X: 1
T: Riding on a Load of Hay (E minor)
T: Riding on a Bale of Hay
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Polka
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from a Liz Carroll recording
D: 1979: Liz Carroll: A Friend indeed
D: 1998: Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé: Ó Chicago go Carrachán
D: 2005: Good Company: Rose in the Heather
D: 2006: Al Goll, Tim May & Charlie Chadwick: Goin' Across the Sea
D: 2007: Folk-Studio A: Different Ways to Meet You
D: 2009: Ryan Foxley: Follow the Plow
D: 2010: Bobbi Nikles: Fire in the Air
D: 2016: Sky & Bette Korber: Tairseach
D: 2019: New Leaf: New Leaf
N: Chords: | Em -  | Em -  | G  -  | D  -   |
N:         | Em -  | Em -  | G  B  | Em -  :|
N:         | G  D  | Em -  | G  -  | D  -   |
N:         | G  D  | Em -  | G  D  | Em -   |
N:         | G  D  | Em -  | G  -  | D  -   |
N:         | Em -  | Em -  | G  B  | Em -   |]
N:         Variations:
N:         | Em -  | Em -  | G  -  | D  -   |
N:         | Em -  | Em -  | G  D  | Em -  :|
N:         | G  D  | Em -  | G  -  | D  -   |
N:         | G  D  | Em -  | G  D  | Em -   |
N:         | G  D  | Em -  | G  -  | D  -   |
N:         | Em -  | Em -  | G  D  | Em -   |]
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=140
K: E minor % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: A | E>F GA | Be ef/e/ | dB    AG  | FD DF     |
N:     E>F GA | Be e>f   | g/f/e B^d | e2 e     :|
N: f | ge  fd | eB B>c   | dB    AG  | FD De/f/  |
N:     ge  fd | eB B>c   | dB    AF  | E2 Ee/f/  |
N:     ge  fd | eB B>c   | dB    AG  | FD DF     |
N:     EG  FA | GB e>f   | g/f/e B^d | e2 e      |]
N:
N: P: Variations:
N: A | E>F GA | Be ef/e/ | dB AG | FD DF  |
N:     E>F GA | Be e>f   | ge af | e2 e  :|
N: f | ge  fd | eB B>c   | dB AG | FD Df  |
N:     ge  fd | eB BA    | Be df | e2 ef  |
N:     ge  fd | eB B>c   | dB AG | FD DA  |
N:     E>F GA | Be e>f   | ge af | e2 e   |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
A | "Em" E>F    GA | "Em" Be      ef/e/ | "G" dB        AG  | "D"  FD DF     |
    "Em" E>F    GA | "Em" Be      e>f   | "G" g/f/e "B" B^d | "Em" e2 e     :|
f | "G"  ge "D" fd | "Em" eB      B>c   | "G" dB        AG  | "D"  FD De/f/  |
    "G"  ge "D" fd | "Em" eB      B>c   | "G" dB    "D" AF  | "Em" E2 Ee/f/  |
    "G"  ge "D" fd | "Em" eB      B>c   | "G" dB        AG  | "D"  FD DF     |
    "Em" EG     FA | "Em" GB "Em" e>f   | "G" g/f/e "B" B^d | "Em" e2 e      |]
N:
P: Variations:
A | "Em" E>F    GA | "Em" Be ef/e/ | "G" dB     AG | "D"  FD DF  |
    "Em" E>F    GA | "Em" Be e>f   | "G" ge "D" af | "Em" e2 e  :|
f | "G"  ge "D" fd | "Em" eB B>c   | "G" dB     AG | "D"  FD Df  |
    "G"  ge "D" fd | "Em" eB BA    | "G" Be "D" df | "Em" e2 ef  |
    "G"  ge "D" fd | "Em" eB B>c   | "G" dB     AG | "D"  FD DA  |
    "Em" E>F    GA | "Em" Be e>f   | "G" ge "D" af | "Em" e2 e   |]