X: 1
T: Chattering Magpie (G major)
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Reel
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from Planxty's album
D: 1975: Noel Hill & Tony MacMahon: In Knocknagree - I gCnoc na Graí
D: 1976: The Chieftains: Chieftains 6 - Bonaparte's Retreat
D: 1976: Peter Carberry: The Mountain Top (Compilation)
D: 1979: Planxty: After the Break
D: 1987: Planxty: Live in Olympia Theater, Dublin
D: 1988: Sean Norman Ceili Band: Mighty Ceili Night
D: 1992: The Chieftains: An Irish Evening - Live At The Grand Opera House, Belfast
D: 1992: Paul McGrattan: The Frost is All Over
D: 1993: Geraldine MacGowan, Anne Conroy & Shay MacGowan: Celtic Dream
D: 1994: Kevin Griffin, Eoin O'Neill & Kevin Glynn: Trad. Music in Support of Doolin Coast and Cliff Rescue Service
D: 1994: Brendan Larrissey: A Flick of the Wrist
D: 1996: Joe Derrane, Jerry O'Brien & Bobby Gardiner: The Masters Choice
D: 1996: Bobby Gardiner: Memories of Clare
D: 1997: Aggie White: Ireland (Compilation)
D: 1998: Ite O'Donovan: Riverdance & Lord of the Dance
D: 1999: Paul O' Shaughnessy: Stay Another While
D: 2001: Gavin Whelan: 120 Irish Traditional Tunes
D: 2001: Cherish the Ladies & Billy McComiskey: The Girls won't leave the Boys alone
D: 2002: The Chieftains: The Wide World Over
D: 2004: Patrick Ourceau & Friends: Live At Mona's
D: 2004: Tim Collins: Dancing on Silver
D: 2004: Tom McElvogue & Paddy Kerr: The Long Hard Road
D: 2005: Deirdre Collins: In the Footsteps of Michael Coleman
D: 2006: Sara Jane Woods & Seamus Gibson: Comhaltas Live 214-3
D: 2007: Folk Studio A: Different Ways to Meet You
D: 2008: Malinky: Flower & Iron
D: 2009: Pádraig Rynne, Noel O'Donoghue, Brian Mooney & Liam Murphy: Riches of Clare
D: 2010: Séamus McGuire, Manus McGuire & Dáithí Sproule: Carousel
D: 2010: Aggie Whyte & Eddie Moloney: Tuning the Radio (Compilation)
D: 2010: Geraldine O'Callahan, Eimear Buckley & Maeve Buckley: Comhaltas Live 331-8
D: 2011: Vintage Wildflowers: Lovely Madness
D: 2012: Alibe Grace: Irish Grace Notes
D: 2012: Brendan Mulholland: Jean's Hill
D: 2015: Ronan Browne & Peter O'Loughlin: The Legacy
D: 2018: Eric Ryan-Johnson: The Wonderful Day
D: 2018: Planxty: One Night in Bremen (released 2018, recorded 1979)
D: 2020: J.B. Samzun & Charles Monod: Aughavinna - Irish Traditional Music from Doolin, Co. Clare
D: 2021: The Chieftains: Cronicles - 60 Years of the Chieftains
N: Chords: | G  -  | G  D  | G  -  | D  -  |
N:         | G  -  | G  D  | G  -  | D  C  |]
N:         | G  -  | G  D  | G  -  | Em D  |
N:         | G  -  | G  D  | G  -  | Em D  |]
N:         Last line to finish:
N:         | G  -  | G  D  | G  -  | Em D  | G  G  |]
N:         or:
N:         | G  -  | G  D  | G  -  | Em G  |]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=180
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: BGAF  DGGA | B2 ge fdcA | BGAF  DG~G2 |    FG AB cedc |
N: BGAF  DGGA | B2 ge fdcA | BGAF  DG~G2 |    FG AB c2Bc |]
N: dggf ~g2gf | dg~g2 fgaf | dggf ~g2 ga | b/a/g ag fdcA |
N: dggf ~g2gf | dg~g2 fgaf | dggf ~g2 ga | b/a/g ag fdcA |]
N:
N: P: Last line to finish:
N: dggf ~g2gf | dg~g2 fgaf | dggf ~g2 ga | b/a/g ag fdcA | BGAF G4 |]
N:
N: P: or:
N: dggf ~g2gf | dg~g2 fgaf | dggf ~g2 ga | b/a/g af g4   |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
"G" BGAF  DGGA | "G" B2 ge "D" fdcA | "G" BGAF  DG~G2 | "D"     FG AB     cedc |
"G" BGAF  DGGA | "G" B2 ge "D" fdcA | "G" BGAF  DG~G2 | "D"     FG AB "C" c2Bc |]
"G" dggf ~g2gf | "G" dg~g2 "D" fgaf | "G" dggf ~g2 ga | "Em" b/a/g ag "D" fdcA |
"G" dggf ~g2gf | "G" dg~g2 "D" fgaf | "G" dggf ~g2 ga | "Em" b/a/g ag "D" fdcA |]
N:
P: Last line to finish:
"G" dggf ~g2gf | "G" dg~g2 "D" fgaf | "G" dggf ~g2 ga | "Em" b/a/g ag "D" fdcA | "G" BGAF "G" G4 |]
N:
P: or:
"G" dggf ~g2gf | "G" dg~g2 "D" fgaf | "G" dggf ~g2 ga | "Em" b/a/g af "G" g4   |]