Forty Years Ago Waltz (2)

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 Theme code Index    1H1H1H 557b
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Contest, Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Waltz/Valse/Vals
 Key/Tonic of    B
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4
 History    USA(Central), USA(Western/Pacific)
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stacy Phillips
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 258
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1995
 Artist    Biography:Wade Ray
 Title of recording    Forty Years Ago
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Capitol 40205
 Year recorded    1949
 Media    
 Score   ()   



X:1
T: Forty Years Ago Waltz (2)
C: 
N:As played by Washington State fiddler Jim Calvert (1905 - 1992). Jim's parents 
N:were from Joplin Missouri, and in 1900 came to Grand Coulee, Washington, where 
N:Jim was born. He was a dance musician and square dance caller in and around 
N:Puyallup, Washington for many years.
N:Though the tune is usually played in Bb, Jim and some other fiddlers played it in G,
N: and there are also versions in A.
Z:by Stuart Williams; abc's by V.T. Williams 
M:3/4
K:G
dd ee (3fed|g3aPg2|d3ed2|Bd Bd BA|GB FB =FB|E4-EA|G4PE2|
DG4((3A/B/c/|d)d ee (3fed|g3aPg2|d3ed2|Bd Bd BA|PG2F2G2|
A6|g4Pg2|fed3B|cB Ad ef|g3aPg2|d3ed2|
Bd Bd BA|GB FB =FB|E4-EA|G4PE2|DG4-G|GGF2=FD|
E4F2|G3G AA|Bg ed (3BAG|D2^C2D2|E6|F4-FD|[GB,]6|G2||
B,2C2|D6|E3D B,C|D6|E3D B,C|D6|E4=F2|
^F3F2F-|F4FE|D6|E4A,2|D6|E4D2|
A6|_B6|=B6|B2B,2C2|D6|E3D B,C|
D4D2|PE4D2|G4GG|=F4D2|E6|E6|E4F2|
G3G AA|Bg ed (3BAG|D2^C2D2|E6|F4-FC|G6|]

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