X: 1
T: Maid in the Cherry Tree #1 (A dorian or mixolydian)
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Reel
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
N: the reel 'The Curragh Races' is known under this name, too
D: 1904: Patsy Touhey: The Francis O'Neill Cylinders (named 'The Gardener's Daughter')
D: 1994: The Barra MacNeils: The Traditional Album
D: 1994: Afterhours: Up to Here
D: 2017: Brenda Scearcy: The Lost Art
D: Waltons: Ireland's Best Session Tunes, Vol. 2
N: Chords: | Am -  | Am G  | Am -  | Em Am  |
N:         | Am -  | Am G  | Am -  | Em Am :|
N:         | Am -  | Am G  | Am -  | Em Am  |
N:         | Am -  | Am G  | Em -  | Em Am :|
N:         this tune can also be accompanied with major chords,
N:         which changes the mode to mixolydian.
N:         the melody does not change.
N:         | A  -  | A  G  | A  -  | G  A   |
N:         | A  -  | A  G  | A  -  | G  A  :|
N:         | A  -  | A  G  | A  -  | G  A   |
N:         | A  -  | A  -  | G  -  | G  A  :|
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=180
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: eAAF G2Bd | eA~A2 gefd | eAAF GABd | edgd BA~A2  |
N: eAAF G2Bd | eA~A2 gefd | eAAF GABd | edgd BA~A2 :|
N: eaaa bgag | ea af gedg | eaag bgaf | edgd BA Ad  |
N: eaaa bgag | ea af gfga | bgaf gefd | edgd BA~A2 :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
P: with minor chords (dorian mode)
K: A dorian % 1 sharp
"Am" eAAF G2Bd | "Am" eA~A2 "G" gefd | "Am" eAAF GABd | "Em" edgd "Am" BA~A2  |
"Am" eAAF G2Bd | "Am" eA~A2 "G" gefd | "Am" eAAF GABd | "Em" edgd "Am" BA~A2 :|
"Am" eaaa bgag | "Am" ea af "G" gedg | "Am" eaag bgaf | "Em" edgd "Am" BA Ad  |
"Am" eaaa bgag | "Am" ea af "G" gfga | "Em" bgaf gefd | "Em" edgd "Am" BA~A2 :|
N:
P: with major chords (mixolydian mode, same notes)
K: A mixolydian % 2 sharps
"A" eAAF G2Bd | "A" eA~A2 "G" gefd | "A" eAAF GABd | "G" edgd "A" BA~A2  |
"A" eAAF G2Bd | "A" eA~A2 "G" gefd | "A" eAAF GABd | "G" edgd "A" BA~A2 :|
"A" eaaa bgag | "A" ea af "G" gedg | "A" eaag bgaf | "G" edgd "A" BA Ad  |
"A" eaaa bgag | "A" ea af     gfga | "G" bgaf gefd | "G" edgd "A" BA~A2 :|