X: 1
T: The boys of Bluehill
C: anon.
O: Ireland
B: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 898
R: Hornpipe
Z: Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: D
(FG) | BAFA D2(FA)|BABd e2(de)|faaf egfe|dfed B2(dB)|
BAFA D2(FA)|BABd e2(de)|faaf egfe|d2dd d2 :|
|: (fg)|afdf a2(gf)|gfga b2(ag)|faaf egfe|dfed B2(dB)|
BAFA D2(FA)|BABd e2(de)|faaf egfe|d2ddd2 :|
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X: 2
T:The Boys of Bluehill
M:2/4
L:1/16
B:O'Neill's 1700
N:"collected by West"
K:D
F-A \
| BAFA D2F-A | BABd e2d-e | faaf egfe | dfed B2d-B |
| BAFA D2F-A | BABd e2d-e | faaf egfe | d2ddd2 :|
|: f-g \
| afdf a2g-f | gfgab2a-g | faaf egfe | dfedB2d-B |
| BAFAD2F-A | BABde2d-e | faaf egfe | d2ddd2 :|

X: 3
T:The boys of Bluehill
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 898
R:Hornpipe
Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:D
(FG) |: BAFA D2(FA)|BABd e2(de)|faaf egfe|dfed B2(dB)|
BAFA D2(FA)|BABd e2(de)|faaf egfe|d2dd d2 :|
(fg) |: afdf a2(gf)|gfga b2(ag)|faaf egfe|dfed B2(dB)|
BAFA D2(FA)|BABd e2(de)|faaf egfe|d2ddd2 :|
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W:  the Internet center for free sheet music downloads.

X:4
T:Boys of Bluehill, The - Variations
S:FC
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Philippe Varlet
N: These are just a few possible variations derived on the spur of the moment.
R:hornpipe
Z:Philippe Varlet
K:D
FA |{d}BAFA D2 FA | {d}BA (3Bcd e2 de | fa{b}af egfe | dfed B2 dB |
{d}BAFA DA FA | {d}BA (3Bcd e2 de | fa{b}af ef{a}fe | d2 {e}dc dDFA |
{d}BAFA DAFA | {d}BA (3Bcd eAde | fdaf {a}gfef | defd B2 GB |
{d}BAFE DEFA | {d}BAfd e2 de |~f3 a ea{fa}fe | df (3edc defg ||
afdf a2 af | {a}gfga b2 ag | fa{b}af (3efg fe | dfed B2 dB |
{d}BAFD A,DFA | Bcdf e2 de | (3fga fa {ga}gece | dd{e}dc defg |
~a3 f dfaf | gfef gbag | {e}f2 af efde | fded BcdB |
{d}BAFA D3 B | {d}BA (3Bcd ea{b}ag | (3faf df eAce |df (3edc d4 ||

X: 6
T: Boys Of Bluehill, The
S: ST
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
FA |: BA FA D2 FA | BA (3Bcd e2 de | fa gf eg fe | df ed B2 dB |
BA FA D2 FA | BA (3Bcd e2 de | fa gf eg fe | d2 f2 d2 :|
fg |: af df a2 g2 | ef ga b2 ag | fa gf eg fe | df ed B2 dB|
BA FA D2 FA | BA (3Bcd e2 de | fa gf eg fe | d2 f2 d2 :|


X: 7
T:Boys Of Bluehill
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:180
C:Traditional
R:Hornpipe
K:D
FA |: "D"BAFA D2 FA | "G"BA (3Bcd "A"e2 d e | "D"fagf "A"egfe | "D"dfed "G"B2 dB |
"D"BAFA D2 FA | "G"BA (3Bcd "A"e2 de | "D"fagf "A"egfe |1 "D"dedc d2 FA :|2 "D"dedc d2 fg ||
|: "D"afdf (3aba gf | "G"gfga (3bc'b ag | "D"fagf "A"egfe | "D"dfed "G"B2 dB |
"D"BAFA D2 FA | "G"BA (3Bcd "A"(3efe de | "D"fagf "A"egfe |1 "D"d2 dc d2 fg :|2 "D"d2 dc d4 ||

X: 8
T: the Boys of Bluehill
R: Hornpipe
O: Trad
Z: John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
N: Kennedy p.?
N: Allan's 74
N: Cranitch 73 & 75
N: O'Neill's p.197
N: Brody p.54
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: D
dB \
|: "D"BA FA DA FA | "G"BA (3Bcd "A7"e2 de | "D"fa gf "A7"eg fe | "D"df ed "G"Bc dB |
| "D"BA FA DA FA | "G"BA (3Bcd "A7"e2 de | "D"fa gf "A7"eg fe | "D"d2 f2 "D"d2 :|
fg \
|: "D"af df a2 gf |"Em"ef  ga "A7"b2 ag | "D"fa gf "A7"eg fe | "D"df ed "G"Bc dB |
| "D"BA FA DA FA | "G"BA (3Bcd "A7"e2 de | "D"fa gf "A7"eg fe | "D"d2 f2 "D"d2 :|

X: 9
T: Boys Of Bluehill, The
S: ST
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
N: Arrangement for Fingerstyle Guitar, sans ornamentations
K: Dmaj
A (3EFA |: BA FA DE FA | BA Bd e2 de | fa af eg fe | de fd B2 dc |
| BA FA DA FA | BA Bd e2 de | fa af eg fe | d2 d2 d2 :|
fg |: af df a2 gf | gf ga b2 ag | fa af eg fe | de fd Bc dc |
| BA FA DE FA | BA Bd e2 de | fa af eg fe | d2 d2 d2 :|
W:
W:Here's a version I play in a fingerstyle guitar arrangement. I left out ornaments and a few 
W:syncopations that probably don't work outside this guitar setting. In the cadence that ends 
W:both parts there's a chord change (to G) instead of going to the F# note.
W:
W:For me this version makes all the difference between "hating" and loving this tune. Actually, 
W:the important difference for me is just two or three notes in the phrase that shows up in 
W:measures 3,4 and 7 (not counting the pickup measure) and again in the B part.
W: