Pete's Breakdown

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 Theme code Index    1H7b54 3b3b13b
 Also known as    Peas Breakdown
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Émilien "Pete" Couture
 Region    Canada
 Genre/Style    Down-East/Maritime
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    CANADA(Western Canada)
 Structure    AABB
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 Year of publication/Date of MS    
 Artist    Biography:Don Messer & His Islanders
 Title of recording    Pete's Breakdown
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Apex Records 26375
 Year recorded    1953
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X: 1 T:Pete's Breakdown II [in C] C:Emilien "Pete" Couture N: M:C| K:Am |:"Am"a2g2 e2d2| c2 cB ABcA| "E"B2 AB edcB|"Am" ABcd e2 e2| "Am"a2g2 e2d2| c2 cB ABcA| "E"B2 AB edcB|"Am"Aaec A4:| K:Cmaj |:"C"C2 G,C E2CE|G2 EG cedc|"G"B2F2 FAGF| "C"E2C2 C4| "C"C2 G,C E2CE|G2 EG cedc|"G"B2F2 FAGF|"C"E2C2 C4:| W: Simplified version from the 1953 recording by Don Messer and his Islanders. W:https://youtu.be/S8IbdpRxyRo


X: 1 T:Pete's Breakdown T:(Peas Breakdown) C:…milien "Pete" Couture M:C W:From the playing of Gaston Bernard K:Bm "Bm"b2a2f2e2|d2B2B2Bd|"F#m"cAFA fedc|"Bm"Bcde "F#m"f3f| "Bm"b2a2 (3fbf e2|dBBB B2 Bd|"F#m"cAFA fedc|"Bm"BdcA B2z2:| "A7"FE|:"D"DDA,D FEDF|ADFA dced|"A7"cGGG GBAG| "D"FDDD "A7"D2 (3FGF|"D"DDA,D FEDF|ADFA dfed| "G"cGGG "Em"GBAG|1"A7"FDEC "D"D2 "A7" (3EFE:|2"A7"FDEC "D"D2z2|]


X: 1 T:Pete's Breakdown [in C] C:Emilien "Pete" Couture N: M:C| K:Am K:Cmaj |:"C"C2 G,C E2CE|GEGc e2dc|"G"B2F2 FAGF| "C"E2C2 C2G,2| "C"C2 G,C E2CE|GEGc e2dc|"G"B2F2 FAGF|"C"E2C2 C4:| |:"Am"a2g2 eged|c2 A2 AcBA| "E"GEGB edcB|"Am" ABcd e2 e2| "Am"a2g2 eged| c2 A2 AcBA| "E"GEGB edcB|"Am"c2 A2 A4:|