X:5
T:Galopede
T:(Green Man April 2019)
M:4/4
L:1/8
P:A
K:G
dc | "G"B2 Bc "D"A2 AB | "G"G2 G2 G2 AB | "C"cBcd edcB | "D"A2 A2 A2 dc |
"G"B2 Bc "D"A2 AB | "G"G2 G2 G2 AB | "C"cBAG "D"FGAF | "G"G2 G2 G2 ||
P:B
dc | "G"B2 gf "C"e2 ed | "G"dcBc "D"A2 dc | "G"B2 gf "C"edcB | "D"A2 A2 A2 dc |
"G"B2 gf "C"e2 ed | "G"dcBc "C"A2 dc | "G"BdcB "D"AcBA | "G"G2 G2 G2 ||
P:C
Bc | "G"d2 d2 d2 g2 | d2 d2 d2 g2 |d2 d2 "C"edcB | "D"A2 A2 A2 Bc |
"G"d2 d2 d2 g2 | d2 d2 d2 g2 | "Em"edcB "D"dcBA | "G"G2 G2 G2 ||
P:D
dc | "G"B2 gf "C"e2 ed | "G"dcBc "D"A2 dc | "G"B2 gf "C"edcB | "D"A2 A2 A2 dc |[M:4/2] "G"B4 g2f2 "C"e4 e2d2 | "G"d2c2B2c2 "C"A4 d2c2 |[M:4/4] "Em"BdcB "D"AcBA | "G"G2 G2 G2 |]
W:
W:The title of the tune is really a generic term for a type of once extremely
W:popular early 19th century country dance, the "galop" which features a simple
W:rhythm and a hop or change of step at the end of each phrase. Also known as
W:"The Persian Dance", it was collected by Cecil Sharp from John Mason,
W:fiddler of Stow-on-the-Wold in 1909.
W: