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Theme code Index
3H3H1H1H 5534
Also known as
Reel de mon maton (Le) , Reel du régiment , Ladies Quadrille , Yellow Knife
Composer/Core Source
Don Messer
Region
Canada, United States
Genre/Style
Down-East/Maritime
Meter/Rhythm
Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of
C
Accidental
NONE
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
2/2
History
USA(Central), USA(New England), CANADA(Maritimes/English), CANADA(Western Canada)
Structure
AABCC, ABBCC, AABCC', AA'BB'CC
Editor/Compiler
Don Messer
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Way Down East
Tune and/or Page number
No. 27
Year of publication/Date of MS
1948
Artist
Biography:Don Messer and His Islanders
Title of recording
Mother's Reel/Rambler's Hornpipe
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Apex 26287 (78rpm)
Year recorded
1945
Media
Score 1 )
X:1
T:Mother's Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:C
g>f|e3f cBcA|GAGF EGFE|DGBG dGBG|DGBd gagf|
e2ed cBcA|GAGF EGFE|DGBG dGAB|cdcB c2:|
||Bc|d2d^c defg|d2d^c defg|B2Bc BAGA|BcBA B2Bc|
d2d^c defg|d2d^c defg|abag fdef|gagf g2||
K:C
|:(3GAB|c2ec gc ea|gg ec Bc dB|c2ec gc ea|1 gg ec Bc dB:|2 gg ec Bc||
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Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:C
gf|efed cdcA|GAGF EGFE| DGBG dGBG|DGBG gagf|
efed cdcA|GAGF EGFE| DGBG dGBG|[E2c2](d/c/B) [E2c2]:|
K:G
|:Bc|d2(e/d/^c) defg|d2 (e/d/^c) defg|B2 B>(B c/B/A) G(B|c/B/A) GB AcBc|
d2(e/d/^c) defg|d2 (e/d/^c) defg|abag fdaf|[B2g2] ([B/a][B/g/][B/f/][B/a/]) [B2g2]:|
K:C
|:(3G/A/B/|c2 ec gcec|"*"agec BcdB|c2 ec gcec|BcdB GdBG|
c2 ec gcec|agec Bcde|gage fdBG|[E2c2](d/c/B) [E2c2]:|]
P:Substitutions
"*"(g/a/g)ec BcdB|c2 ef gced|cdBc dcBG|
