Marches
 
X:1420
T:Neil Vincent Orzechowski's Welcome To Earth
C:Bob McQuillen
M:C
L:1/4
R:March
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
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K:A
EAB | c c2 e | c2 Ac | B A2 A | FAAF | E A2 A | AABc | B4- |B GAB |
c>Bce | c2 Ac | B A2 A | FAAF | E A2 A | c2 B2 | A4- | A |]
Bcd | e>cef | e2 ce | a2 g2 | f a2 f | e2 fe | cB A2 | B4 - | B2 Ac |
e>cef | e2 ce | a2 g2 | faaf | e2 cA | B3 A | A4 - | A |]
 
X:1780
T:Marche de Queteux Pomerleau
M:C|
L:1/8
S:via Lisa Ornstein
R:French Canadian March
Z:Chords from a version from Phil Katz
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
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K:G
D2 EF\
|: "D" G2A2 F2D2 | "G" E2D^CD2EF  | "D" G2A2 "G" G2B2 | "G" GABG "G" D2 "D" EF |
 "D" G2A2F2D2    | "G" E2D^CD2EFV | "D" G2A2 "G" G2B2 |1 "G" G2>G2 D2 EF:|2 "G" G4 G2 |]
AB\  
| "Am" c4 "G" B4 | "Em" B2AG "D" A2AB   | "D" A2 "G" D2 "G" G2 "D" A2 | "G" B2AG "D" A2 B2 |
"Am" c4 "G" B4   | "Em" B2AG "Am" A2AB | "D" A2D2G2B2 |1 "G" G4G2    :|2 "G" GABG D2 EF    |]
 
X:1900
T:Sarah's Slightly Different March
C:Sarah Hydorn
M:C
L:1/4
R:March
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
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K:G
DG | "G" B2 B> d | cBAG | "C" c2 c> d | e g2 e | "G" d2 d> e | dBAG | "D" A4- | A2 DG |
| "G" B2 B> d | cBAG | "C" c2 c> d | e g2 e | "G" d2 d> e | "D" dBAG | "G" G4- | G2 |]
gf | "C" e2 e>f | ggfe | "G" d B2G | Bdgf | "C" e2 e>f | edBG | "A" A4 - | "D" A2 gf |
"C" e2 e>f | ggfe | "G" dBAG | "Em" E2 GA | "A" B d2 e | "D" dBAG |"G" G4- | G2 |]
 
Polkas
 
X: 1670
T:Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow
R:polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Old Grey Goose
N:Chords indicated by () or / are alternates that Doug played at least once on the record as far as I can tell, and could be played now and then; all chords are my best guesses but I think are pretty accurate.
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
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K:Am
AB | "Am"cc ec | "G" BB dB | "Am" AG E2 | E2 AB | "Am" cc ec | "G"  BB dB | "Am" Az "(G)" Ez  | "Am" A2 AB ||
    "Am" cc ec | "G" BB dB | "Am" AG E2 | E2 ed | "Am" cB AG | "Em" EA AB | "Am" A2 "(F)" c>B | "Am" A2 "G" G2 |]
    "C" c>d ef | "C" g2 ec | "G"  BA G2 | "G" G2 AB |  "C" c>d ef | "C" g2 eg | "F" a>g a>g | "F" a>g af ||
"C (Am)" g2 "C" fe | "G" d2 ec | "Am" BA "(G)" G2 | "G" G2 AB | "Am" ce cA | "Em" EA AB | "Am" c/2B/2A c/2B/2A | "Am" c/2B/2A  |]
 
X:1820
T:Red River Cart
C:Andy De Jarlis; as played by Andy De Jarlis. Chords from Marcel Meilleur recording.
M:2/4
L:1/16
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to
K:G
(D2 |\
"G" G)ABc d2g2     | b4>f4 | a2>g2 g2B2  | "Am" (B2d2) c4 |
"D7" (D2F2) (A2d2) | f4>d4 | d2^cd .e2.d2 | "G" B4 G4 ||
"G" (D2G2) (B2d2)  | b4>f4 | a2>g2 g2B2 | "Am" d4 c4    |
"D7" a2aa a2g2     | f4-f (gfe) | d^cd=c E2F2 | "G" G4 G2 |]
(Bc) |\
"G" .d2(de) dBGB | .d2(de) dBGB | d2g2 (g2f2) | "E7" (f2e2) "Am" e2(AB) |
"D7" .c2(cd) cBAB | .c2(cd) cBAB | c2f2 (f2{c}e2) | "G" e2d2 d2Bc ||
"G" .d2(de) dBGB | .d2(de) dBGB | d2g2 (g2f2) | "E7" (f2e2) "Am" e4 |
"D7" (fa2)a a2g2 | f2>g2 f2e2 | d^cd=c E2F2 | "G" G4 G2 |]
 
Canadian Two-Steps
 
X:360
T:Country Serenade
C:Roddy Dorman
S:Patti Kusturok
M:2/4
L:1/8
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to
K:G
Bc^c \
[| "G" d2 Tg>f | "G" gd Bd   | "D7" f2 Tf>e | "D7" fd AB |\
"D7" c2 Tf>e   | "D7" fd ^cd | "G" e>d B/2G/2E  |  "G" D2 Bc ||
"G"  d2 Tg>f   | "G" gd Bd   | "C" [ee]>d ef    | "C" g2 fe |\
"D7" d2 B>c    |"D7" dc AF| "G" (G<[GB]) [GB]>[GB] |"G" [GB] |]
K:C
[|F EF \
| "C" Gz cz | "C" ez z g | "C" a>g ec   | "C" G>A GF |\
  "C" E2 G2 | "C" c2 ga      | "G7" B>A Bc  | "G7" B>F DE ||
"G7" F2 G2  | "G7" B3 g    | "G7" a>g fd  | "G7" B>c BA |\
"G7" G2 B2  | "G7"ag zB | "C" (c2 c/2) (B/2c/2d/2) | "C" c2 Bc|]
 
X:361
T:Country Serenade
T:with ornamentation
C:Roddy Dorman, as played by Patti Kusturok
S:Patti Kusturok
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
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Z:Note: the slide in the second line may not be recognized by some programs; remove it if necessary.
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:G
Bc^c \
[| "G" d2 Tg>f   | "G" gd Bd   | "D7" [f2d2] Tf>e | "D7" fd AB |\
"D7" c2 Tf>e     | "D7" fd ^cd | "G" e>d B/2G/2E  |  "G" D2 !slide!Bc ||
"G"  d2 Tg>f     | "G" gd Bd   | "C" [ee]>d ef    | "C" (f<g) fe |\
"D7" (^c<d) B>=c |"D7" dc AF| "G" (G<[GB]) [GB]>[GB] |"G" [GB] |]
K:C
[|((3F/2G/2F/2) EF \
| "C" Gz cz | "C" ez z (^f/2<g/2) | "C" a>g ec   | "C" G>A GF |\
  "C" E2 G2 | "C" c2 {ef}ga      | "G7" B>A Bc  | "G7" B>F DE ||
"G7" F2 G2  | "G7" B3 ^f/2<g/2    | "G7" a>g fd  | "G7" B>c BA |\
"G7" G2 B2  | "G7" {^fg}ag z[Be] | "C" ([Be]<[ce] [c/2e/2]) ([e/2B/2][e/2c/2][e/2d/2]) | "C" [e2c2] {dc}Bc|]
 
X:760
T:Golden Boy
C:Andy De Jarlis
N:as played in New Hampshire
M:2/4
L:1/16
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
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K:D
F2G2|A4 d2e2|f6cd|e2d2 c2B2|A4F2F2|G4 e2>e2|e4G2G2|F4 d2>d2|d4 F2G2|
A4 d2e2|f6cd|e2d2 c2B2|A4F2F2|G4 e2>d2|c2A2 B2c2|d8|d4|]
[|e2>f2|g2B2 g2B2|g6 ag|f2A2 f2A2|f6 gf|e2A2 c2d2|e2g2 f2e2|f4>d4|A6 ef|
g2B2 g2B2|g6 ag|f2A2 f2A2|f6 gf|e2A2 c2d2|e2g2 f2e2|d8|d4|]
 
X:765
T:Manitoba's Golden Boy
C:Andy De Jarlis
M:2/4
L:1/16
N:as written by Andy DeJarlis
Z:abc by Bruce Osborne
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
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K:D
F2G2|A4 d3e|f6cd|e2d2 c2B2|A6F2| G4 e3e|e6G2|F4 d3d|d4 F2G2|!
A4 d3e|f6cd|e2d2 c2B2|A6F2| G4 e2d2|c2A2 B2c2|d4 d2e2|d4:|!
|:e3f|g2B2 g2B2|g4 a3g|f2A2 f2A2|f4 g3f| e2A2 c2d2|e2g2 f2e2|f8 -|f4 e3f|!
g2B2 g2B2|g4 a3g|f2A2 f2A2|f4 g3f| e2A2 c2d2|e2g2 f2e2|d4 d2e2|d4:|!
 
X: 800
T:Happy Acres Two-Step
C:Cecil "Cec" McEachern, as played by Marcel Robidas
M:2/4
L:1/16
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
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K:D
|:A2 d2f2|\
"D" a4 a2^ga  | "D" b2a2 f2d2  | "D" [F6A6] A2  | "D" dcBA GFED |
"A7" C3D E2F2 | "A7" G2G2 F2G2 | "D" B2AB A2^G2 | "D" A2A2 d2f2 |
"D" a4 a2^ga  | "D" b2a2 f2d2  | "D" [F6A6] A2  | "D" dcBA GFED |
"A7" C3D E2F2 | "A7" G2A2 B2c2 | "D" d4 d3d     |1 "D" d2      :|2 "D" d2(cd) c2d2 |]
K:A
[|"A" e2{fg}a2 c2A2 | "A"  E3F E2D2  | "A" C2E2 A2B2  | "A" c4 B2A2 |
  "E7" G3A B2c2     | "E7" d4 c2d2   | "A" f2ee e2^d2 | "A" e4 c3d  |
  "A" e2{fg}a2 c2A2 | "A"  E3F E2D2  | "A" C2E2 A2B2  | "A" c4 B2A2 |
  "E7" G3A B2c2     | "E7" d2e2 f2g2 | "A" a4 a3a     | "A" a2 |]
 
 
 
X:1950
T:Sleeping Giant Two-Step
C:Andy De Jarlis
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Canadian Two-Step
Z:abc by Bruce Osborne, modified  by Peter Yarensky.
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
Z:traditional music and dance resources, go to
K:D
Ad\
|: "D" f3/2g/ fd | A z F z | "A7" GG/G/ GF | E3 F |
   "A7" GG/G/ GF | EA, DE  | "D" F3/2G/ FE | F2 Ad|
   "D" f3/2g/ fd | A z F z | "A7" GG/G/ GF | E3 F |
   "A7" GG/G/ GA | c3/2A/ Bc| "D" d2 d3/2d/|1 d2 Ad:|2 dd "D7" c=c|]
|: "G" B2 d2 | g3 g | "D" f3/2g/ fd | AF Ad |
   "A7" e2 e3/2f/| ec BA | "D" dd FG | Ad "D7" c=c|
   "G" B2 d2|g3 g| "D" f3/2g/ fd | "D" AF "B7" GF|
   "Em7" E3 F | "A7"G3/2A/ Bc | "D" d2 d3/2d/|1 "D" dd "D7" c=c:|2 "D" d3 |]
 
 
X:2300
T:Waverly Two-Step
C:Graham Townsend
S:Marcel Robidas
R:Canadian Two-Step
M:2/4
L:1/8
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
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K:D
[|"D"D/2D/2 DF | [A2A2] A/2B/2A/2F/2 | DD FG | [A2A2] A/2B/2A/2F/2 | DD F/2D/2F/2A/2 |
"D" f2 f/2e/2f/2a/2 | gf ed | "A7"c>c c/2c/2c/2c/2 | c[ce] EF ||
"A7" G2 G/2F/2G/2F/2 | EC EF | G2 G/2F/2G/2F/2 | EC E[Ae] |\
[c2e2] [c/2e/2][c/2e/2][c/2e/2][c/2e/2] | [ce][Ae] BA | "D"F2 F>F | FD FG |]
"D" [A2A2] A/2B/2A/2F/2 | DD FG | [A2A2] A/2B/2A/2F/2 | DD FA |\
f2 ff/2f/2 | af ed | "G"g2 g/2f/2g/2a/2 | gd ef ||
"G" g2 g/2f/2g/2a/2 | gd ed | "D"f2 f/2e/2f/2g/2 | fA BA |\
"A7"e2 e>f | gg fe | "D"[d2f2] [df]>[df] | [df] |]
 
X:2305
T:Waverly Variations
S:Marcel Robidas
R:Canadian Two-Step
M:2/4
L:1/8
Z:For more tunes, discussion of the tunes, and other
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K:D
"A5,6"f2-f/2e/2f/2g/2 | fd ed || "A7,8"c/2c/2e/2c/2 c/2e/2c/2c/2 | e/2c/2e/2c/2 EF||
"B5,6"c/2c/2e/2c/2 c/2e/2c/2c/2 | e/2c/2e/2c/2 AG || "C5"f3 a/2f/2 ||
"Ending"e z e>f | gg fe | dd/2B/2 A/2G/2F/2E/2 | D z D2 |]
 
 
 
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