X: 1
T: Wily Old Bachelor (G major)
T: The Bachelor / The Bashful Bachelor
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Hornpipe
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from the 'Life is All Checkered' album
D: 2003: Con Moynihan & Denis O'Connor: Sunday After Mass
D: 2004: Johnny Pickering: Seoltaí Séidte - Setting Sail
D: 2009: Seamus Tansey: The Best of Seamus Tansey
D: 2011: Caitlín Nic Gabhann: Comhaltas Live #365-8
D: 2012: Caitlín Nic Gabhann: Caitlín
D: 2012: Luke O'Malley: Irish Music - Songs & Instrumentals
D: 2013: Gwenaelle Pineau, Catherine Drapier & Jeremie Legrand: In Between Exile
D: 2014: Nathan Gourley & Laura Feddersen: Life is All Checkered
N: Chords: | G  -  | C  -  | G  -  | D  -   |
N:         | G  -  | C  -  | G  D  | G  G  :|
N:         | G  -  | G  -  | G  -  | C  D   |
N:         | G  -  | C  -  | G  D  | G  G  :|
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=160
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: EDC | B,DGA BGDB,| CEAB cA FD | B,DGA BG    cB | A/B/A G/F/E D/E/D C/B,/A, |
N:       B,DGA BGDB,| CEAB cA FD | B,DGB AF D/E/F | G2    GF    G            :|
N: zga | bg~g2 dgBg | dgBg dg~g2 | bg~g2 dg    bg | ea    ag    a2    ga      |
N:       bg~g2 dcBd | cBAB cd ef | gd BG D/E/G AF | G2    GF    G            :|
N:
N: P: Wind instrument version of the first part:
N: zzA | BDGA BGDB | cEAB cAFD | BDGA BG cB    | A/B/A G/F/E D/E/D E/F/G |
N:       BDGA BGDB | cEAB cAFD | BDGB AF D/E/F | G2    GF    G          :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
EDC | "G" B,DGA BGDB,| "C" CEAB cA FD | "G" B,DGA     BG    cB | "D" A/B/A G/F/E     D/E/D C/B,/A, |
      "G" B,DGA BGDB,| "C" CEAB cA FD | "G" B,DGB "D" AF D/E/F | "G" G2    GF    "G" G            :|
zga | "G" bg~g2 dgBg | "G" dgBg dg~g2 | "G" bg~g2     dg    bg | "C" ea    ag    "D" a2    ga      |
      "G" bg~g2 dcBd | "C" cBAB cd ef | "G" gd BG "D" D/E/G AF | "G" G2    GF    "G" G            :|
N:
P: Wind instrument version of the first part:
zzA | "G" BDGA BGDB | "C" cEAB cAFD | "G" BDGA     BG cB    | "D" A/B/A G/F/E     D/E/D E/F/G |
      "G" BDGA BGDB | "C" cEAB cAFD | "G" BDGB "D" AF D/E/F | "G" G2    GF    "G" G          :|