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Annotation:German Polka (1)
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X: 1 T:German Polka [1]. Le4.169 Q:1/4=100 L:1/8 B:L.Leadley MS#4 c1850 Z:vmp.Mike Hicken 2016 www.village-music-project.org.uk N:Tune 103 in "The Fiddler of Helperby" M:2/4 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Leadley/Leadley4(16-5-16).abc K:Bb FBBB|B/>A/B/>c/ dF|fccc|c/>d/c/>B/ AF|FBBB|B/>A/B/>c/ dF|fAfA|BdBz:| |:geee|e/>d/e/>f/ g2|fddd|d/>c/d/>e/ f2|eccc|c/>B/c/>d/ eA|B/>A/B/>c/ g/>f/e/>d/|c/>B/c/>d/ B2 :|
GERMAN POLKA [1]. AKA and see "German Schottische (2)." English, Schottische. England; Cumbria, Yorkshire. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The "German Polka" was the name for the dance now known as the schottische, when it was first danced in England in 1848.
