Blind Man's Ramble

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Theme code Index	1H643 1542
Also known as	Chips and Shavens, Chips and Shavins, Jackey's Fancy
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History	ENGLAND(North East)
Structure	AABBCC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Biggins
Book/Manuscript title	Book:James Biggins music manuscript
Tune and/or Page number	65
Year of publication/Date of MS	1779
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BLIND MAN'S RAMBLE. AKA and see "Chips and Shavens," "Jackey's Fancy." English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The tune appears under this title in the 1779 music manuscript book of James Biggins (Leeds, west Yorkshire) and as the alternate title (to "Chips and Shavins") in William Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian manuscript book.

X: 1
T:Blind Man's Ramble,The. JBi.65
T:Chips and Shavins,aka. JBi.65
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
S:James Biggins MS, Leeds, 1779.
R:.Reel
O:England
A:Yorkshire
Z:vmp.Nick Barber & Chris Partington
K:D
"_Key C in MS"(B/c/)|dABF|G2 (FE)|DFAF|GEE B/c/|\
dABF|G2FE|DFAG|FDD:|!
|:(F/G/)|ABAF|G2(FE)|ABAF|GEE (F/G/)|\
ABAF|G2(FE)|DFAF|FDD:|!
|:c|dfaf|g2fe|dfaf|geef|dfaf|g2fe|dAAG|FEEc||!
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