Key: Em
Form: Bourrée a trois temps (in 3/8)
MP3: (Melody emphasis played by Peter Macfarlane)
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MP3: ((Harmony emphasis played by Peter Macfarlane)
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MP3: (Played slowly for learning by Peter Macfarlane)
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Sheet Music: Click image to enlarge.
Melody
Harmony 1
Harmony 2
Bass clef
Cello
Sheet Music in PDF:
CrestedHens-Melody
CrestedHens-Harmony-1
CrestedHens-Harmony-2
CrestedHens-BassClef
CrestedHens-Cello
ABC:
X: 4 T: Crested Hens R: waltz M: 3/4 L: 1/8 K: Edor |:"Em"E3 GFE|B4 Bc|"Bm"dc Be dc|dc BA GF| "Em"E3 GFE|B4 Bc|"Bm"dc BA GA|1 B3 GFD:|2 B4 ef| "Em"gB Bg gB|"C"=c4 ef|"Am"gf ag fe|"B"^d2 e2 f2| "Em"gB Bg gB|"C"=c4 ef|"Am"gf ag "Bm"fd|"CM7"e4 ef| "Em"gB Bg gB|"C"=c4 ef|"Am"gf ag fe|"B"^d2 e2 f2| "CM7"gB Bg gB|"Am"=c4 ef|"C"gf ag "Bm"fd| "Am"e3 GFD||
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Source: Gilles Chabenat (copyright*)
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Region: France
*Notes: I have been made aware of the following copyright notice. Attempts to contact the publisher for permission have not been answered. If they contact me in the future I’ll be happy to either note the copyright or take the tune off this site, as they wish.
“Global Graffiti Publishing is the U.S. publisher of “Crested Hens” (aka Les Poules Huppees). While we and Gilles Chabenat (the writer) appreciate your enthusiasm for the song, we would also like you to understand that posting just about anything other than its title or your commentary requires a license issued by the publisher.
Contrary to popular belief, the song is NOT public domain. You do not need a license to play Crested Hens in a live performance (or any song, for that matter).”