Fiddle Tunes in abc Format
& Waltzes
T:French Club Waltz
C:J. Patenaude
M:3/4
Q:150
L:1/4
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to
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K:G
[|B/2A/2 |\
"G" G2 D | "G" D2 B/2A/2 | "C" G2 "C/B" E | "Am" E2 G/2F/2 |\
"G" G2 D | "Em" G2 G/2F/2 | "Am" G A B | "D7" A2 B/2A/2 |
"G" G2 D | "G" D2 B/2A/2 | "C" G2 "C/B" E | "Am" E2 G/2F/2 |\
"G" G D>G | "D7" F G A | "G" G3 | "G7" G A B |]
[| "C" c G>E | "C" C E G | "G" B G>D | "G" B, D G |\
"D7" A F>D | "D7" B G A | "G" G A ^A | "G7" B c d |
"C" c G>E | "C" C E G | "G" B G>D | "G" B, D G |\
"D7" A F>D | "D7" B G A | "G" G2-G/2>A/2 | "G" G2 |]
X:670
T:Frisco Waltz
C:Ward Allen
R:Waltz
M:3/4
L:1/8
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to
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K:F
A2c2|f3 e fg|f2 e2 d2|e4 e2|({f} e2) d2 c2| B d3 d2|({e} d2) c2 B2|A c3 c2|({d}c2) d2 e2|
f3 e fg|f2 e2 d2|e4 e2|({f}e2) d2 cA| c3 c dc|G3 G AG|F6|F4|]
|z2|A,6|A,2 B,2 C2|D6 |D3 C B,A,| G,6|({A,}G,2) A,2 B,2|C6|C2 =B,2 _B,2|
A,6 |A,2 B,2 C2|D6 |D3 C B,A,| G,3 E ED|C3 A AG|F3 E FG|F2|]
X:1060
T:Valse des Jouets
C:Michel Faubert
M:3/4
L:1/8
Z:Play with a lightly dotted rhythm
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to
Z:<http://http://nhcountrydance.com/>.
K:D
A>d \
|: "D" f>e f>g f>e | "G" d>B A>F D2 | "D" f>e f>g f>e | "G" d>B "D" A>F D2 |
"Em" e>d e>f e>d | "A" c3 d c>B | "A" A2 A>B (3(cBA) | "D" d>B "D" A>F D2 |
"D" f>e f>g f>e | "G" d>B A>F D2 | "D" f>e f>g f>e | "G" d>B "D" A>F D2 |
"Em" e>d e>f e>d | "A" c3 d c>B | "A" A>B A>G F>E |1 "D" D3 A d>e :|2 "D" D2 Ld2>c2 |]
|: "D" d>A F>A G>A | "Em" B3 d d>B | "A" c>A B>c d>e | "D" f3 f d>f |
"Bm" b>f d>f b>f | "Em" g2 e3 d | "A" c>A c>e a>e | "D" f2 d3 c |
"Bm" B>F F>F B>F | "Em" G3 e e>d | "A" c>B A>G F>E | "F#" F6 |
"G" G>F G>A B>c | "D" d>e f3 f | "A" g>e c>e B>A |1 "D" d4 d>c :|2 "D" d4 A>d |]
X:1360
T:Monahan's Waltz
S:Valcartier Waltz learned from Eric Favreau
M:3/4
L:1/8
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to
Z:<http://www.nhcountrydance.com/music/fiddle-tunes_about.html>.
K:D
[| Ad |\
"D" f2 A2 d2 | "D" f2 fa gf | "A7" e2 c2 (Ac) | "D" ({c}d2)>e2 dc |
"G" B2 G2 B2 | "D" A2 F2 [AF]F | "A7" G2 E2 AF |1 "D" D2> A2 :|2 "D" D2 |]
[| .F2.F2 |\
"D" A,2 D2 E2| "D" F4 GF | "A7" E2 C2>B2 | "D" A2>z2 AB |
"A7" A2 E2>F2| "A7" G2 c2>B2 | "A7" A2 G2 B2 | "D" A2 .F2 .F2 ||
"D" A,2 D2 E2| "D" F4 GF | "A7" E2 C2>B2 | "D" A2>A2 Bc |
"G" d2>e2 dB | "D" A2 F2 [AF]F | "A7" G2 E2 AF | "D" D2>A2 |]
X: 1460
T:Norwegian Waltz
R:Waltz
M:3/4
L:1/8
S:Graham Townsend, slightly simplified in places
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to
Z:<http://www.nhcountrydance.com/music/fiddle-tunes_about.html>.
K:G
dc\
| "G" B2D2G2| "G7" B3 cdB| "C" c2E2G2| "Am" c6 |
"D7" D2F2A2| d2e2f2 |1 "G"g3 fge |"D7"d4 :|2 "G"g3 fga| g4 |]
[|ga\
| "G" b2g2>g2| "G7" g3BAB| "C" c2[c2A2]>[c2A2]| "Am" e6|
"D"d2f2a2 | d2f2a2 | d3 edc | "G" B4ga |
"G" b2g2>g2| "G7" g3BAB| "C" c2[c2e2]>[c2e2]| "Am" e6|
"D7"d2f2a2 | d2f2a2 | d2e2f2 | "G" g4 |]
X: 1465
T:Norwegian Waltz
R:Waltz
M:3/4
L:1/8
S:Marcel Robidas, one of many ways he played it!
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to
Z:<http://www.nhcountrydance.com/music/fiddle-tunes_about.html>.
K:G
dc\
| "G" B2D2G2 | "G7" B4 ed| "C" c2E2G2| "Am" c6 |
"D7" D2F2>A2| d3g fa |"G"g3 fge |"D7"d4 ||
dc\
| "G" B2D2G2| "G7" B4 ed| "C" c2E2G2| "Am" c6 |
"D7" D2F2>A2| d2e2f2 |"G"g3 fga| g4 |]
[|ga\
| "G" b2g2>g2| "G7" g2d2 AB| "C" c2 cB cd| "Am" e4 de|
"D"f4 fg | f2 e2 ef | g2ga ge | "G" d4ga ||
"G" b2g2>g2| "G7" g2d2 AB| "C" c2 cB cd| "Am" e3g ^fg|
"D7"d2fza2 | d2fz a2 | de dc BA | "G" G4 |]
X:1900
T:Saint John River Waltz
T:River John Sunset Waltz
C:Florence Killen
D:Maine French Fiddlers, "In Memere's Kitchen"
R:Waltz
L:1/8
M:3/4
N: Dotted note pairs are played lightly dotted
Z:Thanks to Jim O’Neil from Nova Scotia for pointing out
Z:the correct name and composer in a web site comment!
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to
Z:<http://www.nhcountrydance.com/music/fiddle-tunes_about.html>.
K:D
G F>E [| "D" D3 E F>G | "D7" A2 F2 D2 | "G" G3 F G>B | "Em" d3 e d>B |
"D"A3 B A>G | "Bm" F2 G2 F2 | "Em" E4-E>F | "A7" E3 E F>E |
"D" D3 E F>G | "D7" A2 F2 D2 | "G" G3 F G>B | "Em" d3 e d>B |
"D"A3 B A>F | "A7" E2 F2 ((3EFE) | "D" D4-D>E | D3 |]
[|B A>G | "D" F3 A d>e | "D7" f2 g2 a2 | "G" g3 a ((3gfe) | "Em" B3 d c>B |
"D" A2 d3 d | "Bm" d2 e2 f2 | "Em" e4-e>f | "A7" e3 B A>G |
"D" F3 A d>e | "D7" f2 g2 a2 | "G" g3 a ((3gfe) | "Em" B3 d c>B |
"D" A2 d3 f | "A7" e2 f(g/2f/2) e2 | "D" d6 | d3 E F>E |]
X:1990
T:Sweet Journeys
M:3/4
L:1/4
C:George Wilson, as played by Jerry Holland
S:Jerry Holland
N:Music written out by Burt Feintuch, revised by Peter Yarensky
R:waltz
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to
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K:A
|:((3E/4F/4E/4) D/2B,/2 | "A" A,>C E | (A<c) ((3B/2c/2B/2) | "D" A>FD | "A" E>(F E/2D/2) |
C>E A | (c<e) (e/2<f/2)| "Bm" e>c A | "E7" B>A B/2c/2 |
"D" d>e f/2d/2 | "A" e.cA | "D" F>E D | "E7" E>F E/2D/2 |
"A" (C<A) (A/2c/2) | "E7" B>A G | "A" A3 |1 A :|2 A2 |]
|: e | "D" f>e d | (f<a) ((3f/2a/2f/2) | "A" e>c A| AE2 |
"D" (F<d) F | "A" (E<c) (c/2e/2) | "Bm" e>d c | "E7" B>(A B/2c/2) |
"D" d>e f | "E7" gab | "A" ((3a/2b/2a/2) e c | "D" f>g a |
"A" e<c A | "D" F<d "E7" G | "A" A3 |1 A2 :|2 A> |]
X:2200
T:Valcartier, Quebec Waltz
R:Waltz
M:3/4
L:1/4
S:Unknown musician played it at Cinq a Sept, the French-Canadian jam at Northern Week at Ashokan in 1998 Eric Favreau identified it several years later as coming from the Irish community in Valcartier.
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
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K:D
[| DE | "D"F2 F | {FG}FED | A2 B | {AB}AFD | "A7"EFE | "(D"D2"A7)"C | "D"{C}D3- | D2A |
"G"B3 | G2B | "D"{B}d3- | dcB | A2F | F>ED | "A7"{D}(E3 | E2)A |]
[|"G"B3 | G2B | "D"{B}d3- | dcB | A<dD | F>ED | "A7"{D}(E3 | E)DE |
"D"F2 F | {FG}FED | A2 B | {AB}AFD | "A7"EFE | "(D"D2"A7)"C | "D"D3- | D |]
X:2230
T:Village Carousel Waltz #1
T:As written by Andy De Jarlis
C:Andy De Jarlis
M:3/4
L:1/8
Z:abc by Bruce Osborne, modified by Peter Yarensky
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to
Z:<http://www.nhcountrydance.com/music/fiddle-tunes_about.html>.
K:Bb
DE|F4 d2|E3 F Ac|B6|B4 Bc| d4 B2|F4 G2|A6|A4 CD|!
E4 F2|G4 F2|A6|A4 CB,| A,2 C2 E2|F2 G2 e2|d6|d4 DE|!
F4 d2|E3 F Ac|B6|B3 F DC| B, z z D FB|b2 a2 _a2|g6|g4 a2|!
g3 e ce|G4 g2|f3 d Bd|F4 e2| d3 c AF|E3 F Ac|B6|B4|]
K:F
AB|c6|=B4 d2|c6|c4 =Bc| a4 g2|f4 c2|e2 d4 -|d4 GA|!
B6|A4 c2|B6|B4 AB| g4 e2|c4 B2|A6|A4 AB|!
c6|=B4 d2|c6|c4 =Bc| a4 g2|f4 c2|e2 d4 -|d4 de|
f4 f2|e4 d2|c6|c4 AB| c4 =B2|B4 E2|F6 -|F4:|!
X:2235
T:Village Carousel Waltz #2
T:As played by Omer Marcoux
C:Andy De Jarlis
M:3/4
L:1/8
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to
Z:<http://www.nhcountrydance.com/music/fiddle-tunes_about.html>.
K:Bb
DE|"Bb"F4 d2|"F7"E3 F Ac|"Bb"B6-|B4 Bc| d4 B2|F4 G2|"F"A6-|A4 CD|
E4 F2|G3 F =EF|A4 A2|A3 C CB,| A,2 C2 =E2|F2 A2 e2|"Bb"d6-|d4 DE|
F4 d2|"F7"E3 F Ac|"Bb"B6-|B4 DC| B,6|"Bb7"b2 a2 _a2|"Eb"g6-|g4 a2|
g3 e ce|G4 g2|"Bb"f3 d Bd|F4 e2|"F7" d3 c AF|E3 F Ac|"Bb"B6-| B4 |]
K:F
AB|"F"c6|"Fdim"=B4 d2|"F" c6-|c4 ((3c=Bc)| a4 g2|f4 c2|"C7"e2 d4 -|d4 GA|
B4 {c}B2|A4 c2|B6-|B4 G2| g4 e2|c4 B2|"F"A6-|A3 A B=B|
c6|"Fdim"=B4 d2|"F"c6-|c3 c =Bc| a4 g2|f4 c2|"Bb"e2 d4 -|d3 d ^cd |
f6 |e4 d2|"F"c6-|c4 A B=B|"C7" c3 c c2|B4 E2|"F"F6 |F4 |]
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