How Happy the Soldier

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X:1 T:How Happy the Solider M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air S:Henry Livingston's manuscript copybook, late 18th century Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G e|dBd GBc|dBc d2e| dBd GBd|cAB c2:| |:d|dcB dcB|dcB d2e|dcB gfg|ABA c2e| dcB dcB|dcB d2e/e/|dcB gfg|ABA G2:||

X:1 T:How Happy the Soldier that Lives on His Pay N:From the opera “Poor Soldier” M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 1” (New York, 1814, No. 239, p. 64) B: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n79/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B|AFA DFRA|AFA A2B|AFA DFA|GEF G2:| B|AGF AGF|AGF A2B|AGF !fermata!dcd|EFE G2B| AGF AGF|AGF A2 B/B/|AGF dcd|EFE G2||

X:2 T:Happy Soldier, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig K:G e | d^cd GB=c | dBc d2e | d^cd GBd | cAB c2e | d^cd GB=c | dBc d2e | d^cd GBd | cAB c2 || e | dcB dcB | dcB d2e | dBd gGB | cAB c2e | dcB dcB | dcB d2e | dBd gGB | def g2 ||

X:1 T:Soldier Laddie [2] T:How Happy the Soldier T:Little House Under the Hill (1) M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air/Jig S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 152) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G dcB dcB|dcB d2e|dcB dcB|cAB c2e| dcB dcB|dcB def|gfg dcB|cAB c2e:| |:dcB GAG|dBc d2e|dcB GAG|cAB c2e| dcB GAG|dBc def|gfg dcB|cAB cde:|]

X:95 T:Happy Soldier. Roose.0095, The B:J.Roose, Manchester 1850 Z:Village Music Project 2019 Taz Tarry Q:3/8=110 M:6/8 L:1/8 K:C e|dBd GBc|dBc d2 e|dBd GAB|cAB c2:| |:e|dcB dcB|dcB d2 e|dcB gfg|ABA c2:|

X:1 T:Happy Soldier M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B: Robbins Music Corp. – “The Robbins collection of 200 jigs, reels and country B:dances” (New York, 1933; p. 1) B: https://digitalcollections-baylor.quartexcollections.com/Documents/Detail/the-robbins-collection-of-200-jigs-reels-and-country-dances-for-piano-violin-flute-or-mandolin/1128796?item=1155130 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G e|d^cd GB=c|dB=c d2e|d^cd GBd|=cAB c2e| d^cd GB=c|dBc d2e|d^cd GBd|=cAB c2:| |:e|dcB dcB|dcB d2e|dBd gGB|cAB c2e| dcB dcB|dcB d2e|dBd gGB|def g2:|]