Chaîne des Dames/Lady’s Chain*


Key: Am/F

Form:Jig

ABC

X:105 
T:Chaîne des Dames (F) 
R:Jig 
C:Unknown 
M:6/8 
L:1/8 
K:F 
P:A 
"Dm"A | A^GA d2e | fgf "Am"efe | "Dm"A^GA d2e | fgf "Am"e3 | 
"Dm"ABA f3 | efe d2d | ^cde d2d | ^cde d2 :: 
P:B 
"D" A | A=B^c d3- | de^f "G"g2=B | "C"cdc "G"=BcB | "D"A=BA "G"GDG | 
"F"GAG a3 | gag f2f | fed "C"ced | cBG F2 :: 
P:C 
"F"c | cdc a3 | gag fgf | cdc "C"b3 | aba gag | 
cdc "F"a2a | gag fgf | [1 fed "C"ced | cBG "F"F2 :|[2 fed "C"cAd | cBG "F"F2 |]

MP3: Played by Pascal Gemme

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Source (if known): Pascal Gemme

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Region: Quebec

*Notes: See also Quadrille des Lanciers the 18th century French music from which this tune evolved. Also on that page’s Notes, a very interesting discussion of the history of the quadrille dance form and its evolution into several modern “folk” dances including the contra dance.