Lester's Tune-a-Day

From the playing of the East Anglian melodeon player Percy Brown. X:498 T:Waltz for the Valeta S:Percy Brown M:3/4 L:1/8 K:D D2 F2 A2|A4 B2|B6|A6|D2 F2 A2|A4 B2| B6|A6|d2 A2 d2|c6|B2 G2 B2|A6| D4 F2|E4 D2|A2 B2 A2|G2 F2 E2|D2 F2 A2| A4 B2|B6|A6|D2 F2 A2|A4 B2|B6|A6| d2 A2 d2|c6|B2 G2 B2|A6| G2 F2 B2|F4 E2|D2 F2 A2|d6|| dd d2 d2|cc c2 c2|BB B2 B2|A6| GG G2 G2|FF F2 F2|E2 e2 d2|c2 B2 A2| dd d2 d2|cc c2 c2|BB B2 B2|A6| G2 F2 B2|F4 E2|D2 F2 A2|d6

This is a lovely traditional Scottish waltz unsurprisingly from the Shetlands. X:497 T:Starry Nights of Shetland M:3/4 L:1/4 K:D A|f2 d|ABA|G3|c2 B|A2 c|e2 A|f3-|f2 A|f2 d| ABA|G3|c2 B|A>c e/2f/2|gBc|d3-|def|gBg| gBg|fAf|fAf|fdf|agf|e3-|e2 A| f2 d| ABA|G3|c2 B|A>c e/2f/2|gBc|d3-|d2||

Ton-y-Botel, also known as Ebenezer, is a Welsh hymn tune composed by Thomas John Williams. X:123 T:Ton-y-Botel C:Thomas John Williams, 1890 L:1/8 M:4/4 Q:1/4=105 K:Emin E2 (3EFG F2 E2|F2 (3FGA G>F E2| B2 (3ABc B>A G2|A>G F2 E4| E2 (3EFG F2 E2|F2 (3FGA G>F E2| B2 (3ABc B>A G2|A>G F2 E4| B2 (3GAB A2 A2|G2 (3EFG F2 F2| E2 (3EFG A2 A2|G2 (3AGA B4| E2 (3EFG F2 E2|F2 (3FGA G>F E2| B2 (3ABc B>A G2|A>G F2 E4|

A music hall tune by American musical-theatre composer Harry Tierney from the early 19c. X:495 T:Saucy Little Bird on Nelly's Hat, The C:Har ry Tierny M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G (3DEF|G2 G2 G>B A>G|F>A d2 d2- d>c| B>d B>G A>c A>F|G>A (3BAG D2 (3DEF| G2 G2 G>B A>G|F>A d2 d2- d>c| B>d B>G A>c A>F|G2 G2 G2:| B>c|d2 d2 d2 e2|d2 c>B c2 A>B| c>B A>B c2 d2|c2 B>A B2 (3 DEF| G2 G2 G>B A>G|(3FGA d2 d2- d>c| B>d B>G A>c A>F|G2 G2 G2:|

Y Delyn Newydd - The New Harp, a Welsh polka. X:494 T:Y Delyn Newydd T:The New Harp M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G |:BAGA B2 d2|d2 c2 c4|cBAB c2 e2|e2 d2 d4| BAGA B2 d2|d2 c2 c4|cB A2 cB A2|B2 G2 G4:| |:g2 f2 e2 d2|g2 f2 e2 d2|g2 f2 e2 d2|cc B2 A4| f2 ee d4|f2 ee d4|f2 ee d2 cc|B2 A2 G4:

The tune for a traditional Scottish folk song. X:493 T:My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean M:3/4 L:1/4 K:D A|f e d| e d B|A F2-|F z A|f e d|d c d|e3-|e z A| f e d|e d B|A F2-|F z A|B e d|c B c|d3-|d2 z| A3|d3|B3|e2 d|c c c|c B c|d2 e|f3| A3|d3|B3|e2 d|c c c|c B c|d3-|d2||

An American carol by John Henry Hopkins, Jr. X:145 T:We Three Kings of Orient Are M:3/8 L:1/8 K:G B2 A|G2 E|FGF|E3|B2 A|G2 E|FGF|E3| G2 G|A2 A|B2 B|d-c B|ABA|G2 F|E3|F3-| A3|G2 G|G2 D|G2 E|G3|G2 G|G2 D|G2 E| G3|G2 G|A2 B|c2 B|A2 B|G2 G|G2 D|G2 E|G3|