Pretty Bettsey (D)

X:1
T:Pretty Bettsey   (D)
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:D
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[g2F,2]|:\
"D"AFA (d/e/f)A | "A7"GED (C/D/E)A, |\
"D"AFC Dfe | "G(E7)"dcB "A(7)"A3 ::\
"A7"Aef geA | "D"fdA "A7"Te3 |
"Em"GBe edc | "G(A7)"BAG "D"{G}F3 |\
"D7"AF=C "G"(B,/C/D)G, | "G"BGD "A7"(C/D/E)A, "I"|\
"D"DA,F, "G"G,BA | "A7"GFE "D"D3 :|
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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/Scotland/j24/Pretty_Bettsey_Th-D-24-2/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Vintage/PrettyBettsey/0006
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Vintage/program/CGcon/PrettyBettsey/0006
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/session/Contra/jig/Pretty_Bettsey-F,G,D-24-2/0006
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/session/jig/Pretty_Bettsey-F,G,D-24-2/0006