X:1
T:Sweetness Of Mary, The
R:strathspey
C:Joan MacDonald Boes
N:Canadian, Slow Air or Slow Strathspey. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island.
N:Originally in A Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by Joan MacDonald Boes,
N:who played piano for the Detroit-based The Five MacDonald Fiddlers on many of their
N:1960's recordings (the group included the famous Cape Breton composer Dan R. MacDonald).
N:The tune was composed in honor of St. Mary.
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=90
K:Gmaj
"part A"
|:(3DGA|"G"B2 (3BAG "C"E2 (3EGA|"G"B<d "C"c<e "D"d2 (3def|"C"g>f e>d "G"d>c B>c|"Am"d<g B<G "D7"A2 (3AGA|
"G"B2 (3BAG "C"E2 (3EGA|"G"B<d "C"c<e "D"d2 (3def|"C"g>f e>d "G"d>c B>c|"G"d<g "D7"B<A G2:|
"part B"
|:g<a|"G"b>d g<b "D"a>d f<a|"C"g>f e<g "G"d2 c<B|"C(Am)"e>d c<e "G"d>c B>c|"Am"d<g B<G "D7"A2 g>a|
"G"b>d g<b "D"a>d f<a|"C"g>f e<g "G"d2 c<B|"C(Am)"e>G c<e "G"d>c B>c|"G"d<g "D7"B<A "G"G2:|