Telephone Tune*


Key:  A/D

Form: Reel

ABC:

X: 1
T: the Telephone Tune
S: Gerard Lajoie
R: reel
Z: 2012 John Chambers 
S: printed MS from Debbie Knight
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: Amix
cd |\
"A"e3e "(E7)"efed | "A"cABc "D"A2F2 | "A"EAAE "(F#m)"AEAB |\
[1,3 "(Bm)"cABc "E7"B2 :|[2,4 "E7"cecB "A"A2 :|
|: "A7"FG |\
"D"AAFA "D7"d3c | "G"B2GB "Em"e3d | "A7"cAce agec |\
[1,3 "D"defd "A7"A2 :|[2,4 "D"df"A7"ec "D"d2 :|

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Melody

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Harmonized low

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Three-voice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repetoire Gerard Lajoie, possibly the original tune*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Youtube:

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Region: Quebec?

*Notes:  The story goes that this tune is called “the Telephone Tune” because it was taught to someone over the telephone and neither person knew the name of it. (Quoted from the YouTube above.)  However, the “repetoire Gerard Lajoie” sheet music above may be the original tune.

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