Annotation:Tri manner ton
X:2 T:Tri hanner [sic] Tôn M:2/4 L:1/8 R:"Gig" B:Edward Jones – Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards (1784, p. 46) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D V:1 D>D d>c|(B>A) (3GFE|(3FGSA (B>A)|(3FGA B>A| D>D d>c|(3Bcd (3FGB|A>d A>F|(3EFG (3FED| (3DFA d>c|(3Bcd (3GAB|A>d (3AGF|(3EFG (3FED:|] V:2 clef = bass D,2F,2|G,2A,2|D,2D2|D,2D2| D,2D,2|D,2D,2|D,2D,2|D,2D,2| D,2D,2|D,2D,2|D,2D,2|D,4:|]
TRI MANNER TON (Three Half Tunes). Welsh, Gig [sic] (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The tune comes from Edward Jones' "Relics of the Welsh Bards" (1784, p. 43). A 'gig', so called in Wales, is a dotted rhythm in 2/4, with the feel of 6/8 time.
