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Probably the best-known traditional Finnish polkka tune. Sa?kkija?rvi is a small town between Leningrad/(Saint)Petersburg and the Finnish border. Fourth and fifth parts are often played, which are usually "accordion showoff" parts. This tune is sometimes attributed to Vili Vesterinen, but he learned it from others, and was the accordion player who popularized it.

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X: 1
T: S\"akkij\"arven polkka
R: polka
O: trad Finland
B:
D:
Z: 1998 by John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
N: Probably the best-known traditional Finnish polkka tune.
N: S\"akkij\"arvi is a small town between Leningrad/(Saint)Petersburg and the Finnish border.
N: Fourth and fifth parts are often played, which are usually "accordion showoff" parts.
N: This tune is sometimes attributed to Vili Vesterinen, but he learned it from others,
N: and was the accordion player who popularized it.
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Am
|: {Ace}"Am"ae dc | "E7"cB Bc/d/ | e>d cB | "Am"BA Ac/e/ \
| ae dc | "E7"cB Bc/d/ | ed cB | "Am"A2 "fine"z2 :|
e \
|: "Am"A/B/c/d/ ea | "E7"a^g g/a/b | e/^f/^g/a/ bc' | "Am"ba a/^g/a \
| A/B/c/d/ ea | "E7"a^g g/a/b | ee ^f^g | "A"a2 z2 :|
Ac \
|: "Am"ee/c/ AA/c/ | ee/c/ AA/c/ | ee fe | "E7"d/e/d/c/ BB/c/ \
| dd/c/ BB/c/ | dd/c/ BB/c/ | dd ed | "Am"c/d/c/B/ AA/c/ ||
|| "Am"ee/c/ AA/c/ | ee/c/ AA/c/ | ee "A7"ag | "Dm"f/g/f/e/ d>e \
| ff ed | "Am"c/d/c/B/ AA/c/ | "E7"B/c/B/A/ ^GB | "Am"A2 z2 :|
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