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Theme code Index	551H1 25L15
Also known as	Jolly Tars of the Victory, Tars of the Victory, Tars of Victory, Weeping Willow Tree (The), Willow Tree (2) (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABBCC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Peter Kennedy
Book/Manuscript title	Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Jigs & Quicksteps Trips & Humours
Tune and/or Page number	No. 136, p. 33
Year of publication/Date of MS	1997
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Tars of the Victory,The. RH.019
R:Jig
S:Rev.R.Harrison's MS,c1815,Cumbria
N:Nelson was given command in the Mediteranean in 1803, and his
N:flagship was the Victory, in which he died in 1805 at the
N:Battle of Trafalgar..CGP
O:England
A:Temple Sowerby,Cumbria
Z:vmp.Simon Wilson. Review PJH, 2008.
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
K:D
b|a^ga aga|d'2d d2f|efg ABc|dfa a2a|\
a^ga aga|d'2d def|efg ABc|d2f d2:|!
|:d'|c'ba a2e|fga d2f|efg ABc|dfa a2d'|\
c'ba a2g|fga def|efg ABc|dfa d2:|

X: 1
T:The News of the Victory
T:Willow Tree
O:England
M:6/8
L:1/8
F:http://www.banjolin.co.uk/tunes/abcs/newofthevictory.abc
K:G
d|:d^cd d^cd|g2G GAB|ABc DEF|G2B d2d|
 |d^cd d^cd|g2G G2B|ABc DEF|1 G3 G2 d:|2 G3 G2 g||
 |:f2e d2c|Bcd G2B|ABc DEF|G2B d2g|
 |f2e d2c|Bcd G2B|ABc DEF|1 G3G2 g:|2 G3 G2 d||

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