Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

X:48
T:Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
C:G.F.Handel (1685-1759)
S:Colin Hume's website,  colinhume.com  - chords can also be printed below the stave.
N:Some bands play this as a second tune for the Maggot Pie dance "The Queen of Sheba".
M:2/2
R:Reel
L:1/8
Q:1/2=112
K:Bb
V:1
%%MIDI program 40       % Violin
bfdf bfdf | bfdf bfdf | cbag fedc | dBcd efga |
bfdf bfdf | b=ece bgcg | agfg c2=e2 | f2cd cdcd |
cAFA cAFA | fdBd fdBd | ecAc ecAc | dFGA Bcde |
V:2 treble
%%MIDI program 41       % Viola
D2F2 F2 F2 | D2D2 D2B2 | B2c2 c2F2 | F4 B,4 |
F2F2 G2G2 | G2G2 C2C2 | cBAB G2C2 | F2AB ABAB |
C2F2 F2F2 | B,2B,2 B,2B,2 | G2AG A2F2 | F4 D4 |
V:3 bass octave=-2
%%MIDI program 43       % Contrabass
%%MIDI chordprog 41     % Viola
%%MIDI bassprog 41      % Viola
%%MIDI chordvol 60
M:2/2
%%MIDI gchord cccc
K:Bb
!mp! "Bb"b2b2a2a2 | "Bb"g2g2f2f2 | "Eb"e2e2 "F"f2f2 | "Bb"b4 B4 |
"Bb"d2d2 "Gm"g2g2 | "C7"c2c2 =e2e2 | "F"f2 "Bb"b2 "C"c'2c2 | "F"f4 A2c2 |
"F"f2f2 "F7"e2e2 | "Bb"d2d2 "Gm"g2g2 | "Cm"c2c2 "F7"f2f2 | "Bb"b4 B4 |
V:1
fdBd fdBd | fcAc fcAc | dBGB dBGB | dAFA dAFA |
bgeg bgeg | bfdf bfdf | efgf edcB | ABcB AGFE |
DFEG FAGB | AcBd cedf | efef gfed | cdcd efef |
V:2
B2F2 B2F2 | A2F2 A2F2 | G2D2 G2D2 | F2D2 F2D2 |
E2B,2 E2B,2 | D2B2 D2B2 | G2EF GFED | C2AB cBAG |
F2CE B,2B,2 | F2D2 F2F2 | cdcd edcB | ABAB cdcd |
V:3
"Bb"b2b2 b2b2 | "F"a2a2a2a2 | "Gm"g2g2g2g2 | "Dm"f2f2f2f2 |
"Eb"e2e2 e2e2 | "Bb"d2d2d2d2 | "Cm"c2c2c2e2 | "F"f2f2f2A2 |
"Bb"B2 "Cm"c2 "Dm"d2"Eb"e2 | "F"f2 "Gm"g2 "F"a2"Bb"b2 | "Eb"e2e2 e2e2 | "F"f2f2 f2f2 |
V:1
gfgf eded | cdcd efef | gfgf eded | cdcd edec |
dfeg fagb | a2gf b2e2 | d2cB F2A2 | B2F2 B,4 |
V:2
eded cBcB | ABAB cdcd | eded cBcB | ABAB cBcA |
F2A2 B2E2 | c2A2 f2G2 | F2G2 F2E2 | D2F2 B,4 |
V:3
"F"f2f2 f2f2 | "F"f2f2 f2f2 | "F"f2f2 f2f2 | "F"f2f2 f2f2 |
"Bb"B2 "Cm"c2 "Dm"d2"Eb"e2 | "F"f2e2 "Bb"d2"Eb"e2 | "Bb"f2 "Eb"e2 "F"f2F2 | "Bb"B4z4 |