Off To California

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X:859
T:Off To California
N:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 859
R:Hornpipe
Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
N:Music Aviva - The Internet center for free sheet music downloads
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:G
(3(DEF)|G>FG>B A>GE>D|G>Bd>g e2(3(def)|g>fg>d e>dB>G|A>BA>G E2(3(DEF)|
G>FG>B A>GE>D|G>Bd>g e2(3(def)|g>fg>d e>dB>G|A>BA>F G2::(3(def)|g>fe>g f>
ed>f|e>de>f e>dB>d|
g>fg>d e>dB>G|A>BA>G E2D2|(3(GAG) B>G A>GE>D|G>Bd>g e2(3(def)|g>fg>d e>dB
>G|A>BA>F G2:|
W:
W:
W:"Off to California" is perhaps better known as an US than an Irish
W:tune. Irish immigrants to the USA tended to keep in close contact
W:with their original home and O'Neill's books includes many tunes
W:with obvious US reference.

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