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X:1 T:City Life M:C| L:1/8 R:Clog S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F (A>.B) | ({d}c>.=B)(c>.d) c>fa>f | e>db>a (3gag (3fed | c>=Bc>d c>AF>A | G>c=B>d c>AB>=B | {d}c>=Bc>d c>fa>f | e>db>a (3gag (3fed | c>fa>f e>bg>e | f2 (3gfe f2 :: (e>.f) | {a}g>.^fg>a b>ge>c | {g}=f>ef>g a>fc>A | (3bbb (3aaa (3ggg (3fff | (3gag (3fed c2 (e>.f) | {a}g>.^fg>a b>ge>c | {g}=f>ef>g a>fc>A | (3bbb (3aaa (3ggg (3fff | g>cd>e f2 :||

CITY LIFE. AKA and see "Violetta Hornpipe." American, Clog (Hornpipe). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune also appears in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) under the title "Violetta Hornpipe," as well as "City Life." The tune is similar to "Londonbridge Hornpipe (The)," "O'Keeffe's Hornpipe (2)," "Showman's Fancy," and "Sweep's Hornpipe (4)."

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Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 118. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 155.

Recorded sources: -

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