Devil's Waltz

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 Theme code Index    553 1H1H3
 Also known as    Drunken Hiccups (1), Jack of Diamonds (3), Rye Whiskey (1)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Canada
 Genre/Style    Metis
 Meter/Rhythm    Waltz/Valse/Vals
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4
 History    CANADA(Western Canada)
 Structure    AA'B
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 Year of publication/Date of MS    
 Artist    Biography:Fred McKay
 Title of recording    Old Native And Métis Fiddling in Manitoba vol.2
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Falcon FP 287
 Year recorded    1987
 Media    
 Score   (1)   



X:2 T:Devil's Waltz S:Grandy Fagnan (1902-1986, Camperville, Manitoba) M:C| L:1/8 R:Waltz N:AEac# tuning (fiddle). As usual with this tuning, drone frequently. N:"+" = pizzicato note N:A version of "Drunken Hiccoughs" D:Falcon FP 287, Fred McKay - "Old Native And Métis Fiddling in Manitoba, Vol. 2" (1987) D:https://grandyproject.ca/tunes/ Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz N:The key is 'A' Major K:C P:With fiddle tuned AEac# finger the following "as if" in standard tuning: S{ga}g4e2|c'4e2|g2- g^f-ga|g3e g2|[^c3e3] [ce] [c2e2]|[^c2e2]^F2B2| A3^F A2|D6|D2 B,-A,G,2|{ga}g4-e2|c'4-e2|g2- g^fa2| g3e g2|e3e e2|[M:C|]A3 A A2B2|[M:3/4]A3^F A2|D6| g4-e2| c'4-e2|g2- g^fa2|g3e g2|e4 ee|e2^F2B2| A3 ^FA2|D6|| "+"e2"+"A2"+"D2|"+"e2"+"A2"+"D2|[M:3/8]B,/A,/ G,2|[M:3/4] ^C3B,CE |D2^F2B2 |A3B^c2|D2B,A,G,2| [^C3E3]B,CE |D2^F2B2 |A3^F AB|A6!D.S.!||