/e fece | ae e/e/e fece | d2dc defg | a2ae fece |
N:      ae e/e/e fece | ae e/e/e fece | defd cdec | BABc A2  :|
N:
N: P: in A major (G sharps instead of G naturals, same Harmonies):
N: K: A major % 3 sharps
N: cd | e2 A2    e2A2 | ef ed    c2A2 | d2dc defg | a2ae fece |
N:      e2 A2    e2Ae | ef ed    cABc | defd cdec | BABc A2  :|
N: ce | ae e/e/e fece | ae e/e/e fece | d2dc defg | a2ae fece |
N:      ae e/e/e fece | ae e/e/e fece | defd cdec | BABc A2  :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
P: in A mixolydian (G naturals instead of G sharps):
K: A mixolydian % 2 sharps
cd | "A" e2 A2    e2A2 | "A"   ef ed    c2A2 | "D" d2dc     defg | "D" a2ae "E" fece |
     "A" e2 A2    e2Ae | "F#m" ef ed    cABc | "D" defd "A" cdec | "E" BABc "A" A2  :|
ce | "A" ae e/e/e fece | "A"   ae e/e/e fece | "D" d2dc     defg | "D" a2ae "E" fece |
     "A" ae e/e/e fece | "A"   ae e/e/e fece | "D" defd "A" cdec | "E" BABc "A" A2  :|
N:
P: in A major (G sharps instead of G naturals, same Harmonies):
K: A major % 3 sharps
cd | "A" e2 A2    e2A2 | "A"   ef ed    c2A2 | "D" d2dc     defg | "D" a2ae "E" fece |
     "A" e2 A2    e2Ae | "F#m" ef ed    cABc | "D" defd "A" cdec | "E" BABc "A" A2  :|
ce | "A" ae e/e/e fece | "A"   ae e/e/e fece | "D" d2dc     defg | "D" a2ae "E" fece |
     "A" ae e/e/e fece | "A"   ae e/e/e fece | "D" defd "A" cdec | "E" BABc "A" A2  :|