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handwritten MS by Barbara McOwen

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Hornpipe One title Only 1 transcription Has some stepwise movement minor B 2/2 Has source text Has chords explore more...

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X: 1
T: Fast Boat to China
C: Barbara McOwen 1984
R: hornpipe
Z: 2006 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
S: handwritten MS by Barbara McOwen
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: Bm
BA \
| "Bm"F2B2 Bcdc | B2f2 f2ec | "A"A2A2 ABcA | "A"edcB "F#m"A2BA \
| "Bm"F2B2 "A"Bcdc | "G"B2f2 "D"f2fe | "Em"dfeg "F#7"fdec | "Bm"d2B2 B2 :|
|: de \
| "Bm"fBgB fedc | "Bm"Bcde f2ed | "A"eAfA edcB | "A"ABcd "A7"e2dc \
| "D"d2Ad "A"e2Ae | "Bm"fefg "A"agfe | "Em"dfeg "F#7"fdec | "Bm"d2B2 B2 :|

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