X:1
T:Valse des jouets, La
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Waltz
C:Michel Faubert
S:Transcribed by fiddler Pascal Gemme (of the group Genticorum) http://tradquebec.over-blog.com/archive-1-2007.html
K:D
"D"fe fg fe|"G"dB AF D2|"D"fe fg fe|"G"dB "D"AF D2|"Em"ed ef ed|"A"c3 e dB|
AE AB cA|"D"dB AF D2|fe fg fe|"G"dB AF D2|"D"fe fg fe|"G"dB "D"AF D2|
"Em"ed ef ed|"A"c3 d cB|AB AF GE|1 "D" D3 A de:|2 D3 d dc||
|:"D"dA FA GA|"Em"B3 d dB|"A"cA Bc de|"D"f2 ff df|"Bm"bfdf bf|"Em"g3 e ed|
"A"ce Ac ae|"D"f2d2c2|"Bm"BF FB BF|"Em"G3 e ed|"A"cB AG FE|
"F^"F6|"G"GF GA Bc|"D"de f4|"A"ge ce BA|1 "D" d3 d dc:|2 d3 A de||
VALSE DES JOUETS, LA (The Waltz of the Toys). French Canadian, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Composed in 1986 by singer and storyteller Michel Faubert[1] (Montreal, Canada). The tune enjoys widespread popularity.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Hart & Sandall (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 88, p. 124. Matthiesen (Waltz Book I), 1992; p. 54.
Recorded sources : - Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham - "Roads Not Travelled" (2006). Pierre Schryer & Adam Dobres - "Mandorla" (2019). Dorothee Hogan - "La Grande Ronde." Jay Ungar & Molly Mason - "The Pleasures of Winter"
See also listing at : Hear accordion versions on youtube.com [2][3]