Devonshire House

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Longways for as many as will

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Jig One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement major A-sharp 6/8 Has notes text No chords explore more...

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X: 1
T: Devonshire House
O: Playford 1698
R: jig
N: Longways for as many as will
B: H. Playford "The Dancing Master" 10th ed. 1698 p.204
Z: 2007 John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Bb
d/c/ \
| B2f d>cB | fga b2a | g>ab a>gf | f2=e f2 :|
|: e/d/ \
| e2f g>fe | dec f2e | d>cB ABG | G2F F2B |
| F>GF E2e | c>Bc F2f | d>cB B2A | B3- B2 :|
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W:First cu. cast off, the 2. cu leading up, change places at the same time; 2 cu. cast down, 1. cu. lead
W:up, changing places as before, men being on the wo. side, hands half round, break hands all abreast
W:lead up; 1. man cross over with the 2. wo. 2. man and 1. wo. do the like, turn single all four, cross over
W:all four, turn single right and left into the 2. cu. place,
W:     The Second Part.
W:First cu. lead down between the 2. and cast up into their own places; the 2. cu lead between the 1. and
W:cast down into their own places; 1. man cross over with the 2. wo. cross over all four, turn your
W:own, the 1. man being in the 2. man's place, and the 2. man being in the 2 wo. place; cross over
W:with the 1. wo. then cross over all four, and turn your own.

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