Blue-Bell Polka

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Often misattributed to Jimmy Shand

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Shottish, hornpipe Only 1 transcription Has some stepwise movement major E A D 4/4 Has notes text Has chords explore more...

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X: 1
T: Siamsa Beirte
T: Blue-Bell Polka
C: Frank Stanley
N: Often misattributed to Jimmy Shand
R: shottish, hornpipe
B: Kerr's "Merry Melodies" v.1 p.51 (1875) (no credits)
D: Jimmy Shand
D: James Brown, "Little Pet (Caledonian Polka)" 1911
D: James Morrison, Columbia, 1935
D: Mickey Carton, Copley, in the 1950s
Z: John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
P: (AABBACC)2A
K: A
(3cea \
"A"|: "A"c'2c'2 "D"agaf | "A"e2e2 c2A2 |1,3 "E7"GABc d2f2 | "A"fe^de c2 (3cea \
                                      :|2,4 "E7"GABc defg | "A"a2a2"fine"a2z2 :|
K: E
"B"|: "E"B2B2 GBeg | b2b2 g3g |1,3 "B7"b2^ab =a2f2 | "E"c'2b2 ^a2b2 \
                             :|2,4 "B7"b2_b2  a2f2 | "E"e2g2e2z2 :|
K: D
"C"|: "D"f2f2 fga2 | f2f2 fga2 |1,3 "A7"g2g2 gec2 | gfga gfc2 \
                              :|2,4 "A7"g2g2 gece | "D"d2d2d2z2 :|

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