Blue Bird Schottische

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Theme code Index	1553H 1553H
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Schottische/Schottis/Jennkka/Reinlander
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Viola "Mom" Ruth
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Pioneer Western Folk Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	No. 26, p. 11
Year of publication/Date of MS	1948
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BLUE BIRD (SCHOTTISCHE). American, Schottische. USA, Arizona. C Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part) {Kartchner}: D Major ('A' part) & A Major ('B' part) {Ruth}. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABA. Learned by Arizona fiddler Kenner C. Kartchner around the turn of the 20th century. There were several "Blue Bird" schottische tunes published in the 19th century.

Printed source: Ruth (Pioneer Western Folk Tunes), 1948; No. 26, p. 11.

X:1
T:Blue Bird Schottische
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Viola "Mom" Ruth, 1948
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
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(3ccc (3BBB (3AAA (3GGG|F>GA>B A2 ({f/g/}f2)|D>FA>B A2 ({f/g/}f2)|
(3ggg (3fff e>AB>c|d2d2d2||(cd)|(3ef^g a>g a2|c>Bc>d e>^d e2|
(3BBB e2 (3BBB e2|(3ccc (3BBB A2 (cd)|e2 (3ef^g a>^g a2|
c>Bc>d e>^d e2|e>ag>f e>dc>B|A2A2A2 (FE)||