Sheriff's Ride (The)

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 Theme code Index    3b112 4215
 Also known as    Wraggle Taggle Gypsies
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    Morris
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    3 flats
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    ENGLAND(West Midlands)
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Lionel Bacon
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Morris Ring
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 240
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1974
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Sheriff's Ride, The M:4/4 L:1/8 N:The Sheriff's Ride is a Morris handkerchief dance from Lichfield, N:west midlands, England, with the tune N:being a version of "Wraggle Taggle Gypsies" B:Alex Helm, Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (1956) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Cmin GF|E2E2F2 DE|FE D2 C2 G2|c2c2c2 dd |B2G2G3G| B2B2 cB BA|BA GF F2C2|E2F2 BA GF|GC C2 C2|| c2c2c2 dc|B2G2G3G|c2c2c2 dc|B2G2G3G| B2B2 cB BA|BA GF F2C2|E2F2 BA GF|GC C2 C2||


X: 1 T:Sheriff's Ride - Litchfield M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Em BA|G2 E2 E2 FG|AG F2 E2 B2|e2 e2 e2 fe|d2 B2 B3 B| d2 d2 ed dc|dc BA A2 E2|G2 A2 dc BA|B2 E2 E4|| e2 e2 e2 fe|d2 B2 B3 B|e2 e2 e2 fe|d2 B2 B3 B| d2 d2 ed dc|dcBA A2 E2|G2 A2 dc BA|BE E2 E2||


X: 1 T:Sheriff's Ride M:4/4 L:1/8 N:Original key was E minor. S:As played by John Kirkpatrick et al. on the Albion Country Band album "Battle of the Field." S:Transcribed/transposed/arranged by Doug Mast. K:Dm "Dm"AG |F2 D2 D2 EF|"C"GF E2 "Dm"D3A|d2 d2 d2 ed|"C"c2 A2 A2 AB| "F"c2 c2 "Bflat"dc cB|"F"cB A2 "Gm"G2 FD|"Dm"F2 FG "C"cBAG|"Dm"A2 D2 D3 A| "Dm"d2 d2 d2 ed | "C"c2 A2 A4 | "Dm"d2 de f2 ed | "C"cd c2 A2 AB | "F"c2 c2 "Bflat"dc cB|"F"cB A2 "Gm"G2 FD|"Dm"F2 FG "C"cBAG|"Dm" A2 D2 D4||