X:1
T:Sam Hyde's Quickstep
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
E | A3 cAc | ece fga | fec BAB | cAF F2E |
A2A cAc | ece fga | fec BAB | cAA A2 :|
|: A | cee Bee | cee Bee | cde fga | agf fec |
a2a fec | BAB cAF | Edc BAB | cAA A2 :|
SAM HIDE'S JIG. AKA – “Sam Hyde’s Quickstep.” American, Jig or March (6/8 time). A Major (Cole, Howe, Ryan): G Major (Miller). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The first strain of "Sam Hide's Jig" is vaguely similar to the first stain of the Irish jig “Legacy (2) (The),” while the second strain is a shared cognate with the second strain of “Sweet Biddy Daly.”
Additional notes
Source for notated version: -
Printed sources : - Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 60. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 58. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 97, p. 68. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 89.
