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OFF TO CALIFORNIA [2] (Imtigte go California). Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Substantially similar to "Off to California (1)," omitting the dominant chord near the beginning of the second strain. The first strain is shared with other tunes as well (see the American "Mabel").
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1629, p. 302.
Recorded sources:
