X:25
T:Bess Kings Hornpipe
A:England;London
M:3/2
L:1/4
Q:1/2=100
S:J.Walsh,Third Book of the most celebrated jiggs,etc 1731
Z:Pete Stewart, 2004 <www.hornpipemusic.co.uk> with vmp revisions
K:Gmin
c2e2g2|fd2e/d/c_a|gfedc=B|cG2d/e/dc||
eg2_abe|df2g_ad|ce2fgd|=B2G2G2||
b2bedb|a2adc_a|g2gc=Bc|c3=Bc2||
Gcdefd|Bdefge|cefg_ae|d3cc2||
cc'gegb|dbfdf_a|gc=BgA^f|gG_AFG=B||
cGEGCF|BFDFDG|cGEGCD/E/|D>EDC=B,G||
CG_AG_AC|B,FGFGB,|_A,FGE_A/G/F/E/|D4C2|]
BESS KING'S HORNPIPE. English, "Old" or Triple Hornpipe (3/2 time). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEEFFGG. The melody appears in London music publisher John Walsh's third collection of Lancashire tunes (Lancashire Jigs, Hornpipes, Joaks, etc.) published around 1731.
Additional notes Source for notated version : - John Walsh's Third Collection of Lancashire Jigs (c. 1731) [Offord].
Printed sources : - Offord (John of the Green: Ye Cheshire Way), 1985; p. 22.
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