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Marches


X:1420

T:Neil Vincent Orzechowski's Welcome To Earth

C:Bob McQuillen

M:C

L:1/4

R:March

Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other

Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to

Z:<http://tunes.nhcountrydance.com>.

K:A

EAB | c c2 e | c2 Ac | B A2 A | FAAF | E A2 A | AABc | B4- |B GAB |

c>Bce | c2 Ac | B A2 A | FAAF | E A2 A | c2 B2 | A4- | A |]

Bcd | e>cef | e2 ce | a2 g2 | f a2 f | e2 fe | cB A2 | B4 - | B2 Ac |

e>cef | e2 ce | a2 g2 | faaf | e2 cA | B3 A | A4 - | A |]


X:1780

T:Marche de Queteux Pomerleau

M:C|

L:1/8

S:via Lisa Ornstein

R:French Canadian March

Z:Chords from a version from Phil Katz

Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other

Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to

Z:<http://tunes.nhcountrydance.com>.

K:G

D2 EF\

|: "D" G2A2 F2D2 | "G" E2D^CD2EF  | "D" G2A2 "G" G2B2 | "G" GABG "G" D2 "D" EF |

"D" G2A2F2D2    | "G" E2D^CD2EFV | "D" G2A2 "G" G2B2 |1 "G" G2>G2 D2 EF:|2 "G" G4 G2 |]

AB\  

| "Am" c4 "G" B4 | "Em" B2AG "D" A2AB   | "D" A2 "G" D2 "G" G2 "D" A2 | "G" B2AG "D" A2 B2 |

"Am" c4 "G" B4   | "Em" B2AG "Am" A2AB | "D" A2D2G2B2 |1 "G" G4G2    :|2 "G" GABG D2 EF    |]


X:1904

T:Sarah's Slightly Different March

C:Sarah Hydorn

M:C

L:1/4

R:March

Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other

Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to

Z:<http://tunes.nhcountrydance.com>.

K:G

DG | "G" B2 B> d | cBAG | "C" c2 c> d | e g2 e | "G" d2 d> e | dBAG | "D" A4- | A2 DG |

| "G" B2 B> d | cBAG | "C" c2 c> d | e g2 e | "G" d2 d> e | "D" dBAG | "G" G4- | G2 |]

gf | "C" e2 e>f | ggfe | "G" d B2G | Bdgf | "C" e2 e>f | edBG | "A" A4 - | "D" A2 gf |

"C" e2 e>f | ggfe | "G" dBAG | "Em" E2 GA | "A" B d2 e | "D" dBAG |"G" G4- | G2 |]


Polkas


X: 1668

T:Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow

R:polka

M:2/4

L:1/8

S:Old Grey Goose

N:Chords indicated by () or / are alternates that Doug played at least once on the record as far as I can tell, and could be played now and then; all chords are my best guesses but I think are pretty accurate.

Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other

Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to

Z:<http://tunes.nhcountrydance.com>.

K:Am

AB | "Am"cc ec | "G" BB dB | "Am" AG E2 | E2 AB | "Am" cc ec | "G"  BB dB | "Am" Az "(G)" Ez  | "Am" A2 AB ||

    "Am" cc ec | "G" BB dB | "Am" AG E2 | E2 ed | "Am" cB AG | "Em" EA AB | "Am" A2 "(F)" c>B | "Am" A2 "G" G2 |]

    "C" c>d ef | "C" g2 ec | "G"  BA G2 | "G" G2 AB |  "C" c>d ef | "C" g2 eg | "F" a>g a>g | "F" a>g af ||

"C (Am)" g2 "C" fe | "G" d2 ec | "Am" BA "(G)" G2 | "G" G2 AB | "Am" ce cA | "Em" EA AB | "Am" c/2B/2A c/2B/2A | "Am" c/2B/2A  |]


X:1820

T:Red River Cart

C:Andy De Jarlis; as played by Andy De Jarlis. Chords from Marcel Meilleur recording.

M:2/4

L:1/16

Z:Revised from the original version on this web site after careful listening

Z:New version added 6/11.

Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other

Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to

Z:<http://tunes.nhcountrydance.com>.

K:G

D2 |\

"G" {EF}GABc d2g2  | b4>f4     | a2>g2 g2B2      | "Am" (B2d2) c4 |

"D7" (D2F2) (A2d2) | f4>{Bc}d4 | d2^cd .e2.d2    | "G" B4 G4      ||

"G" (D2G2) (B2d2)  | b4>f4     | a2>f2 {a}g2B2   | "Am" d4 c4     |

"D7" a2aa a2g2     | f4-f(gfe) | dBcA E2F2       | "G" G4 G2      |]

Bc |\

"G" .d2(de) dBGB   | .d2(de) dBGB | d2g2 (g2f2)  | "E7" f2e2 "Am" e2(AB) |

"D7" .c2(cd) cBAB  | .c2(cd) cBAB | c2f2 f2{c}e2 | "G" e2d2 d2Bc ||

"G" .d2(de) dBGB   | .d2(de) dBGB | d2g2 (g2f2)  | "E7" f2e2 "Am" e4 |

"D7" {f}a2aa a2g2  | f4-f(gfe)    |  dBcA E2F2   | "G" G4 G2 |]


Canadian Two-Steps


X:356

T:Country Serenade

C:Roddy Dorman

S:Patti Kusturok

M:2/4

L:1/8

Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other

Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to

Z:<http://tunes.nhcountrydance.com>.

K:G

Bc^c \

[| "G" d2 Tg>f | "G" gd Bd   | "D7" f2 Tf>e | "D7" fd AB |\

"D7" c2 Tf>e   | "D7" fd ^cd | "G" e>d B/2G/2E  |  "G" D2 Bc ||

"G"  d2 Tg>f   | "G" gd Bd   | "C" [ee]>d ef    | "C" g2 fe |\

"D7" d2 B>c    |"D7" dc AF| "G" (G<[GB]) [GB]>[GB] |"G" [GB] |]

K:C

[|F EF \

| "C" Gz cz | "C" ez z g | "C" a>g ec   | "C" G>A GF |\

  "C" E2 G2 | "C" c2 ga      | "G7" B>A Bc  | "G7" B>F DE ||

"G7" F2 G2  | "G7" B3 g    | "G7" a>g fd  | "G7" B>c BA |\

"G7" G2 B2  | "G7"ag zB | "C" (c2 c/2) (B/2c/2d/2) | "C" c2 Bc|]


X:357

T:Country Serenade

T:with ornamentation

C:Roddy Dorman, as played by Patti Kusturok

S:Patti Kusturok

Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other

Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to

Z:<http://tunes.nhcountrydance.com>.

Z:Note: the slide in the second line may not be recognized by some programs; remove it if necessary.

M:2/4

L:1/8

K:G

Bc^c \

[| "G" d2 Tg>f   | "G" gd Bd   | "D7" [f2d2] Tf>e | "D7" fd AB |\

"D7" c2 Tf>e     | "D7" fd ^cd | "G" e>d B/2G/2E  |  "G" D2 !slide!Bc ||

"G"  d2 Tg>f     | "G" gd Bd   | "C" [ee]>d ef    | "C" (f<g) fe |\

"D7" (^c<d) B>=c |"D7" dc AF| "G" (G<[GB]) [GB]>[GB] |"G" [GB] |]

K:C

[|((3F/2G/2F/2) EF \

| "C" Gz cz | "C" ez z (^f/2<g/2) | "C" a>g ec   | "C" G>A GF |\

  "C" E2 G2 | "C" c2 {ef}ga      | "G7" B>A Bc  | "G7" B>F DE ||

"G7" F2 G2  | "G7" B3 ^f/2<g/2    | "G7" a>g fd  | "G7" B>c BA |\

"G7" G2 B2  | "G7" {^fg}ag z[Be] | "C" ([Be]<[ce] [c/2e/2]) ([e/2B/2][e/2c/2][e/2d/2]) | "C" [e2c2] {dc}Bc|]


X:756

T:Golden Boy

C:Andy De Jarlis

N:as played in New Hampshire

M:2/4

L:1/16

Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other

Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to

Z:<http://tunes.nhcountrydance.com>.

K:D

F2G2|A4 d2e2|f6cd|e2d2 c2B2|A4F2F2|G4 e2>e2|e4G2G2|F4 d2>d2|d4 F2G2|

A4 d2e2|f6cd|e2d2 c2B2|A4F2F2|G4 e2>d2|c2A2 B2c2|d8|d4|]

[|e2>f2|g2B2 g2B2|g6 ag|f2A2 f2A2|f6 gf|e2A2 c2d2|e2g2 f2e2|f4>d4|A6 ef|

g2B2 g2B2|g6 ag|f2A2 f2A2|f6 gf|e2A2 c2d2|e2g2 f2e2|d8|d4|]


X:757

T:Manitoba's Golden Boy

C:Andy De Jarlis

M:2/4

L:1/16

N:as written by Andy DeJarlis

Z:abc by Bruce Osborne

Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other

Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to

Z:<http://tunes.nhcountrydance.com>.

K:D

F2G2|A4 d3e|f6cd|e2d2 c2B2|A6F2| G4 e3e|e6G2|F4 d3d|d4 F2G2|!

A4 d3e|f6cd|e2d2 c2B2|A6F2| G4 e2d2|c2A2 B2c2|d4 d2e2|d4:|!

|:e3f|g2B2 g2B2|g4 a3g|f2A2 f2A2|f4 g3f| e2A2 c2d2|e2g2 f2e2|f8 -|f4 e3f|!

g2B2 g2B2|g4 a3g|f2A2 f2A2|f4 g3f| e2A2 c2d2|e2g2 f2e2|d4 d2e2|d4:|!


X: 804

T:Happy Acres Two-Step

C:Cecil "Cec" McEachern, as played by Marcel Robidas

M:2/4

L:1/16

Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other

Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to

Z:<http://tunes.nhcountrydance.com>.

K:D

|:A2 d2f2|\

"D" a4 a2^ga  | "D" b2a2 f2d2  | "D" [F6A6] A2  | "D" dcBA GFED |

"A7" C3D E2F2 | "A7" G2G2 F2G2 | "D" B2AB A2^G2 | "D" A2A2 d2f2 |

"D" a4 a2^ga  | "D" b2a2 f2d2  | "D" [F6A6] A2  | "D" dcBA GFED |

"A7" C3D E2F2 | "A7" G2A2 B2c2 | "D" d4 d3d     |1 "D" d2      :|2 "D" d2(cd) c2d2 |]

K:A

[|"A" e2{fg}a2 c2A2 | "A"  E3F E2D2  | "A" C2E2 A2B2  | "A" c4 B2A2 |

  "E7" G3A B2c2     | "E7" d4 c2d2   | "A" f2ee e2^d2 | "A" e4 c3d  |

  "A" e2{fg}a2 c2A2 | "A"  E3F E2D2  | "A" C2E2 A2B2  | "A" c4 B2A2 |

  "E7" G3A B2c2     | "E7" d2e2 f2g2 | "A" a4 a3a     | "A" a2 |]




X:1948

T:Sleeping Giant Two-Step

C:Andy De Jarlis

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Canadian Two-Step

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://tunes.nhcountrydance.com>.

K:D

Ad\

|: "D" f3/2g/ fd | A z F z | "A7" GG/G/ GF | E3 F |

   "A7" GG/G/ GF | EA, DE  | "D" F3/2G/ FE | F2 Ad|

   "D" f3/2g/ fd | A z F z | "A7" GG/G/ GF | E3 F |

   "A7" GG/G/ GA | c3/2A/ Bc| "D" d2 d3/2d/|1 d2 Ad:|2 dd "D7" c=c|]

|: "G" B2 d2 | g3 g | "D" f3/2g/ fd | AF Ad |

   "A7" e2 e3/2f/| ec BA | "D" dd FG | Ad "D7" c=c|

   "G" B2 d2|g3 g| "D" f3/2g/ fd | "D" AF "B7" GF|

   "Em7" E3 F | "A7"G3/2A/ Bc | "D" d2 d3/2d/|1 "D" dd "D7" c=c:|2 "D" d3 |]



X:2304

T:Waverly Two-Step

C:Graham Townsend

S:Marcel Robidas

R:Canadian Two-Step

M:2/4

L:1/8

Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other

Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to

Z:<http://tunes.nhcountrydance.com>.

K:D

[|"D"D/2D/2 DF | [A2A2] A/2B/2A/2F/2 | DD FG | [A2A2] A/2B/2A/2F/2 | DD F/2D/2F/2A/2 |

"D" f2 f/2e/2f/2a/2 | gf ed | "A7"c>c c/2c/2c/2c/2 | c[ce] EF ||

"A7" G2 G/2F/2G/2F/2 | EC EF | G2 G/2F/2G/2F/2 | EC E[Ae] |\

[c2e2] [c/2e/2][c/2e/2][c/2e/2][c/2e/2] | [ce][Ae] BA | "D"F2 F>F | FD FG |]

"D" [A2A2] A/2B/2A/2F/2 | DD FG | [A2A2] A/2B/2A/2F/2 | DD FA |\

f2 ff/2f/2 | af ed | "G"g2 g/2f/2g/2a/2 | gd ef ||

"G" g2 g/2f/2g/2a/2 | gd ed | "D"f2 f/2e/2f/2g/2 | fA BA |\

"A7"e2 e>f | gg fe | "D"[d2f2] [df]>[df] | [df] |]


X:2305

T:Waverly Variations

S:Marcel Robidas

R:Canadian Two-Step

M:2/4

L:1/8

Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other

Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to

Z:<http://tunes.nhcountrydance.com>.

K:D

"A5,6"f2-f/2e/2f/2g/2 | fd ed || "A7,8"c/2c/2e/2c/2 c/2e/2c/2c/2 | e/2c/2e/2c/2 EF||

"B5,6"c/2c/2e/2c/2 c/2e/2c/2c/2 | e/2c/2e/2c/2 AG || "C5"f3 a/2f/2 ||

"Ending"e z e>f | gg fe | dd/2B/2 A/2G/2F/2E/2 | D z D2 |]

Fiddle Tunes in abc Format

&   Marches, Polkas & Canadian Two-Steps