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| Theme code Index
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51H62H 4H1H53
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| Also known as
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Belfast Jig (2)
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| Region
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Ireland
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| Genre/Style
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Irish
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| Meter/Rhythm
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Jig/Quadrille
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| Key/Tonic of
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D
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| Accidental
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2 sharps
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| Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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| Time signature
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6/8
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| History
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| Structure
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AABB
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| Editor/Compiler
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James S. Kerr
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| Book/Manuscript title
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Merry Melodies vol. 4
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| Tune and/or Page number
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No. 196, p. 22
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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c. 1880's
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BELFAST HAM. Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A Belfast ham is a lean, smoked bacon from the leg of the pig, so there is no rind or waste.
Printed source: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 196, p. 22.
X:1
T:Belfast Ham
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 196 (c. 1880's)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
AFA d2c|B2B e2f| gfe dcB|ABG F2G|
AFA d2c|B2B efg|fed Adc|(d3 d2)A:|
|:d2f afd|cec ABc|d2f afd|g3f2g|
agf gfe|fed efg|fed Adc|(d3 d2)A:||
