Johnny Will You Marry Me?

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 Theme code Index    5L5L13 16L41
 Also known as    Braes of Arranmore, Braes of Mar (1) (The), Down the Meadows (2), Johnny Won't You Marry Me?, Lasses of Donnybrook, Love Won't You Marry Me?, Some Say the Devil's Dead
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland, Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Barn Dance, Fling, Schottische/Schottis/Jennkka/Reinlander, Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James S. Kerr
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Merry Melodies vol. 4
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 8
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1880's
 Artist    Biography:Packie Dolan and His Melody Boys
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    1928
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Johnny Will You Marry Me? M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G D2 DE GABA|GEED cEGE|D2 DE GABc|dedB A2 GE| D2 DE GABA|GEED cEGE|D2 DE GABc|dedB A2G2|| d2 dc Bc d2|e2 ed cd e2|d2 dc BcdB|GABG A2 GB| d2 dc Bc d2|e2 ed cd e2|d2 dc BcdB|GABG A2G2||


X:1 T:Johnny won't You Marry Me M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Kerr - Merry Melodies vol. 4 (No. 48, p. 8) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A2 (A/B/c) d>e f2|d>BB>A (d<B) B2|A2 (A/B/c) d>e f2|g>b (g/f/e) e2d2:| (f/g/a) a>g f>g a2 |(g<b) b>a g>a b2|(f/g/a) a>g f>g a2 |g>b (a/g/f) e2d2| (f/g/a) a>g f>g a2 |(g<b) b>a g>a b2|a2 a>f d>ef>a|(3gag (3fgf (3efe (3dcB||


X:2 T:Johnny Will You Marry Me D:Boys of the Lough N:Aka "Johnny Won't You Marry Me" (Kerr's Merry Melodies) N:Descended from "Braes of Mar"? Z:Nigel Gatherer M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G GE | D2 DE GABA | GE (3EEE cEGE | D2 DE GABc | dedB A2 :| |:z2 | BddB GBdB | e2 ed cdec | BddB GABc | dedB A2 :|