Annotation:Tit for Tat (1)
X:1 T:Tit for Tat (1) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland. 1850 Melodies, 1903, p. 270, no. 1457 Z:François-Emmanuel de Wasseige K:G (dc)|BGGB AGG2|DG {A}(3GFG A2(dc)|(3BcB BG (3ABA AB|1 cABG A2:|2 cdef g2|| (Bd)|(3efe dB (3efe dB|(3efe dB A2 Bd|e>B {c}(3BAB g>B {c}(3BAB|cABG A2 Bd| (3efe dB (3efe dB|(3efe dB A2(Bd)|eg2e gagf|edef g2|]
TIT FOR TAT [1] (Sud Air/Ar So!). AKA and see "Chloch Aoil (An)," "Limestone Rock." Irish, Reel. G Major ('A' part) & E Minor ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B. The phrase ‘Tit for Tat’ is derived from the German phrase Dir fur Dat, or ‘this for that’. The tune is known nowadays as "Limestone Rock."
