PRETTY  LITTLE  MARY

Time signature:  4/4 (Reel)
(Fiddle tune) by Rufus Guinchard,  ​
​Newfoundland fiddler and composer (1899-1990).
Accordion Notation     Adapted from #23 of Kelly Russell's Forty Favorite Fiddle Tunes,
                                                             and checked against the version on the The Session site.
Beats per bar = 2  (as a fast reel)
​Beat symbol = Semi-colon ( : ) or equivalent
Suggestion:  This is quite a fast tune, so learners may need
              to set the youTube playback speed at 50% initially,
​              then increase to 75%, and finally to "Normal".  ​
​Part A  (high)

> > |   "7 "8 "8 "7  -   .6     .6             |   "7 "8 "8 "7  -  .6  "6 "7*          |

             .7   .9*     -   "9* "9 "9* "8      |      .7    .7*     -      :7*                |   

          "7 "8 "8 "7   -     .6   .6             |   "7 "8 "8 "7  -   .6  "6 "7*        |

              .7   .9*      -   "9* "9 "9* "8    |       .7   .7*     -    .7*  "9* "10*   |  <


Part B (high)

   > |    .9    "9* "9    -        .10*  .10*       |   "9* "10* "9* "8  -  "7 "7* "7 "8     |

           .9*  "9* "10*  -   "9 "10* "9* "8   |           .7    .7*       -    .7*  "9* "10*   |

           .9  "9* "9      -        .10* .10*        |   "9* "10* "9* "8   -   "7 "7* "7 "8    |

           .9*  "9* "10*      "9 "10* "9* "8    |           .7   .7*        -           :7*         | < <


Part A (low)


> > |  "4 "5 "5 "4   -        .3   .3         |   "4 "5 "5 "4  -     .3  "3 "3*       |  

      |        .4   .5*     -  "5* "6 "5* "5   |         .4   .3*    -          :3*            |   

      |  "4 "5 "5 "4    -       .3   .3         |   "4 "5 "5 "4    -     .3   "3 "3*     |   

.4  .5*   "5* "6 "5* "5   |   .4  .3*    .3*  "5*  "6*    |  <


Part B (low)

  >  |      .6   "5* "6     -       .6*  .6*        |  "5* "6* "5* "5  -  "4 "3* "4 "5     |   

      |      .5*  "5* "6*    -  "6 "6* "5* "5   |        .4   .3*        -     .3*  "5* "6*   |

      |      .6   "5* "6     -        .6*   .6*       |  "5* "6* "5* "5   -  "4 "3* "4 "5    |

      |      .5*  "5* "6*   -   "6 "6* "5* "5    |        .4   .3*        -         :3*            | < <
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Embedded youTube Videos
Four short videos, all played on the G row of your accordion.  Those of you are steeped in music theory may notice that this tune is played in the Dorion mode, rather than the Ionian (or major), giving the tune a certain sense of nostalgia.
Key:   G

Fiddler:  Duncan Cameron

Posted by:  Duncan Cameron Music

Duncan runs though one set at standard speed, and then again at reduced speed (to help those just learning the tune).
Key:   G

Fiddler:   Mackenzie Collins   ?

Posted by:  Bay Roberts

Performed  at the Red Fisherman's Shed on the Bay Roberts Shoreline Heritage Walking Trail during "Toutons & Tunes" Walking Tour.
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Key:   G
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Fiddler:  Emilia Bartellas

Posted by:  Emilia Bartellas

Emilia runs though one set at standard speed, and then again at reduced speed (to help those just learning the tune).

This video was recorded in 2016, in preparation for World Fiddle Day on Saturday, May 21 at the Arts & Culture Centre in St. John's, NL.
Key:  G

Fiddler:  Bucky Durddle

Posted by:  bucky durddle

Music begins at time 0:43.
                             LYRICS, BACKGROUND & LINKS
Lyrics:
I'm not aware of any lyrics for this reel.
Background Links:   ​
Click HERE for a brief biographical note on Rufus Guinchard.

Click HERE for a musical video interview with Rufus Guinchard, from CBC in the mid 1980's.

Click HERE for Rufus, Kelly Russell and Jim Payne on Conception Bay in a musical segment that appeared on CBC's Tommy Hunter many years ago.