The Ridicule

X:625
T:The Ridicule
C:Skillern & Challoner, c.1808
F:https://ia601002.us.archive.org/26/items/SkillernChallonerCountryDances5/Skillern%26ChallonerCountryDances_5.pdf
L:1/8
M:6/8
S:Colin Hume's website,  colinhume.com  - chords can also be printed below the stave.
% Draw 8va
% Start/stop 8va
Q:3/8=110
K:F
P:A
% I tried using !>(!  and  !>)! but the tune faded out when played!
V:1
%%MIDI program 68     Oboe
|: !8(! (.C.C.C) | F2(F A2)(A | !sfz! c3) (BAG) | F2F A2c | G3 CDE |\
F2(F A2)(A | !sfz! c3) (BAG) | F2F A2A | !8)! F3 :|
V:2 bass octave=-2
%%MIDI program 6      Harpsichord
%%MIDI chordprog 73   Flute
%%MIDI chordvol 50
%%MIDI gchord c3c3
|: z3 | "F"fac' fac' | "C/E"egc' egc' | "F"fac' fac' | "C/E"egc' "C7"cgb |\
"F"fac' fac' | "C/E"egc' egc' | "F"fac' fac' | f3 :|
P:B
V:1
|: "^loco" f2e | {e}d^cd e2c | d2A f2e | {e}d^cd f2a | e3 f2e |\
{e}d^cd e2c | d2A a2g | {g}fef e2^c | d3 =c2c |
V:2
|: z3 | "Dm"[dfa]3 "Dsus"[dga]3 | "Dm"[dfa]3 z3 | "Dm"[dfa]3 [dfa]3 | "A/C#"[^cea]3 z3 |\
"Dm"[dfa]3 "Dsus"[dga]3 | "Dm"[dfa]3 "A/C#"[^cea]3 | "A/C#"[^cea]3 "A7"[Aeg]3 | "Dm"[df]3 "C/E"egc' |
V:1
cAf cAf | dBa bgf | egb gec | f2a c2c |\
cAf cAf | dBa bgf | edc cde | f3 :|
V:2
"F"fac' fac' | "Bb/F"fbd' fbd' | "Fsus"fbc' fbc' | "F"fac' fac' |\
"F"fac' fac' | "Bb/F"fbd' fbd' | "Fsus"fbc' fbc' | "F"[fa]3 :|

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/Colin_Hume/Ridicule/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/colinhume.com/Ridicule/0000

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