The Star of the County Down

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Also in 2/4 as a ballad. There is a County Down in both Ireland and Scotland, and both claim this tune.

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40-bar waltz One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement minor A 3/4 Has notes text Has chords explore more...

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X: 3
P: The Star of the County Down
O: Trad
R: 40-bar waltz
N: Also in 2/4 as a ballad.
N: There is a County Down in both Ireland and Scotland, and both claim this tune.
Z: 1997 by John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Am
E2G2 \
|  "Am"A4 A2 | "F"A3 G A2 | "C"c4 c2 | "G"d4 cd \
|  "C"e3 d c2 | "Am"A3 G E2 | "Em"G6- | G2 ||
|| c2B2 \
|  "Am"A4 A2 | "F"A3 G A2 | "C"c4 c2 | "G"d4 cd \
|  "Am"e3 d c2 | "Dm"A4 A2 | "Am"A6- | A2 ||
|| c2e2 \
|  "C"g4 e2 | e3 d c2 | "G"d4 d2 | d4 cd \
|  "C"e3 d c2 | "Am"A3 G E2 | "Em"G6- | G2 ||
|: c2B2 \
| "Am"A4 A2 | "F"A3 G A2 | "C"c4 c2 | "G"d4 cd \
|  "Am"e3 d c2 | "Dm"A4 A2 | "Am"A6- | A4 :|

This transcription was found:

• http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Scotland/WaltzCountryDance.abc
• http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/waltz/WaltzCountryDance.abc