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GREENWICH HILL. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. Greenwich Hill, in Greenwich Park, London, is famous for its panoramic views of the capital. The Royal Observatory was located on the top of the hill, founded in 1675 to compute exact longitudes using astronomy for navigational purposes. At precisely one o'clock PM a red ball would drop from the main tower as a signal so that ships anchored in the Thames could synchronize their timekeeping.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Gow (Second Collection of Niel Gow's Reels), 1788; p. 34 (3rd ed.).

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Tune properties and standard notation