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Joys Of Quebec reel

Also known as The Joys Of Quebec, Les Joyeuse Québécoise, Les Joyeuses Québécoises, Les Joyeuses Quebequoises.

There are 9 recordings of this tune.

Joys Of Quebec has been added to 7 tune sets.

Joys Of Quebec has been added to 39 tunebooks.

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Six settings

1
X: 1
T: Joys Of Quebec
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
|:ee|e2 cc c2 ee|e2 cc c2 ee|f2 e2 d2 c2|d2 BB B2 dd|
d2 BB B2 dd|d2 BB B2 d2|1 g2 f2 e2 d2|a4- A2 ee:|2 g2 f2 e2 g2|a4- a2 cd||
e4 f4|e4- e2 AB|c4 d4|c4- c2 Ac|
B3 A G2 A2|B4- B2 Bc|g2 f2 e2 d2|c4- c2 cd|
e4 f4|g4- g2 AB|c4 d4|c4 c2 Ac|
B3 A G2 A2|B4- B2 Bc|d2 ef d2 g2|a4- a2||
2
X: 2
T: Joys Of Quebec
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
ee|:"A"e2 cc c2 ee|e2 cc c2 ee|f2 e2 d2 c2|"E7"d2 BB B2 dd|d2 BB B2 dd|
"E7"d2 BB B2 d2|1 g2 f2 e2 d2|"A"c6 ee:|2 g2 f2 e2 g2|"A"a6 cd||
"A"e4 "D"f4|"A"e6 AB|c4 "D"d4|"A"c6 AB|c2 A2 G2 A2|
[1 "E7"B6 Bd|g2 f2 e2 d2|"A"c6 cd:|2 "E7"B6 Bc|d2 e2 f2 g2|"A"a6 ee||
3
X: 3
T: Joys Of Quebec
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
ee|:"A"e2 cc c2 ee|e2 cc c2 ee|f2 e2 d2 c2|"E7"d2 BB B2 dd|d2 BB B2 dd|
"E7"d2 BB B2 A/B/c|1 d2 e2 gfeg|"A"fe^df e2 ee:|2 d2 e2 fefg|"A"a6 A/B/c||
"A"e4 "D"f4|"A"e6 AB|c4 "D"d4|"A"c6 Ac|B2 A2 G2 A2|
"E7"B6 A/B/c|1 d2 e2 gfeg|"A"fe^df e2 A/B/c:|2 d2 e2 fefg|"A"afec A2 ee||
4
X: 4
T: Joys Of Quebec
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
ef|:"A"e2 cc c2 ef|e2 cc c2 de|f2 e2 d2 c2|"E7"d2 BB B2 de|d2 BB B2 de|
"E7"d2 BB B2 B/c/d|1 g2 f2 e2 d2|"A"e2 cc c2 ef:|2 e2 ^de =ff=gg|"A"a6 A/B/c||
"A"e4 "D"f4|"A"e6 AB|c4 "D"d4|"A"c6 cd|c2 A2 G2 A2|
[1 "E7"B6 B/c/d|g2 f2 e2 d2|"A"e2 cc c2 A/B/c:|2 "E7"B6 A/B/c|d2 e2 f2 g2|"A"aece A4||
5
X: 5
T: Joys Of Quebec
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
ee|:"A"e2 cc c2 ee|e2 cc c2 ee|f2 e2 d2 c2|"E7"d2 BB B2 dd|d2 BB B2 dd|
"E7"d2 BB B2 ee|1 g2 f2 e2 d2|"A"c2 AA A2 ee:|2 g2 ee f2g2|"A"a6 B/c/d||
"A"e4 "D"f4|"A"e6 AB|c4 "D"d4|"A"c6 Ac|B2 A2 G2 A2|
"E7"B6 e2|1 g2 f2 e2 d2|"A"c6 B/c/d:|2 g2 ee f2g2|"A"a6 ee||
6
X: 6
T: Joys Of Quebec
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
ee|:e2cc c2ee|eccc c2ec|f2e2 dece|deBB B2ee|e2BB B2dd|
d2BB B2ef|1 g2ff efed|c2AA A2ee:|2 g2ff edcB|A2B2 c2d2||
|:e4 f3c|e4- e2cc|B2c2 d3B|c4 c2BB|
A2cA G2A2|B3c BABc|d2e2 f2g2|1 f/g/fe2 c2d2:|2 a2A2 B2c2||
d4- d2E2|G2B2 f3c|e4 cecB|c2A2 B2c2|
d4- d2E2|G2B2 f3c|e4 ABcd|e4 f3c|
e4- e2cc|B2c2 d3B|c4 cdcB|
A2BA G2A2|B3c BABc|d2e2 f2g2|a4- a2ee||

Nine comments

Didn’t see it here so I added it

I transcribed this from a version by Andy DeJarlis I found on Youtube. I was surprised that I couldn’t find it… maybe it’s already here under a different name.

It would help if you learned a bit more about ABC notation before making a submission. This is a pile up… 😏

"Les Joyeuses Quebequoises" / "The Joys of Quebec"

Your transcription first, before, and after trying to make some sense of it ~ and then ~

X: 1
T: Joys Of Quebec
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
ee|e2ccc2ee|e2ccc2ee|f2e2d2c2|d2BBB2dd|
d2BBB2dd|d2BBB2d2|g2f2e2d2|a6ee|
e2ccc2ee|e2ccc2ee|f2e2d2c2|d2BBB2dd|
d2BBB2dd|d2BBB2d2|g2f2e2g2|a6cd|
e4f4|e6AB|c4d4|c6Ac|
B3AG2A2|B6Bc|g2f2e2d2|c6cd
e4f4|g6AB|c4d4|c6Ac|
B3AG2A2|B6Bc|d2efd2g2|a6

K: Amaj
|: ee |\
e2 cc c2 ee | e2 cc c2 ee | f2 e2 d2 c2 | d2 BB B2 dd |
d2 BB B2 dd | d2 BB B2 d2 |[1 g2 f2 e2 d2 | a4- A2 ee :|[2 g2 f2 e2 g2 | a4- a2 cd ||
e4 f4 | e4- e2 AB | c4 d4 | c4- c2 Ac |
B3 A G2 A2 | B4- B2 Bc | g2 f2 e2 d2 | c4- c2 cd |
e4 f4 | g4- g2 AB | c4 d4 | c4 c2 Ac |
B3 A G2 A2 | B4- B2 Bc | d2 ef d2 g2 | a4- a2 |]


4/4 or 2/4

& for comparison - though there is also a 3rd part, though rarely played


X: 2
T: Les Joyeuses Quebequoises
T: Joys of Quebec, The
C: Fortunat Malouin
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel (4/4) / polka (2/4)
K: AMaj
|: ee |\
eccc c2 ee | eccc c2 ee | fAeA dAcA | dBBB B2 dd |
dBBB B2 dd | dBBc B2 B/c/d |[1 e2 ee gfeg | fe^df e2 :|[2 e2 ee fefg | a4- a2 ||
|:(3ABc |\
[A2e2] z2 [A2f2] z2 | [e3A3] [fA] [A2e2] AB | c2 cc d2 dd [c3e3] d [c2e2] Ac |
B2 A2 G2 A2 | B3 c B2 Bc |[1 d2 e2 gfeg | fe^df e2 :|[2 d2 e2 fefg | afec A2 |]

Links to other transcriptions, dots in PDFs ~

http://www.scvfa.org/Tunes/JoysOfQuebec.pdf
http://calfolk.ca/tunes1/joys-of-quebec.pdf
http://www.dulcimers.com/tunes/joysofquebec.html (2/4)

& checking here for a little info, The Fiddler’s Companion
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/index.html
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/JOI_JOY.htm

JOYS OF QUÉBEC (Les Joyeuses Quebecoises). French‑Canadian, Reel or Polka. A Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’ (Brody): AA’BB’C (Phillips). The reel is said to be the composition of influential Saint-Sauveur, Québec, fiddler Fortunat Malouin, who recorded in the 1920’s for the Starr and Columbia lables. The third section is rarely played. Sources for notated versions: Yankee Ingenuity (Mass.) [Brody]; Pete Sutherland (Vermont) [Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 150. Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 77. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 128. Arhoolie C‑334, Joe Cormier (Cape Breton/Mass.) ‑ "Masters of the Folk Violin" (1989). Fretless 200A, Yankee Ingenuity‑ "Kitchen Junket" (1977). Gusto 104, Jerry Rivers‑ "30 Fiddler’s Greatest Hits."

This is one we used to play so I may add yet another transcription or two later…

Sorry…

My apologies for the ABC notation being a mess, I hadn’t used it for anything other than notating this tune. I had tried to read up about it as best I could, but I guess I hadn’t seen any good examples.

Re: Joys Of Quebec

Works in the whistle-friendlier key of Gmaj … granted not quite as well.

Re: Joys Of Quebec

This tune is very popular at our session in Akron, Ohio. It’s paired with Dennis Murphy’s Polka. We play Dennis Murphy’s first then Joys of Quebec. Sometimes we try to play Joys of Quebec faster and faster. It’s a lot of fun.

Re: Joys Of Quebec

" Les Joyeuses Québécoises" is the correct French spelling if your "typewriter" has accents and it means "Happy women (living in, native to or from province/city of Québec)"