Annotation:Washington's March (5)
X: 1 T:Washington's March. (p)1657.PLFD1.164 M:6/4 L:1/8 Q:3/4=100 S:Playford, Dancing Master,Supplement to 3rd Ed.,1657 O:England;London N:Bagpipe suits this tune.CGP. H:1657. Z:Chris Partington. K:D e4c2e4A2|e4c2e4A2|f4d2e3dc2|d2e2c2B4A2:| |:f4e2f4B2|f4e2f4B2|e2f2c2f2d2B2|g2a2c2B4A2| c2c4d2d4|e2e2a2e3dc2|d2e2c2B3ABc|A2A2A2A6:| |:c2e2(f>e)g2B4|c2e2(f>e)c2A4|\ (c<A) (c<A) (c<A) (d<B) (d<B) (d<B)|c2e2fec2A4:| |:c2e2(fg)B2d2(fg)|A2c2(ea)A2c2(ea)|A2c2(fg)B2d2(fg)| ABcdef edcBcA|(c<A) (c<A) (c<A) (d<B) (d<B) (d<B)|c2e2fec2A4:|
WASHINGTON'S MARCH [5]. English, March (6/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. The seat of the Washington family was in County Durham, England, though Paul Roberts suspects the tune comes from Lancashire. He suggests comparison with "Mary Scott, the Flower of Yarrow."
