Annotation:Yeux verts (Les)
X:1 T:Yeux verts, Les M:6/8 L:1/8 B:J.A. Boucher – “Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (1933, No. 92, p. 46) B:“Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (Nouvelle édition 2018 par Jean Duval) [1] K:A e|efe c2e|a2c' e2a|g2f d2f|{g}fed c2e| efe c2e|a2c' e2a|gfe dcB|1 Ace a2:|2 Ace a3|| K:G |:B3z BG|D3 zB,D|g2f f2e|e2d dcB| c3 zAF|D3 zFA|f2e e2d|d2c {d}cBc| d3 zBG|D3 zB,D|g2g gfe|a3 zef| gfa gfe|ded cBA|GFA GBd|1g3 g3:|2 g3g2||
LES YEUX VERTS (Green Eyes). French-Canadian, Jig (6/8 time). A Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.The first strain of "Les yeux verts" is shared with "St. Lawrence Jig", popularized by Don Messer and others, including Joseph Allard and Isidore Soucy ("Clog canadienne"). Researcher Jean Duval notes that Allard recorded versions of "St. Lawrence Jig" twice (in different keys) and taught yet a third version to Montreal fiddler Jean Carignan. The second strain of Bocher's "Les yeux verts", points out Duval, differs from all other similarly related tunes. His quadrille-like tune is distinguished by a curious modulation of the first strain (set in the key of 'A' major) to the second strain (set in the key of 'G' major).
