X: 1
T: Johnny Cronin's Favourite Reel / The Banks of the Shannon (G major)
R: Reel
C: traditional
O: Ireland
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from Dylan Foley's album
N: Chords: | G  -  | G  -  | Em D  | C  D   |
N:         | G  -  | G  -  | Em D  | C  G  :|
N:         | G  -  | G  C  | G  -  | Am D   |
N:         | G  -  | G  C  | Em G  | Am D  :|
N:         | G  -  | G  -  | G  -  | Am D   |
N:         | G  -  | G  -  | Em G  | Am D  :|
N:         Last line to finish:
N:         | G  -  | G  -  | Em G  | Am D   | G  |]
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=180
M: 4/4
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: G2 FG EGDE | GFGA  Bcdg | eB~B2 dBAF |    GBAG FD EF     |
N: G2 FG EGDE | GFGA  Bcdg | eB~B2 dBAF | [1 GBAF G2 D/E/F :|\
N:                                        [2 GBAF G3  A     |]
N: Bdd^c d3=c | Bd~d2 efgd | Bdd^c dBGB |    cBAG FGAc      |
N: Bdd^c d3=c | Bd~d2 efga | bg af gfed |    cBAG FGAc     :|
N: BGGF  G3 A | BG~G2 Bdgd | BG GF GBAB |    cBAG FGAc      |
N: BGGF  G3 A | BG~G2 Bdga | bg af gfed | [1 cBAG FGAc     :|\
N:                                        [2 cBAG FDEF      |]
N:
N: P: Last line to finish:
N: BGGF  G3 A | BG~G2 Bdga | bg af gfed |    cBAG FDEF      | G8 |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
"G" G2 FG EGDE | "G" GFGA      Bcdg | "Em" eB~B2 "D" dBAF |    "C"  GBAG "D" FD EF      |
"G" G2 FG EGDE | "G" GFGA      Bcdg | "Em" eB~B2 "D" dBAF | [1 "C"  GBAF "G" G2 D/E/F  :|\
                                                            [2 "C"  GBAF "G" G3  A      |]
"G" Bdd^c d3=c | "G" Bd~d2 "C" efgd | "G"  Bdd^c     dBGB |    "Am" cBAG "D" FGAc       |
"G" Bdd^c d3=c | "G" Bd~d2 "C" efga | "Em" bg af "G" gfed |    "Am" cBAG "D" FGAc      :|
"G" BGGF  G3 A | "G" BG~G2     Bdgd | "G"  BG GF     GBAB |    "Am" cBAG "D" FGAc       |
"G" BGGF  G3 A | "G" BG~G2     Bdga | "Em" bg af "G" gfed | [1 "Am" cBAG "D" FGAc      :|\
                                                            [2 "Am" cBAG "D" FDEF       |]
N:
P: Last line to finish:
"G" BGGF  G3 A | "G" BG~G2     Bdga | "Em" bg af "G" gfed |    "Am" cBAG "D" FDEF       | "G" G8 |]
N:
D: 1993: Paddy O'Brien (accordion) & Séamus Connolly (fiddle): The Banks of the Shannon (titled 'Johnny Cronin's Reel')
D: 2002: James Keane & Kieran Hanrahan: The Tocane Concerts (titled 'The Banks of the Shannon')
D: 2004: Heather Breeze Céilí Band: Music in the Glen (in Kilfenora Set, Figure 1, titled 'Johnny Cronin's Reel')
D: 2006: Comhaltas Concert Tour 2003 - From the Liffey to the Hudson (titled 'Johnny Cronin's Reel')
D: 2009: Orla Harrington: Melting Snow (titled 'Johnny Cronin's')
D: 2011: Ryan Hackett: Comhaltas Live #367-2 (titled 'Johnny Cronin's')
D: 2013: Sean McNamara, Eamon Coyne & Peggy Peakin: The Long Strand (titled 'Johnny Cronin's Fancy')
D: 2015: Dylan Foley, Dan Gurney, Alec Finn & Brian McGrath: Irish Music from the Hudson Valley (titled 'Johnny Cronin's')
D: 2016: John Blake, Mairead Hurley & Nathan Gourley: The Truckley Howl (titled 'Johnny Cronin's')
D: 2017: Éilís Crean (fiddle): Searbh Siúcra. 21 Eddie Kelly Compositions. Bitter Sweet (titled 'Tommy Cronin's Reel')
D: 2020: Nathan Gourley, Laura Feddersen, Natasha Sheehy & Anna Colliton: Ship in the Clouds (titled 'The Banks of the Shannon')
D: 2022: Adrian Connolly (flute): Adrian Connolly (titled 'Johnny Cronin's')
D: 2025: Ian Bascombe: Contented He'll Remain (titled 'Johnny Cronin's')