Sixes and Sevens
X:1 T:Six & Sevens M:3/8 L:1/8 S:Geoghegan – Compleat Tutor for the Pastoral or New Bagpipes (c. 1745-46) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb B/d/f/d/B/d/ | c/f/A/c/F/A/ | B/d/f/d/B/d/ | cFf | g/e/e/c/c/A/ | f/d/d/B/B/G/ | e/c/c/A/A/F/ | f/c/g/c/a/c/ | (f/g/) =e2 | f2 z | f/c/g/c/a/c/ | f/g/ =e2 | f2z || c/F/A/c/f/e/ | d/f/B/d/G/d/ | E/G/c/B/A/G/ | ^F2d | g/d/d/B/B/G/ | e/c/c/e/d/c/ | (B/c/) A2 | G2z | B/d/d/f/f/B/ | A/c/c/f/f/A/ | G/B/B/d/d/B/ | A/F/B/F/c/F/ | d/F/e/F/f/F/ | B/d/f/d/B/e/ | (d/c/) cB | B3 ||
X: 1
T:Six and Sevens. WCD3/2.046
M:3/8
L:1/16
Z:vmp. Peter Dunk 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk
B:Walsh, Compleat Country Dancing Master, 3rd Series, 2nd Bk, 3rd Ed., 1749
Q:1/8=90
K:Bb
BdfdBd|cfAcFA|BdfdBd|c2F2f2|geeccA|fddBBG|
eccAAF|fcgcac|(fg) =e4|f4z2|fcgcac|(fg) =e4|f6:|
|:cFAcfe|dfBdGB|EGcBAG|^F4 d2|gddBBG|eccedc|
(Bc)A4|G6|BddffB|AccffA|GBBeeB|
AFBFcF|dFeFfF|BdfdBe|(dc) c2>B2|B6:|
W:
W:Each Strain Twice. (repeats added to notation accordingly)
X: 1
T:Six and Sevens. JJo2.072
Z:vmp.Ruairidh Greig 2014 www.village-music-project.org.uk
B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 2 after c1750
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
N:Each strain twice
K:Bb
BdfdBd|cfAcFA|BdfdBd|c2F2(f/g/)a|
geeccA|fddBBG|eccAAF|fcgcac|
(b/a/)g”tr”g4|f6::cFAcfe|”^sic”ceBdGB|
“tr”^F4A2|geeccA|fddcBA|(B/c/)d”tr”A4|
G4A2|Bddffd|AccffA|ABBeec|
AFBFcF|BdfBAe|c6|B6:|