X:1
T:'Tis all for the love of the widow
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A | Add dcd | eAA A2 c/d/ | eac edB | BA2 z2A | f>ed e>dc |
dBd cee | a2c/c/ e>dB | B A2 z2A | d>dd d>cd | B>BB B2 c/d/ |
eef gBe | d3 {e/d/}c2 A/A/ | f>ed efg | fa2 z2A/A/ | Bge ABc | e d2 z2 :|
'TIS ALL FOR THE LOVE OF THE WIDOW. American, Air (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. " 'Tis all for the love of the widow" is a courtship ballad, "adapted and arranged" by James Hunter and published in Baltimore in 1845 by F.D. Benteen. The original sheet music is available in the Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection [1].
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 45.
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