Blithest Lass that E'er Was Seen (The)

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 Theme code Index    51H2H1H 51H1H2H
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Charles and Samuel Thompson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 65
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1757
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
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BLIETHEST LASS THAT E'ER WAS SEEN, THE. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody is unique to London publishers Charles and Samuel Thompson's 1757 country dance collection.

Printed source: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 65.


X:1
T:Blithest Lass that e'er was seen, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynnian Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:G
d3 gfg|agf gfg|def gdB|d3 e3|d3 gfg|agf gdB|e/f/ge def|gdB G3:|
|:gdg bgb|ada gaf|gdg bdb|ada gaf|gdg bdb|ada gaf|gfe dcB|!trill!A3 G3:||


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