Blind Man's Ramble

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 Theme code Index    1H643 1542
 Also known as    Alhambra (The), Chips and Shavens, Chips and Shavins, Jackey's Fancy, Left Hand Reel
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 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4, 2/2
 History    ENGLAND(North East)
 Structure    AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Johnson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 8
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 108, p. 54
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1758
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X: 1 T: Blind Man's Ramble. JJo108, The B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 8 1758 Z:vmp.Simon Wilson 2013 www.village-music-project.org.uk Z:Dance added by John Chambers 2017 T: Chips n'Shavins,aka. JJo108 M:C| L:1/8 %Q:1/4=140 F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/JohnJohnson/ChoiceCollectionVol8-V2.abc K:D B/c/ |dA FD G2(FE) | D>FAF GE- EB/c/ |\ dAFDG2(FE) | A>cdA FD-D :| |: F/G/ |A2AG/F/ GEDF | A>BAF GE- EF/G/ |\ A2AG/F/ GEDF | A>cdA FD-D :| |: B/c/ |d>faf g2(fe) | d>faf ge- ef/g/ |\ afge f>dcA | B<GFE FD-D :| %%begintext align %% First Cu. lead thro' the 2d Cu. and the outside %% below the 3d Cu. .| Cast up into the 2d Cu. %% Place and foot it :| foot it contrary Corners %% and turn :||. the other Corners the same :||: %% Lead out on both Sides and turn .:||:. %%endtext


X: 1 T:Blind Man's Ramble,The. JBi.65 T:Chips and Shavins,aka. JBi.65 M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=180 S:James Biggins MS, Leeds, 1779. R:.Reel O:England A:Yorkshire Z:vmp.Nick Barber & Chris Partington K:D "_Key C in MS"(B/c/)|dABF|G2 (FE)|DFAF|GEE B/c/|\ dABF|G2FE|DFAG|FDD:|! |:(F/G/)|ABAF|G2(FE)|ABAF|GEE (F/G/)|\ ABAF|G2(FE)|DFAF|FDD:|! |:c|dfaf|g2fe|dfaf|geef|dfaf|g2fe|dAAG|FEEc||! dfaf|g2fe|dfaf|gee(f/e/)|afge|fdec|(B/c/d)AG|FDD:|]