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Hornpipe Link to ABC One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement Never repeats a note major G 2/4 No chords explore more...

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X:300
T: Off to California
C: anon.
O: Ireland
B: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 859
R: Hornpipe
Z: Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
F: http://www.musicaviva.com/abc/tunes/ireland/oneill-1001/oneill-1001-0859.abc
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: G
(3(DEF)|G>FG>B A>GE>D|G>Bd>g e2(3(def)|g>fg>d e>dB>G|A>BA>G E2(3(DEF)|
G>FG>B A>GE>D|G>Bd>g e2(3(def)|g>fg>d e>dB>G|A>BA>F G2::(3(def)|g>fe>g f>
ed>f|e>de>f e>dB>d|
g>fg>d e>dB>G|A>BA>G E2D2|(3(GAG) B>G A>GE>D|G>Bd>g e2(3(def)|g>fg>d e>dB
>G|A>BA>F G2:|
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W: "Off to California" is perhaps better known as an US than an Irish
W: tune. Irish immigrants to the USA tended to keep in close contact
W: with their original home and O'Neill's books includes many tunes
W: with obvious US reference.
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W: From Musica Viva - http://www.musicaviva.com
W: the Internet center for free sheet music downloads.

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