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| Björn's Polka Click on the tune title to see or modify Björn's Polka's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Browse/:Björn's Polka
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| Also known as
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Seattle Polka, Stockholms Polkett, Halleluja Polka
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| Composer/Core Source
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from Erik Ståbi
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Canada, United States
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| Genre/Style
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Old-Time, Scandinavian
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| Meter/Rhythm
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Polka
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G
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1 sharp
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| Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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| Time signature
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2/4
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| History
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USA(Western/Pacific), CANADA(Western Canada)
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AABB
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X: 1
T: Björn's Polka
T:Seattle Polka
N:From the playing of Swedish fiddler Erik Ståbi, father of Björn Ståbi (also
N:a fiddler). The "Seattle Polka" is a pattern dance developed in Seattle in the 1930's,
N:and it is often danced to this tune.
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
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af/g/ af/g/|af dd/e/|dc BA|1"G" G2G:|[2 "G" Gg "G7"f=f ||
|:"C"e2c2|Gg fe|"G"d2B2|Gg fg|"D7"a2f2|da ^ga|
"G"b2 g2|dg "G7"f=f|"C"e2c2|Gg fe|"G"d2B2|Gg fe|
"D7"d2c2|E2F2|"G"G>A "D7"GF|1"G"Gg "G7"f=f :|2"G"G3|]
