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Theme code Index	3451H 3452
Also known as	Gigue du bonhomme (La)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AB, AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Button & Whittaker
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Button & Whittaker's Selection of Dances Reels Waltzes No. 1
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	early 19th cent.
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Off She Goes [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Button & Whitaker's Selection of Dances, Reels, Waltzes No. 1 (undated, early 19th century)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
F2A G2B|ABc d3|F2A G2B|AGF E3|
F2A G2B|ABc d3|gaf g2f|edc d3:|
|:faf d2f|gbg e2g|faf d2f|gec d3|
faf d2f|ege c2A|B2c d2B|gec d3:|
X:2
T:Off She Goes [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D Major
A|F2A G2B|ABc d3|F2A G2B|AFD E3|
F2A G2B|ABc d2e|f2d g2f|edc d2:|
|:g|f/g/af d2f|g/a/bg e2g|f/g/af d2f|ecA A2g|
f/g/af d2f|g/a/bg e2g|f2d g2f|edc d2:|
X: 3
T:Off Shew Goyes
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:The Calvert Collection  (1799) - Page 15
Z: AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
F2A G2B|ABA [F3d3]|F2A G2B|AGF ~E3|
F2A G2B|ABA [F2d2]e|f2d g2f|edc [F3d3]||
(f/g/a)f d2f|(e/f/g)e c2e|(f/g/a)f d2f|edc [F3d3]|
(f/g/a)f d2f|(e/f/g)e c2e|d2g {f/g/}a2f|gec [F3d3]||
X:4
T:Off She Goes
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:D
A|F2A G2B|ABc d3|F2A G2B|AFD E3|
F2A G2B|ABc d2e|f2d g2f|edc d2:|
M:9/8
f2a f2d e2f |\
M:6/8
gbg efg | f2a f2d | ecA A3 |
M:9/8
f2a f2d e2f |\
M:6/8
gbg efg | fed g2f | edc d3 :|
X:5
T:Off She Goes
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Walter Bulwer (1959), of Shipdham, Norfolk
N:The odd-measured second part seems idiosyncratic with Bulwer
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B2d c2e|def g2d|B2d c2e|dcB A3|
B2d c2e|def g3|B2G c2B|AGF G3:|
M:9/8
L:1/8
|:(B2d) B2G A2B|\
M:6/8
L:1/8
c2e c2A|B2d B2G|A2F D3|
M:9/8
L:1/8
(B2d) B2G A2B|\
M:6/8
L:1/8
c2e c2A|B2d B2g|A3 G3:|

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