Annotation:Salamanca Waltz
X:1 T:Salamance Waltz M:3/8 L:1/8 R:Waltz S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. IV (c. 1810) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D | G/F/G/A/B/c/ | dBB | cAA | BGD | G/F/G/A/B/c/ | dBB | cAA | G2 :| |: G/B/ | d2 B/G/ | e2 g/e/ | d d/B/c/A/ | BG G/B/ | d2 B/G/ | e2 g/e/ | d d/B/c/A/ | G2 :| |: d | add | ggg | add | g2 G/B/ | d2 B/G/ | e2 g/e/ | d d/B/c/A/ | G2 :|]
SALAMANCA WALTZ. AKA and see "Cupid's Waltz," "Duchess of Bedford Waltz (1)." English, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The waltz, although introduced to England in the 1790's from the Continent, failed to take hold in the ball room until the first decade of the 19th century.
