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Once through the tune is twice through a contra dance. (Contra arrangement and transcription by A. Waksman) This tune was the opening theme to Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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X:55
T:Liberty Bell March
C:John Philip Sousa
N:Once through the tune is twice through a contra dance.
N:(Contra arrangement and transcription by A. Waksman)
N:This tune was the opening theme to Monty Python's Flying Circus.
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
P:INTRO (only if called for; can replace last 4 bars of previous tune)
"C"g2f e2_e|"G/b"d2^c =c2B|"Am7".A.B.c .Bz.A|"D7".[Dd]zz z2|||
P:Part 1 (G major)
d | "G"Bz B B^AB | gz d dz B | "D"cz c cz d | e3-ez c |
"D"Az A A^GA | fz e ez c | "G"Bz B Bz c | d3-dz d |
"G"Bz B B^AB | bz g gz d | "A7"cz a az a | a3-az g |
"D/A"fz a a^ga | "A7"ez a a^ga | "D"dz "A7"^c "D"dz "A7"^c | "D"dzz  "D7"c3 ||
%
"G"B^AB e2d | B3 "G/B"G3 | "C"E3 "D7"A3 | "G"G3-G z G | 
"D/F#"ABc "D"f2e | "G"d3 "Edim"g3 | "D/A"f3 "A7"e3 | "D"d3-d z d |
"C"e2e/f/ e^de | "B7"f3 f2 f | "Em"g2g/b/ "Am/C"aga | "B7"b3-b z b | 
"C6"{b}az g ez c | "G/D"B3 G3 | "D7"A3 F3 | "G"G3-G z G ||
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P:Part 2 (C major)
K:C
("C"E3 "Dm7"F3 | "Ebdim7"^F3 "C/E"G3) | "C"e z e e z ^d | e3-e z G | 
("C"E3 "Dm7"F3 | "Ebdim7"^F3 "C/E"G3) | "G"f z f f z e | f3-f z e |
"G7"d3 "Gdim7"^c3 | "G7"dz (G ^F2 G) | "C"e3 "Cdim7"^d3 | "C"e z (G ^F2 G) | 
"G/D"B3 d3 | "D7"c2d A2c | "G7"B2c "F/G"A2B | "G7"G2A F2G ||
("C"E3 "Dm7"F3 | "Ebdim7"^F3 "C/E"G3) | "C"e z e e z ^d | e3-e z G | 
("C"E3 "Dm7"F3 | "Ebdim7"^F3 "C/E"G3) | "G"f z f f z e | f3-f z e |
"G7"d3 "Gdim7"^c3 | "G7"dz (G ^F2 G) | "C"e3 "Cdim7"^d3 | "C"e z (G ^F2 G) | 
"F"A3 "Dm"f3 | "C/G"e2c "G7"d2B | "C"c6- | czz "Last time".cz |]

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