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Sheet Music for "The Shoulder of Mutton"The Shoulder of MuttonJigBook: William Vickers’ 1770 music manuscript collection (1770, Northumberland)Transcription: AK/Fiddler’s Companion



SHOULDER OF MUTTON, THE. English, Jig (6/8 time). England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune, so far, is unique to Vickers' 1770 music manuscript. The key has been corrected to 'D' major, but the original entry had no sharps or flats.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland) [Seattle].

Printed sources : - Seattle (Great Northern/William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 41.

Recorded sources: -



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