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Theme code Index
1H3H4H3H 2H3H72H
Also known as
Back o'th Bush ith Garden
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
ENGLAND(North West)
Structure
AB
Editor/Compiler
John Rook
Book/Manuscript title
Book:John Rook music manuscript collection
Tune and/or Page number
p. 19
Year of publication/Date of MS
1840
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
X:1
T:Back o'th Bush ith Garden
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
N:A "Behind the Bush in the Garden" variant
S:John Rook’s music manuscript collection (1840, Waverly, Cumbria, p. 19)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
A|d2e f2d|g2e f2d|e2g fed|(c3 e3)|
d2e f2d|g2e f2d|f2a gec|d3 g3||
fed c2A|B2G G2g|f2e c2A|c3 e3|
f2e c2A|B2G G2g|f2a gec|d3 g3||