X:1
T:General Trust, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:T. Straight - 24 Favourite Country Dances for the Year 1779 (p. 2)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G>AG geg|ede d2G|G>AG gfg|e3 d3|
G>AG gfg|ede d2B|c>dc BcB|A3 TG3:|
|:B>cd d3|d>cB A2G|B>cd d>ed|c>BA G3|
B>cd d3|d>cB A2G|B>cd d>gd|c>BA G3:|]
GENERAL TRUST, THE. AKA and see "General Toast (The)." English, Jig or Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is misnamed in Straight's collection--it is "General Toast (The)" from the stage production School for Scandal (1777).
Additional notes
Printed sources : - T. Straight (24 Favourite Country Dances for the Year 1779), p. 2.
