Annotation:She's as False as She's Fair

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X:1 T:She’s as False as She’s Fair M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air Q:”Gaily” B:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903, No. 513) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G Minor B/c/ | d>ed c2B | A>BG ^F2D | G>AB {d}c<A^F | (G3 G2) :| || B/c/ | d2b {b}a2g | f<dg f2d | B>cB fed | c>dB AzF | B>AB c>Bc | d2 G ^F2D | G>AB {d}c<A^F | (G3 G2) ||

SHE'S AS FALSE AS SHE'S FAIR. AKA "Ta Si Com Cealgac Le Datamuil". AKA and see “She's Fair and Fause,” "She's False as She's Fair and Bonny". Irish, English; Air (6/8 time, "gaily"). England, Northumberland. G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800. The tune was printed by the Gows (1806) under the title “She's Fair and Fause.”

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Printed sources : - O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 513, p. 90.

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