Annotation:Battle of Waterloo (1) (The)

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X: 1 T:Battle of Waterloo [1], The M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Reel K:Am ed/2B/2|"Am"A2 A>B AG GA|"C"c>d ec "Dm"d2 e<g|"Am"a>g ed "Em"ed BA|"G"G>E GA "Em"G2 ed/2B/2|! "Am"A2 A>B AG GA|"C"c>d ec "Dm"d2 e<g|"Am"a>g ed "Dm"cA "Em"BG|"Am"A2 A>B A2|! ef||: "C"g>f ed c>d ef|"C"g>a ge g2 ef/2g/2|"Am"a>g ed "Em"ed BA|"G"G>E GA "Em"G2 ed/2B/2|! "Am"A2 A>B AG GA|"C"c>d ec "Dm"d2 e<g|"Am"a>g ed "Dm"cA "Em"BG|"Am"A2 A>B A2:|



BATTLE OF WATERLOO [1], THE. AKA and see "Bonaparte Crossing the Alps," "Bonaparte Crossing the Rockies," "Bonaparte's March (3)." Scottish, March (4/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A variant of the (probably) Irish march tune usually known as "Bonaparte Crossing the Alps" (though there is much confusion among the several 'Bonaparte' titles).


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Printed sources : - Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 2), 1988; p. 43. Susan Songer with Clyde Curley (Portsmouth Collection vol. 3), 2015; p. 22.

Recorded sources : - Flying Fish FF 299, Battlefield Band - "There's a Buzz" (1982).




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