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Traditional slide · G major

Merrily Kiss The Quaker

Also known as The Humours Of Last Night, Jacky Bull, Kiss The Crater, Kiss The Quaker's Wife, Merrily Danc'd The Quaker's Wife, Merrily Danced The Quaker's Wife.

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ABC notation

X:1
T:Merrily Kiss The Quaker
R:slide
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:G
|:D|GAB G2B c2A BGE|GAB DEG A2A AGE|
GAB GAB cBA BGE|GAB AGF G3 G2:|
|:A|BGG AGG BGG AGG|GAB DEG A2A AGA|
BGG AGG BGG AGG|GAB AGF G3 G2:|
|:d|g2g a2a bag edB|g2g gab a2a agf|
g2g f2f ege dBA|GAB AGF G3 G2:|

Copy this into any ABC tool, or open the setting on The Session (transcribed by Jeremy). The Session lists 22 settings of this tune and 2 recordings.

Playing it on a wind instrument

Traditional slides are dance music — lift and rhythm matter more than speed. Learn the tune slowly by ear first, then add ornaments (cuts, taps, rolls). Clarinet and sax players: use the transposition menu above so the part matches the fiddle and flute players.