Jigs


X:170

T:Arnold Kennedy's Jig

T:Play with a slightly dotted rhythm throughout

S:Carter Newell

M:6/8

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K:G

Bc^c |\

"G"  d^cd .b2f | "G"  agf gdB | "G"  DGB edB   | "C" c3 "Am" (cBc) |

"D7" D2 F A2 d | "D7" fag f2e | "D7" d^cd ed=c | "G" B3 Bc^c ||

"G"  d^cd .b2f | "G"  agf gdB | "G"  DGB edB   | "C" c3 "Am" (cBc) |

"D7" D2 F A2 d | "D7" fag Tf2d| "D7" cAF DEF   | "G" G[GB][GB] [G2B2] z |]

"G"  G,B,D G2B | "G"  d3 d^cd | "G"  DGB edB   | "C" c3 "Am" (cBc) |

"D7" D2 F A2 d | "D7" fag Tf2e| "D7" d^cd ed=c | "G" BBB .Bz G,||

"G"  G,B,D G2B | "G"  d3 d^cd | "G"  DGB edB   | "C" c3 "Am" (cBc) |

"D7" D2 F A2 d | "D7" fag f2d | "D7" cAF DEF   | "G" G zz |]


X:1380

T:Murray River Jig

C:Graham Townsend

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:jig

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K:A

AB\ 

|"A" c2c cBA| E3 EAB | "A" c2c "A7" dcB| "D" F3 FBc|

  "D" d2d "(B7)"dcB| "E7" g3 g2f |1 "E7" fee e^de | "E7" fed "A" c :|2 "E7" efe dcB | "A" A3 AED |]

|: "A" CA,A, A,CE | "G" DB,=G, G,2B, | "A"A,CE AGA | "E7" BEE E2D |

   "A" CA,A, A,CE | "G" DB,=G, G,2F  | "A" EAA "E7" GAB|1 "A" cAA AED:|2 "A" cAA A|]


X:1550

T:The Old Box Stove

C:Ward Allen

R:jig

M:6/8

L:1/8

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K:F

|:AB=B|c2 a B2 g|Aff fcA|Bgg gAB|caa aAB|

c2 a B2 g|Aff fcA|Bcd bge|f3 :|

K:Bb

e3|d2 d d2 d|dBF DFB|d^cd Bdg|f3 fcd|

e2 e e2 e|ecA F2 A|ede gf=e|f=eg fc_e|

d2 d d2 d|dBF DFB|d^cd Bdb|g3 gag|

efg f2 e|d2 f B2 d|cde FGA| B3|]


Square Dance Tunes


X: 400

T:Darling Nellie Gray

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Square Dance Tune

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K:D

A, DF\

|  "D"A2A>B | "D7"AF ED | "G"G>A Bc | d2cB | "D"A2A>A | BA FD | "A7"E2 E>F | EA, DF |

   "D"A2A>B | "D7"AF ED | "G"G>A Bc | d2cB | "D".A2F>G|"A7"AG EC| "D"D2 D>E| D |]

|:D EF\

|"A7 or G"G2G>G | G2A>G | "D"GF FE  | F2DF | A2A>A | BA FD | "A7"E2 E>F |EA, DF |

  "D"A2A>B  |"D7"AF ED  |"G"G>A Bc  |d2cB  |"D".A2F>G |"A7"AG EC| "D"D2 D>E| D |]


X: 460

T:Don't Dilly Dally

C:As played by Lou Heath, 10/24/98, West Hopkinton, NH

R:reel

M:2/4

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K:F

L:1/8

A | "F" c2 d2 | A3 F | "G7" G A2 G | D4 | "C7" E2 c>c | cBG^G | "F" A4 - | A4 |

"A7" A2>B2 | A2>G2 | GG A2 | "Dm" G F2 G-| "G7" G2>A2 | G2 F2 | "C" EE"G7"F^F | "C7" Gccc|]

"F" c3 B | Ac2c | c>dcB | A c3 c | c>dcA | GFDF | "C7" G4- | G4 |

"F" F2F>G | AG F2 | "Bb" G2 GA | BGAB | "C7" c2 d2 |A2 G2 | "F" F4- | F3 |]


X: 1950

T:Snow Deer

R:Square Dance Tune

M:C|

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K:D

A2d2e2|\

"D"f2fe f2fe| f2d2 c2d2| "E" [e4e4] [e2e2] ef | e2d2 c2B2| \

  "A7"A4 e4-| e2e2 c2B2| "D"A4 f2>g| f2A2 d2e2|

"D"f2fe f2fe| f2d2 c2d2| "E"[e4e4] [e2e2] ef | e2d2 c2B2| \

  "A7"A4 e4-| e2d2 e2f2| "D"d8- | d2 d2 "D7"e2f2|]

"G"g4 B4-| B2d2 c2B2| "D"A4 f2>g| f6 fg| \

   "A"f2e2 e2 ^d2| e6 ef| "D"e2d2 c2 B2|A2d2 "D7"e2f2|

"G"g4 B4-| B2d2 c2B2| "D"A4 f2>g| f6 fg| \

   "A7"f2e2 e2 f2|g2g2 B2c2| "D"d4 d2>e | d2|]

 

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