X: 1
T: Pretty Bettsey   [F]
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
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[b2A,2]|:\
"F"cAc (f/g/a)c | "C7"BGF (E/F/G)C |\
"F"cAE Fag | "Bb(G7)"fed "C(7)"c3 ::\
"C7"cga bgc | "F"afc "C7"Tg3 |
"Gm"Bdg gfe | "Bb(C7)"dcB "F"{B}A3 |\
"F7"cA_E "Bb"(D/E/F)B, | "Bb"dBF "C7"(E/F/G)C "I"|\
"F"FCA, "Bb"B,dc | "C7"BAG "F"F3 :|
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%% The first Cu. foot it and cast off one Cu. .|. foot
%% it twice the Man cast off one Cu. and the Wo. cast
%% up :|. fall in at Top and bottom foot it all 6 and
%% turn in the middle .|: fall in Sides foot it and
%% turn :|: Set contrary corners and not turn .||. :||.
%% Hands four at bottom .||: right and Left :||:
%%endtext

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T: Pretty Bettsey   (C)
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
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[f'2E2]|:\
"C"geg (c'/d'/e')g | "G7"fdc (B/c/d)G |\
"C"geB ce'd' | "F(D7)"c'ba "G(7)"g3 ::\
"G7"gd'e' f'd'g | "C"e'c'g "G7"Td'3 |
"Dm"fad' d'c'b | "F(G7)"agf "C"{f}e3 |\
"C7"ge=B "F"(A/B/c)F | "F"afc "G7"(B/c/d)G "I"|\
"C"cGE "F"Fag | "G7"fed "C"c3 :|
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% %begintext align
% % The first Cu. foot it and cast off one Cu. .|. foot
% % it twice the Man cast off one Cu. and the Wo. cast
% % up :|. fall in at Top and bottom foot it all 6 and
% % turn in the middle .|: fall in Sides foot it and
% % turn :|: Set contrary corners and not turn .||. :||.
% % Hands four at bottom .||: right and Left :||:
% %endtext

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T: Pretty Bettsey   (G)
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, v.3 (London, 1773)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007 (chords by John Chambers)
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
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[c'2B,2]|:\
"G"dBd (g{a}b)d | "D7"cAG (F{G}A)D |\
"G"dBF Gba | "C(A7)"gfe "D(7)"d3 ::\
"D7"dab c'ad | "G"bgd "D7"Ta3 |
"Am"cea agf | "C(D7)"edc "G"{c}B3 |\
"G7"dB=F "C"(E{F}G)C | "C"ecG "D7"(F{G}A)D "I"|\
"G"GDB, "C"Ced | "D7"cBA "G"G3 :|
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% % The first Cu. foot it and cast off one Cu. .|. foot
% % it twice the Man cast off one Cu. and the Wo. cast
% % up :|. fall in at Top and bottom foot it all 6 and
% % turn in the middle .|: fall in Sides foot it and
% % turn :|: Set contrary corners and not turn .||. :||.
% % Hands four at bottom .||: right and Left :||:
% %endtext

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T: Pretty Bettsey   (D)
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
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[g2F,2]|:\
"D"AFA (d/e/f)A | "A7"GED (C/D/E)A, |\
"D"AFC Dfe | "G(E7)"dcB "A(7)"A3 ::\
"A7"Aef geA | "D"fdA "A7"Te3 |
"Em"GBe edc | "G(A7)"BAG "D"{G}F3 |\
"D7"AF=C "G"(B,/C/D)G, | "G"BGD "A7"(C/D/E)A, "I"|\
"D"DA,F, "G"G,BA | "A7"GFE "D"D3 :|
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% %begintext align
% % The first Cu. foot it and cast off one Cu. .|. foot
% % it twice the Man cast off one Cu. and the Wo. cast
% % up :|. fall in at Top and bottom foot it all 6 and
% % turn in the middle .|: fall in Sides foot it and
% % turn :|: Set contrary corners and not turn .||. :||.
% % Hands four at bottom .||: right and Left :||:
% %endtext