X:1
T:Devil upon 2 Sticks, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune & Jig
B:Straight and Skillern – Two Hundred and Four Favourite
B:Country Dances, vol. 1 (c. 1775, No. 157, p. 79)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G2E G2B|AFD FAc|G2E G2B|dcB AGF|
G2B A2G|A2c B2A|BdB cAF|G3 G,3:|
|:dBd ece|faf dgd|edc BAG|F2G AFD|
dBd ege|fag fed|egf edc|d3 D3:|
|:ege cAc|faf dBd|edc BAG|F2G AFD|
ege cAc|faf dBe|dcB AGF|G3 G,3:|]
DEVIL UPON TWO STICKS, THE. English, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. See also the similarly titled jig "Devil on two Sticks (The)" from the Thompson's collection (1757). See remarks under "Annotation:Devil on two Sticks (The)" for more information.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Straight and Skillern (Two Hundred and Four Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), c. 1775; No. 157, p. 79.
