Annotation:Man in the Moon (1) (The)
X:1 T:Man in the Moon [1], The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Slide? S:Roche, vol. 2, No. 245 (1927) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D D/E/|F>A d>A|B>A d>A|(3Bcd A>G|E2E2| F>A d>A|B>A d>A|(3Bcd A>F|1 D2 D>E:|2 D2D2|| |:e>f (3fff|e>d e>f|g>a f>d|f>e e2| e>f (3fff|e>d e>f|a>f d>B|1 A>F D2:|2 A>F D>E||
MAN IN THE MOON [1], THE. AKA and see "Captain Francis Wemyss," "Coileach Comhraic (An)," "Game Cock (The)," "Bog Carrot (The)." Irish, Slide. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The slide can be traced back to a 18th century strathspey by Perthshire composer John Bowie, called "Captain Francis Wemyss."
