Colonel Byng's Favorite

 COLONEL BYNG'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831). "In playing this Tune the 2nd Strain is to be played 8 notes higher alternately." The tune has been transformed into a polka in Irish repertoire under the title "Captain Byng" (see note for that tune for more). Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 24. Gow (Fourth Collection of Strathspey Dances), 2nd ed., originally 1800; p. 34. X: 1 T: Captain Byng T: An Taoiseac Buinge T: Colonel Byng C: composed by Scottish fiddler, ensemble leader, music publisher and composer Nathaniel Gow (1766-1831) Z: Frank Weber N: gelernt von Wilfried Rommelaere, 2003 D: 1994: Karen Tweed: The Silver Spire N: Chords: | G | G | Am   | D  | N:        | G | G  | Am D | G :| N:        | G | Em | Am   | D7 | N:        | G | Em | Am D | G :| R: Polka M: 2/4 L: 1/8 K: G maj g>f ge | d[BG] GA/2B/2 | cA    a>g | fd ef | g>f ge | d[BG] GA/2B/2 | c/2B/2A dF | G2 G2 :| BG dG | BG GA/2B/2 | cA     eA | cA A>c | BG dG | BG GA/2B/2 | c/2B/2A dF | G2 G2 :|

X:1 T:Colonel Byng's Favorite M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey C:Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831) B:Gow - Fourth Collection of Strathspey Dances (1800) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d| (d/c/)B/A/ {c}d>A FDDF|GE {E}e>d cAA{c}d|(d/c/).B/.A/ {c}d>A FDDF|G>E{E}A>F D3:|| G|(FD) AF|(GE) B>E GE~E>G|(FD FDD>F|{F}GF D3G| (FD) A>D FD~D>F|(GE) B>E GEE>G|F>DA>F B>GA>F|{F}G>E {E}A>F D3||