Polka "Redwing"

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Ed Johnson (Minneapolis) played this; it was one of the tunes he remembered from his youth in Ra?ttvik (in the 1920's). It is clearly derived from the 19th-century American tune "Redwing".

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Polkett One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement major G 2/4 Has notes text Has chords explore more...

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X: 2
P: Polka "Redwing"
O: Swedish
R: polkett
Z: John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
N:
N: Ed Johnson (Minneapolis) played this; it was one of the tunes he remembered from his youth
N: in R\"attvik (in the 1920's).  It is clearly derived from the 19th-century American tune "Redwing".
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: G
|: z2Bc \
| "G"d2Bc d2Bc | d2B2 G2Bc | d2Bc d2g2 | "D7"f6 fg \
| a2fg a2fg | a2f2 d3e | d2c2 B2A2 |1 "G"[B4G4] :|2 "G"G4 :|
|: g2f2 \
| "C"e4 c4- | c2g2 f2e2 | "G"d4 B4- | B2g2 f2g2 \
| "D7"a4 f4- | f2a2 g2a2 | "G"b4 g4- | g4 f2=f2 |
| "C"e4 c4- | c2g2 f2e2 | "G"d4 B4- | B2g2 f2e2 \
| "D7"d4 c4 | E4 F4 | "G"G2GA "D7"B2A2 | "G"G4 :|

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