Key: A
Form: March, if slow; Reel if played fast
ABC:
X: 1 T: Quail Is a Pretty Bird O: from John Hartford who learned it from Gene Goforth R: reel Z: JPEG transcribed by briankwood Z: ABC 2020 John Chambers S: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Fiddletuneoftheday/ S: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Fiddletuneoftheday/photos/ M: C| L: 1/8 K: A AB |:\ "A"ce3 e4 | edcA A2AB | cde=g ec3 | "D"d6 ef |\ "A"=ge3 e4 | (3edc A4 AB | cAcA dc3 |1 A6 z2 :|2 A2 z4 \ |: eg |\ "A"abag e=ged | cAcd egeg | abag edcA | "D"d6 ef |\ "A"=ge3 e4 | (3edc A4 AB | cAcA dc3 | A6 :|
MP3: (Slow version for learning)
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Melody
High Harmony
Low Harmony
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Source: Trad.
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Region: USA
*Notes: See also another tune, or at least a distant cousin of Quail, called Sandy Boys.
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