Pretty Bettsey (C)

X: 1
T: Pretty Bettsey   (C)
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
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[f'2E2]|:\
"C"geg (c'/d'/e')g | "G7"fdc (B/c/d)G |\
"C"geB ce'd' | "F(D7)"c'ba "G(7)"g3 ::\
"G7"gd'e' f'd'g | "C"e'c'g "G7"Td'3 |
"Dm"fad' d'c'b | "F(G7)"agf "C"{f}e3 |\
"C7"ge=B "F"(A/B/c)F | "F"afc "G7"(B/c/d)G "I"|\
"C"cGE "F"Fag | "G7"fed "C"c3 :|
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% %begintext align
% % The first Cu. foot it and cast off one Cu. .|. foot
% % it twice the Man cast off one Cu. and the Wo. cast
% % up :|. fall in at Top and bottom foot it all 6 and
% % turn in the middle .|: fall in Sides foot it and
% % turn :|: Set contrary corners and not turn .||. :||.
% % Hands four at bottom .||: right and Left :||:
% %endtext

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Vintage/PrettyBettsey/0002
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Vintage/jig/Pretty_Bettsey_Th-C-24-2/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Vintage/program/CGcon/PrettyBettsey/0002
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Vintage/program/LCD/PrettyBettsey/0002
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/session/jig/Pretty_Bettsey-F,G,D-24-2/0002

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