Yankee Doodle Dandy

Tune annotations

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X:1
T:Yankey Doodle
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Rev. James Pike music copybook (1730, Somersworth, New Hampshire)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
d2ef|dfec|d2 ef|d2 cA|d2 ef|gfed|cABc|d2d2:|
|:d2 BG|dB =c2|ABAG FG A2|d2 BG|Bd =c2|ABce|d2d2:|]

X:1
T:Yankee Doodle
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:March
S:Thomas Nixon Jr./Joseph Long copybook (c. 1776-78)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
g2ab|gbaf|g2 ab|g2 fd|g2 ab|c'bag|fdef|g2g2:|
|:g2 ec|eg f2|dedc|Bc d2|g2 ec|eg f2|defa|g2g2:|
X:1
T:Yankee Doodle
L:1/8
M:2/4
S:Aird, Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, 1782
Z:Paul Kinder
K:D
ddef|ddec|ddef|d2c2|ddef|ddec|AABc|d2d2:|
|:d2 BG|BA B2|=c2 AG|FG A2|d2 BG|BG =c2|AB^cA|d2d2:|
|:dfeg|fdec|dfeg|f2 ed|dgeg|fdec|AABc|d2d2:|
|:d2BG|Bd=cB|ABAG|FGAB|=cdcA|Bd=cA|AB^cA|d2 d>g:|
|:fdec|dBAg|fdef|B2 Ag|fdec|dBAF|A2 Bc|d2 dg:|
|:FAAd|BAAG|FAAd|B2 AG|FAAd|cAAF|A2 Bc|d2d2:|
|:af eg|fdec|faeg|f2 ed|faeg|fdec|AABc|d2d2:|
|:d/c/d/e/ dA|BAAF|d/c/d/e/ dA|B2A2|d/c/d/e/ dA|BAAF|A2 Bc|d2d2:|
|:a2 af|gfed|a2 ag|f2e2|a2 af|gfef|A2 Bc|d2d2:|
|:B/A/B/c/ Bd|A/G/A/B/ Ad|B/A/B/c/ Bd|BAGF|B/A/B/c/ Bd|
A/G/A/B/ Ad|A2 Bc|d2d2:|
X:2
T:Kitty Fisher’s Jig
L:1/8
M:6/8
S:Rimbault, Leisure Hour, p. 90, 1876
N:Supposedly from Walsh’s Collection of Dances for the Year 1750
K:C
c2c d2e|c2c B2G|c2c d2e|c3 B2G|
c2c d2e|f2e d2c|B2G A2B|c3 c3||
A2A A2G|A2B c3|G2A G2F|E3 G3|
c2c d2e|f2e d2c|B2g A2B|c3c3||
X:3
T:Return of Ulysses, to Ithaca
L:1/8
M:2/4
S:Musical Tour of C. Dibdin, p. 342, 1788
K:C
G|c cde|cc BG|c cde|cc BA|c cde|fedc|
BGAB|c z c z|fefg|afdc|BGAB|czcz:|
|:G|ccde|ccBG|ccde|c2 BG|cc de|fe dc|
BG AB|c2c2|AA GF|GA _BB|BA GF|c2 GG|AAGF|
GA _B =B/A/|BG AB|c2c2|feff|afdc|BGAB|c2C2:|

X:4
T:Adzooks, old crusty, why so rusty
L:1/8
M:C
S:Arnold – Two to One (1784)
K:E
B|eefg eedB|eef(g e2) dz/B/|e(efg) agfe|dBcd e2E||
|:B|ee fg ee dB|ee fg e2 dB|ee fg ag fe|BG cd e2 ez/f2e/2|
dBcd e2e2::c>d cA cd e2|B>c BA G2B2|
c>d cA cd e2|c>e df e2e2|c>edf e2E:|

X:5
T:Yankee Doodle
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:William Sydney Mount manuscripts.
N:The tune appears on a page with a handwritten playing guide for the fife or tin
N:whistle, addressed to John B. Mount and dated March 26th, 1861. At the bottom of the
N:page he says: “For musical instructions, ask your Father, or , look at his instruction
N:book, about time & the characters of the notes & the proportion they bear to each
N:other. ‘Howe’s Violin Instructor’ will teach you. If you will apply yourself. I hope you
N:will. WSM.” Elias Howe, of Boston, published several instructors and tutors in the
N:mid-19th century, as well as a massive collection of tunes called Musician’s Omnibus.
N:The ‘A’ part is the part that is now familiar to modern ears, however, the ‘B’ part
N:appears to be in a transitional phase from 18th century versions, such as that printed by
N:Aird (1782) and the one familiar to us today. Modern versions have dropped the ‘c’
N:natural note, a modal feature, and remain in the major key.
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:D
d2 ef | dfec | d2 ef | d2 cA | d2 ef | gfed | 
cABc | d2d2 :||: d2 BG | Bd =c2 | ABAG | 
FG A2 | d2 BG Bd =c2 | Adce | d2d2 :|]

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