the Beginning of the World

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This tune has changed considerably since Playford's time. Playford, 3rd edition (1657) Karpeles & Schofield p.17 (in C), p.50 (in D) Barnes (in C) This tune has changed considerably since Playford's time. Playford, 3rd edition (1657) Karpeles & Schofield p.17 (in C), p.50 (in D) Barnes (in C)

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X:31
T: Sellenger's Round
T: the Beginning of the World
O: England
R: jig
N: This tune has changed considerably since Playford's time.
N: Playford, 3rd edition (1657)
N: Karpeles & Schofield p.17 (in C), p.50 (in D)
N: Barnes (in C)
Z: 1997 by John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
P: Play 5 times.
K: C
z \
| "G7"G3 G>AB | "C"c3 c>de | "F"d2c "G7"B>AB | "C"c3- c>BA \
| "G7"G3 G>AB | "C"c3 c>de | "F"d2c "G7"B>AB | "C"c3- c3 ||
|: d \
| "C(Am)"e3 e>dc | "G(Dm)"d3- d2c | "G"B>cd d>cB | "F"A3 "G7"d2B \
| "F"c>dc "G7"B2G | "F"A>Bc "G7"B2G | "Am"A2G "D7"^F>EF | "G"G3- G2 :|
T: Sellenger's Round
T: the Beginning of the World
O: England
R: jig
N: This tune has changed considerably since Playford's time.
N: Playford, 3rd edition (1657)
N: Karpeles & Schofield p.17 (in C), p.50 (in D)
N: Barnes (in C)
Z: 1997 by John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
P: Play 5 times.
K: D
z \
| "A7"A3 A>Bc | "D"d3 d>ef | "G"e2d "A7"c>Bc | "D"d3- d>cB \
| "A7"A3 A>Bc | "D"d3 d>ef | "G"e2d "A7"c>Bc | "D"d3- d3 ||
|: e \
| "D(Bm)"f3 f>ed | "A(Em)"e3- e2d | "A"c>de e>dc | "G"B3 "A7"e2c \
| "G"d>ed "A7"c2A | "G"B>cd "A7"c2A | "Bm"B2A "E7"^G>FG | "A"A3- A2 :|
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