X: 1
T: Doves Figary
O: Playford 1651
B: Barnes "English Country Dance Tunes" p.19
B: Playford v.2 1651
M: C|
L: 1/8
%Q: 180
H: The tune is reminiscent today of the first phrase of "God rest ye
H: merry, gentlemen", and is a folk tune of widest distribution, the "tune
H: of luck-visit songs, wassails, harvest suppers, may carols and their
H: parodies, 'chestnut' having feminine symbolism. The second title may
H: be expalined by Deloney's ballad of 1600 on Dove's roguery with the
H: women. Although it is an awkward fit, repeating the last words of some
H: lines might make it work.
F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/abc/England/tune/Chestnut_Gm.abc 2024-04-18 063520 UT
K: Gm
|: "Gm"G2d2c2B2 | "D7"A3G ^F2D2 | "Gm"G2A2B2B2 | "Cm"c2Bc "D7"d4 :|
|: "Bb"d2de f2ed | "F7"c2cd e2dc | "Bb"d2d2 "Gm"d2cB | "F7"c3e "Bb"B4 |
| "Bb"d2ed "Eb"edcB | "Cm"c2dc "D7"dcBA | "Gm"B2G2 "Cm"G2c2 | "D7"A3B "Gm"G4 :|