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T:Old Christmas
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A:US
N:Old Christmas is January 6; it's when Christmas
N:used to be under the Julian calendar.
N:NB. Watch out for the (*) bar and its extra bits!
C:Trad
R:American Reel
P:AABB
Z:Ben Paley
K:D
P:A
|: A,B,DE F3E | DFAd B2Ad | B2Ad B2A2 | F2DF EDB,2 |
A,B,DE F3E | DFAd B2AF | ABde fafe | [1 dBAF D2F2 :| [2 dBAF D2f2 |
P:B
|: a3b afde | fded B2A2 | "(*)" [M:3/2] A3d B2Ad B2A2 | [M:2/2] F2DF EDB,2 |
a3b afde | fded B2A2 | A3B dedB | [1 AFEF D2f2 :| [2 AFEF D4 ||
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T:Sales Tax Toddle
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A:Mississippi
N:I got this tune from a recording of the Nations Brothers,
N:County CTY 3514, "Mississippi String Bands - Volume Two".
N:
N:The structure is like this:
N:A once.
N:B, repeating bars 2 and 3 ad lib. (I do 3 repeats the first time round).
N:C is optional, and contains variations which can also act as hints for your accompanist
N: - (I leave it out the first time round and put it in subsequently).
N:D once.
N:E ad lib. (I do 4 the first time round).
N:F once.
N:Back to B, and repeat B-F ad lib.
C:Trad
R:American Reel
Z:Ben Paley
K:G
P:A - introduction
[GB]2 | [GB]4 [GB]2 [GB]2 | [GB]2 ef gedB [M:2/4]|
P:B - repeat ad lib.
!segno!A2 ag [M:2/2]|: fd [df]2 [df]3 ([df] | [df])edB A2 ag :|
P:C - optional hints for accompanist
fdef g3a | gedB A2 ag | fd [df]2 [df]3 ([df] | [df])edB A2 a2 | abaf g2ga | gedB A2ag |
P:D - linking phrase
fd [df]2 [df]3 ([df] | [df])edB AFAc | BGAF G2BA | GedB AFAc | BGAF G2BA [M:2/4]| GedB [M:2/2]|
P:E - repeat ad lib.
|: G2 B2 F2 A2 | G2 (B2 B)AFA :| [P:F - linking phrase] G2 ef ged!D.S. ad lib.!B [M:2/4]|| [P:G - outro] [G,G]2 z2 | [GBg]2 |]