Annotation:Slaughter House
X:1 T:Slaughter House T:Hey Ho, My Honey M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes (1909) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb |: g | ^f2d d=ef | g3 b3 | fd2 c2B | (G3 G2) g | ^f2d d=ef | g3 b3 | fd2 c2B | (B3 B2) :| F | BAB cBc | d (f2 f2) F | BAB cde | (d3 d2)F | B>cd ec2 | f3 g3 | fd2 c2B | (G3 G2) || A | B3 A2G | ^F (D2 D2)D | BAB cBc | (d3 d2)A | B>cd ec2 | f3 g3 | fd2 c2B | (G3 G2) ||
SLAUGHTER HOUSE. AKA and see "Hey Ho My Honey." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). B Flat Major/G Dorian/Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. The tune, which slips in and out between major and modal tonality, dates to the year 1703 when it was published (as "Hey, Ho, My Honey") in London by Henry Playford.