X: 1
T: Swallow's Tail, traditional version (E dorian)
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Reel
N: also played in A dorian
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from flute and accordion player Kerstin Otten in 2015
D: 1904: John McFadden: The Francis O'Neill Cylinders
D: 1929: Tom Ennis: American Uilleann Piping 1917-1929
D: 1974: Billy Pigg: Wild Hills o'Wannie - The Small Pipes of Northumbria (Compilation)
D: 1964: The Dubliners: The Dubliners
D: 1975: Ted & George Furey: The 2nd Irish Folk Festival on Tour, Vol. 1
D: 1977: Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford: Rushy Mountain (Compilation)
D: 1977: Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford: Kerry Fiddles
D: 1977: Gene Kelly: Old Time Irish Music in America
D: 1977: Tom Byrne & Tom McCaffrey: Irish Music from Cleveland
D: 1980: The Cut & Dry Band: Cut and Dry #2
D: 1992: Michael Coleman: Michael Coleman 1891 to 1945
D: 1993: The Dubliners: Originals
D: 1996: Billy Pigg: The Northumbrian Small Pipes (Compilation)
D: 1996: Tommy Keane & Jacqueline McCarthy: The Wind among the Reeds
D: 1996: K. Scanlon: Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era
D: 1996: The Dubliners: Wild Rover - Best of the Dubliners
D: 1997: The Dubliners: The Definitive Transatlantic Collection
D: 1997: The Dubliners: Alive Alive O
D: 1997: Shebeen: Celtic Traveller
D: 1998: Kevin Henry: One's Own Place, A Family Tradition
D: 1998: John Vesey: Sligo Fiddler
D: 1998: The Hog-Tie Sessions: Ham Debris
D: 1999: John O'Halloran: But Why, Johnny?
D: 1999: Paul O'Shaughnessy: Stay another While
D: 1999: John Byrne: Fiddle Music of Donegal, Vol. 3
D: 2001: Peter Browne: Seacht Nóiméad Déag Chun a Seacht - Seventeen Minutes to Seven
D: 2001: Kevin Rowsome & Lorraine Hickey: Irish Folk Festival - Mad for Trad
D: 2001: The Cut & Dry Band: The Wind in the Reeds
D: 2001: Ronan Browne: The Wynd you know
D: 2002: The Dubliners: The Transatlantic Anthology
D: 2002: Ronan Browne & Peter O'Loughlin: Touch Me if you Dare
D: 2003: The Itinerant Band: The Road Out of Town
D: 2005: Rory Sinclair: Roaming Free
D: 2005: Patsy Touhey (1865-1923): The Piping of Patsy Touhey
D: 2006: The Dubliners: Live at Vicar Street
D: 2006: Ted Furey & Brendan Byrne: Toss the Feathers
D: 2007: Malachy Doris Céilí Band: Best of Irish Dance
D: 2007: Fintan Vallely: Armagh Pipers Club - 40th Anniversary Album
D: 2008: Brendan Mulholland, Brendan Hendry & Paul McSherry: Tuned Up
D: 2008: P.J. Hernon: Buail Cois Air
D: 2008: Henry Creany: Traditional Irish Music Harmonica
D: 2009: Heather Breeze Céilí Band: The Skylark
D: 2009: Ted & George Furey: The Very Best of the Original Legendary Irish Folk Festivals, Vol. 3
D: 2009: The Dubliners: A Time to Remember
D: 2010: Ladlane: Out of Dublin
D: 2010: Louise Mulcahy & Aoife Granville: Comhaltas Live #328-4
D: 2011: Peter McAlinden: Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part
D: 2011: Abbey Céilí Band: Bóthar na Réidhe
D: 2011: Bran: Rigmadár
D: 2011: Derek McGinley & Tara Connaghan: Far Side of the Glen
D: 2011: Johan de Wal: Tenor Banjo, Sets & Tunes, Part A
D: 2012: Karen Ryan & Pete Quinn: The Coast Road
D: 2012: Swallow's Tail Céilí Band: Suas Leat
D: 2012: The Dubliners: 50 Years
D: 2013: Irene Cunningham & Scoil Éigse Tutors: Comhaltas Live 414-4
D: 2014: John Williams: From a Bird
D: 2014: Malachy Doris Céilí Band: Céilí Time in Ireland
D: 2014: Keegan Loesel: ComhaltasLive #440-4
D: 2015: Jack McDermott: Echoes of Ireland
D: 2015: Sean Tyrrell & Jack Geary: Apples in Winter
D: 2017: Cordeen: Musical Bridge
D: 2018: Fergal Scahill: A Fiddle Tune a Day 2017 (Tune #81)
D: 2018: Bobby Gardiner: Melodeon Mad!
D: 2019: Belinda O'Hooley: Inversions
D: 2019: Johan de Wal: Johan's Tenor Banjo - Album 1
D: 2019: The Blarney Céilí Band: The Blarney Stone
D: Matt Cunningham: Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 3 (Cavan Set)
D: Waltons: Ireland's Best Session Tunes, Vol. 1
D: Comhaltas: Foinn Seisún, Vol. 2
N: Chords: | Em -  | Em -  | D  -  | D   -     |
N:         | Em -  | Em D  | A  -  | G D Em . :|
N:         | Em -  | Em -  | D  -  | D   -     |
N:         | Em -  | Em D  | A  -  | G D Em - :|
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=175
K: E dorian % 2 sharps
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: FA | BEGE BEGE | F/G/A Bc dBAF | D2FD ADFD | F/G/A Bc d2cd  |
N:      BEGE BEGE | F/G/A Bc d2cd | ecdB AcBA | GE    FD E2   :|
N: FA | Beed efed | BA    Bc dBAF | D2FD ADFD | F/G/A Bc d2cd  |
N:      Beed efed | BA    Bc d2cd | ecdB AcBA | GE    FD E2   :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
FA | "Em" BEGE BEGE | "Em" F/G/A Bc     dBAF | "D" D2FD ADFD | "D" F/G/A  Bc      d2cd |
     "Em" BEGE BEGE | "Em" F/G/A Bc "D" d2cd | "A" ecdB AcBA | "G" GE "D" FD "Em" E2  :|
FA | "Em" Beed efed | "Em" BA    Bc     dBAF | "D" D2FD ADFD | "D" F/G/A  Bc      d2cd |
     "Em" Beed efed | "Em" BA    Bc "D" d2cd | "A" ecdB AcBA | "G" GE "D" FD "Em" E2  :|