X: 1
T: Sergeant Early's Dream (E dorian) / Sgt. Early's Dream
R: Reel
C: traditional
O: Ireland
N: played usually in D dorian, but also in E or A dorian
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from the 'Portland Collection' album
D: 1976: Kathleen Collins & James Mahon: Traditional Music of Ireland
D: 1992: Fresh Fish: Turning of the Tide
D: 1994: Incantation: Sergeant Early's Dream / Ghost Dances
D: 1996: Randal Bays & Joel Bernstein: The Pigtown Fling
D: 1996: Makarakit: Life in the Fast Lane
D: 1997: Paddy Canny (1919-2008): Traditional Music from the Legendary East Clare Fiddler
D: 1998: Larry Mallette, John Liestman & Diehl Moran: 'Til Time Is No More
D: 1989: Pat Kilbride: Rock & More Roses
D: 2000: Knot Fibb'n: Knot Loitering
D: 2001: Mick Conneely: Selkie
D: 2001: Silver Arm: Never Despair
D: 2001: Maggie Sansone: Into the Light - Celtic Meditations
D: 2001: Ensemble Galilei, with Liz Knowles & Jan Hagiwara: From the Isles to the Courts
D: 2002: Christy  Barry, Conor McCarthy & Cyril O'Donoghue: Late... in the Night
D: 2002: The Magic Square: Traditional Irish Music from Boston
D: 2003: Ramsey & Vaan: In Search of a Cheap Hotel
D: 2003: Alessandro Bersezio, Daniele Ponte, Edmondo Romano & Claudio De Angeli: Mag Mòr (Compilation)
D: 2004: Cady Finlayson: Harp and Shamrock
D: 2004: Fortuity: Senka's Joy
D: 2005: Susan Songer, George Penk & Clyde Curley: A Portland Selection, Vol. 2
D: 2005: Silver Arm: Links
D: 2005: The Great Bear Trio: Dancing Again
D: 2005: Kevin Roach: The Downpour
D: 2005: Karen Ashbrook & Paul Oorts: Celtic Café
D: 2006: Maggie Sansone: Dance Upon the Shore
D: 2007: T.J. Hull & Jeff Ksiazek: Éist
D: 2007: Adrienne Young: Room to Grow
D: 2007: Naomi's Fancy: Crossing Borders
D: 2007: Symbiosis, with Ashley Drees: Autumn Days
D: 2007: Bill Flanagan: Winter Soliloquy
D: 2007: Pat Kilbride: The Best of Battlefield Band 1977-2001
D: 2008: Cora Smyth: Are Qe There Yet?
D: 2009: Leo Rutten & Wim Poesen: Klankkleuren
D: 2009: Stefan Grossman: Thunder on the Run
D: 2009: Duck Baker: The Roots and Branches of American Music
D: 2010: Cathal Closessy & Eamonn Costello: Bosca Ceoil & Fiddle
D: 2010: Steve Dowling: Angels, Saints & Aeroplanes
D: 2011: Lily Neill: The Habit of a Foreign Sky
D: 2011: Jean-Paul Moreau: In the Mist
D: 2011: Megan Ní Chearúil: Comhaltas Live 366-4
D: 2011: Duck Baker: The Blarmey Pilgrim (Compilation)
D: 2013: Floating Crowbar: The Torn Jacket
D: 2014: Éilis Crean, John Doyle & Kenny Malone: The Lonesome Fiddler
D: 2014: Amber Leigh: Make (You) Believe
D: 2014: Aisling O'Brien: Comhaltas Live 447-5
D: 2014: Jason Guinness: Comhaltas Live #455-5
D: 2015: Éadaoin Ní Mhaicín: Comhaltas Live #485-12
D: 2016: Amby Whyms: It was great altogether - The Continuing Tradition of Irish Music in London (Compilation, named 'Sergeant Carey's Dream')
D: 2017: Méibh Ní Dhubhlaoich, Gráinne Ní Mhuinneogh & Naoise Ní Dhubhlaoich: Comhaltas Live 528-10
D: 2018: Lindsay Street: Captain Early
D: 2018: Casket: The first Decade Collection
D: 2019: Fergal Scahill & Ryan Molloy: One Day: November Woods
D: 2019: Lucie Périer & Orwin Hébert: Apples in Winter
D: 2020: JenliSisters (Mathilde de Jenlis & Héloïse de Jenlis): Land of Legend - Celtic Music
D: 2020: Marcus Holden: Rosin on the Strings
D: 2020: Gabriele Caporuscio: Stranger at the Gate
D: 2020: Mikela Murphy: Sergeant Early's Dream / The Broken Pledge (single)
D: 2022: Sesoaimhín Ní Bheaglaíoch, Charlie Piggott, Gerry Harrington & Peter Browne: The Lark on the Strand
D: 2023: Jamie Stillway & Eric Skye: Over the Waterfall
D: 2023: Fiddlers2: Mirrors of Elsewhere - Ireland
D: 2023: Therese McInerney: Down the Strand
D: 2024: Ilace Mears: Peace Like a River
N: Chords: | Em -  | D  Bm | Em -  | Em Bm  |
N:         | Em -  | D  Bm | Em -  | D  Em :|
N:         | Em -  | Em -  | D  -  | Bm D   |
N:         | Em -  | Em D  | Bm -  | D  Em :|
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=180
K: E dorian % 2 sharps
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: zzA | B2EF  GBdB | AFDE F3 G | EB,EF GFGA | Beef gfed |
N:       BEEF  GBdB | AFDE FAGF | EB,EF GBdB | AGFG E   :|
N: FGA | Bee^d e3 f | g2fe dBAG | FD FA dcde | fded BdAd |
N:       Bee^d e3 f | g2fe dBAd | BF~F2 d~F2 | DFAF E   :|
N:
N: P: Variations:
N: zdc | B2EF  GBdB | AFDE F2GF | EDEF GFGA | Beef gfed |
N:       BEEF  GBdB | AFDE F2GF | EDEF GABA | GEFD E   :|
N: FGA | Bee^d e3 f | g2fe dBAG | FDFA dcde | fded BdAd |
N:       Bee^d e3 f | g2fe dBAd | BFdF eFdF | DFAF E   :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
zzA | "Em" B2EF  GBdB | "D"  AFDE "Bm" F3 G | "Em" EB,EF GFGA | "Em" Beef "Bm" gfed |
      "Em" BEEF  GBdB | "D"  AFDE "Bm" FAGF | "Em" EB,EF GBdB | "D"  AGFG "Em" E   :|
FGA | "Em" Bee^d e3 f | "Em" g2fe      dBAG | "D"  FD FA dcde | "Bm" fded "D"  BdAd |
      "Em" Bee^d e3 f | "Em" g2fe "D"  dBAd | "Bm" BF~F2 d~F2 | "D"  DFAF "Em" E   :|
N:
P: Variations:
zdc | "Em" B2EF  GBdB | "D"  AFDE "Bm" F2GF | "Em" EDEF GFGA | "Em" Beef "Bm" gfed |
      "Em" BEEF  GBdB | "D"  AFDE "Bm" F2GF | "Em" EDEF GABA | "D"  GEFD "Em" E   :|
FGA | "Em" Bee^d e3 f | "Em" g2fe      dBAG | "D"  FDFA dcde | "Bm" fded "D"  BdAd |
      "Em" Bee^d e3 f | "Em" g2fe "D"  dBAd | "Bm" BFdF eFdF | "D"  DFAF "Em" E   :|